Thursday, 15 December 2011
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Friday, 23 September 2011
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Trying out new ideas. What you think??
I keep being told to follow the rules of photography. Remember your fstops/exposure/lighting the list never ends. You'd never think it was so hard to be a photographer.
However I coming to learn that actually I ll do what I want and whatever visually I like. And all those "professional" opinions can go back to the darkroom.
`someone else's rules doesnt make them right'
Friday, 16 September 2011
Monday, 12 September 2011
My little ballerina!
This is little Arthur otherwise known as Arturooooooooooooo!!!!
he is the cutest boy in the street! :-)
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Madness in 35mm film
Great Grandad! Многая Літа/днем народження Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Great Grandad!
This man is strong, lets shorten the version but he's been in two world wars, been a prisoner of war, seen some horrendous things and been through it All!
and now fighting cancer in his eyes. We love you Pigan!
Thursday, 18 August 2011
“The Camera Girl.”
Within my life I’ve come across a few iconic women who not only inspire me but completely shock me. The first and ultimate is my 'nonna' otherwise known as my grandmother. She's my inspiration of life.
The tenacity, their spirit, their tragedies, their triumphs. I celebrate these women in my off-time by reading various biographies, viewing their documentaries and occasionally googling them.Every now and then, being a woman myself, I need a pick-me-up. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is one of those women for me and there is a long list of why’s. I’ll save you from hearing all of them, primarily I look up to her for her ability to stand tall and proud even when she was placed within the mouth of adversity. The life of politics and corruption that enveloped her life never faded her strength and grace when viewed by the public. At times, she was more warmly regarded then her husband, the president. In fact, to an overwhelming ovation that had just been received by Jacqueline, in Texas 1963, John Kennedy remarked, “2 years ago I introduced myself in Paris by saying that I was the man who had accompanied Mrs. Kennedy, I’m getting somewhat that same sensation as I travel around Texas . . .Nobody wonders what Lyndon and I wear.” Yes, she was an icon, to many then as well as now and especially to me. So I wanted to share one of my favorite photographs of her. This photograph is pre-Kennedy, when she worked as a photographer and journalist for the Washington Herald Post.
The first time I came across this shot, it truly hit home with me not just because I’m a photographer myself but because I suddenly felt that I could relate to her. It is a side of her that is rarely viewed. We mainly remember her from the white house, as the first lady but here we see her as a young, single woman, fighting her way through Washington, trying to make a mark within the restrictive walls of the 1950’s. Jacqueline’s first job, at the age of 23, was acquired in 1951 at the Washington Times Herald, where she worked as a photographer and reporter for the column “The Inquiring Camera Girl.” She was paid $42.50 per week and her job entailed roaming the city asking questions; documenting opinions to a variety of hot-topics. She photographed everyone she interviewed and then later stitched it all together into a cohesive article. Among those she interviewed were Richard M. Nixon, the first inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. She worked at the paper for a few years and then married JFK in 1953, where her world changed dramatically from there on.
Who knew right? I didn’t at first. It took me a few documentaries before finding this. If you’d like to read more on her, I just discovered a new book that seems to be a huge hit. It’s an Autobiography through books called: “Reading Jackie.” “She never wrote a memoir, but she told her life story and revealed herself in intimate ways through the nearly 100 books she brought into print during the last two decades of her life as an editor at Viking and Doubleday.” I hear it’s a riveting read and I’ve already ordered my own copy.
The tenacity, their spirit, their tragedies, their triumphs. I celebrate these women in my off-time by reading various biographies, viewing their documentaries and occasionally googling them.Every now and then, being a woman myself, I need a pick-me-up. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is one of those women for me and there is a long list of why’s. I’ll save you from hearing all of them, primarily I look up to her for her ability to stand tall and proud even when she was placed within the mouth of adversity. The life of politics and corruption that enveloped her life never faded her strength and grace when viewed by the public. At times, she was more warmly regarded then her husband, the president. In fact, to an overwhelming ovation that had just been received by Jacqueline, in Texas 1963, John Kennedy remarked, “2 years ago I introduced myself in Paris by saying that I was the man who had accompanied Mrs. Kennedy, I’m getting somewhat that same sensation as I travel around Texas . . .Nobody wonders what Lyndon and I wear.” Yes, she was an icon, to many then as well as now and especially to me. So I wanted to share one of my favorite photographs of her. This photograph is pre-Kennedy, when she worked as a photographer and journalist for the Washington Herald Post.
