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2006
Subject: your permission
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006
Dear Namit Arora
I am seeking your permission to use about 50 Photographs from India in one of my presentations about understanding culture in India. I am not sure how much should I be paying to use these in my one-time slide show. Only after I get a response from you, I will finalize the number -if any- of pictures to use.
I must congratulate you on the finest quality of work and aesthetics that are evident in your collection. People like you make us all Indians proud of our Indian origin ... I found your depiction of india closest to reality. [I] was in the Indian civil services till 1995.
--, Professor, [a US west coast] University
Subject: Photos from Shunya.net
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006
Dear Shunya
the photographs taken by you truly capture the spirit of the subject. I am a College Student, i would like to use 1 lodi garden photo in a college prospectus, the prospectus is for the students and prospective employers, the number of copies shall be around 250. its a non-profit purpose as the prospectus shall not be sold, but is for very limited distribution. it is a student initiative. i shall use the same only upon due permission, due credit shall be given.
looking forward to an early response.
thanking you
Aparna.
Subject: Photos from Shunya.net
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006
Dear Shunya,
The Detroit Institute of Arts is in the midst of planning the re-conception, redesign, and reinstallation of all of our permanent collections, intended to reopen in November 2007. We would like to reproduce this photograph of yours as a photo panel in our Asian gallery and I am inquiring about the fee to license this image. We are requesting a high res TIFF (300 dpi) to reproduce one time in the context of a gallery installation. This reproduction would be used solely for educational purposes and not for publication or distribution outside the museum.
Image name Format Intended use
Eastern Gate of Great Stupa at Sanchi color TIFF file 4 foot high color photo mural
What would the fee be to license this image? Do you have it available as a high res TIFF? Please email me for any further information, or with any questions. Thank you very much.
Best regards,
M, Researcher
Subject: image license
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006
Dear Mr Arora,
I am writing on behalf of Dr X from the University of Giessen, Germany. She would like to obtain permission for reproducing in an academic article of hers the following image: Clock Tower
Yours sincerely
Subject: Photos from Shunya.net
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006
Dear Sir,
Had the opportunity to browse your website and view some extremely good photographs of various places in India.
We are a small inbound tour operating agency based in Delhi. Planning to compile a brochure for a recently contacted agent - thought of using some of your photos. In view of the copyright clause would like to seek your permission to do so. Appreciate if you could consider and advise the minimum possible liability involved.
Thanks in advance!!!
Ambarish
Subject: License to use image?
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006
Dear Shunya,
I am writing to inquire about reproducing one of the pictures from your website in my forthcoming book, titled "India By Design: Colonial History and Cultural Display." The picture I'm interested in is of the Maha Bodhi Society Vihara in Sanchi. It will be included in Chapter 5 of my book, which is an account of the excavation of Buddhist relics during the colonial period, and the repatriation of these relics to India by the V&A Museum in the post-Independence period. These relics are now housed in the Sanchi Vihara, hence my interest in your photograph.
My book is a scholarly work, being published by a not-for-profit academic press, the University of California Press in Berkeley, CA. It will have a modest print run of 3,000-5,000 copies, and I am negotiating for an Indian edition (to be published by OUP Delhi). Since I must bear the costs of reproductions and permissions personally, I would be grateful if you might waive the licensing fees in return for a complimentary copy of the book. I will, of course, credit the photo according to the proper protocols, and can pay for any reproduction costs involved.
Thanks in advance. Your photographs are quite wonderful,
Best, S
--
SM, Assistant Professor
Department of Art History, UCLA
Subject: Inspiring photographs
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006
Shunya,
Thank you for sharing your photographs ... I am inspired.
Thank you,
Nettie, Santa Barbara, California
Subject: Kutch - a region full of varieties........
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006
Kutch district of Gujarat was once an
island, and the cities of Lakhpat,
Mandvi were rich ports. It is a region
of vast geographical varieties, there
are mountains, deserts and sea shores in
one single district.
There are many virgin places, yet to be
explored here : like the beaches of
dhrabudi and nana layja in mandvi taluka,
the hills of tapkeshwari near bhuj, the
small jungle of rakhal near deshalpar,
hills of vara near kodki, kalo dungar,
dhinodhar.
