Redux photographer Rita Leistner and First Nations Playwright Marie Clements have received $200,000.00 in funding in the first round of Vancouver Olympic Games’ initiatives project grants to artists, sponsored by The Arts Partners in Creative Development (APDC) and Presentation House Theatre. The two artists have been commissioned by Presentation House Theatre in Vancouver, Canada, to collaborate on a multi-media, theatrical stage production investigating the controversial life and legacy of photographer Edward Curtis. The two-year development and field-work stage of the project will take the artists and their team to native reserves across Canada and the United States. The play and accompanying photographic exhibition will open to an international audience in Vancouver at Presentation House during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Liz Gilbert photographed Pasquale Scaturro, an exploration geophysicist, for the April 2008 issue of Outside Magazine.

David Butow photographed “Requiem for a River,” for the Spring 2008 issue of OneEarth.

Josef Polleross photographed Bangkok for the Style Map section of the Design Spring 2008 issue of T, the New York Times Style Magazine.

Chris Mueller photographed former newspaper editor, Joe Roland, and Vineyard owners Bill Sweat and Donna Morris for the 40+ Life section of the April 2008 issue of Kiplinger’s Magazine.

Chris Mueller

Katherine Kiviat photographed professional surfer Kelly Slater and surf legend Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, the founder of Surfing for Peace, for the February 2008 issue of Outside Magazine.

Mark Peterson photographed a chef preparing food for the “Best of the Best” event at the South Beach Food and Wine Festival for the March 9, 2008 issue of New York Times Magazine.

Rudy Archuleta photographed Goddess Dressing for the April 2008 issue of Interview Magazine.