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Ela Gora: Personal Narratives through Photography

April 26, 2009

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Ela Gora: Personal Narratives through Photography

Narrative photography has a special place in the field of art as it suggests the disjointedness of reality. Usually, the pieces that form reality cannot be put together and it is almost not possible for a person to make sense of it all. Though in reality one cannot place these pieces together to form a [...]

A Surrealistic Meaning To Street Photography by Andre Louzas

April 19, 2009

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A Surrealistic Meaning To Street Photography by Andre Louzas

Street photography is generally understood as “straight photography”, which apparently shows a pure vision of something such as, a single human movement caught precisely at a particular moment. Nevertheless, street photography doesn’t seem to be always chained by its subject matter as most of its works concentrate on other aspects rather strongly. It is virtually [...]

Kevin Carter: Noir Images of Reality and Death

April 7, 2009

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Kevin Carter: Noir Images of Reality and Death

Every war photojournalist must suffer extreme depression. To be a mute witness to death is not easy. But it is important to capture noir reality frame by frame. The worst suffering must be recorded. The brutal beast inside man must be exposed

Joachim Seinfeld Explores Identity and Historical Reality

March 20, 2009

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Joachim Seinfeld Explores Identity and Historical Reality

Joachim Seinfeld is an acclaimed photographer whose work has been critically acclaimed. One of his exhibitions “Beisl-Bałagan” explores issues of identity and historical reality.

Ten Songs That Express Alienation

March 15, 2009

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Ten Songs That Express Alienation

Alternative Rock has always been a refuge for those who are alienated and are lonely. Here are 10 songs listed which one can relate to, when feeling alienated.

Michal Hron: Extricating the Self from the Past, Present and the Future

February 10, 2009

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Michal Hron: Extricating the Self from the Past, Present and the Future

Michal Hron is a Czech photographer whose life changed after a gruesome car crash.

Zahra Darvishian: Exploring Loneliness in an Urban Landscape

February 6, 2009

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Zahra Darvishian: Exploring Loneliness in an Urban Landscape

Zahra Darvishian is a Persian poetess, photographer and painter whose works of art revolve around the themes of violence, loneliness, gender and urban chaos.

Yuri Toroptsov Revisits Baba Yaga’s House

January 26, 2009

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Yuri Toroptsov Revisits Baba Yaga’s House

Baba Yaga, known for devouring children, lived in an equally ghoulish house surrounded skulls and skeletons. Photographer Yury Toroptsov, based in Paris, sees an image of Baba Yaga's cottage in his ancestral house.