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This is Flit's Rage Room, well it's more of a dimentional plane than a room really but we wont worry too much about semantics.
It's always good to have theraputic outlets whether they be art, a calming puzzle, meditation, or in this case, breaking stuff in a contained and safe environment to let off a little steam.
We all have feels, (no matter how much we try to supress them) and it's always good to have a toolbox full of healthy ways to deal with all of this *waves hands around motioning to current affairs*.
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FEATURE
Azoury France - Mélusine @ Cosmopolitan
Azoury France - Soldier Leg
SCENE
Synnergy// Destruction Backdrop
This was the theme tune to "Weekend World" an erstwhile current affairs TV prog aired on Sunday dinnertime, i can't honestly say i watched the show, but i loved the theme tune,
Now no longer part of the endured TFIF syndrome this August and Auguste Friday evening, start of the Weekend shot, put me in mind of the Sleigh ride that was once my weekend, Friday nights out, Saturday day, recovery, Saturday night out, Sunday day recovery, Sunday night out.. home early, for the dreaded work on Monday...........
The three girls on the right, sat on Lime St station steps are dining alfresco, Pizza i believe, prior to, no doubt, their sleigh ride weekend world.
I seem to derive a lot of pleasure from reading through my brief jottings, made at the time a shot was taken, i sometimes surprise myself by what i wrote.
The song is about a guy leaving his love ( Robin-Marie ? ) to go on a Whaling trip, but for once it wasn't so much the Lyric, but the power behind the tune.that moby-lized my thoughts.
Where Am I Going To Get A Copy Of Forbes Magazine At This Time Of Night ... Will Amateur Photographer Do ?
All the village chiefs and their families gather in the small square in front of the Chinchero church to discuss current affairs. They perpetuate a tradition that existed in pre-Hispanic times. The tourists are not welcome to this event, which is not for them; I stayed away.
Pictured here is the back side of the Rathaus across the Katschhof square a frequently used city event area for concerts, festivals, weekly markets and of course the annual Christmas market which is something special to behold sandwiched between the Kaiserdom and the Rathuas.
The original rathaus is in what is called the Grashaus one of the oldest buildings in Aachen but in comparison to the current affair it is a footnote in the splendor.
Pictured here is the back side of the Rathaus across the Katschhof square a frequently used city event area for concerts, festivals, weekly markets and of course the annual Christmas market which is something special to behold sandwiched between the Kaiserdom and the Rathaus. he form we currently see.
I took this with my D750 and Tamron SP 24-70mm 2.8 G2 Lens at 24mm 1/100, f/8 ISO 100 processed in LR, Topaz Denoise, PS (Lumenzia curves masks and DXO Nik Color Efex)
Disclaimer: Not trying to be realistic in my editing there is enough realism in the world, my style is a mix of painterly and romanticism as well as a work in progress.
The spaghetti-tree hoax was a three-minute hoax report broadcast on April Fools' Day 1957 by the BBC current-affairs program Panorama, purportedly showing a family in southern Switzerland harvesting spaghetti from the family "spaghetti tree". At the time spaghetti was relatively unknown in the UK, so many Britons were unaware that it is made from wheat flour and water; a number of viewers afterwards contacted the BBC for advice on growing their own spaghetti trees. Decades later CNN called this broadcast "the biggest hoax that any reputable news establishment ever pulled".[1]
For Macro Monday this week the theme is: Pasta. Happy Macro Monday!/ HMM
Auditions continue apace to find the new anchor for upcoming flagship BBC Wales news and current affairs program, Good Morning Rhiwbach.
Private Eye (engl. für Privatdetektiv) ist eine Satirezeitschrift, die in London herausgegeben wird.
Gründer waren Richard Ingrams, Willie Rushton, Peter Usborne, Christopher Booker und Andrew Osmond nach ihrem Studium. Großteils ist die Zeitschrift hintergründig und eine gewisse Allgemeinbildung erfordernd, was ihre landesweite Popularität nicht verhindert.
Private Eye is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961 It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely recognised for its prominent criticism and lampooning of public figures. It is also known for its in-depth investigative journalism into under-reported scandals and cover-ups.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Eye
There is a famous expression in English: When the going gets tough, the tough get going – meaning when the situation becomes difficult, the strong will work harder to meet the challenge. Sometimes, when we are in a tough situation, inspirational quote or saying can help us calm down and focus on what we need to do.
