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Normandy 1944. Then and Now (204 pics)

Pics | 2 Sep, 2009 | Views: 991886 | Amazing collection of photos taken during the WW2 and nowadays.The WW2 photos were taken during the invasion of Normandy on and after D-Day. Do you like it? It is just one of the thousands of posts that we have on the Acidcow.com. Stop.

Swick » 12 Of The Most Iconic Photographs Ever Taken Timothy H. O’Sullivan – Battle of Gettysburg This photograph has become synonymous with The Battle of Gettysburg, which was the most bloody battle of the American Civil War. Photographer Timothy H. Lawrence Beitler – Lynching Lawrence Beitler took this iconic photograph on August 7, 1930, showing the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith. Joe Rosenthal – Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. Alberto Korda – Che Guevara Alberto Korda’s well known photograph of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara, titled ‘Guerrillero Heroico’ or ‘Heroic Guerrilla’ has become a symbol of the 20th centry. Eddie Adams – Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing Nguyễn Văn Lém Most of the iconic images of the 20th and 21st century have owned their photographers Pulitzer prizes for their work, and this image is no exception. If you like this, check out all our other posts Moon Landing Richard Drew – The Falling Man Stanley J.

Back to the Future Series Très bon concept sur cette série « Back to the Future » par la jeune photographe Irina Werning basée à Buenos Aires. Un retour en enfance avec ces clichés et ces mise en scènes sur les instants et décors passés. De nombreux exemples sont à découvrir dans la suite de l’article. news in.gr - Πολύ παλαιότερη απ' ό,τι εθεωρείτο η ιστορία της «Κοκκινοσκουφίτσας» Τα δημοφιλή παραμύθια και οι λαϊκοί μύθοι είναι πολύ πιο παλιοί από ό,τι πίστευαν μέχρι τώρα οι επιστήμονες. Αυτό διαπίστωσε νέα βρετανική έρευνα, η οποία εστιάστηκε στη διάσημη «Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα» και ανακάλυψε ότι όχι μόνο υπάρχουν τουλάχιστον 70 παραλλαγές της σε όλα τα μήκη και πλάτη της Γης, αλλά ότι η προέλευσή της ιστορίας, που κάθε παιδάκι έχει ακούσει με δέος το βράδυ στο κρεβάτι του, χάνεται στο βάθος του χρόνου. Μια νέα μελέτη από ανθρωπολόγους, υπό τον ιρανικής καταγωγής δρα Τζέιμι Τεχράνι του βρετανικού πανεπιστημίου του Ντέραμ, σύμφωνα με τη βρετανική Telegraph, αναζήτησε την καταγωγή των πιο διάσημων παιδικών και λαϊκών ιστοριών, υιοθετώντας νέες τεχνικές που συνήθως χρησιμοποιούν οι βιολόγοι, για να κατατάξουν τα διάφορα είδη στο «δέντρο της ζωής» και έτσι να εντοπίσουν τις διαδοχικές φάσεις της εξέλιξης μέχρι έναν κοινό πρόγονο στο απώτατο παρελθόν. Συνολικά σε όλο τον κόσμο εντοπίστηκαν 70 παραλλαγές στους πρωταγωνιστές και στο «σενάριο» της «Κοκκινοσκουφίτσας».

Wtf Photos From Old Times Great photo collection of WTF photos from old times . All of them are a litlle bit strange (it’s so weird that they could create such cool photos that we now like) and in black and white colors (or gray). It’s hard to believe that people had a sense of humor and a dose of craziness and creativity in that age. « Where Children Sleep », James Mollison By GOLEM13 Twitter : @ | 8 août 2014 James Mollison photographie les chambres d’enfants à travers le monde, d’une décharge au Cambodge aux grandes maisons confortables du Kentucky, le livre nous présente une leçon très dure de l’inégalité. Livre disponible à la Fnac (33€) Ndira, 7 ans. Roathy 8 ans, vit dans la banlieue de Phnom Penh, Cambodge. Nantio, 15 ans, est un membre de la tribu Rendille au nord du Kenya. Thaïs, 11 ans, vit avec ses parents et sa soeur au troisième étage d’un immeuble d’appartements à Rio de Janeiro, Brésil. Douha, 10 ans, vit avec ses parents et 11 frères et sœurs dans un camp de réfugiés palestiniens à Hébron, en Cisjordanie. Tzvika, 9 ans, vit dans un immeuble d’habitation à Beitar Illit, une colonie israélienne de Cisjordanie. Lamine, 12 ans, vit au Sénégal. Joey, 11ans, vit dans le Kentucky, Etats-Unis, avec ses parents et sa sœur aînée. Dong, 9 ans, vit dans la province du Yunnan dans le sud-ouest de la Chine avec ses parents, soeur et grand-père.

Magical negro The Magical Negro is a supporting stock character in American cinema who is portrayed as coming to the aid of a film's white protagonists.[1] These characters, who often possess special insight or mystical powers, have been a long tradition in American fiction.[2] Usage[edit] Fiction[edit] The Magical Negro is typically but not always "in some way outwardly or inwardly disabled, either by discrimination, disability or social constraint," often a janitor or prisoner.[6] He has no past; he simply appears one day to help the white protagonist.[7][8] He usually has some sort of magical power, "rather vaguely defined but not the sort of thing one typically encounters."[7] He is patient and wise, often dispensing various words of wisdom, and is "closer to the earth Non-fiction[edit] In March 2007, American critic David Ehrenstein used the title "Obama the 'Magic Negro'" for an editorial he wrote for the Los Angeles Times, saying that: See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]

recreating children's drawing by yeondoo jung jul 15, 2008 recreating children's drawing by yeondoo jung ‘the magician turned the wale into a flower’, 2004 the artwork of children is fascinating on many levels. however their uninhibited imagination is not always very true to reality. so when korean artist yeondoo jung set out to turn the drawing’s of 5-7 year old children into reality, some interesting environments were sure to arise. after he collected over 1,000 drawings, a select few were selected and turned into reality through a series of photo shoots titled ‘wonderland’. the results are just as fascinating as the original drawings. ‘he didn’t sleep for three days’, 2004 ‘little red riding hood’, 2004 ‘sleeping beauty’, 2004 ‘the rich & poor’, 2004 ‘princes twins’, 2004 ‘afternoon nap’, 2004 nate archer I designboom

Remake d'art Adobe recently put forth a challenge to students in the UK with a cash prize of £10,000. The deadline is soon so if you want in on it you better work quick! Since so many of our readers live outside the UK I thought it might be fun to work with Adobe on our own project. They thought so too, so here it is! The Booooooom + Adobe Remake photo project. The idea of the project is to remake a famous work of art using photography. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. The best submissions will be posted in a gallery on Booooooom and one of you will walk away with the prize! Deadline for submissions is October 21st 2011. By submitting your work to the Booooooom Facebook group you are giving us permission to post them on our website and pass them along to other blogs and news outlets who want to post about the project! I will be updating this post with all the submissions to our “Remake” project. “Composition With Red, Blue and Yellow” remake by Katie Jackson “Composition With Red, Blue and Yellow” by Mondrian

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