AGSTAR Photojournalism

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Got another studio gig today. Nicaraguan pop singer Clara Grün. Another nice realxed photo shoot in which everbody came out happy. I like the dark backgrounds and soft lighting. Kind'of lets her personality come through in the images.

Here are the pics.



Nicaraguan pop singer Clara Grün. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Nicaraguan pop singer Clara Grün. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Nicaraguan pop singer Clara Grün. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Nicaraguan pop singer Clara Grün. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Nicaraguan pop singer Clara Grün. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter

After a few minor injuries of our fellow journalist during the riots, it took a world cup and lots of rain to finally put a lid on the protests. Good change of pace.

So I got a myself a cool studio assignment. Miss Carnaval with her night party dress. Took her up to the studio and had myself a fun afternoon.

This is what I love about this job. One day your are shooting street riots, the other you are in the studio with the air conditioner on, with a little calssical music on the stereo and and a nice model to shoot.

Would not change it for he world!



Miss Carnaval Xiomara Blandino. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Miss Carnaval Xiomara Blandino. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter






Here are the pics.

Thursday, June 08, 2006



Police charge firing rubber bullets. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter


This Wednesday police finally confessed that they are running out of tear gas. That is why they are relying more and more on non lethal shotgun ammo. I got teargassed really bad yesterday but I already had my photo. Oswaldo gave me a hand and poured water to rinse my eyes. Eventaully we left after police had pushed back the students.

here are the pics.



Using a Pizza Hut sign as a barricade against rubber bullets. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter




No mortar ammo, no probem they still have rocks! Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Student fires back. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Another day another protest. The police is getting better at this. The students react with more violence. My fear is that somebody soon is going to get killed. I just hope that its not one of us. After a dusk raid and arresting about thirty students during the protests things got hotter. Even late tonight there are still barricades at the autonomous university of Nicaragua. I am not interested in going there at night, but Oswaldo of Reuters and Mario of EFE and myself just went by to check it out and decided against even trying it. I guess we will wait until daylight Wednesday morning. Today Oswaldo was stunned by the concussion of a heavy mortar fired by students. We were all tear gassed by the police. As I said before things are getting hotter.

here are the pics.



Nicaraguan riot police rush in to push protesting university students back into their campus, this Tuesday June 6 2006 in the streets of Managua. Students are protesting against the ticket hike in public transportation. (The poor TV photojournalist alomost got run over.) Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright/Tomas Stargardter LA PRENSA



Aboard a pick up truck and shotguns blasting Nicaraguan riot police rush in. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright/Tomas Stargardter LA PRENSA



Police dismount to chase away rioting university students. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright/Tomas Stargardter LA PRENSA



A university student fires back at riot police using home made black gunpowder mortar bombs from the main entrance of a kinder garden. The pre-school had been evacuated hours before. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright/Tomas Stargardter LA PRENSA



Nicaraguan riot police fire tear gas at students. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright/Tomas Stargardter LA PRENSA



A student with a trash can lid as a shield fires marbles at police with his slingshot. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright/Tomas Stargardter LA PRENSA



Students threaten to burn an innocent passerby's vehicle during the protest. Eventually he was let go and his car was spared. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright/Tomas Stargardter LA PRENSA



A police officer throws a tear gas grenade at rioting students. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyright/Tomas Stargardter LA PRENSA