Month: July 2011

Chloe Dewe Mathews – Caspian

Chloe Dewe Mathews Caspian When viewed from space, the Caspian has a distinct outline, like an upside down map of the British Isles, and roughly the same size. But the Caspian is no lake, nor is it an ordinary sea; surrounded by vast tracts of desert, hovering half way between Asia and Europe – though …

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Ana Galan – Viv(r)e La Vie!

Ana Galan Viv(r)e La Vie! Viv(r)e la vie! is a photography series in process, consisting of photographs of couples in profile with a landscape of a countryside in the background, snapshots which evoke the Diptych of the Duchess and Duke of Urbino by Piero Della Francesca. The concept depicts the two contrary principles, masculine and …

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Mikel Bastida – War theatre

Mikel Bastida War Theatre During the last two years I have traveled across Western and Eastern Europe recreating the figure of a World War II photographer. I’ve covered several historical recreations where groups of re-enactors have performed different war episodes in both historical scenarios and fictitious battlefields. This photographic series is a search for those …

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summer job…

Dasha wants to see California. Los Angeles specifically. She knows L.A. from the movies. New York  police car chases a la television shows she wants to see as well. In the meantime, she and a few hundred other Ukrainians are biding their time on the Carolina coast filling in all sorts of jobs. Dasha and …

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Bill Frakes – Agony, Ecstasy

[slidepress gallery=’billfrakes’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Bill Frakes Agony, Ecstasy play this essay I am a photojournalist, a storyteller–the world’s greatest vicarious adolescent profession. The crux of my exploration of athletic competition is the intersection of motion and emotion, the sometimes chance but more often calculated inclusion of art, …

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William Daniels – Faded Tulips

William Daniels Faded Tulips ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT I remember seeing images of Kyrgyzstan for the first time on television, in March 2005. There were scenes of excited Asian-looking men rushing toward an imposing Soviet style administration building. They entered the building, vandalizing, even pillaging, all they found. Then, on the roof, a scene of …

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akaky says…

Before I start, I should point out that summer is not usually a particularly silly time here in our happy little burg. It’s true that the kids are all out of school now, save for those who find the modern curriculum of pabulum and political correctness too educationally challenging to qualify for social promotion, and …

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