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Αθήνα, Πλάκα, 1920 Παρθενώνας, 1908 Πρόβατα κάτω από την Ακρόπολη, 1903 Άποψη της Ακρόπολης από το Θησειο,1920 Αθήνα, οδός Αθηνάς, 1920 Αθήνα, οδός Ερμού 1920
59 αριστουργηματικές φωτογραφίες από την Ελλάδα (1903-1920) | RETRONAUT
Photography from Romania
As I've written here previously , I have a particular interest in photography from Romania -- and more specifically the Transylvania region where I have family roots and have traveled in the past (including the image above, taken on the outskirts of the city Medias, in Transylvania). There seems to be a certain energy and momentum rising for artists in Romania, propelling them onto a larger international stage. The accolades of filmmakers such as Cristi Puiu and Corneliu Porumboiu (the latter of whom produced my favorite Romanian film thus far, 12:08 East of Bucharest ), and what they've done for the overall Romanian film scene, obviously come to mind as an immediate example.
In 1963 my family moved to Greece for a year while my father taught at the University of Athens. We returned to the USA in 1964 and then moved back to Greece in 1968. The whole time we were there my father was taking photos. In 2005 I scanned my father's slides of Greece and undertook the task of cleaning them up.
Photos of Greece: 1963 to 1972
Gallery/Interview: Howard French Gets Intimate Look at China's Characters
1 of 10 Disappearing Shanghai — photographed in Shanghai. (Howard French) China is not a new topic for reporter, author and photographer Howard French . The former New York Times correspondent worked as its Shanghai Bureau Chief between 2003 and 2008 and has written extensively about the country.
smic Communist Constructions Photographed
Inspired by the finest Suprematist utopias, the Georgian Ministry of Highways with its reduced anchorage. (G. Chakhava, Z. Dzhalaganiya, T.
Delta Dreams | a photo story by Petrut Calinescu | Panos Pictures
The Danube Delta, Europe's most pristine river delta, is a 5000 sq km expanse of low-lying wetland that has remained relatively untouched and sparsely populated, despite lying along the faultline where empires have repeatedly clashed over centuries. ~~At the end of its nearly 2,900 km course, the Danube, Europe's longest river, spreads out into countless tentacles over a huge, watery plain along the border between Romania and Ukraine. The Danube Delta, Europe's second largest after the great Volga Delta on the Caspian coast, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991 and has remained relatively pristine, largely due to its relative isolation from major urban centres and a very thinly spread population of around 20,000.
rian dundon – fringe life: negotiating modernity in chinas provincial grey zones
Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Rian Dundon A view from inside the other new China play this essay This project re-examines China’s shifting cultural norms, economic transitions, and socio-political changes from within the context of its marginalized interior regions. Moving beyond the urban-centric/scenic/iconic structures, which dominate the current visual record of China, it considers the cultural dynamism of smaller provincial cities and rural prefectures far removed from China’s coastal metropole.
Burma's political prisoners – gallery | World news
Khin Cho Myint was involved in the democracy uprisings of 1988 as a first year student and participated in the 1991 10D movement, but went into hiding to avoid arrest. She was arrested in September 1998 for her role in the student demonstrations, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, serving six in Insein and Moulmein prisons before being released in 2004. She is currently living in the Nupo refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border, awaiting resettlement. Myo Min Htike , a student leader, was sentenced to 52 years in prison for distributing leaflets and organising demonstrations during the student uprising of 1998 Photograph: James Mackay/enigmaimages.net