If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.
Hippolyte Houdini knew he could be a champion. "Spitz and Phelps are poseurs!" he would chant to anyone who would listen. Every four years since the 1980 games in Moscow, he protested the ommission of individual medley straitjacket swimming in front of the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Eventually Hippolyte became a fixture outside the IOC, and a imitation bronze statue in his likeness was erected poolside in Athens. Prior to the XXVIII Olympiad, the statue was stolen and never located. Hippolyte continues to search for the statue while training for the time that the International Olympic Committee will recognize his vision and a new day will dawn in the Summer games.
We're Here! : Non-conformists--including Goths, Punks, Hippies, Deadheads, etc
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"If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity."
~ William E. Vaughan
Strobist: AB800 with Softlighter II camera left. AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. Reflector camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.
Hippolyte Houdini knew he could be a champion. "Spitz and Phelps are poseurs!" he would chant to anyone who would listen. Every four years since the 1980 games in Moscow, he protested the ommission of individual medley straitjacket swimming in front of the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Eventually Hippolyte became a fixture outside the IOC, and a imitation bronze statue in his likeness was erected poolside in Athens. Prior to the XXVIII Olympiad, the statue was stolen and never located. Hippolyte continues to search for the statue while training for the time that the International Olympic Committee will recognize his vision and a new day will dawn in the Summer games.
We're Here! : Non-conformists--including Goths, Punks, Hippies, Deadheads, etc
Running out of ideas for your 365 project? Join We're Here!
"If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity."
~ William E. Vaughan
Strobist: AB800 with Softlighter II camera left. AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. Reflector camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.