Category: Photographers
Battle of Balaclava – Poems, Pictures, and Immortality
Battle of Balaclava – Prologue The Battle of Balaclava is one of the most famous battles of all time, despite being a comparatively minor engagement in the Crimean War. The futile heroics of the soldiers who fought there may have gone relatively unnoticed if not for a picture and a poem. The battle itself is …
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The Beauty of Dying Twice – Laurent Bochet and Deyrolle
Laurent Bochet & Deyrolle Laurent Bochet makes dying twice, and once by fire, a sadly beautiful event to behold. In 2008 he photographed the remains of Paris taxidermy shop (a cabinet of curiosities)– Deyrolle– after it burned.
A Picture for “Castaways” – Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou – Castaways Yesterday I got a kind note from David Jibson, author of Looking for Wisdom Blog (http://lookingforwisdom.tumblr.com). He thanked me for an image that helped him get inspiration for finishing a poem. It’s rare for somebody to take the time to let you know they re-posted some of your work, but David’s poem …
Raymond Depardon – Thoughts
Raymond Depardon – Review When asked whose work inspired me or influenced me, I am frequently at a loss for an answer. My first couple of years in photography were mostly in Miami, surrounded by wannabe fashion photographers and models. There are of course excellent professionals there, but I was inclined more toward conceptual photography and Miami …