“Belzoni, Miss., in the Delta area. Oct. 1939. Negro man entering movie theater by ‘Colored’ entrance.” Photo and caption by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration.” Shorpy Vintage Photos | The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog
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Bannerman’s Island
November 13th, 2007
Bannerman’s Island, Hudson River. Photo Shaun O’Boyle. BLDGBLOG: “I have a thing for abandoned islands, so I was excited to see Shaun O’Boyle‘s photo series of Bannerman’s Island, an old, half-flooded and fire-damaged derelict mansion built on a small island in the Hudson River.”
Tags: bannerman island · photography · shaun o'boyle
Jan Theun van Rees: Dismantled Spaces
November 7th, 2007
Dismantled Spaces – Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 2006, Jan Theun van Rees Jan Theun van Rees, One Wall Away.
Tags: amsterdam · jan theun van rees · photography
Daniëlle van Ark: After the Lights go out
October 31st, 2007
Iggy Pop, by Daniëlle van Ark Daniëlle van Ark, After the Lights go out, Mine Flashes…. “is an ongoing series of portraits of muscians that walked right of stage after they performed and sit down in my ‘studio’ backstage. The whole proces takes about two minutes usually and my main goal is to get someone [...]
Tags: daniëlle van ark · iggy pop · music · photography
Timm Kölln: Racing Cyclists
October 31st, 2007
Robbie McEwen, by Timm Kölln Timm Kölln, Racing Cyclists: “What was supposed to be a spontaneous approach to my favourite sport and its protogonists during the Giro d’Italia 205 turned out to be one of my most challenging portrait series. Since then I have been travelling to many important races, portraying the cyclist immediatley after [...]
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Holger Stöhrmann
October 28th, 2007
Holger Stöhrmann, Sprungbecken. (via)
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Iconic Moments of the 20th Century
October 25th, 2007
Henry VIII’s Wives: Iconic Moments of the 20th Century “The series of photographs entitled The Iconic Moments of the 20th Century emerged in the processual work with the pensioners in a home for the elderly in Glasgow emanates the same impression. A group of aged volunteers pose in their everyday outfits and in their daily [...]
Tags: art · henry VIII's wives · history · photography · vietnam
Gallery Vandals Destroy Photos
October 9th, 2007
Extreem rechtse vandalen vernielen The History of Sex. (sic) New York Times: “A grainy video of four masked vandals running through an art gallery in Sweden, smashing sexually explicit photographs with crowbars and axes to the strain of thundering death-metal music, was posted on YouTube Friday night.” Het tinnef in actie op YouTube: Nationalists Action [...]
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