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Learning from “The Interview”

Learning from “The Interview”

Sony has been fast to bring the movie 'The Interview" from selected theaters to Netflix. With last December’s political commotion around the release, I invested the time to watch the film. Unfortunately, from an artistic perspective I wasted valuable lifetime. The...

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4th of July, 2013

4th of July, 2013

Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument.  Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the...

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Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Savings Time

More than anything, we’re reminded that the weather stands still for no one, and neither does time. Daylight savings time ends on November 4, at 2:00 am.

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Canon 1Dx – finally here

Canon 1Dx – finally here

  WAITING FOR GODOT  Today, the friendly man from UPS (not a marketing slogan - he is actually a really nice chap) rang our door bell and handed over the much awaited package from B&H. Finally! Several years ago I bought the Canon 1D Mark II N...

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In eigener Sache

In eigener Sache

A growing selection of my photographs is now shown on Artflakes.com. The site displays and sells the work of artists, photographers, designers and archives. It is their mission to help all individualists of this world to stop buying standardised goods off the...

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8:46 a.m.

8:46 a.m.

  Sunset or Sunrise? Beginning or the End?     I am sitting in an airplane somewhere above the Atlantic, racing back to New York. Home. Ten years ago, in the evening, I was working in my office in Tokyo when my wife called asking to join her - at once - to...

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James Nachtwey: Inferno

James Nachtwey: Inferno

 This is the first post of a new section called "Bibliography" where I will comment predominantly on books from other photographers.   Author: James Nachtwey Title: INFERNO Publisher: Phaidon Press   M...

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Pax Romana

Pax Romana

How small is large? And how powerful is belief? Location: Piazza San Piedro +41° 54' 11.65", +12° 27' 26.39" Focal Length: 7.4 mm Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/2.8,  ISO200

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Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu

Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu

HAPPY NEW YEAR あけましておめでとうございます Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu The year 2010 will be remembered as a transition year as we dismissed the notion of permanent economic distress. After the trauma of 2008 and 2009, we began to rebuild our economy. Let's recap: On October 12,...

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