January 2012
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Check this out: Abandoned Paris Metro Stations
An amazing set of photos and a superb history of the Parisian Metro and the abandoned strands of its network can be found in Demolition of the Paris Metro.
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Review: Amsterdam Klezmer Band - Limonchiki
Limonchiki was the first Amsterdam Klezmer Band album I purchased after seeing the reference in Joann Sfar’s wonderful graphic novel Klezmer. I now own most of their discography (including some pretty weird collaborations!) but Limonchiki remains my favourite record of theirs. It’s sadly out of print, but still worth a review just so you know to grab it if you find it.
Klezmer, like...
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Lens Review: Lensbaby Composer
I’ve now had my Lensbaby Composer for a over 18 months, and I thought it might be interesting to others for me to write a short assessment of my use of this lens. I will try to write it short and speak a little about technique, about creativity and also about perception.
The Lensbaby is easy if you’re already an enlightened amateur
The Lensbaby Composer is a completely manual...
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Review: 6 Mois - Issue #1
Anyone who is even remotely interested in photojournalism knows that it’s sadly an endangered profession. The people who brought us some of the most striking images of war, social upheaval, ecology disasters or remote civilizations can often no longer make a living doing it.
The Arab Spring and the conflict in Lybia was a turning point: stories abound of freelance photojournalist who...
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Review: Aquarium Rescue Unit - The Calling
I discovered the Aquarium Rescue Unit through master guitarist Jimmy Herring. Historical fans of the ARU would probably not even consider this record to be a legitimate part of the canon (it lacks the original founder Colonel Bruce Hampton and mandolinist Matt Mundy) but to me The Calling is actually their best. It’s a much more organic piece of work than anything the Hampton-led line-up...
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Mirrors and copulation are abominable for they multiply the number of men.
– An unknown gnostic from Uqbar
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Everything has already been photographed, just not by everyone yet…
– Karl Valentin