Washington Times Herald, 1952.
The first time I came across this shot, it truly hit home with me not just because I’m a photographer myself but because I suddenly felt that I could relate to her. It is a side of her that is rarely viewed. We mainly remember her from the white house, as the first lady but here we see her as a young, single woman, fighting her way through Washington, trying to make a mark within the restrictive walls of the 1950’s. Jacqueline’s first job, at the age of 23, was acquired in 1951 at the Washington Times Herald, where she worked as a photographer and reporter for the column “The Inquiring Camera Girl.” She was paid $42.50 per week and her job entailed roaming the city asking questions; documenting opinions to a variety of hot-topics. She photographed everyone she interviewed and then later stitched it all together into a cohesive article. Among those she interviewed were Richard M. Nixon, the first inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. She worked at the paper for a few years and then married JFK in 1953, where her world changed dramatically from there on.
Speed Graphic Press Camera, made by the Graflex Company. The camera used by Jacqueline Bouvier during her time at the Washington Times Herald.
Eze Village
Eze Village is one of the most charming, if these days a bit touristy cutsypie, hill top, stone villages in France. The income from the summer tourist season has enable the village elders to restore the town to a pristine condition that it probably never enjoyed in it's long history. But on either side of the summer, there are no crowds and you can enjoy strolling the narrow lanes, sipping an espress or a pastis at one of the many cafes with tables tucked away in whatever nook or cranny that presents itself. There are two fine hotels and several fine restaraunts as well as endless art galleries, gift shops and more. Do find your way up to the gardens at the very top where the ruins of the chateau offer an incomparable view out over the coast line east and west. A eagles view if ever there was one. A little history: The oldest places of inhabitants on the communeof Eze go back to the neolithic era towards 2000 BC on the Mount Bastide. At the iron age, the celto-ligurians population | who lived in this area erected many castellaras along the coast. These constructions were built with dry blocks of stone and were generally heighly located. The one on the Mount Bastide dominates at 567 m above the sea level and it is one of the best preserved of the region.The city and surroundings were occupied by the romans and the gallo-romans. Eze and Antiquity: The name of Eze originated either from the port of Avisio located in the bay of Saint Laurent of Eze (east of the commune) mentioned by Antonin in his maritime route, or according to an oral legend that the phoenicians would have erected a temple in Eze in memory of the goddess Isis. With the end of the roman empire, the barbarians invasions followed, the inhabitants gathered in the old celto ligurians site. Eze acquired quickly its defensive character. |
this was lunch-nicoise salad and it was even more amazing than the photo
My angels
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Dont look down!
Quotes!
W. Eugene Smith said, "Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance. Always, I am on the threshold.”
I wholeheartedly agree with that philosophy. . What a joy it is, to live life, constantly finding a new horizon, another branch, new rocks to turn over in the stream bed of this incredibly brilliant existence.
Life is hard, stressful busy but every cloud has a silver lining doesn't it??
I wholeheartedly agree with that philosophy. . What a joy it is, to live life, constantly finding a new horizon, another branch, new rocks to turn over in the stream bed of this incredibly brilliant existence.
Life is hard, stressful busy but every cloud has a silver lining doesn't it??
Monaco
Monaco-Flashy cars, stunning boats with lots of beautiful people!
To be a resident here you need 3million in the bank!
I wish!
Switzerland
Switzerland-The mountains are amazing the streets are immaculate and the air so fresh.
Watching people paragliding of the top of the mountains.........amazing!
Pretty windows in every street.
Monday, 15 August 2011
Sunday, 14 August 2011
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