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natgeofound: Melville B. Grosvenor, Editor of the Magazine and...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:30:40 -0400

Melville B. Grosvenor, Editor of the Magazine and President of the Society, admires new globes on a conveyor belt in a Chicago plant, December 1961.
Photograph by Bates Littlehales, National Geographic

tanyadakin: 3 Story’s up - Henry Gaudier-Greene so powerful....

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:36:58 -0400

tanyadakin:

3 Story’s up - Henry Gaudier-Greene

so powerful. so stunning.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 19:47:16 -0400

photojojo: We first met Henry Hargreaves when he was deep...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:14:53 -0400

photojojo:

We first met Henry Hargreaves when he was deep frying our favorite gadgets, and his latest series is just as hot. As a statement on obesity, Henry photographed common fast food set on fire.

Burning Calories Sets Your Fast Food Ablaze

via Psfk | Wired

livelymorgue: April 8, 1933: For those who have visited London...

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:52:47 -0400

livelymorgue:

April 8, 1933: For those who have visited London and wondered how they know their double-decker buses won’t fall over, this is apparently how they find out. Per police regulation, employees of the London General Omnibus Company put their 60-person bus to a “tilt test,” putting it on a 28-degree angle. Photo: The New York Times

livelymorgue: Aug. 30, 1931: “A new turn in the history of...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:07:05 -0400

livelymorgue:

Aug. 30, 1931: “A new turn in the history of diving” at a pool in Los Angeles, where Georgia Coleman — in preparation for the 1932 Summer Olympics there, where she won two medals — practiced “a complicated fancy dive.” Photo: The New York Times

365postcard: My goal is to send one photo as a postcard per day...

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:48:42 -0400

365postcard:

My goal is to send one photo as a postcard per day in 2013. Today is day 130 and I’m running low on people to send postcards to!

So please sign up to receive a postcard. I promise I will not use your address for any other purpose. :)

http://365postcard.tumblr.com/request

Thanks and happy Friday!

henrygaudier: Hattie Watson(s) stunning!

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:42:22 -0400

henrygaudier:

Hattie Watson(s)

stunning!

livelymorgue: Feb. 14, 1940: Workers at La Guardia Airport...

Wed, 01 May 2013 02:34:52 -0400

livelymorgue:

Feb. 14, 1940: Workers at La Guardia Airport fought the elements to hold down a plane as a large storm brought seven inches of snow and winds gusting at 60 miles per hour to New York, hammering the eastern part of the country. Bus services were suspended and a swath of the West Side Highway closed, but the city seemed to prevail in “what appeared to be a winning effort to keep essential services functioning.” Photo: The New York Times

what I love about Los Angeles. Random =...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:06:54 -0400

what I love about Los Angeles. Random = win.

mobylosangelesarchitecture:

some things.

first off: pacific standard time presents modern architecture in l.a is up and running and certainly worth seeing, either in person or on the internetsmachine. here’s the link: pacificstandardtimepresents.org

secondly: i’m only including one picture in this update.
see, i was sitting outside and i was looking across the canyon and i noticed these three houses on the opposite ridge.
i see them everyday, but for some reason i was particularly struck by them today.
as you can see, there’s: a 1970’s castle, a spaceship, and an odd boxy modern house painted pink.
which is, all things considered, l.a architecture at it’s finest. or most random. or, subjectively, finest.
oh, and did i mention that there’s a mountain in the background?
and on the mountain you can find mountain lions and hikers and people riding horse’s in the middle of the city?
and people still think l.a is a terrible place?
a bizarre desert mountain beach suburban latino city filled with fantastically dysfunctional artists and musicians and writers?
a weird sprawling city where people sit in their backyards with their dogs and go on hiking dates when they’re not at the farmers market?
that sounds terrible? to whom, scrooge? dick cheney? pol pot?

oh, and people sometimes dismiss l.a for it’s sprawl, but as far as urban verbs are concerned isn’t ‘sprawl’ better than ‘sit’?

l.a might be a byzantine petri dish, but at least the things in petri dishes move around and do weird and interesting things.

moby

My postcard project continues! Please check it out and sign up...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:29:23 -0500

My postcard project continues! Please check it out and sign up to receive a photo as a postcard. :)

365postcard:

postcard 67 of 365. sent to San Francisco, CA

“A River Runs Through It” 2012

A river? In Downtown Los Angeles? REALLY? Most visitors (and probably many people who live here) don’t know that there’s a river running through downtown. Heck, some people don’t even know LA HAS a downtown. It’s an amazing place to explore.

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photojojo: Thousands gather annually at the Bonneville Salt...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:45:10 -0500

photojojo:

Thousands gather annually at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to try to break the world’s land speed records.

In 2012, photographer Brad Harris captured the magic and exhilaration of the yearly event.

Speed - Photos from the Bonneville Salt Flats

via Fubiz

Super lucky to have worked with this talented...

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:41:45 -0500

Super lucky to have worked with this talented lady!

frankymanzo:

Dance shot by @sedenny

365postcard: postcard 56 of 365. sent to Hong Kong “Wildcat”...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:44:59 -0500

365postcard:

postcard 56 of 365. sent to Hong Kong

“Wildcat” 2012

Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. I saw this car as we were heading out of town on a road trip and managed to snap a picture of its distinctive rear end and fins. There’s something classy about it, even in its less than pristine state.

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explore-blog: The Guardian data team maps the Twitter languages...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:28:50 -0500

explore-blog:

The Guardian data team maps the Twitter languages of NYC – best thing since mapping the dogs of NYC.

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Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:36:50 -0500

bandh: Finding Vivian Maier - Official Movie Trailer (by...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:45:28 -0500

bandh:

Finding Vivian Maier - Official Movie Trailer (by VivianMaierFilm)

365postcard: Please help me reach my goal of sending a unique...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:20:27 -0500

365postcard:

Please help me reach my goal of sending a unique postcard each day by signing up to get one!

http://365postcard.tumblr.com/request

After all, who doesn’t like to get real mail?!

photojojo: In the aerial photographs above, Stockholm-based...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:23:18 -0500

photojojo:

In the aerial photographs above, Stockholm-based photographer Christian Åslund positioned his subjects in a way that makes the entire image look like a 2D arcade game!

Honkey Kong - Photo Series Mimics 2D Video Games

via The Click

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Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:52:56 -0500