#Photo essay

[tilbageidanmark]

Piet Mondrian’s glasses and pipe. Photo by André Kertész (1926).

[simply-sharon-tate]

“A Beginner’s Guide To Mao Tse-tung,” modeled by Sharon Tate in the December 1967 issue of Esquire. Photography by William Helburn.

[vintagecameraporrrn]

W. Eugene Smith - photography 1946-1955

[emmaklee]

(via Striking Portraits of Muxes, Mexico’s 'Third' Gender)

[roshphotos]

William Eggleston

William Eggleston is an American photographer, who was well known for his colour photography. The book I will be talking about is called 'before colour' (2010)  which was shot in Memphis where he was born.

This particular image I have chosen was a image of a telephone box. I picked this image, because this object is known around the world and it is still around but not used as much, as it may have been used during Eggleston’s time. Eggleston image is a square format, which I thought was more effective as it focuses on the telephone box, and drawings the viewers eye towards the telephone box and look more closely at the details within the object. Even though the image is in black and white we can see that telephone box stands out from the image, because the box is lighter in tones compared to the background. The telephone represents connection to others; the phone has been useful to talk to other or get information across, but in the image there is no one to use the phone. This could suggest that there were no need for them as mobile phone started to because more available. It could be possible that Eggleston came across the telephone box and decide to take a snapshot of the everyday objects. The rubbish left in the box, suggests that the object is not cared for anymore and is just another place to throw their litter. However at the same time it gives us a sense that people has past, or even used the telephone box.

Eggleston’s photographs create a visual narrative, which gives us a sense of his world. David Hickey (2010, p8) states ‘Eggleston created the primary strategies, out of which the “snapshot aesthetic” would arise, but with this caveat.’ This implies he does take caution in what he takes a picture of, but does not necessary mean that he will take time to compose and frame his images. This may imply why he made the background slightly blurry, and wants us to focus on the telephone box. As it is a “snapshot”,David Hickey (2010, p8) expresses that ‘He makes “bad” pictures of bad places. He abandons composition of the world with no composure.’  This quote suggests that this is his way of documenting, and not all images look good, or have to look aesthetically pleasing.

Bibliography

Books: Hickey, D.H, 2010, 1st Edition, Before Color, Steidl Publisher, Germany

Website: http://www.urbanspree.com/shop/books/91-william-eggleston-before-color.html

[jaspervdj]

short story / coming of age

[polaroidsnpyjamas]

“Slow down you crazy child

You’re so ambitious for a juvenile….”

[unm-unsungheroes]

As students, we arrive on campus with a destination in mind. We carry our bags, knowing we can put them down elsewhere once we get there. Lecturers and staff also have offices for themselves, but what about the cleaners? Have you ever wondered where the cleaners would put their bags down after arriving at work?

An adjacent door inside one of the washrooms will lead you to— not Narnia, unfortunately— a room with multiple brooms, tissue rolls, boxes, a single plastic chair with no back, something here, something there and… a rack full of refreshments with shoes at the bottom? 

It looks messy and out of place but very much real. The cleaners have a room for themselves depending on where they’ve been tasked to take care of. In this instance, this room belongs to the kakak cleaners of the cafeteria, where they can put their bags and treats safely. They don’t stay much in the room, though, since the hustle and bustle of the cafeteria are constantly demanding their attention.

The door may be ajar sometimes, but no peeking and trespassing! (We see you eyeing that pack of milo.)

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Photography: WEPA! Williamsburg, Brooklyn 4/11/24

Photography: WEPA! Williamsburg, Brooklyn 4/11/24

Last week, I was heading to Brooklyn Bowl to catch Marco Benevento with JOVM mainstay act Ghost Funk Orchestra. I decided to take the train into Long Island City and transfer to a Downtown Brooklyn-bound B62 which runs along Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg — with a stop at North 11th Street and Driggs Avenue. As I was walking the couple of blocks to Brooklyn Bowl, I came across the scene above.…

[mykelantoni]

Sambillo, Mykel Antoni M.

Piling Larang

G 11 - C 1 - STEM

Larawang Sanaysay

Nasugbu; Sa Pag-Unlad ka na Ba?

Ang Nasugbu ay isa sa mga bayan sa batangas na mabilis umunlad, kalakip nito ang mabilis na pagbabago ng lugar na umaayon sa bagong henerasyon ng bayan na ito. Ang Nasugbu Batangas ay mayroong Economical Profit na P699,626,722.52 noong taong 2022, at patuloy na nataas pa ito sa paglipas ng panahon. Noong 2016 pa lamang ay umaabot na sa P320M ang annual regular income ng Nasugbu, Kasama nito ang populasyon ng bayan na noong 2020 ay 140,000 na katao ang nakatira, karamihan dito ay mga kabataan at mga ‘teenagers’ na na lawak mula 5-9 taong gulang hanggang 16-19 taong gulang na kabataan.

