Chit-Chat Archives - Diego Alejandro Waisman

Diego Waisman - Photo books in Argentina talk at the Arts Connection Foundation

Argentina Foto Libro at the South Florida Latin American Photography Forum – Arts Connection Foundation

Last Friday I gave a talk about the Argentina Foro Libro at the South Florida Latin American Photography Forum - Photobook Art Lab moderated by William Riera. The talk illustrated the evolution of the "Foto Libro," in Argentina from historical and social perspectives to geographical and economic angles. Using the same framework as Francisco Medail's exhibition "The photo book as…

DAWJune 30, 2025

Sunset Colonies Art Talk @ Books & Books Coral Gables

Chit-Chat Photobook Photography

Artist Talk at Books and Books, November 29 – 7PM

Join me this Friday, November 29 at 7 PM at Books and Books Coral Gables, for an insightful artist talk about Sunset Colonies . Sunset Colonies is a photo book that documents the disappearance and gentrification of South Florida Mobile Home Communities. https://www.booksandbooks.com/event/an-evening-with-diego-alejandro-waisman/

DAWNovember 27, 2024

Chit-Chat Exhibition Photography

The Bonnier Gallery MFA Panel Discussion

Topology of For I Shall Already Have Forgotten You As a photographer and artist I'm quite obsessed with documenting and archiving all work in general. The panel, moderated by the incredible Dr. Amy Galpin PhD. Chief Curator at the Frost Art Museum. The discussion touched upon this and other topics revolving the everyday practice of these 5 emerging Miami artist.…

DAWOctober 17, 2022

Chit-Chat Last hour thoughts Photography Phototours Technology

Register Photography & Video equipment Prior to USA Departure – Part II

A few months back, I wrote a post about how to register photography & video equipment before USA departure. This post attempted to answer most of the questions regarding the forms and the procedures necessary to register your gear prior to an international flight. On that same post, I wrote what I knew and could gather at that time on…

DAWJune 1, 2017

Audiovisuals Chit-Chat Design Phototours Technology

Register your video & photo equipment prior to US departure

Once I was expecting my bags, upon my return from a recent trip to Argentina, and I was ready to leave the terminal area at the Miami International Airport (MIA) I was requested, by a customs officer, to a manual and thorough search of all my belongings. I didn't think twice and followed the agent into a small office next…

DAWJanuary 25, 2017

Audiovisuals Chit-Chat

First time lapse – Lessons in time

Time lapse in the scorching heat Last Monday, 4th of July holiday, I ventured into the depths of Hollywood Beach, Fl to try my first time lapse. Although I went prepared and had researched a few things about how to properly do one, I know now, that the information was not enough to complete the one I was trying to…

DAWAugust 5, 2016

Chit-Chat Film Technology Uncategorized

Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K | Impressions

Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K When Blackmagic Design announced the original video assist back in NAB 2015 we all, video junkies out there in the wild, got really excited. This was not only a fair competitor to the Atomos family of video monitors and recorders, but a solid designed product that entered the market at an affordable price. Fade to…

DAWJuly 2, 2016

Audiovisuals Chit-Chat Technology

Sony A6300 – First Impressions

A little bit of personal history to begin with a few observations: I have been waiting for a camera like the Sony A6300 for a little while. For someone as myself that begun taking pictures and shooting video with analog format (Pentax P30 & Panasonic Compact VHS), the technology behind the Sony A6300 can be simply mind blowing. Its capabilities open…

DAWApril 15, 2016

Chit-Chat Design Last hour thoughts Technology

WiFi cameras and Copyright

Things to consider regarding WiFi cameras and Copyright. Yesterday I watched a very interesting and educational video posted at BH's Youtube channel by the Copyright Zone guys. In case you haven't heard about them, an intellectual property lawyer, Ed Greenberg, and a commercial photographer, Jack Reznicki, joined forces in an effort to illustrate and educate, the many creatives out there, about…

DAWSeptember 28, 2015

Chit-Chat Design Technology

Starbucks – Compatibility matters

In a not such a far away galaxy, everyone in the interactive and web universe was obsessed with backwards compatibility and legacy browsers - namely IE 6 aka as the doomsday device. Although development for legacy devices was a complicated and cumbersome task - mainly because of how buggy and unique those workarounds were, but in general, due to the…

DAWJuly 22, 2015