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Tag Archives: Photography
Prophetic Pictures from Menomonie, Wisconsin
See more from the flickr set “Prophetic Pictures from Menomonie, Wisconsin” “… The album comprises 32 photographs taken in 1905 of graduates of Menomonie High School in Dunn County. It doesn’t describe the students’ extracurricular activities nor does it reveal … Continue reading
Juxtaposition
For some reason, these two photos from Snowball’s Blog (which I recommend even if, like me, you don’t read Russian… I think that makes it even better!) caught my eye:
RIP: William Claxton
Sad news. William Claxton, photographer responsible for many iconic images of jazz musicians and celebrities, has died. Along with pictures by William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard and Milt Hinton, when I think of jazz, photos by Claxton come to mind. A … Continue reading
Jill Greenberg’s John McCain Photos
I was wondering why my more-than-two-year-old post on Jill Greenberg’s children and monkey photos was suddenly getting comments again and then I heard about the controversy surrounding her photos of John McCain, one of which was featured on the cover … Continue reading
Kenny Weng Photography
Some photographers have just got the eye. Kenny Weng is one. Check out more from his wide variety of photographs… these little bite-sized versions don’t do them justice.
The Photography (and Video Art) of Lili McElroy
Lili McElory is a photographer and video/performance artist who puts herself into the picture in fascinating ways. In one series, she takes photographs of herself literally throwing herself at men: In another she curls up and lays down in public … Continue reading
Photography by Amy Stein
Noted in my travels lately, the photography of Amy Stein.
Broadway Tower
Not only the 2007 WikiMedia picture of the year, but an amazing little piece of historic architecture. That’s just the kind of place I would kill to live in.
Good Portraits
Photographers share what they believe makes a good portrait, with numerous compelling examples.
Circular Life
At first I saw this little work of flash photography digital art and thought “that’s interesting.” Then I read the tips and played some more and discovered it is damn cool, tight, phat, neato keeno, hot, gnarly, whatever…
Tagged Art, multimedia, Photography
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Spherical Panoramas
Love this set of “spherical panorama” pictures. The example below is of my favorite library, the Geisel Library at UCSD.
Tagged Photography
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Depression Era Rural Family Photos
Shorpy constantly has interesting photos, but the recent pictures of a rural Depression era family are quite moving. The one linked from the thumbnail below really caught my attention, not least due to the strange trick of light and wood … Continue reading
Tagged history, Photography
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What the World Eats
While the book (Hungry Planet) looks interesting, the photos are fascinating… For example, a family from the US: And another from Peru:
Tagged books, Photography
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The Real Show Starts Way Before Sunrise
A friend Twittered a link to a great photo of the stars… Be sure to hover over the image to see the notes and then follow the “All Sizes” link above it…
Tagged Photography, stars
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Eyes off the Monkey
From my old friend Kirk’s blog– monkey madness:
Tagged Humor, monkey, Photography
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Always Becoming
Jon posted this picture and I was thunderstruck. The facial expression of the bride, the way the groom holds himself so that it is almost like a caricature of who he was before he was disfigured… I have to admit … Continue reading
Tagged body, Photography, Psyche
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Life of the Iguana
Henry LizardLover not only poses iguanas for rather interesting photos, he also provides information on how to care for and feed them, the right tools for clipping their nails, and ways to avoid killing them by accident.
Tagged Humor, Photography, weird
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Age Maps and Couples (Bobby Neel Adams)
Adams fuses together images, creating compelling artifacts. The Age Maps series combines photos of the same person as a child and adult: The Couples series literally couples together people in real-life relationships:
Tagged Art, bobby neel adams, Photography
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Jill Greenberg Photography
Apparently there is some controversy over how Jill Greenberg provokes the small children to cry… I just think the photos are fantastic. Particularly when paired with her monkey portraits!
Tagged Art, jill greenberg, monkeys, Photography
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