Sweetland Photogr@phi©s

Welcome to my little space on the web, Feel free to explore, revisit, and comment on any aspect of what you see and hear. I enjoy life and approach Photography, Art & Music as fun & historic recordings of the things, places & people I see. STRIVE TO BE HAPPY. LIFE IS GOOD... So Share it. There can be No peace without Justice. RESPECT MOTHER EARTH. You can’t do everything for everyone so do what you can when you can to whoever you can. Respect your elders, other cultures & religion and every other person, even the dull and ignorant. Learn how to swim with sharks and not be devoured by them. Fight against, (burn out/bun) corruption, hypocrisy, bigotry, racism, hate & injustice. When the rain fall it don’t fall on one mans house. Man Plan and Jah wipe it out. No one should be guilty of who they are. Been fighting too long for the wrong things it's Time to fight for PEACE. As an event photographer based in Jamaica and the USA, I sometimes get a chance to see a few things out there & give thanks for that and want to see & record more, a huge reggae fan.HERE ARE SOME OF MY PUBLISHED WORKS ( Si Somma Mi Works Yah)..Ah Long time wi ah do dis...Have amassed a wide archive of images covering Jamaican culture & events & is generally in touch with most of the key players in the entertainment industry. My Assignments have covered all the major concerts and dances including Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues, Reggae Sumfest, Reggae Sunsplash,East Fest,IRD International Reggae Day, Rebel Salute, Sting, Fully Loaded, Passa Passa, Weddy Wednesday, Hot Mondays, Bembe Thursdays, Dutty Fridayz, Uptown Mondays, Exotic Jamaican Night clubs. Jamaica and Miami and Broward Carnivals, Numerous press and product launches, weddings, Stills on Music Video shoot, Model portfolio, Child photography and product shoot for personal, advert, print and web application. My clients list includes JAH-Jamaica Arts Holding, TADS International, VP Records, Puma, Corporate Jamaica clients includes The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, NCB,Carib Cement Co, Red Stripe Beer, Wisynco,Red Bull,DZMG-Danger Zone Music Group-GRAFTON Studios- 5Th Element Records,ALYKHAT Promotions- HEADLINE Entertainments, SUMMERFEST Promotions My images have earned me a few National awards in Jamaica & have appeared in a few publications including "Moods Of Jamaica" Book,Billboard,Source,Vibe,Jamrock,G Mag, Air Jamaica-Skywritings,The Beat,& BUZZZ Caribbean Lifestyle magazine where I am the senior photographer. www.buzzzmagazine.com. Current project include "Reggae Scrapbook" A Coffee Table book with Peter Simon & Roger Steffens for Insight Editions Was awarded number music book for 2007 at book America fair LA. Professionally trained as a Telecom Maintenance engineer, Loves writing poems & songs, I am very thankful for the three women in my life that have allow me continue to pursue my dream as a photographer. You can link me link me for Image use/sale/release, Photo shoots & assignments.A descendant of British Indian indenture ship in Jamaica west indies otherwise called the coolies (a British re-engineered replacement of slavery of Indian people sent from India to the Caribbean and the rest of the world after the abolition of slavery and ran in parallel to the apprenticeship program that our African slave brothers endured in preperation for their freedom after slavery was abolished. You can see my blog for a BBC documentary on this)Born in ruff an tuff Cockburn Pen/Shallimar/Olympic Way Jamaica, I guess that could make me a COOLIGAN today !!! WARNING!!! All images on this space unless otherwise denoted is the property of the photographer © Roy A. Sweetland, any unauthorized use will cause a whole heap ah B~&#0 C~@%T copyrights trouble, You caan seh mi neva did ah waan yuh an Wi Know weh yuh live!! A word to the wise is sufficient. GIVE THANKS ...& PRAISES To GOD ..EVERYTIME..DA FAMILY L.."http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vbXlzcGFjZS5udWNsZWFy Y2VudHVyeS5jb20=" style="position:absolute !important; top:0px; left:0px; z-index:9; height:120px; width:200px; background-image:url('http://myspace.nuclearcentury.com/imag es/banners/banner8831.gif'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:bottom left; border:0px;"> MySpace Layouts You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor ! MySpae Layouts FRIENDS