Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Some Funny Wildlife Photos

I came across a post on Neatorama about the 2016 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. I clicked over to the finalist page to see all of the finalists for 2016. The 2015 winners are worth a click as well. Below are my five favorites.
                                                      Shut it, Bob
                                                    We've all had days like this.
          "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." - Princess Bride
                            If you haven't read the book or seen the movie do so immediately.  




Thursday, August 18, 2016

Little Astronaut

I came across a series of images a dad did with his son dressed in an astronaut suit to show that children are explores everyday.
Check out more at http://www.smallstepsaregiantleaps.com/

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

A Few Documentaries

The Girls in the Band
 The untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their journeys from the late 1930's to the present day. -IMDB Description
Titanic: Band of Courage
 Titanic - Band of Courage is the dramatic and inspiring story of the eight musicians who continued to play on as the ship went down in a valiant effort to provide peace, calm and dignity to those facing certain death. The story of the band and their legendary bravery in the face of death made news around the world at the time. The story is told with commentary and interviews from experts on the era, the ship, the music and the night of the sinking - supported by archival footage, photos, renderings, original location footage and dramatic footage of Titanic as it rests now on the ocean floor of the North Atlantic.-IMDB Description
Through a Lens Darkly
 
The first documentary to explore the American family photo album through the eyes of black photographers, Through a Lens Darkly probes the recesses of American history to discover images that have been suppressed, forgotten and lost. From slavery to the present, these extraordinary images unveil a world confronting the difficult edges of citizenship and what it means to be human.
Inspired by Deborah Willis's book Reflections in Black and featuring works by Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson, Anthony Barboza, Hank Willis Thomas, Coco Fusco, Lyle Ashton Harris and many others, Through a Lens Darkly introduces the viewer to a community of storytellers who collectively transform singular experiences into a journey of discovery - and a call to action. -Amazon Description

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Where Children Sleep

Documentary photographer James Mollison takes a look at Where Children Sleep.

See more here.

Thursday, September 23, 2010