Kutch is a place rich of fossils. One
old man from Sodha community here has
wandered through entire region and
collected several fossils, and set a
museum called KUTCH FOSSIL PARK in
vithon village of nakhtrana taluka. The
tourism here is not developed as it
should have been.
The photographs of dholavira in kutch
remind me of the song called THERE ROLLS
THE DEEP by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
There rolls the deep where grew the
tree.
O earth, what changes hast thou seen!
There where the long street roars, hath
been
The stillness of the central sea.
The hills are shadows, and they flow
From form to form, and nothing stands;
They melt like mist, the solid lands,
Like clouds they shape themselves and
go.
But in my spirit will I dwell,
And dream my dream, and hold it true;
For thoÍ my lips may breathe adieu,
I cannot think the thing farewell.
Regards,
Jaypal Thanki
Subject: Permission requested.
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006
Shunya - I am active in the University of the Third Age (a charity) and am currently putting together a powerpoint slideshow about Herodotus/Greece/Persia to show to our History groups here in England.
I live in Leamington Spa six months of the year, and in Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh the other six months. I am a retired ICT Consultant (see holloways.org ) and spend my time in India making and maintaining websites for charities (see 1, 2 and 3 )
I would like to use three of the maps you have, plus the bust of Herodotus (with pillars in background). I have a Paypal account. My main retirement chore is maintaining and developing my websites timewitnesses.org and worldu3a.org
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Tom Holloway
Subject: Otavalo Shop Picture
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006
Hi!
I am a student and I went to Ecuador last year to volunteer at some health care clinics for Ecuador's poorest children. I have to make a slide show presentation to my class and was wondering if I could show your picture of the "Otavalo Shop". I was there and took tons of pictures but that one really shows how beautiful their weavings are. Thanks for your help!!!
Kim
Subject: From Turkey
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006
Hey man Are you stupid or ill which one ?
I think this is your mother and father. Have you ever been to turkey? Istanbul man, Istanbul woman!!!!!! you are soo funny . you are politick enemy haaa !!!
which kind of animal are you ? Pig ? yes your fotos and your personality looks like a pig Ass hole...
Subject: Use of photograph
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006
Hello
I found a photo on your web site of a starving man seated on the ground and want to ask your permission to use it in a Bible Society letter.
Bible Society is a not for profit charity, a worldwide organisation, who fundraises to provide Bibles to needy people around the World. Currently we are fundraising for Bibles for Myanmar, India and the Sudan. We will be writing a letter to our supporters tell them of the needs in these three countries and showing them a photo of people from each country so they can relate to the need.
The photo of the man is perfect for our needs and to anyone who has not been to the country will be able to see what people from the country look like, what the surroundings look like and get a sense of life there.
If you could email me back as soon as possible and give me permission that would be very helpful.
Many thanks
Yours sincerely
Subject: Your essay
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006
I just happened upon your essay titled "Advice to a young artist". I have yet to read it through. But, I am so awed and inspired by it that I had to stop to do two things - one, email it to my daughter and two, email you.
My daughter just completed her college freshman year and last week left for Mumbai. She will be there for two months volunteering for Akanksha (tutoring slum children). She is staying with my father.
It is only a week since she got there, but it is somewhat rough going because of language issues and cultural differences. On one hand she gets a lot of flack because she speaks no Hindi. On the other hand, she gets the feeling that people (including some members of the family) are somewhat unsympathetic to her desire to engage in this type of volunteer work. I am sure your essay will speak to her on many levels.
Best wishes.
Subject: Permission to use your photographs
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006
Dear Sir,
I am an editor working with the
publishing company, Orient Longman. I am
currently editing a series of ICSE
History books for the classes 6,7, and
8. The author of the book is no more and
as editor I have to source the images
for the text-book. The clarity and
beauty of your photos on various
historical sites in India is such that I
find that at least 5 images I have
short-listed are from your site.
