o.k. is the grunge look over, or not? it seems to work well with my subject matter, but into the 90s it all started to seem very pretentious - grungy, gritty, about what? about who? yes, graphics is a way of heralding or steering expectations, but again it seems to me, make a simple gateway and let the work speak for itself… this new banner will only last a short while I’m sure… . .but no Vogue esque Bodoni, I can tell you that!
cue up Elvis Costello: Welcome To The Working Week
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Vendors nap at their stalls inside a market in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China. REUTERS/William Hong
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man, if like me, you love old b & w commercial photography - this story is awesomeness manifest… so run as fast as your keyboard allows to -
Multnomah Falls - 31 miles due east of Portland on I-82 - no excuses, you just pull off exit 31 and your’re right there. Jeez, you can see it right from the highway. . gotta say, it’s genuinely epic. .
Everything I love and practice about a distinct form of travel photography.
Can we take a second to admire the perfection of Stephen Shore’s Uncommon Places? Shore’s journey across the lesser seen parts of the United States is an example of Americana at its finest.
A Photographic Trip Through America’s Lesser Seen Parts
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flashback ! Multnomah Falls, Oregon - more to follow, if my laptop doesn’t totally crash out when uploading big images…
a) Casselton North Dakota by night b) Casselton North Dakota by day - to be fair, where I was parked for a quick overnight before heading on to MN - home to 5 North Dakota governors - what’s up with that?
The double exposures above are part of a side project by Greek photojournalist Anna Pantelia. To see more of her work, take a look at her stunning Behance portfolio.
Recycle - Double Exposure Portraits Tell Visual Stories
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your dose of epic street photography :
“I wanted to show a part of the Megalopolis that struck me, that showed very clearly that something is not working well for us as human beings in relation with our environment.” -Héctor Mediavilla
A glimpse of Mexico City’s subway as seen through the lens of photographer Héctor Mediavilla.
Known as one of the worst cities in the world in which to drive, Mexico City’s rush hours aren’t much better underground with a subway system that generates around 4 million riders a day.
Read: Inside Mexico City’s Chaotic Underground Rush Hour
[Images: Héctor Mediavilla]
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I do street photography on the road. I don't mind beauty, it's usually 'pretty' I avoid - authored images :: C 2013 by nick gorski
