Ashes and Snow (2005)

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This photos are from a movie-film called "Ashes and Snow". The author of the project, Gregory Colbert, aims to work at the same time with documentary and photography, with special techniques using light and different  sources of photos. The movie is available for download at Foriegn Movies.

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Pierre Genie - N&B Reportage







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The ten best moments of George W. Bush (photos)

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Dracula, by Elizabeth Miller



Miller´s website shows several references about myth, and reality, related with the Stoker´s book, and the history of "Vlad the Impaler".

"There was a Dracula in the 15th century: Vlad the Impaler. Stoker didn't know much about him (at least I don't think he did) but he came across his name in a book he was researching entitled AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPALITIES OF WALLACHIA AND MOLDAVIA (1820). This book has a very short section on a "Voivode Dracula" who fought against the Turks. What attracted Stoker to the name "Dracula" was a footnote by Wilkinson which stated that "Dracula in the Wallachian language means devil". Not quite accurate, but that is what Stoker saw and copied into his notes. He was originally going to call his vampire "Count Wampyr" but changed it to "Count Dracula." This change is clearly made in Stoker's own notes for DRACULA which are located at the Rosenbach Museum in philadelphia.

The real Dracula (about whom we know much more than Stoker ever did) was NOT a Count, nor was he a vampire (or ever associated with vampires). The two Draculas have become greatly confused in many people's minds."

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World War I - 1914-1918 (War Photos)


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 Young girl from Rheims playing with a doll in the street, beside rifles and a soldier's bag . (Rheims The Marne. France 1917).
 
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Collection of German shells which did not explode and soldier. (Rheims The Marne. France 1917).


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Belgian troops carrying their FN Mauser Model 1889 rifles.

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Frontline trenches. Group of French servicemen


World War I began in August 1914 and officially ended in June 1919. However, by that date many people around the world had already celebrated the declaration of peace on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918.
Two online archives contain several pictures and documents about the war. A Museum at New Zealand, and the World War One Color Photos.

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Machete



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Machete is an upcoming feature by Robert Rodriguez. It is an expansion of a fake trailer Rodriguez directed for the 2007 film Grindhouse. It will star Danny Trejo as the title character. Although originally announced to be released direct-to-DVD as an extra on the Planet Terror DVD, the film is now being produced as a theatrical release. [source]

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Around the world (some Flickr faves)

Autumns Beauty
Photo by: gr8fl89
Stream at Moulton
Photo by: Jeff Clow 
let's go together
Photo by: Love, Loren 
opening new doors
Photo by: Love, Loren 
String of pearls
Photo by: Zsaj 
Sunrise at Borobudur
Photo by: J-Square 
Happisburgh Lighthouse (colour)
Photo by: mcnato 
La Tine de Conflens
Photo by: 1D110 
Big one
Photo by: (Erik) 
Delicate Arch
Photo by: MikeJonesPhoto 
 IMG_6060make up & henna by Riffat
Photo by: Riffat
Some photos remember the movie "Baraka". Do you know?

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Haruto Maeda - Quiet Life - The Village of South Africa (photography)


The Transkai in South Africa is a desolate landscape which stretches as far as the eye can see. It is a different image of Africa than what you would expect. Many Xhosa people live in arid areas ( which they call home land) as a result of the Apartheid regime. During this time Native Africans were forced to live within a designated 13 percent of the country, the majority of which is arid. One Xhosa village in this homeland is “Cacadu”, located in a hilly district twelve hours by car from Johannesburg. In this area there is little rain. The land is dry and sterile. It is difficult to farm the land there, so most young people and fathers leave the village to find work. Cacadu’s population is about 1,200. The inhabitants are mostly old people, women and children. Here, the traditional lifestyle has become impossible. The villagers can only earn an income from work outside the village. This situation has not changed since the difficult Apartheid era. There are a lot of children who grow up not knowing their father’s face, another legacy left by Apartheid. The village has no modern technology, electricity or running water, so the river is indispensable. People in the village go to the river to draw water, which is about 30 minutes away by foot. Village women are accustomed to carrying the heavy buckets on their heads, and they go back home without spilling a drop of water. It is very hard work. The firewood for boiling water, invaluable for a cup of coffee or washing water, is also collected far from the village. Over the past 10 years, I have visited Cacadu many times and recorded on film the “Quiet Life” of the elderly and their grandchildren. I wanted to show the hardship of their daily lives in this environment.
Maeda is a great japanese photographer. Another portfolio by him, here.

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