Detroit: Now and Then

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Detroiturbex.com explores and photographs abandoned buildings & places in and around the city of Detroit. One of its recent projects focuses on the Lewis Cass Technical High School, which had its building devastated by a major fire in 2007 (the building was subsequently demolished).

“By combining old photographs of the Detroit High School with new views of the abandoned buildings, it offers us a unique look into two different times simultaneously; one of a vibrant campus, and the other that shows the empty ruins of what remains…”

Derek Wood photography

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"Derek Wood scandalously maneuvers the camera like two illicit lovers rendezvousing under an island’s darken sky. Provocatively, ravenously, and succinctly his snapshots blithely illustrate tales. Wood doesn’t just snap vignettes you gaze upon, he seductively engages the observer to sense what is before them. He has a propensity for making the viewer climactically merge with the scene. Wood caresses each edgy image with authenticity, piquancy, and whimsicality…leaving the onlooker replete, yet begging for more." via Whitezine

Chasing Ice

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I think today is a perfect date to think about our small blue planet Earth. This documentary is a good case to think about it again not from a view point of a snowboarders slicing the ice, but the explorers showing how fast it disappears. Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of climate change. Using time-lapse cameras, his videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL0bSMv2XEzaQuzeuaSHvxroPBvgYPAQ5S&feature=player_embedded&v=eIZTMVNBjc4

Saint Petersburg by Sergey Degtyarev

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As long as I live in Saint P (StPete or just Peter) this city never fails to inspire, mesmerize and captivate with its internal powerful soul that is still waiting for worthy citizens. Definitely Sergey Degtyarev is one of them, just take a look at his panoramic city photography, landscapes or even portraits

The Moment After the Show

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Once, photographer Juliette Lewis was inspired by the idea of having musicians’ pictures taken right after the show: «That’s the only way to show how we really are» – sweaty, exhausted, but happy. And the, since 2005, photographer Matthias Willi and journalist Olivier Joliat managed to inspire about 100 bands to take part in their project. Now, they present their book: «The Moment After the Show». At the end they released a book "The Moment After the Show" featuring all photographies they did

Holly Andres photography

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"Holly Andres is a photographer born in 1977 in Montana, USA. She currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon. She uses photography to look at the complexity of childhood, the ephemeral nature of memory and women’s introspection. Her photos tend to reflect a subject apparently available but with a second reading implied, darker and sometimes disturbing. She was exhibited around the world and published in numerous publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Time, Elle Magazine, The LA Times, Glamour, etc.. "

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