high tide and low tide in great britain. photographs by michael marten
Posts tagged photography
Castro, Batman, and Superheroes Throughout History
From Slate:
Harahap’s Photoshopped “Superhistory” presents the past as if it were a comic book, seamlessly integrating pop culture icons into the photographs that build our collective memory.
must.click.through.
so.amazing.
this.
“They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To” ~ Mary Sibande
Mary Sibande is a South African artist based in Johannesburg. Her recent series ‘Long live the dead queen’ was featured within the city on the side of buildings and other structures as large, photographic murals. The series, like Sibande’s practice as an artist, ‘attempts to critique stereotypical depictions of women, particularly black women in our society.’
(Source: africlecticmagazine)
DO click through - these photos (and the individuals who designed their costumes) are AMAZING. Simply.
My sister is coming in on Friday, and my life partner/colleague from my MA is coming in on the 13th. My sister and I have opted for a weekend at Lake Windermere (train travel time), so we won’t be travelling to Whitby. However, the life partner and I … well, we have hired a car for a week … and … well, we’re all up for an adventure.
Whitby. One of those simply amazing British towns.
Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
A steampunk takes a breather at Whitby’s gothic weekend, which has become one of the world’s most popular events for goths since its beginnings in 1994:
Whitby was partly chosen because Bram Stoker wrote his famous Dracula story in the fishing town with the Gothic Whitby Abbey as his inspiration.
If there is one human thing you do with your time today, its to view these photos, read the photographer’s commentary, and remember the thousands of lives lost in this senseless war.
I usually wouldn’t reblog something of the sort, but I’m feeling extra broody.
This is ABSOLUTELY what the son of my husband and I could look like.
Hair, eyes, lips, ears - me
Beard, eyebrows, piercing - husband
Biggie ups random stranger for looking like my future son <3
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
On 6 March 2012, the world met the Millennium Development Goal to half the number of people without access to safe water, in advance of the 2015 deadline. But, disparities loom large, including in Sub-Saharan Africa, home to over 40 per cent of people who still lack access to this vital resource. Marie Bola carries a water bucket, in her village of Mabala. The country’s drinking water coverage remains among the lowest worldwide.
DR Congo, 2010 ©UNICEF/Asselin
i miss my grands.
![aljazeera:
Men form a human chain in front of police to prevent protesters from throwing stones at them on Sunday. [Retuers]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luz5tpydUd1qggs77o1_400.jpg)
Some happy happy joy joy photos of Manchester in the fall.
Photos 1 and 2: Northern Quarter
Photos 3 and 4: University of Manchester
Photo 4: Home sweet, home.
