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It could be said that Dovima, for whom the term ‘supermodel’ was coined, made a name for herself—literally. Born Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba, she took the first two letters of her three given names. Not just that, she also perpetuated that the notion of vacuous blondes. In Egypt, while asked her what she thought of Africa, she replied, “Africa?
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Picture Show: Fake Holidays - Picture Show - GOOD
Most vacations involve self-deception. We all do it to varying degrees, but to engage in the fantasy of a few days in paradise is to partake in a willful suspension of disbelief. Yet nowhere is our modern propensity for playful delusion more evident than in the work of the photographer Reiner Riedler , whose book Fake Holidays explores the wonderful absurdity a number of artificial paradises, from themed amusement parks to simulated beaches to scaled-down landmark replicas. "I started my project years ago in Germany when I first saw these artificial summer beaches in the big cities like Berlin or Hamburg," says Riedler. "After work, you go to these places, and as soon as you get off your shoes, put your feet in the sand, and hold a cold drink in your hand, you are on holiday. There are many places all over the world that deal with the same idea, and at the beginning the places are all fascinating.
If you’ve been following Smashing Magazine for a while, you know that almost all posts from the Monday Inspiration series are pretty colorful and eye-catching.
Beautiful Black and White Photography | Monday Inspiration | Smashing Magazine
Photography driven by social change. Social change driven by photography.
Change the world, one photo at a time. PhotoPhilanthropy addresses critical social and environmental issues around the world by providing nonprofits and photographers with the resources to work together to create images that drive social change.
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Today more than ever before, documentary photography is a moving target. Its definition as a style is in a decade-long collision with incredible emerging tools of news gathering and the radical ease of distributing information in the 21st century. Indie rock band the Texas Chainsaw Mass Choir took to the highway in the summer and fall of 2003 to promote their raucous brand of hardcore.
Call for Entries: Slideluck Potshow London deadline extended to April 10, 2012 For info: slideluckpotshow.com/submissions/46-submissions/3446-submission-london-iv
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Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest: 50 Finalists - The Big Picture - Boston.com
The Smithsonian magazine's 9th annual photo contest finalists have been chosen. The contest attracted over 14 thousand photographers from all 50 states and over 100 countries. Fifty finalists from 67,059 images were selected by Smithsonian editors.The Platypus Workshops scheduled for 2012 will be March 17-25 in Florence, Italy, May 19-27* at Texas State University - San Marcos, and October 14-20 at the Maine Media Workshop.