I would like to use these images. What
is the procedure I would have to follow
for that? As just an editor with no
access to royalty it would be very
difficult for me to pay for all the
photos. Could you allow me to use them
with just a copy-right acknowledgement
below each photo? If you do allow it,
that would be indeed very kind of you.
However, if you have any reservations to
your photos being used thus please let
me know. I will not use your images even
though the book would be definitely
poorer for it.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as
possible.
Yours sincerely,
Jyoti
Subject: Printing inquiry
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006
Ladies and gentleman
I would like to know, whether I can print this picture from your website in the issue "Wissenswertes" in the article "Die Suche nach der Quelle des Nils". There will be 120 copies which will be free in shops. But they can be ordered for 1 ó. For each copy sold 0,50 ó will be donated to the Bund fÙr Naturvsÿlker e. V.. I publish "Wissenswertes" since 2003, when I was 14 years old, and now am in the 11st class of the Friedrich-Spee-Gymnasium in RÙthen.
Yours faithfully,
Johannes
Subject: Urgent - picture from your website
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006
On behalf of our customer the Airport Express Train (Oslo, Norway) i wonder if we could borrow the enclosed picture?
In the next number of the magazine, Go to gate (which is distributed on the train), we have a little article about Uxmal in Mexico and therefore are in need of a high resolution picture (300 DPI). The circulation of the magazine is 10.700 and the picture is going to be used in the size 4 x 9 cm [...] Unfortunately we are short of time. Can you please mail me a price as soon as possible?
Thank you very much!
Best regards,
Heidi, Siste Skrik Kommunikasjon as, Oslo, Norway
Subject: your foto on your website
Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2006
dear mr. shunya!
i found your wonderful website by "google-ing"
in the internet and it really is great!
there are so many fantastic fotos from
all over the world (have you been to all
that places???) and "food for thought"
is a very interesting part of it too!
amazing! but of course that is not the
only reason for my mail ...
i'm writing from germany and this summer me and a friend are planning an open air cinema. we want to place it in a part of our city, where mainly students, artists and workless people live (it's in friedrichshain/berlin, in the former east part of the city) and right now we're planning the movies we want to show and a programm-poster to hang out everywhere with all dates and all movies. i had the idea of using one of your fotos for the poster. of course in berlin it doesn't look like that - but the idea was, to show with the photo, how cinema can be like in other parts of the world, because we want to show movies from all over the world - from japan, thailand, europe, africa and so on ...
Of course we don't have much money for
this projekt. booking of movies for
"real" cinema (not showing dvd's by
beamer) is expensive and we want cheap
prices for that neighborhood in which we
work (for example workless people should
get in for half of the price of normal
cinema prices, because right now we have
big problem in germany with many many
workless people). and in cinema business
the big multiplex companies are
dominating all.
so the question is: may we use your foto for free? ...[misc. stuff clipped]...
best regards from berlin/germany!!!
jÙrgen f
Subject: Nice Pics
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006
Sir, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the nice pics on my country i.e. India. I really want to appreciate your work. But I was also disappointed with the fact that I couldn't found any pics from Kashmir, India.
Legend has it that the Mughal ruler
Jahangir, upon seeing the Kashmir valley
for the first time, uttered the words:
Gar firdaus, ruhe zamin ast, hamin asto,
hamin asto, hamin asto. ("If
there is a heaven on earth, it's here,
it's here, it's here")
...
thanx, s kaul
Subject: YOUR WEB SITE, PHOTOS and TRAVELS
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006
Namaste Namit, namaste Shunya.net,
Just visited your beautiful web page and enjoyed travelling through India, this time through Internet. I was four times in India and it was a great pleasure for me and for my wife to see your photos from many places in India we had no chances to visit during our previous visits.
Your sense for photography is excellent. Bravo! It is obvious that you involve lots of patience and efforts for every single photo to make it to look best and optimal. You have a nice combination of well known Indian tourist resorts as well as photos from lesser or even unknown places from touristical point of view. While seeing f.e. your photos from Orchha, Khajuraho, Lucknow, etc....., one can see beautiful monuments [of] various Indian religions, often photographed with just few visitors ... Particularly i have liked color balance for your photos ... with nice realistic stone and greenery colors and shades ...