The proverb is attributed to Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969), the father of (U.S.) President John F. Kennedy. It was recently popularized by Billy Ocean's song 'When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going' . The saying is found in varying forms.
Brighton seafront 🇬🇧
31st July, 2019
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Captured in October 2024. Enjoy.
The ABC is celebrated it's 90th Birthday yesterday and today. As I was explaining to friends recently I have spent most of my life, when watching TV in the evening, watching the ABC programs. Nowdays there is a variety of streaming services.
I watch ABC because:
NO Advertising
Excellent drama ( eg Sea change)
Decent news and Current Affairs (Four Corners)
Excellent Science shows ( Catalyst & other programs)
Fearless political reporting and wicked political satire.
It will be interesting to see how the ABC navigates the times ahead of it with the reduction in funding the Coalition governments forced on it. But Australia must keep a well-funded public broadcaster to "keep the bastards honest" and to report as factually as possible.
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Photojournalism from an Anti-Trump demonstration in George Square, Glasgow, in July 2018.
Glaswegians going all out on the signs, I thought this was a particularly poignant juxtaposition at the time.
I hate to post politics here on Flickr and I am not sharing my political views. I am, however, expressing my humanity, empathy, compassion and understanding of science.
We have the President of the USA tearing up and deleting peer reviewed science on sex, gender, reproductive medicine, vaccines, cancer research and climate science.
They burned the books in 1933.
Now we have the President of the USA openly talking about the removal and relocation of millions of people, from their homeland, with no challenge from our mainstream media and Netanyahu sitting beside him smiling. A war crime. Ethnic cleansing. Completely unchallenged.
If you ever wonder how the world watched and waited for Adolf Hitler to tear up the borders across Europe and commit atrocities against millions of people, then open your eyes and ears right now.
The mainstream media are ignoring a great number of desperately important issues right now because it doesn't suit the narrative of their billionaire owners and manipulators. Ignoring the rise of fascism is just the latest of their complicity.
Again, I post this simply because I care. I care about us, humans, our world, our survival and our place in the universe.
Hate only ever leads to suffering.
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Reportage street shot from a Disabled People Against Cuts protest outside of the Ministry of Defence building in Glasgow, Scotland, on 26th March 2025.
I think it's fair to say that the true measure of a society is on how it treats it's most vulnerable people.
Bearing in mind that any one of us can become disabled at any time through no fault of our own. The societal safety net that we all pay into during our lives is there for that very reason. To care for us if or when we are unable to care for ourselves.
We therefore owe it to ourselves to fight these welfare cuts, to put pressure on our MPs to vote against the changes. Don't just think about it, do it, let them know because one day it could be you that needs to depend upon them for survival.
Take care.
Watching the sunset in the neighborhood and talking with a passing neighbor about the current affairs. Trying to keep hope alive.
Enkhuizen is a historic fortified town in North Holland, known for its rich past as a VOC port city and center of herring fishing. The city, located on the IJsselmeer, has a well-preserved historic city center with more than 550 monuments and is an important tourist center.
Key features
VOC history: In the 16th and 17th centuries, Enkhuizen was one of the most important port cities in the Netherlands and an important part of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Herring City: The city has traditionally been known as the 'Herring City' because of its role in herring fishing.
Water city: Located on the IJsselmeer and Markermeer, Enkhuizen is a popular destination for water sports enthusiasts and has several marinas.
Historic center: The city center is largely surrounded by an old rampart and offers numerous historical buildings and monuments.
Sights and activities
Zuiderzee Museum: This open-air and indoor museum shows the history, current affairs and future of the IJsselmeer region with more than 140 authentic buildings from villages around the former Zuiderzee.
Fairytale Wonderland: An amusement park aimed at families with young children.
De Driehoek (Steam Tram Hoorn-Medemblik and boat): A popular day trip where you can visit the historic cities of Hoorn, Medemblik and Enkhuizen by steam tram and boat.
City walks: There are various routes available, such as 'Explore Enkhuizen', which lead you past the many monumental buildings and historic sights.
Shopping: The cozy city center has many shops in monumental buildings.
Weekly market: Every Wednesday there is a weekly market in the Westerstraat
Enkhuizen is a historic fortified town in North Holland, known for its rich past as a VOC port city and center of herring fishing. The city, located on the IJsselmeer, has a well-preserved historic city center with more than 550 monuments and is an important tourist center.
