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Marioma is a spirited, tough, smart young woman who is quickly learning Engish and learning to advocate for her family here in Alaska. I came to know her through a teen photo project. I took this photo at an event put on by both the Nuer/Southern Sudanese group and the Darfuri group in Anchorage, Alaska with their American friends form the Save Darfur organization.
... and friendly.
Constructive feedback is very welcome :-).
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I took this while preparing for a local move. Hannah has been enjoying the stacks of boxes.
(Part of the album Warrior Princess's Life Story, 2007-2024. MUST view the story in your browser, NOT the Flickr app, to see the words of the story. Original title of this photo: "Cat on a Stack of Boxes")
This small truck is driving over this concrete slab layed across the Kumozu River in central Mie. From the driver's perspective, it's not much different than crossing the Bridge of Khazad-Dum in Lord of the Rings.
I'd seen this bridge numerous times from the train, but never saw a truck crossing it before. I'd wanted this picture the whole time I lived in Mie but had to ultimately wait until this trip I took as a Tokyo resident in mid-July 2014 - it was the very last time I would ride the Kintetsu Urban Liner as a resident of Japan, so good timing.
Anna's triumph (cont)! She had finished doing back flips, side flips and remarkable split jumps which are in this album. What can I say? She's absolutely real, and I hope you feel her genuine spirit in her portraits too.
Had the privilege to photograph the wedding of Lisa & Johnny at the Westlake Hyatt this past weekend.
Image Source: www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM299139
Expo 88
Australia was approaching its bicentennial celebrations, and after Brisbane’s success hosting the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane City Council and the Queensland State Government were confident they could win the bid to hold the next World Exhibition.
Brisbane won the right to hold the event and Expo 88 was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 30 April 1988. By the time it closed, it had changed the way the world saw Brisbane and helped shaped the city as we know it today.
Starting with an estimated budget of $645 million, the Queensland State Government developed a World Expo that would recoup and support its own costs and promote international investment in Queensland, both during and after the event. South Bank, badly damaged in the 1973–74 floods, was chosen and the site acquired for $150 million. Developers completed construction on time and within budget. The targets set for ticket sales were reached 11 weeks before Expo 88 had even opened. It was off to a smashing start.
Celebrating ‘Leisure in the age of technology’, there was an incredible range of pavilions, performances, parades, comedy and artwork on show. Guests could experience over 50 restaurants filled with flavours from around the globe. Hosted over six months, it drew more than 18 million people to the renewed South Bank parklands district. An average of 100,000 people a day entered the gates.
An influx of royalty, celebrities and international visitors came to Brisbane for the exhibition, but it was Queensland residents who attended the most often, purchasing 500,000 season tickets. Expo 88 provided something the city needed: an easy-to-access recreational facility with exciting things to do, see and experience. Brisbanites returned again and again to socialise and enjoy the festival atmosphere.
The monorail was one of the most popular attractions. Giving travellers a view of the entertainments from above, it operated along a 2.3-kilometre track during Expo 88, taking up to 44,000 visitors a day from one side of Expo to the other, along the Brisbane River. Built by Swedish manufacturer Von Roll, the monorail cost $12 million and comprised four MkII trains with nine carriages each. The idea of keeping the monorail operating after Expo and extending it into the Brisbane CBD was discussed. Ultimately, the existing monorail wasn’t a feasible long-term people-moving solution and it was disbursed. Three trains were sold back to Von Roll and were used in Germany’s Europa-Park. The remaining train and some tracks were incorporated into the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast.
Some of the most significant installations, exhibitions and artworks from Expo 88 were relocated and continue to be enjoyed today. Ken Done AM, a prominent Australian artist and designer, was commissioned to produce the entry and exit statement art pieces for the Australia Pavilion. Using the word ‘Australia’, Done produced a sign nearly six metres tall that could not be missed by anyone who attended Expo 88. The letters have since been restored and are on display at the Caboolture Heritage Village. The Nepal Peace Pagoda was the only international pavilion that remained on-site, after a petition asking that it remain attracted about 70,000 signatures. The Japan Garden and Pond were gifted to the city of Brisbane and moved to the Botanic Gardens at Mt Coot-Tha.
The buzz of activity, the investment in South Bank’s infrastructure and the spotlight on Brisbane transformed the city. The physical legacy left by Expo 88 turned South Bank into a thriving social space and prominent cultural hotspot: 42 hectares was dedicated to the construction of the South Bank Parklands.
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go confidently in the direction of your dreams! live the life you have imagined.
| henry david thoreau
december, 2011
My lovely wife, Christy, recently gave me the opportunity to practice some portrait work because she wanted a decent profile photo for Facebook.
This was my favorite of the set.
I love how her eyes pop in this one.
The Aradia logo variations set.
Seattle-based artist Aradia is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, arriving at a sound best described as Roktronika. Reminiscent of artists from Goldfrapp to Blondie, from Bjork to Joan Jett, Aradia blends rock, electronic, and world music to ultimately create a particularly defined flavor of pop music. Her songs have rich rhythmic textures, provoking lyrics and distinct sounds that race across a spectrum of genres. Think Wood Nymph meets Sci-fi warrior; Superhero do-gooder meets space villainess. Aradia is a Roktronik Sci-Fi adventure of Sense and Sound.”