Best regards from Croatia, Europe from Mike and Simone.
Subject: Kind Request for Free License for some of your Photos
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006
I am K Kumar, a web developer ... in Hyderabad. I am currently developing a website for Social-Impact International, a non-profit organization [that helps] social entrepreneurs to accelerate and increase their social impact and to reach their full potential. They have setup a small office here in Hyderabad ...
As I am in the process of developing their website, I was just looking for some photos/images on the net for header images, when I happened to view your website and the amazing photos you have taken. I must say that I was quite impressed by them and I couldn't find such amazing photos anywhere on the web. I would like to know if I can download some of these photos, cut them to reduce their size and include them on the website ... as top header images. I would really appreciate if you would kindly allow me to include these photos free of charge and provide me with a free license as I am also not charging anything from Social-Impact for these photos. I am just charging a nominal amount for developing the website, which is only for the development work involved. The design work involving graphics/images/logo/stylesheets/photos are being provided for free.
Please do let me know at the earliest. Thanking you and hoping for a positive response. With best regards.
K Kumar
Subject: Usage of Photography
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006
Dear Shunya,
I have recently started a South Asian
Journal at the University
of
California, San Diego. Every quarter (3
times a school year) we are publishing a
journal on issues relating to South Asia
ranging from political protests to the art
of
classical dance in India. We are not selling
the journals because we want to promote to
spread of
information and students' perspectives on
such issues. Essentially, we aim to serve as
a hub for ideas and opinions on issues among
college students as a non profit
organization.
This quarter, we are doing an article on
Hijras and their roles in society. However,
we need to use
the picture for editorial purposes. I
wanted to know the procedure and
requirements in terms
of
using your pictures for publication purposes
and other costs possibly involved. Attached
is a letter with more specifics. Please get
back to me as soon as you can. Again, we
would very much appreciate your help!
Thank you!
Amy Patel, South Asian Journal, President &
Founder
Subject: Emailing: Horns, Pied Kingfisher [...]
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006
Hi Namit,
This is D - I met you and U at Little Rann of Kutch (Devjibhai's Desert Resort) with my friends -- S [father] and P [daughter].
I hope you had a wonderful trip post our meeting.
I visited your site and was truly amazed by the quality of the photographs. Your travelogues too are quite interesting. I have visited your site only about a 3 or 4 times, but each time I ended up spending hours looking at the pictures and admiring them for their composition, their lighting and the sheer photo ops that you've been able to capture. I must say that your work is very inspiring, especially for an amateur like me- who has just begun experimenting.
As you would have seen from some of my photographs, I am just about a novice in this field - but I thought I will share some of my pictures with you for your comments, suggestions. I have re-sized them since I am e-mailing them - but I plan to put them on my blog.
Good luck to your forthcoming ventures and I look forward to spending more hours admiring the pictures on your website. Please convey my regards to U (Maybe I'll pick up the novel on my next visit to Crosswords)
Cheers!
D
Subject: permission to use one image
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006
Dear Sir Shunya,
I am a teacher in religious studies in the swedish upper secondary school. I would like to use one of your images found on your website. The image will be a part of a material used in the swedish school as an example of how a lingam may look like. I guarantee the picture will not be used in a any commercial situation, and a copyright notice will be visible in the material. The picture will not be reproduced on any publicly accessible place such as a web site, intranet, etc.
If you are interested I may send you the finished production for you to verify, and if you wish, I will remove your picture from the finished production.
Do I have your permission to use this image?
Sincerely yours
A Larsson, Teacher at Erik Dahlbergsgymnasiet (Swedish upper secondary school in Jsÿnksÿping, Sweden.)
Subject: permission to use your photographs
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006
Dear Mr. Arora:
I am seeking materials for an educational web site for Swahili learners and was wondering if I might be able to use some of your photographs, which are posted here. Specifically, I am designing a web site with a series of exercises for beginning students of the Swahili language focused on the theme of ïthe kangaÍ (that is, how the kangas are used, how women communicate with kangas, kanga sayings, etc.). Once this educational web site is completed, it will be available to any Swahili learner or instructor with access to the internet and relevant technologies. I, myself, am currently in my third year of Swahili language studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the development of this web site is part of a class assignment.
