San Marcos, Peru
San Marcos, Peru mission from John Palmer Gregg on Vimeo. Short video promoting a mission to San Marcos, Peru and the surrounding peoples of the Andes Mountains in Ancash Region of Peru.
Ancash, Peru
I recently returned from a trip to the Ancash region in the Andes of Peru. Here are just a few photos.
Motion
A lot of people are afraid of showing any motion in their images. They think the blur is distracting, or shows bad camera control, however showing motion in an image is a great way to make it seem more alive, more “real,” and add a sense of urgency and confusion.
The Power of Stories
The website for Storytellers, a new ministry I’m working with alongside CrossRoads Missions is now up and running. Read more below, or checkout the website for more info. The Power of Stories Stories have been used for centuries to teach, inspire, humor, scare, entertain and inform. Jesus used parables extensively in his teachings. Stories of [...]
What’s in the bag?
One of the most common questions any photographer gets asked is “What’s in your bag?” Well, let me go through what I take with me on my international trips.
Visual Storytelling – How to be effective
Have you have ever wanted to learn how to be more effective in using images to effective real change in your audience? It’s much more than just taking a pretty picture. It includes rhetorical arguments, intent and much more that are actually equal, if not more, important than aesthetics. If you want to know more, [...]
Early frames from Peru
Yesterday I headed out to a barrio with a group to watch Project New Hope International work with some of the residents there. They are establishing house churches using Bible storytelling as one of their evangelism tools. Their church planter trainers teach the stories, then those that learn go out and establish new home groups [...]
What story are you trying to tell?
Ryan Lobo, a documentary film maker and photojournalist gave a TED talk that was incredible and inspiring. “Sometimes focusing on what’s heroic, beautiful and dignified, regardless of the context, can help magnify these intangibles in three ways, in the protagonist of the story, in the audience and also in the storyteller, that’s the power of [...]
Galleries posted
I’ve posted permanent galleries for ethos, logos, pathos, kairos and some recent multimedia work. Please take the time to look through them, they can be accessed through the “Galleries” menu at the top of the site. There will be specific field and assignment galleries posted as they arise that will not be linked through the [...]
Gallery coming soon
I’ll be uploading galleries and additional content in the next few days. I will try to fix any erroneous redirects or external links as well. Also look for regular updates and articles. John Palmer Gregg