Portraits of Strangers | Shooting Strangers in Orchard Road When I’m out on the streets, I often encounter faces that make me look twice; faces that stand out in the crowd without trying; faces that are out of the ordinary. They range from the exquisitely beautiful to the strangely wonderful. I started to approach these strangers for permission to take a photo of them. Some said no, but most said yes. After taking their portrait, I’d say ‘thank you’ and walk on along. Read more about the project here. To view all the other photos, please visit my facebook set here or my flickr set here. I saw her sitting on the stairs outside of a mall, talking with her friend. A year and a half later, I got to connect with her through Facebook. I saw her from afar, walking briskly, standing out of the crowd with her short blonde hair and tall stature. She was walking with her boyfriend. He was sitting outside the mall, wearing dark sunglasses. It was one of those days where I was walking around for about 3 hours and couldn’t find a good face to photograph.
Mark Jenkins // Street Installations Kristiansand, Norway London, England Montreal, Canada Cologne, Germany Besançon Rome Rio de Janeiro Tudela London Dublin Moscow Winston-Salem Seoul Royan Bordeaux Puerto del Rosario Barcelona Malmö Washington DC Washington, DC moodaholic - Random Places Captured: Inauguration Day in DC Posted Jan 21, 2009 Share This Gallery inShare0 An estimated 1.8 million people crowded the mall in Washington, DC to bear witness to history on January 20, 2009. Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States and the first African American to hold the office. The busy day for the Obama family included The Inauguration Ceremony, the Presidential Luncheon, the Inaugural Parade and, finally, the Inaugural Balls in the evening. The Capitol is illuminated in the early morning hours before the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Commuters walk up the stopped escalators at the Judiciary Square Metro Rail stop on their way to the National Mall on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 for the inauguration ceremonies in Washington. People debark the Metro during the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. A member of the U.S.
bookofjoe: Gummi Bear Chandelier « Prune Wafers | Home | Fireplace in a Valise — Homage à Duchamp » January 13, 2009 Gummi Bear Chandelier Created by artist YaYa Chou from gummi bears, beads, monofilament, plastic, metal and light bulbs. 45"H x 21Ø. [via Craftzine and Milena] January 13, 2009 at 04:01 PM | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Gummi Bear Chandelier: Comments I'll bet it smells really good the first time its lit! 35 Examples of High-Speed Photography These 35 Examples of have captured what we would see if we could stop the time. Images are clickable and lead to the sites which have more information about the authors and other resources.