Thomas Leuthard Street Photography. Filip Dujardin. Luc Gijbels.
Steve Mc Curry. Joel Robison. Viviane E. Joakim. Lartigue. Stephan Vanfleteren. Eddy Van Gestel. Photographer Eddy Van Gestel lives and works in Belgium and Africa. He gained international fame through his coffee table books “Africa, a Continent in the Picture”, “Africa XL” and “To the Rhythm of the Sun.” Over the years his style has become more serene and restrained, stripped of any excess, complex perspectives and difficult angles. Whether he is shooting portraits, wildlife, still lifes or landscapes, all his pictures have one thing in common: they draw their graphic strength from their simplicity. To him photography is a quest for a magical and mysterious world, where there’s a very fine line between reality and impression. This is certainly true for this collection of photographs, which highlights Africa and the fragile authenticity of the Black Continent. “Inconspicuous and apparently trivial subjects or even downright ugly objects can possess a unexpected beauty when seen in a different light.
The result is a collection of highly decorative pictures. Ingrid Vekemans. Sport Photos before 1925. Ever since photography has been around, people have been photographing sports. In the old days, most of the photos were made on glass plates (so called Collodion process) This collection of photos will show you weird sports, vintage equipment and most of all pioneers and sport heroes of those days.
All 121 photos were taken before 1925 and each photo has a short explanation of its historic value. First modern Olympic Games in 1894, Athens. Bobby Walthour, with pacer Hoffman, about 1903-04 Bobby Walthour started his career as a sprinter and developed into a formidable six-day rider, but achieved his greatest fame as a fearless motor-pacer. Walthour turned professional in 1896. Author: unkown Ned Murphy, a member of or visiting player at Christendom Cricket Club, Co.
Cricket Match at Nainital, 1899. Syracuse freshmen on the rowing team sit around the dinner table on June 19, 1908. Queenie Newall. 1908 Olympics London Newall was born in Littleborough, Lancashire in 1854. author: here April 1923. Scar Project.