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…we just trigger economic collapse
Figure of fun, the puppet, is Mr “yes we can” in this game.
Mr Ron Paul was president candidate, too. Unfortunately the “media” didnt notice him.
Here he talks about his proposal, H.R. 1207. It looks good and I do hope to turn out well.
© Katya Bogachevskaya
Travesty: The Phantom World of the Transvestite
It’s impossible to call them “men” because they do not feel at home in their own bodies – they try as hard as possible to resemble women -copying their gait, behavior and dress. At the same time it’s impossible to call them “women” – angular features and overemphasized feminine mannerisms become at once tragic and comical farce. Illusion. In fact – they are not men, they are not women; they live somewhere between these two worlds – in their phantom and imaginary world.
But they think that this reality is the only one possible for them and they consider themselves to be comfortable and free. They don’t see themselves from the point of view of others, comic figures – insane and dangerous. For the majority of my transvestite friends this strangeness remained something about which it’s better to keep silent (even in their childhood they began to wear their mother’s clothes and shoes, secretly trying on lipstick, Indian ink).
But among them there are people who were able to grow from underground drag-amateurs to Drag Queens. But even in this instance, the main area performance arenas are semi-enclosed nightclubs. It’s a very rare occurrence for someone to come out of this sphere.
In spite of the fact that the time when even in psychiatry transvestitism was called “perversion that has to be healed” has passed and modern science treats divergence from the “traditional” or “conventional” patterns of behaviour more tolerantly; attitudes toward transvestites in Russian society are still extremely hostile.
Enjoy the exhibition Travesty: The Phantom World of the Transvestite by Katya Bogachevskaya!
© stephan boesch
Welcome Stephan Boesch as a participating photographer at still-dancing.com!
Enjoy his series Alp Loch – Toggenburg
After some years experience with several rangefinders (overview german [1] english [2]) of the 70s I tried at the end of last year the Canonet QL 17 GIII.
What a wonderful cam! If you dont want to pay Leica prices but want to use a firstclass rangefinder and if you can live with a superb f1.7 40mm fixed lens, this is the cam you should own!
If you intend to buy this cam, there may be some things you have to do before photographing. Clean and replace light seals, adjust the viewfinder and if you just buy the cheapest “I found it in the attic of my deceased grandpa cam” without asking questions maybe even repair some things ;)
Some links: [1] [2] [3] (please register at the rangefinder forum if you want to see all pics)
Original batteries can still be bought on ebay, or you can easily insert a schottky diode for common silveroxide batteries yourself.
After purchase I cleaned my cams (yes, I own two) inside (yes, unscrew and open the cam) and outside and replaced the lightseals. On one cam, I had to horizontal calibrated the viewfinder with a tripod and one roll of film.
Yesterday I replaced the black leather. My cam for slides is now colored in pine green, the cam for b/w is colored in fine brown leather.
© zisis kardianos
Welcome Zisis Kardianos as a participating photographer at still-dancing.com!
Enjoy his series Travelog
“A man puts the objective of mapping the world. Through the years, he fills
a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands,
fishes, rooms, tools, stars, horses, and people. Shortly before his death,
he discovers that the patient labyrinth of lines, traces the image of his
own face.” Jorge Luis Borges
website: Trapped – Mental Illness in America’s Prisons
photographic essay at burnmagazine
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BY JENN ACKERMAN
The continuous withdrawal of mental health funding has turned jails and prisons across the nation into the default mental health facilities.
The system designed for security is now trapped with treating mental illness and the mentally ill are often trapped inside the system with nowhere else to go.
Documentary photographer Jenn Ackerman takes us inside the Correctional Psychiatric Treatment Unit of the Kentucky State Reformatory to see how a state is meeting the needs of this growing population.
A few days ago I had a 24 hour layover in Paris.
First I went to the M.E.P., Maison Europeenne de la Photographie.
There I saw a Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition named “a vue d’oeil”.
I liked best the decisive instant pictures. The lower quality of the materials used in the era could be seen in the prints. Then I went on to see ‘Etats de grace’ from Gérard Uféras. Really amazing pictures and prints. I suggest you check out his work.
But I truly found myself in photographer’s heaven when I discovered their library. They have over 25,000 photography books and hundreds of films, you don’t need an appointment and you can come in whenever you feel like to read their books. Amazing! So if you are ever in Paris, check out the M.E.P.!
The rest of the day we spent in the Louvre, such a big place. Just crazy how many tourists go straight for the Mona Lisa, really had to think of Martin Parr when I walked in that room.
Personally I went to see the Dutch and Flemish painters, I didn’t like so much the biblical studies but you could see a lot of ‘documentary’ paintings displaying daily life giving a lot of infromation about how people lived back then. Also amazing was to discover how some painters used the light with a much different style, for example Rembrandt was a good example. All in all a wonderful day!
© Oliver Weber – Tim Hart, december 2008
December 2008 I took this photograph of Tim Hart in his house on La Gomera. Since this time unfortunately changed a lot in his life. Conny – his wife – wrote me a Email and I hope that these words will help anyone out there and especially Tim.
The man in the picture is Tim Hart, musician, writer, photographer, and my husband. Since December 2008 we have known that he has Adenocarcinoma (lung cancer), which is inoperable. Unfortunately it was necessary to leave our house and our beloved island, La Gomera, and to find ourselves a small apartment in the English town of Reading. Although we are both feeling very homesick, we are grateful that Tim has found wonderful help in Reading’s Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Of course doctors can’t just take away the disease. Self-responsibility is needed to conquer the illness and deal with all the side effects of chemo- and radiotherapy, especially the awful fatigue. We found lots of help from our friends and doctors on La Gomera, who advised Tim to seek treatment in England, and here in England we have been helped by the wonderful Macmillan Nurses, who have given us lots of advice on how to cope with cancer, as well as financial advice. It is also amazing how much patience and cooperation we get from the special cancer nurses and doctors in the hospital, who we have peppered with questions.
We were recommended to the English website: ANY QUESTION ON ANY CANCER to get further information, which I can only further recommend.
I also can recommend the special cancer forums in every language to share experiences, and where lots of personal help is given by people who have faced living with cancer for years. One thing is quite clear, cancer changes your life, and it is up to us how we start and live every day.Lots of love.
Conny and Tim
Tim Hart @ wikipedia
Books by Tim Hart: …la gomera guide
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