Since the web site I am designing will be freely available to any student or instructor of Swahili (or any other interested party) who has access to the internet, I am unable to pay for the use of copyrighted photos. However, I would, of course, include your copyright notice next to any photo of yours that was used as well as any other information you wished me to post.
I am particularly interested in using the photos labeled ñWorking womenî, ñvillage pathî, ñlocal womanî, and one [with] women weaving baskets. All of these photos would be very useful for the educational web site I am creating because they show how women wear and use kanga.
I look forward to your reply.
Thank you,
Eleanor Carter
Subject: fee - Oaxaca Sundown
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006
Dear Shunya
I am a great admirer of your photography you have captured many wonderful imagines of our diverse world. I have particularly enjoyed the pictures you have taken of Oaxaca, Mexico. By January of next year we plan to be living and working in Oaxaca. I have been invited by the Mexican Assemblies of God Church to assist them in education, church work and relief projects. You have a wonderful picture called Oaxaca Sundown that I would like to use to show people where we plan to live and work. I do not have much money but I would gladly pay any reasonable fee you may charge for the use of this picture. Thank you for your time, I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely
Efrain F
Subject: Alep photos
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006
Dear Sir:
I am writing to you on behalf of the Portuguese
newspaper COURRIER INTERNACIONAL. We publish a weekly
digest of the best articles from all the world's
press. This week we are doing a story about Alep in
Syria.
Having come across beautiful photographs from your
webpage, we would like to ask your permission to
publish it in the newspaper and under what conditions
would that be possible. You would obviously be
credited.
Thank you for your attention and may I ask for a reply asap, due to our deadlines.
Yours
sincerely
Pedro
Subject: photographs from your website
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006
Your photographs of West Bengal and Calcutta are very beautiful. I represent a non-profit group from Michigan. I was wondering if we could use
two of your photographs to promote an event that we are having. Thanks so much.
-Aditi
Subject: Request for permission to use photo
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006
Dear Sir
I am currently working on a 'rainforest senses' activity for @Bristol a charitable science, engineering and nature centre in Bristol, UK. Would it be possible to use one of your fantastic images in our 'smells of the rainforest' section. The visitors will have a sample of cloves to smell and we need a really strong image for them to match it to. If this is possible please let me know and how you would like it recognize, i.e. by your name or website.
Many Thanks
Gemma, Informal Learning Communicator
Subject: mushroom picture
Date: Sat, 06 May 2006
hi it is my pleasure to write you for the first time. i am a researcher working in mushroom, i will publish an article about cultivation of mushroom in egypt i would like to use one of your pictures in the sahara desert can we use one of these pictures and write the site and that this photocopy with taken by you and write your name.
i am waiting for your reply
Dr A Daba
Subject: great photos!
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006
Hi Shunya,
YouÍve got some great photos up there. I wonder if you have any more of the interior of the great pyramid, especially in the ñgreat galleryî. Thanks!
Greg, San Diego
Subject: vijayawada photos
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006
Dear Shunya,
I was pleasantly surprised to see your beautiful photos of my hometown Vijayawada, AP, India while I was surfing the web today. You have a great sense of color and composition.
Will you please tell me what type of camera you use to take such high resolution pictures? Or do you use a normal film camera with a high resolution scanner? If so what type of film do you use?
Please reply. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Sri
p.s. are those really chics that were colored and who could possible be buying them? [one, two]
Subject: Permission Request for Upright Hominid Steps
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006
Dear Shunya,
I work for Insight Press, a small progressive publisher in Chicago USA, and we are publishing The Science of Evolution and the Myth of Creationism, Knowing What's Real and Why It Matters by Ardea Skybreak, to appear in September 2006. I am seeking permission to reproduce your wonderful photograph "Upright Hominid Steps" in our forthcoming book. We would need a high resolution .jpg file @ 300dpi.
