this might be my favorite picture ever
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Eskapisme
Contains spoilers.
Abandoned ships grounded by flooding along the Yangtze River, Chongqing, 2012
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Michael K. Williams, 2013 (Christian Weber)
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I am fine artist living in Prague and London. I am interested in active physical approach to photography, to deal with the relation between photography and spaciousness. Outcomes are then home to handmade analogue special effects without use of digital manipulation. Illusion, fiction and myth are the themes which are attractive for me in my practice. I deal with the relationship to perceived, experienced and imagined reality.
GUGLIELMO VON PLUSCHOW
Nude couple embracing, c. 1920s
Albumen print, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
I’m used to rivers that know what they’re doing.
World’s Most Beautiful Abandoned Places
Italian product manager and web designer Francesco Mugnai recently added a collection of images to his blog touting some of the most beautiful images of abandoned spots and modern ruins that he’d ever seen. The images Mugnai has captured come from empty castles, shuttered power plants, and dilapidated churches around the world. From a sunken yacht in Antarctica to a forever-closed amusement park in Japan, these images all make up a sort of anti-phoenix; rather than rising as new from the ashes, these husks remain preserved in decomposition, forcing viewers to confront the strange beauty of ruination.
New goal in life: visit every one of these places and shoot some version of The Comic Sans Song (or maybe some new material, whatever)
The river hiccups like a zipper on an old coat.
Mr Hadfield, how did they find someone who could withstand the harsh environment of space but who also had such a charming way with words
I’m so glad they did, because I love you, and I cannot overestimate the importance of the work you do in making us earthlings aware of the beauties of our planet and the weird world you’re inhabiting currently, but
God damn
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Photographer Lalage Snow takes pictures of soldiers’ faces before, during and after the war in Afghanistan.
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Bas Jan Ader
All my clothes, 1970
Gelatin silver print, 28 x 35.5 cm
‘All My Clothes’ recalls an affecting biographical moment: the frantic actions of the artist’s own mother when given 15 minutes to prepare for detainment by the German Army during WWII resulted in her flinging her clothes out of the windows.
Incredible layered photographs by Ryuta Iida and Yoshihisa Tanaka.
A diver has a very personal moment of dejection at the bottom of the pool during the 2012 CCCA Swimming and Diving State Championships at East Los Angeles College Swim Stadium on Thursday, April 26, 2012 in Monterey Park, CA. (Photo by Suzanne Tylander © 2012) This particular photo represents an emotional moment rarely caught underwater. This particular diver was expected to win the entire event. The diver knew as soon as he hit the water his form was flawed and that he might have just lost it all. I was fortunate enough to witness this moment as it was unfolding underwater. I captured the sequence of emotion just a split second after he hit the water and began to sink to the bottom with a sense of defeat written in his body language This was the image I chose from the series. I have felt this emotion and disappointment before as many athletes do. My chance to capture it underwater was rare but beautiful. It is a moment no competitive athlete wants to relive but something important that many of us can relate to. It is raw and human and real.
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Photo: The raining season may close off vehicle access to roads, but MSF staff will find the means to reach their patients in need. DRC 2013 © MSF