Ang mga gusali sa Nasugbu ay unti-unti ng nagbabago at nadadagdagan ng mga modernong gusali, kalakip pa nito ang mga kilala at mga malalaking kumpanya na nag tatayo ng mga ‘branch’ nila sa Nasugbu, katulad na lamang ng bangko ng BPI at ng matagal-tagal ng Walter Mart.

Bagama’t may mga hindi pa gaano ka modernong lugar sa Nasugbu sa loob-loob ng barangay, ay kahit ang simpleng one way road na makikita ay maaari ng mga presenta ng isang pagiging siyudad dahil sa kaayusan nito. Halos bilang na lang ang mga barangay na may bitak-bitak at sira-sirang kalsada na makikita sa Nasugbu. Ang Nasugbu ay naturingang ‘First Class Municipality’, ang ‘First Class Municipality’ ay ang mga bayan na may ‘annual income’ na hindi bababa ng P200,000,000, tulad nga ng annual income ng Nasugbu na P600M+ ay talaga namang hindi lang ‘First Class’ ang Nasugbu na.

Makikita din sa mga mamamayan ng Nasugbu Batangas ang maganda at masaganang pamumuhay nila, mga nag-gagandahang sasakyan ay mga opisyales na madalas bumisita sa bayan, ang mga turista at mga nag-ba bakasyon sa Nasugbu Batangas ay napakarami na din at pag may okasyon sa bayan ay lalo pa, ang mga resort ay palagiang puno at ang mga lugar na pwedeng bisitahin ay marami laging tao.

Hindi mag-papa huli ang industriya ng Nasugbu sapagkat ang mga proyekto ng lokal na gobyerno nito ay hindi pa natatapos at hindi pa natigil. Pansinin na lang natin ang mga bigating makinarya na meron ang bayan na ito na kalaunay mayroong proyekto sa bayan na ginagawa.

Ang lokal na gobyerno ay patuloy na nag lalabas at nag papa-ugnay ng mga proyekto at mga ‘maintenance’. Nito lamang ay muli na naman silang kumilos at sinimulang barakudahan and lumang gusali sa tapat ng bagong Caltex, at nag pa planong gibain, at buoan ng panibagong gusaling hindi pa natin alam sa ngayon.

Ang lokal nag gobyerno ng Nasugbu Batangas ay patuloy na nagpapaunlad ng Ekonomiya ng Nasugbu, unti-unti nang pinapaganda ang mga gusali dito. Bagaman mabagal at matagal ang mga pag-usad ng pag-tatayo ay pag babago ng mga imprastraktura ay patuloy pa din naman itong umuusad, ang mga lumang bakanteng bahay na pagmamay-ari ng gobyerno ay unti-unti ng pinapalitan ng mga gusali at tinatayuan.

Ang mga kalsada ay patuloy ding pinapaganda at pinapalawak ng gobyerno, ang J.P. Laurel Highway ay balak na gawing four lane road na may dalawang slow safe zone sa mag-kabilang gilid para sa mga tricycle at mga bikers, plano din ng Gobyerno na gawing ‘Basalt’ o ‘Igneous rock’ ang mga kalsada, isa na dito ang J.P. Laurel street, ang pinaka sentrong kalsada sa loob ng bayan ng Nasugbu.

Ilan lang ang mga impormasyon na yan sa madami at marami pang iba, ang pag-unlad ng bayan ng Nasugbu Batangas ay isang pakilalang marami ang pwedeng mag-bago pa sa darating na panahon. Ang Lokal na Gobyerno ay patuloy na umuusad sa larangan ng Bayan kasabay ng panahon.

Ang pag-unlad ng bayan na ito ang panimulang marami pa ang dadating na pag unlad ng bayan na ito, mag-tutuloy kaya ito o hindi, sa paganda ba ito so sa pababa. mag-papatuloy ba ang pag-unlad ng Bayan na ito, o hindi? Nasugbu. sa pag-unlad ka na ba?

[geniusbeach]

石の言葉

　名古屋を巡る車の中で、静岡に砂丘があることを友人から教わった。鳥取以外に砂丘が存在することは意外だったが、私はちょうど、ぼうっと眺めるだけで済む単調な風景を欲していたところだった。というのも、このところ雑事に追われていたせいで、精神は干された雑巾のように疲弊しきっており、何事に関しても乾いた考えしか浮かばなくなっていたからだ。友人に請うて予定を変更し、翌日足を伸ばしてみることにした。

  三月某日。朝から曇天。連休の中日であるせいか車道はしばしば滞った。昼過ぎにようやく浜名湖に着き、そばにある店で鰻を食べつつ、私は植田正治が撮影した写真を思い出していた。白い空と白い砂に二分された画面の中央に、黒い服を着た人物が立っている。現実から遊離した夢のような断片。まるでタンギーの時空にぽつんとある、マグリットのオブジェ。新しいのにどこか懐かしい、シンプルで強烈なイメージだ。そんな不思議な光景が、この先で待っているだろうか。重箱の蓋を閉め、肝吸いをすする。椀のなかにある黒い背景と白い肝のネガポジを反転すれば、近くて遠い異世界が現れるだろう。思いもよらぬ効果は、そのように簡単な操作で得られるのかもしれない。携えたカメラで何かを撮ってみよう。