... the photograph would be reproduced as part of a 16-page full color insert illustrating key concepts of evolutionary theory ... we think these footsteps are awe-inspiring especially close up as they are in your photograph ... This book proceeds from the point of view that it is of crucial importance that everyone understand the basic facts of evolution as well as the essentials of the scientific method. This is not only a matter of general education: Ardea Skybreak strongly believes that when people are deprived of a scientific approach to reality as a whole, they are robbed of both a full appreciation of the beauty and richness of the natural world and the means to understand the dynamics of change not only in nature but in human society as well.
As the publisher, we want to make this book available to many people--both those who are scientifically-minded as well as those who are not generally exposed to science in the course of their daily lives. To reach such a wide audience, we want to keep the cost of the book low so it is available to those who want to learn about the science of evolution, and are concerned about the future of humanity, but cannot afford expensive books. Since we are a small publisher with limited resources, would you consider making the "Upright Hominid Steps" photograph available at little or no cost as part of helping us reach such a broad audience?
Thank you so much for
your consideration of this project.
All the best,
Ray
Subject: shunya images
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2006
I am Pashim T an architect by profession. Saw your work, is very impressive. Ministry of tourism in its recent works is trying the show the good side of India's length and breadth to the world and is trying to bring certain possibilities to the fore which are yet to be tapped to the fullest. e.g. adventure tourism, cruise tourism, health tourism, etc. We are in the process of bringing together a lot of content on these and other subjects like world heritage sites and Buddhist sites in india. I saw a lot of good content on your site. How would you like to get associated in this non commercial effort for promotion of india on behalf of Ministry of tourism. We are trying to generating content for distribution abroad in the form of posters etc with due credit to content providers of course.
regards
Pashim
Oh by the way the "nijam nirgunam nirvikalpam nirhiam" is the second line of a prayer for shiva who is also shunya
Subject: -
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006
Brought memories of my child hood and adult (starting) days in Kampala. The building "untitled" is Swami Narayan Temple in Kampala. Please feel free to name it so that you know it is our Mandir.
With lots of luck
Ramesh
Subject: Non-Profit Licensing Request
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006
To Whom It May Concern:
I work for the International Center for Research on Women (https://www.icrw.org), a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that is dedicated to improving the lives of women in poverty, advancing equality and human rights, and contributing to broader economic and social well-being. ICRW accomplishes this, in partnership with other NGOs, state and government agencies, and the others, through research, capacity building and advocacy on issues affecting women's economic, health and social status in low- and middle-income countries.
On March 8th, 2006, ICRW is holding a 30th Anniversary Gala at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, DC. As part of our program, we have a live auction that includes, among other items, a trip to India. In order to promote the trip, we are putting together are slide presentation that will include images of India.
I am requesting that we are allowed complimentary (free of charge) usage of four pictures: Taj Mahal, KanakaDurgaTemple, PalaceComplex2, and VijayawadaWoman. We are working on a very tight deadline and ideally I would like to have a response by Friday, 04 March 5:30pm EST, U.S. Otherwise, if I could hear from you by Monday, 06 March at the same time, it would be appreciated.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best Regards,
Lacey
Subject: squatting rock
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006
Hi, I found your
picture of a
rock that looks like a squatting bird and I wonder if I could
use it on a site I am building which is all about objects which
look like something else. I was inspired by a rock I found on
Brighton beach and started looking for other people's finds on
Google.
Richard
my dog: https://looks-like.co.uk/
Subject: kanchenjunga
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006
hello,
my name is bo van der werf, i am a musician and i live in brussels.
we just recorded a new cd with my band ïocturnÍ and the music i
wrote for this new project is very much inspired by a trip i made
to the kanchenjunga a few years ago. I read a lot of buddhist
writings during the compositional period of this project and it
also definitely influenced the way i have constructed the
harmonic, rhythmic and melodic processes.
the title of our next double cd is ï21 emanationsÍ and contains a
five-part suite named ïkanchenjungaÍ.
while looking for more information and pictures of the
kanchenjunga on the net this afternoon, i found your site and i am
very impressed by it. Since then i completely immersed myself into
it, it is a great site full of beautiful discoveries and humanity.
