Photographer Profile ~ Bettina Rheims Since the early 1980s, Bettina Rheims has become one of the most internationally respected contemporary photographers. Through her many books and exhibitions of her work she is renowned throughout Europe, the USA, Asia and Australia. Rheims discovered her love of photography after working from the other side of the lens as a model, and later as a journalist and an art dealer. In 1981 her first exhibition featuring strip-tease artists and acrobats appeared at the Centre Pompidou and at the Galerie Texbraun in Paris. Encouraged by the success of her first show, Rheims produced a series of images of stuffed animals which were also exhibited in Paris and later in New York. Her powerful portraits of women taken from the 1989 monograph, Female Trouble, were exhibited in Germany and Japan; Rheims then turned the camera on androgynous teenagers. Rheims’ collaboration on several books with famed writer Serge Bramly has also brought her further international recognition. Monica Bellucci Madonna
Jean-Paul Sartre I cannot make liberty my aim unless I make that of others equally my aim. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre, was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist, and critic. He had an enduring personal relationship with fellow philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. Quotes[edit] Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry. I believe (Che Guevara) was not only an intellectual but also the most complete human being of our age. She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.The Words (1964), speaking of his grandmother.I hate victims who respect their executioners. La nausée (Nausea) When you live alone you no longer know what it is to tell a story: the plausible disappears at the same time as the friends.
Top Photography Websites of 2011 ©Delaney Allen I browse numerous photography blogs and magazines, probably not as many as some people, but I’m guessing more than the median photography enthusiast. There are plenty of destinations to find quality work these days but I find there are very few that have a distinct point of view, and finding quality writing about photography is still a challenge. Far too many new blogs and magazines simply want to replicate what’s been done already (me too!) These days I can get a bit cranky about internet publishing, part of which comes from my own frustrations with trying to carve out a distinct perspective for LPV, but also I think there’s a shortage of critical discussions about what we’re dong online. With this list I want to briefly comment on a group of blogs, magazines, destinations, websites, that I have a tremendous amount of respect for at the moment. About: A website dedicated to contemporary fine-art photography, founded and edited by Jörg M. Recommended: Photography is Over
Jean-Paul Sartre summary 1. EXISTENCE PRECEDES ESSENCE. "Freedom is existence, and in it existence precedes essence." This means that what we do, how we act in our life, determines our apparent "qualities." It is not that someone tells the truth because she is honest, but rather she defines herself as honest by telling the truth again and again. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Private gallery Private gallery index message rss Photo-Passion melisaki: Girl with the bicyclephoto by Evelyn Hofer, Dublin, 1966 via: firsttimeuser (via reblololo) showslow: Jen Bekman (Source : showslow, via p4r4lised-deactivated20130601) ludivinedix: Femme enfant à la poupée. jesuisperdu: kuwait, stock exchange, 2000, andreas gursky (via dvafoto) undr: Henri Cartier-BressonIstanbul 1965 (via reblololo) anneyhall: Photo by Jacques Henri Lartigue artfood: Larry Sultan, Practicing Golf Swing, 1989 triangletriangle: Edward Burtynsky bremser: Walker Evans, self-portrait, Juan-les-Pins, France, 1927 bremser: Robert Frank, London, 1951 (Source : mpdrolet) autruchon: Martin Parr, G.B. (Source : dilaudid-dilaudid) autruchon: Jennilee Marigomen, Backseat (2011) (Source : jesuisperdu) bremser: André Kertész, A Picnic Party in Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1929 (via eiramisu) bremser: Cindy Sherman, Untitled No.70, 1980 (Source : polacosenmicama) bigfun: Martin Parr (via bigfun-deactivated20121027) theme
The Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English | Marriage 3.0 Here are my top ten words, compiled from online collections, to describe love, desire and relationships that have no real English translation, but that capture subtle realities that even we English speakers have felt once or twice. As I came across these words I’d have the occasional epiphany: “Oh yeah! That’s what I was feeling...” Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start. Oh yes, this is an exquisite word, compressing a thrilling and scary relationship moment. It’s that delicious, cusp-y moment of imminent seduction. Yuanfen (Chinese): A relationship by fate or destiny. From what I glean, in common usage yuanfen means the "binding force" that links two people together in any relationship. But interestingly, “fate” isn’t the same thing as “destiny.” Retrouvailles (French): The happiness of meeting again after a long time.
The Year in Pictures 23 Genius Ways To Use An Ice Cube Tray Sanaa: View from a rooftop at sunset Modern civilization began right here in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley. Also known as the Fertile Crescent or Mesopotamia, this is the place where, six thousand years ago, agriculture, writing and mathematics were brought into widespread use. The term "Middle East" comes from the British navy, which used it to describe the countries on the trade route from Europe to India and China. Only a partial list of past Empires in the middle eastern territory includes Sumeria, Babylonia, Persia, the Ottoman Empire and the Roman Empire! When northern Europe was still lurking about in slimy cold stone castles playing chess, the Middle East was enjoying the flowers of poetry, luxurious craftsmanship, music and literature. Strategic location, religious history and the world's largest supply of crude oil have kept the Middle East at the center of world activity for centuries. Text by Steve Smith.
40 Breathtaking Photos from National Geographic Contest Mar 31 2010 The National Geographic has been known for bringing awareness about natural resources and the planet since 1888. It has been educating people and has been the largest non-profitable scientific organization that inspired millions of people to pay closer attention to their environment. In this post, we are going to share some stunning photographs from The National Geographic’s Annual International Photography Contest, as well as showcasing some really beautiful wallpapers from National Geographic collections. We hope that you’ll like this collection — please share your opinion with us. National Geographic Contest Photos By Yusuke Okada, JapanA manatee photographed in Florida By Cesare Naldi, United StatesNazroo, a mahout (elephant driver), poses for a portrait while taking his elephant, Rajan, out for a swim in front of Radha Nagar Beach in Havelock, Andaman Islands. By Hugo Machado, PortugalLicancabur volcano is located on the border between Chile and Bolivia.