　中田島砂丘は浜松の南部に位置し、遠州灘に面している。砂は、その東端が接する天竜川の上流から運ばれてくるそうだ。駐車場に車を停め、滑り止めが敷かれた小道を歩いて登って行く。林を抜けると視界が開けた。友人が声を上げる。空と、一面の砂が広がっていた。砂原へと続く急斜面を、足を取られながら興奮ぎみに降りる。すると、不意に下方から視線のようなものを感じ、私は立ち止まった。目を凝らすとそれは人でも動物でも虫でもなかった。石であった。坂の下に、じっとこちらを見つめている石があったのだ。遠ざかる友人をよそに、砂に顔を打たれながら、私はそれを見た。あたりにごろごろ転がる石とは何かが違う。風と波の果てしない響きのなかで、その石は白くきわだち、寂しそうだった。

　私たちにはどこか通じ合うものがあった。ルートを外れ、靴にざばざばと砂が入り込むのも構わず、石のもとまで無心で下って行った。拾い上げると、それは花崗岩であった。美しい卵型をしており、側面に少し平べったい部分がある。表面はチョコチップアイスを思わせる、白にわずかな黒のまだら模様。握ってみるとたしかな重みがあり、旧知の仲でもないのに、手にしっくりとなじんだ。持ったまましばらく考え、その石を散策の相棒にすることに決めた。

　石は、大人しい。しかしその性質はなかなか気難しい。浜を東へ歩いていく途上、こいつをどう扱おうかと悩んだ。ぐっと握りしめたり、持ち上げたり、掲げたり。ときに置いたり、立てたり、回したり。はたまた投げたり、落としたり、転がしたり。その全面が顔ともいえる、しかしいっさい動いてくれないカタブツをなだめすかしながら、何枚も写真を撮った。そのうち何やら、石の言葉が聞こえてくるような気がした。しかしその言葉とはいったいどんなものだろう。

　雨に濡れて。/独り。/石がゐる。/億年を蔵して。/にぶいひかりの。/もやのなかに。

　そう書いたのは詩人草野心平だが、なんでもない石について、石そのもののごとく簡潔に、そこに秘められた歴史と存在の必然性を言い表している。なおかつ映像的でもあり、事物を外部から見た限界ぎりぎりのところを巧みに描写している。とはいえ、それは石の発した言葉ではなく、あくまで人間から見た石の姿にすぎない。最終的にその主張を想像して汲み取るのは我々読者だ。詩人石原吉郎によれば、詩とは「沈黙を語るための言葉」だという。結局、我々が読めるのは「書かれた詩」でしかない。ほんとうの詩は事物と感興との沈黙の関係にあり、口にしたとたん霧消してしまうたぐいのものなのだ。ただしその意味で、カメラは言葉と同等に詩をつかみ得る道具となる。

　石の言葉の意味は石にしかわからないが、聞くことはできる。それは生成と漂着の場所にこだまする音に根ざしているはずだ。ここは砂丘。海と空と砂と風がある。それらを組み合わせて固めた言語が質量となって、いま手のなかにある。石の組成、つまりこの風土の中心に改めて石を据えてみようと思った。空へと放り投げて、あるいは、太陽と重ね合わせたシルエットに向けて、シャッターを切る。一連の試行錯誤の末、徐々に一個の石の多様な側面が見えてきた。浜にある無数の石の中、風紋を斜めに切る光彩と陰影の間、人の足のような流木の上、それぞれの関係性の中で石は表情を変え、異なる何か訴えかける。それは静かだが、熱のこもった対話であった。

　石のようになかなか動こうとしない私に友人はやきもきし、途中からどんどん先に進んでいった。帰りがけに走って追いついたところ、持って帰るつもりかと聞かれた。私は黙って首を振り、堆砂垣の向こうにそっと転がした。ホテルに戻ると、お気に入りを見つけたと言って、友人はポケットから小さな黒い石を取り出してみせた。彼は彼で写真を撮っていたらしい。そうしてにやりとしながら差し出されたカメラの画面には、私と石の出会いが切り取られていた。少し笑うと、名残惜しさが込み上げてきた。ふたたび永遠の海亀の卵へと還った石は、満月とともに夜を語り明かすにちがいない。ここちよい疲労に包まれてほんとうの石となった私は、夢幻のなかでその会話を聞いただろうか。

[tilbageidanmark]

I've been to the Assistens Kirkegård many times...

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꧁★꧂

[serenem0m3nts]

birthing new realities with sacred fire collective

[nhlovesadri3]

Adriana Lima from the “Secrets of the Riviera” photo essay, shot in Cannes at the vsfs 2000.

[authorphilip]