I like very much your essay ïadvice to a
young artistÍ.
the reason why i write to you is because i was thinking how great
it would be to illustrate the cd with some of
your pictures of the kanchenjunga as they are magnificent, so I wanted to ask you if it
would be possible to use some of them.
I read about the copyright rules. We
are a modern jazz group and it is true that we donÍt have a big
market !... 1200 copies will be made ( which include 200 for the
press ), it will be distributed by a small French label named YOLK
(yolkrecords.com) and the cd will mainly be distributed in Belgium
and in France in specialised stores, it will also be possible to
purchase a copy via their website or ours ( octurn.com )
so as you see we are not produced by Universal ! ... the money
that i could pay for the rights of using the
pictures would be only symbolic, would xxx euros be OK ? I feel
ashamed but i couldnÍt pay more than that really as it is coming
out of our own pocket as we are not backed by a major for this
production...
If you agree, the pictures will of course be credited and will only be used for the lay-out of the cd
and promotional material related to this cd. I can also put your website on our site in the ïlinksÍ section if you
like. What I can also offer is my music !...if you want you can
use excerpts of the music of this cd for any of your activities (
if you like it of course ! ).
I will send you some music of our next cd by ïyousendit.comÍ ... if you want to have
an idea of the music we make
hope to hear from you soon
all the best
bo van der werf
Subject: Photographs
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006
Subject: Permission requested to use your photo
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006
Dear Sir,
We are in the process of creating an invitation for our Pandemic
Flu Summit, and would like to use your photo located at [link].
This is for a non-profit conference for various state and federal
agencies in the area. There is NO registration fee to attend and
is open to everyone.
We would like to use above named image as a background for the
invitation. Naturally, we would add a copyright with your name to
the image.
Sincerely,
---,
Office of the Director
Wyoming Department of Health
401 Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Subject: Permission to Use Your Photographs
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006
Dear Shunya
I should be most grateful if you would allow me to use 6 of your Kampala photographs as shown temporarily pending your approval on my website at [link].
If you object to my using them I shall withdraw this page immediately. However I hope you will consent as I am sure people will not only appreciate comparing modern Kampala with Kampala of fifty years ago, already on my site but will also avail themselves of the link to your site.
I am a retired schoolmaster who was brought up in East Africa and would emphasise that my site is entirely managed by me as a hobby and has no commercial or financial interests. My index page is www.mccrow.org.uk
I look
forward to hearing from you.
Best regards, MM
Subject: Nainital photos are excellent
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006
Hi, Thank you so much for posting your excellent India photos--especially of Nainital--on the web. My mom and I are planning a trip there next year and your images are by far the best I've seen online.
Do you know Nainital very well? My mom's grandparents lived there and in Mussoorie and Lucknow in the early 1900s. We have lots of old B&W photos of them. So our trip to Nainital and surrounding area will be not just for fun but for family history as well. We're trying to find out as much about the history of the area as possible. Any historians you know of that we could write to?
Thanks!
Susan
Alaska, USA
Subject: People Photo Permissions
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006
Warmest greetings. I discovered your excellent people photos on the
web and am writing to ask permission to display some of these on the
Joshua Project website.
You can see an example of some of the photos we have gathered
here.
We are a non-profit, religious organization so I understand if you
have hesitations about displaying your photos here. If you give
permission, we will list the photo source as "Used with permission,
© 2005 Shunya" with a clickable link to your site. For an example of
how we link, see the Source under the photo on the following
page.
Many thanks for considering this.
Sincerely, Dan
Subject: Pictures
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006
This note is just to tell you how much I enjoy your wonderful pictures on India (and everywhere else for that matter). I have used some of these pictures to make up a few slide shows - with musical accompaniment - for some of my friends and relatives to enjoy (about 6-8 people in all).
My only profit is to give them pleasure. I do not even have my own website. I simply email the stuff to them. I am making a donation of $20.00 via PayPal to express my appreciation.
Best wishes for your health & happiness
Suleman Kesh (formerly Keshavjee)