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As we drift toward a blandly amorphous, generic world, as cultures disappear and life becomes more uniform, it's kind of beginning of a slippery slope towards assimilation and acculturation and, in some sense, annihilation. Cultures and traditions are hanging by the edge, change may seem less relevant as of today but within a generation or so these very same natives would be seen as exotic and rare.
Region of Ladakh is no immune to the shift. What was once remote and close to inaccessible, is today one of the most famous tourist destinations in India. While the old still manage to stick to their traditional wears to shield themselves against the harsh environment of high altitude, the new generation flaunt the likes of northface and columbia, jeans and baseball caps, all thanks to the influence of the west via tourism.
Like its said, change is the only constant, People change, cultures merge, world modernizes but what wouldn't change in years to come would be the photographs we capture today, preserved for tomorrow. It matters...
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Seen through the window of a chain's coffee shop in central London. Not sure if they realised that I was taking this shot. No flash used ;-). For the companion photo press here.
Globalism is currently working in two distinct ways. One is an attempt to submerge the world into a singular "global" political-economy. Here the corporations that power the markets have the upper hand, and so it is possible to see international architecture that now looks the same everywhere; famous franchises all over the world where the food and coffee is the same; worldwide media that is essentially controlled by six major corporations. This is the standardised, one-size-fits-all model. And I loathe it.
But there is also a countercurrent at work - often referred to as multiculturalism (though I'd rather lose the "-ism"). This is where local cultures are cherished and encouraged. Real difference is acknowledged and relationships through mutual understanding are key to a peaceful community. There are photographers working in this field in Australia right now. Here is some of their work.
From top left we have Shirin Neshat (born Iran 1957) "I am its secret" 1993 from her series "Women of Allah".
In the middle is Zhang Huan (born China 1965) "1/2 Text" where the body is inscribed.
The wonderfully colourful portrait of young African men is by Leonce Agbodjelou (born Benin 1965).
Underneath those are the evocative portraits of Greek mourners by Georgia Metaxas (born Australia 1974).
On the right we have an interesting presentation with a trigger warning. You can read all about it by enlarging this collage. It tells us a great deal about a society that is more offended by the image of a dead worker, than the fact that a real person was murdered.
Abandoned, rusting, graffitied, and fenced in by razor wire, the former passenger ship TSS Duke of Lancaster is growing old disgracefully. Long-standing disagreements between the ship's owners and the local council have seen the ship left to decay - a pawn in their bitter power struggle.
The ship sits in a dry dock in Mostyn, North Wales, under the watchful gaze of 'security' thugs who will chase away any photographer who gets too close using golf clubs, shotguns, or whatever else comes to hand. A poor way to go about raising the profile of the ship, or raising much sympathy for the owner in their fight against the council.
I visited the ship on a grey morning in February, and it was one of the bleakest and most unsettling places I've visited. A far cry from the 'fun ship' of the 1980s.
This piece of graffiti stood out for me. The piercing gaze and the idea of the 'culture clash' resonated with the ship's current plight. I liked how the face was framed by the razor wire in the foreground, giving a threatening feel to the shot.
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The view of the Palace of Culture from the top of the nearby hotel in Pripyat. A town devasted by a nuclear accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
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Masskara Festival 2015 The festival first began in 1980 during a period of crisis. The province relied on sugar cane as its primary agricultural crop, and the price of sugar was at an all-time low due to the introduction of sugar substitutes like high fructose (corn syrup) in the United States. This was the first Masskara Festival and a time of tragedy; on April 22 of that year, the inter-island vessel MV Don Juan carrying many Negrenses, including those belonging to prominent families in Bacolod City, collided with the tanker Tacloban City and sank. An estimated 700 lives were lost in the tragedy.
In the midst of these tragic events, the city's artists, local government and civic groups decided to hold a festival of smiles, because the city at that time was also known as the City of Smiles. They reasoned that a festival was also a good opportunity to pull the residents out of the pervasive gloomy atmosphere. The initial festival was therefore, a declaration by the people of the city that no matter how tough and bad the times were, Bacolod City is going to pull through, survive, and in the end, triumph.
This is the first of four similar images suggestive of U.S. culture. Everyone instantly recognizes the 'golden arches' late at night. Over the next few days I'm going to post the others. Please let me know which you think works best. Thanks.
a hindu ritual, called gajon, men dressed like mythological god and goddess.. here men are dresses as Lord Shiva, Little Krishna and a peacock
Less is more. Simple is complex. This Lutheran church in the middle of Reykjavík is a prime example.
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