In 1979, a famous British photographer named Brian Duffy walked into his studio and found there to be no toilet paper. His response was only somewhat extreme: he promptly set fire to his entire collection of negatives and slides, renounced the vocation for good and then slipped into obscurity. npr
After that he took no photograph for the next 30 years.
Brian Duffy died 31. May 2010.
© Matt Black
The Black Okies
These photographs document a disappearing group of black sharecroppers who migrated to rural California over a half century ago.
Unlike their white counterparts — the “Okies” of John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath — the story of these migrants has gone largely untold.
Today, just a handful of surviving migrants and their descendants still live in rural California, scattered in remote communities built amid the cotton fields.
Enjoy the exhibition The Black Okies by Matt Black!
© Stephan Bösch
Alpaufzug in Switzerland
Doris stands hardly on the brake. A fox mother crosses the street with her two young. We are off to Toggenburg. A valley in the northeast of Switzerland. Today is an important day for family Ammann. At around 3 o’clock in the morning we arrive the farm. The hole family sits eagerly at the breakfast table.
Every springtime the alpine farmers ascend to the higher alp with their animals. The meadows of the valley are grazed. On the alp lush meadows are waiting for the cows. The quality of the milk is better because they eat mountain herbs. That’s the reason why the taste of the alpine cheese is different.
The ascent up the Alps is celebrated according to old traditions. The farmers dress themselves in Sunday-dress. The three nicest cows wear the “Gschell”. These three bells are tonally compatible. An other important thing is the “Zäuerle” or “Jodeln”. It is a kind of alpine chant without words.
After the caravan has left the street steep serpentines lead up to the hill. From time to time the farmers get some drinks at the wayside. After a few gulps and a short talk they continue to walk quickly.
While the ascent up the Alps you realize the value of the family. The kids don’t have to go to the school. Everyone of the family helps. In the mountain chalet all sit together comfortably and eat bread, cheese and sausage. The first cow gets milked to have milk for the coffee. After this eventful day silence comes and the the hard daily work begins.
Alpaufzug in Switzerland from Stephan Bösch is now online. Enjoy!
photograph by Paolo Pellegrin
Three fine photo series about the scarce of water
-> Parting the Waters at National Geographic.com
-> Indian and Pakistan Water Woes at The Wall Street Journal.com
-> Jordan River at the very very fine website www.noorimages.com
“Plain White Shirt is a Berlin based model agency founded by creative director Matthaeus Kruzynski.
Though classic beauty will always have its place in the world of fashion as well as in advertising, with the media overload becoming more and more intense, many brands have proceeded to capitalizing on non-normative recognition values either.
That is why we at Plain White Shirt are always looking for original types and strong faces. While our models are all dressed equally in plain white shirts for their portfolio shoots, each of the photos reveals some unique character one just can’t help but keep in mind!”
Watch the multimedia slideshow and the small gallery at her website
The website and the pictures are to support http://sheedsociety.org
“We are a small but highly efficient community-based organization addressing the social problems faced in particular by the local female sex workers and their children who suffer from oppression, poverty, illiteracy and abuse.
Sheed Society strive to strengthen Health, Education, Environment in our community, the Red Light Area of Lahore, Pakistan since 1995.”
You can support them yourself by donating to specific projects here
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