photography
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South African history, through Rashid Lombard’s lens
Rashid Lombard’s home feels like a photo gallery. Images of all sizes line the passages and bedrooms as moments of history stare at you from the walls. The legendary photographer sits in his lounge with his wife Colleen and daughter Yana, in their home in Athlone, Cape Town. The family presence is important to him… Continue reading
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Syrian Extremists Had Free Access To Western Media, Says Award Winning Syrian Photographer
Issa Touma, photographer from Aleppo, has portrayed the Syrian people before, during and after the war. But it was only when he moved to Sweden that he understood why the Western world’s image of Syria was so distorted. Despite great difficulties in Syria, he feels hopeful for the future. Continue reading
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“Contractors” at Boston Marathon Stood Near Bomb, Left Before Detonation By Tony Cartalucci
What appear to be private contractors, wearing unmarked, matching uniforms and operating an unmarked SUV affixed with communication equipment near the finish line of the Boston Marathon shortly after the bomb blasts – can be seen beforehand, standing and waiting just meters away from where the first bomb was detonated. Continue reading
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Read/download 'The Occupied Wall Street Journal'
October 4, 2011 — Occupy Wall Street Media — Occupy Wall Street (#OccupyWallStreet) is the beginning of a whole new kind of democracy: a bottom-up people’s democracy led by the 99%. It is a bold vision for the future that is beginning to inspire the nation. However, to pull it off, we’re going to need… Continue reading
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Wayne Shorter ' Speak No Evil' Blue Note Session
24 August 2011 — Mosaic Records 1964 was a momentous year for the indefatigably creative Wayne Shorter, culminating with the Christmas Eve recording of his classic “Speak No Evil,” a bold statement as a composer and as an improviser. Continue reading
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Francis Wolff Blue Note Photos – John Coltrane 'Blue Train'
24 August 2011 — Mosaic Records The very first Coltrane album I bought! ‘Blue Train’. It blew me away. Wore that damn album out. The changes still resonate in my head. Check out the rest of Francis Wolff’s fabulous photography for those early Blue Note Albums on the Mosaic site. Continue reading
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Media Invited to Inspect U.S. Boat to Gaza Before it Sails
Passengers on the U.S. Boat to Gaza, The Audacity of Hope, invite Greek and international media to inspect The Audacity of Hope at 3 pm Athens time on Thursday, June 30, in the town of Perama (next to Piraeus), 42 Democratis. Continue reading
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CUBA 50 event – CULTURA Y CUBANIA festival of music, dance, photography, film, discussion
Cultura y Cubania, coinciding with Black History Month, will be a week-long cultural event celebrating the richness of Cuban culture. Taking place in prestigious London venues such as, Canning House, Bolivar Hall and Conway Hall, it showcases the work of some of the best Cuban Artists living in the UK today as well as that… Continue reading
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Hands off my camera! By Nathalie Rothschild
Since the Counter-Terrorism Act 2000 came into force, many amateur and professional photographers have found themselves questioned, manhandled and detained by police who have received extended stop and search rights. Under section 44, uniformed police officers can stop individuals ‘for the purposes of searching for articles of a kind which could be used in connection… Continue reading
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Iran's Quiet Revolution: Mohammad Javad Jahangir's The Invisible Crowd By Mohammad Salemy
Events of the past few weeks surrounding the Iranian presidential race and its aftermath not only were the most recent example of the social force called the Iranian political crowd, they were also a new chance for us to reexamine Abrahamian’s thesis regarding the political crowd in the age of global spectacle. In doing so,… Continue reading
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Iqbal Tamimi – Palestinian Women Photojournalists
Palestinian women started taking photographs of families and holy places, ceremonies and weddings, but ended up taking pictures of bodies of killed young children, shelled schools ruined homes, and lots of blood Continue reading
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Recent Pictures From BAGnewsNotes
BAGnewsNotes offers a daily analysis of news images from a progressive point of view. The BAG calls out media bias, breaks down right wing visual propaganda, and helps turn its readers into sharper “visual consumers.” Continue reading
The New Dark Age 