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“Young blood is the lovin’ upriser”

mybestshot — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:29:01 +0000

actually not my best shot, but very meaningful about these strange days in italy: it shows well into what italy is turned, a place from where run away.

There Is Something Strange And Ironic About The Whole Thing

admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:30:56 +0000

Photographer Benjamin Goss on his work "Värmland": The images in this series are from an ongoing project documenting my environment in the countryside of Värmland Sweden. I grew up just outside of New York City in NJ, so I found the contrasts of the U.S. and Sweden to be fascinating. It's like walking into a grocery store after, say being in India for a year. You recognize all the items and their uses but there is something still a little strange and ironic about the whole thing. Of course this feeling is fleeting, and now having been living here In Värmland for the past eight years, I have become a Swede. The only thing pretentious about these images is that they are all shot on film and printed and developed by myself.

Please Do Not Forget This

admin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:04:54 +0000

Saori Ninomiya: I have long wanted to join in the cause of raising awareness of the suffering of rape victims. This may be because I am one of the victims. But when I put aside my personal experience, the feeling that I needed to meet with other victims came from a place deep within me. I will not forget the refrain of the participating women: "It is unbelievable, I am smiling. I am still able to make such a face."

Photography Is Like Meditation

Diederik Meijer — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:25:50 +0000

For me, composing a portrait through my viewfinder is homologous with the Indian notion of darshan. Literally, darshan implies “to see” or “sight.” But more specifically darshan is concerned with an event in consciousness that creates an interaction between the seer and the seen. Thus darshan heightens consciousness. Another term is rasa, literally meaning “juice” or “essence.” Rasa denotes an essential mental state dominated by a primary experience of the viewer by that which is viewed. For me rasa is a vital component in photographic composition, similar to what Roland Barthes has called the photograph’s noeme. Photography is like meditation...(more on Bite! magazine)

Hundreds Of War Veterans Streamed Into The Stadium

Turi Munthe — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:34:16 +0000

October 10, 2010 was the inaugural day for the Kenya Heroes day, (Mashujaa in Swahili) as provided by the new constitution. It is the day set aside to recognize and celebrate heroes from various fields; freedom fighters, athletes and people who have had a big impact on society. In Nyeri, where most of the veteran freedom fighters are from, the ceremony was held at Dedan Kimathi stadium. Hundreds of war veterans both men and women, streamed into the stadium to witness the celebration.

Poetry Is At The Base Of The Russian Soul

Diederik Meijer — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:58:01 +0000

Photographer Gianni Giosue: "Between 1997 and 1998 I lived in the Russian city of Voronezh. I took photos of what I saw around me and fell in love with the country. Probably this period represents the happiest time of my life. I was lucky because I was studying the language and I could really get under the surface. I was even luckier when I started to collaborate with a local newspaper; this gave me the chance to enter Russian society like very few other foreigners have done. [...] With every news assignment there is a chance to produce graphic and informative images, behind every documentary story there is a chance to become a better person.”

Those Who Seek To Realize Their Hopes And Dreams

admin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:43:15 +0000

Istanbul is the city of those who seek to realize their hopes and dreams. Hundreds of people migrate from the eastern parts of Turkey and settle in Eminönü, hoping to find a job in İstanbul. Small rooms in apartment blocks are rented out, housing at least ten people. These apartments lack kitchens and bathrooms; so meals are cooked and baths are taken in that single room These migrants generally work as construction laborers, shoe painters, street peddlers, waste paper or scrap collectors. Only a few lucky ones manage to find a good job good enough to bring their families to Istanbul.

Pictures Full Of Despair And Tenderness

admin — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:13:41 +0000

Swedish photographer Stefan Bladh: "I first met the Kaplan family 2002. At that time they where living under open skies outside Istanbul with their nine children. We became friends and I have been following their footsteps for nearly eight years now. Through their mobile phone, I could find them in various places throughout the country; living in cramped conditions without heat, electricity, clean water or proper sewer systems, in abandoned house skeletons and under motorwaybridges. Difficulties with money, health care and welfare rights take turns playing havoc on their lives, and every day is a struggle to keep the whole of the large family alive.

There Are No Indications Of Place, Time Or Identity

Diederik Meijer — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:29:55 +0000

Aaron McElroy: "The photographic series "Traces" juxtaposes visions of unposed figures and environments. There are no indications of place, time or identity, the focus is on subtle traces left by life: the transparency of a curtain, laddered tights, fireflies hovering over a field. The photographs come into recognition; appealing, seductive half-dreams, yet they retain all the transitory vulnerability of humans dazed in their reality."

All Individual Lives Have Meaning

Diederik Meijer — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:15:07 +0000

Many Christians in Kandhamal have converted from Hinduism in order to be liberated  from caste prejudice and its negative effects. But then they had to face more hardship due to being christians. Fortunately, the violence has now stopped. Christians have been re-building new lives little by little. But the calm is fragile. And people don't forget their fears easily. One  man said "I feel that we are outsiders here. But it's not our fault. And it's not God's fault either."  