Key features
VOC history: In the 16th and 17th centuries, Enkhuizen was one of the most important port cities in the Netherlands and an important part of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Herring City: The city has traditionally been known as the 'Herring City' because of its role in herring fishing.
Water city: Located on the IJsselmeer and Markermeer, Enkhuizen is a popular destination for water sports enthusiasts and has several marinas.
Historic center: The city center is largely surrounded by an old rampart and offers numerous historical buildings and monuments.
Sights and activities
Zuiderzee Museum: This open-air and indoor museum shows the history, current affairs and future of the IJsselmeer region with more than 140 authentic buildings from villages around the former Zuiderzee.
Fairytale Wonderland: An amusement park aimed at families with young children.
De Driehoek (Steam Tram Hoorn-Medemblik and boat): A popular day trip where you can visit the historic cities of Hoorn, Medemblik and Enkhuizen by steam tram and boat.
City walks: There are various routes available, such as 'Explore Enkhuizen', which lead you past the many monumental buildings and historic sights.
Shopping: The cozy city center has many shops in monumental buildings.
Weekly market: Every Wednesday there is a weekly market in the Westerstraat
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Previously unpublished shot from this day, 14th March, in 2016. Enjoy.
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Captured at the September 2019 'Strike for Climate' march in Glasgow, Scotland. Thousands upon thousands gathered in George Square calling for urgent action to prevent irreversible climate disaster.
On the eve of #COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, this image feels as poignant as ever so I gave it a re-edit with a little bit of 'Photoshoppery' to remove a clipped sign from the edge of frame.
I wish that the pandemic was under better control in the UK and that it would be safer for me to be in the city to document the occasion - it is heart-breaking for me that I cannot be there. I do, however, have some suitable images for the event captured over the past few years.
I can but hope that "fine words turn into even finer actions" from the world leaders. I can, however, make personal changes that, if most of us took on board, would make a massive difference too. A lot of those changes I have already made.
COP26 is the last chance to keep the goal of 1.5C of temperature rise, above pre-industrial levels, alive. Every percentage of a degree matters. When it comes to temperature - small numbers make massive differences.
We are one species sharing one tiny blue oasis in the vastness of space. Earth is our home and we cannot live without her.
Stay safe.
CC Week 18: Perspective (from above)
Being a royal follower of sorts, the old dog thinks that, though King Charles may have bigger feet than his mother, her shoes may be difficult to fill.
I haven't been out of the earth's atmosphere to take this shot...it was taken out of a plane window on a low cost domestic flight somewhere between Coolangatta,Queensland and Sydney Australia!
I think the thick window added depth to the colour of the sky.
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Captured at an anti-Trump demonstration in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2017 while out street shooting.
I did not want my 6000th Street Photography image on Flickr to be such a political post but given overnight events I feel the need to speak up.
I did not upload this shot when a narcissist with no political experience was elected to the 'most powerful' office on earth.
I did not upload this image when a small majority of British people believed the lies and propaganda resulting in a Brexit vote that has devastated British business and economy ever since.
I did not upload this image when a right wing 'clown' was elected to high office in the UK by ordinary hard working labourers in the north.
I did not upload this image when the UK Government failed to publish the Russia Report which was expected to shed light on the amount of Russian influence and finance in the heart of Government.
Make no mistake - President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has his hand behind all of these events. Russia and Russian money have been on a prolonged attack to destabilise democracy and partnerships all across the west for years through disinformation and interference. This was a part of the long game for Putin and his long held desire to reunify the old Soviet Union at any cost.
When Hitler marched into Austria we stood by. When Hitler marched into the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia we stood by. His ambition was not curtailed by words and inaction, and Poland was then invaded.
We barely acted when Putin took South Ossetia. We barely reacted when Putin marched into The Crimean Peninsula and installed unflagged mercenaries in the Donbas. He then invaded Ukraine.
Putin will not stop at Ukraine. He has earmarked his ambition to reunite all of the former USSR. Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania and even Finland are in his sights. His 'essay' and speeches have pointed in this direction.
Other autocratic nations around the world may now feel emboldened to take, by force, regions that they feel belong to them.
If we stamp down on the invasion of Ukraine hard we risk massive global consequences as Putin has made clear. He threatened actions the like of which the world has never seen should the west intervene in Ukraine.
If we do nothing the global risk is immense as it sends the signal that the borders are meaningless against military might and the international rules based law is pointless. Either way the global consequences are immense as I am sure you are all aware.
I was awake at 3am GMT when the attacks began and watched live Tweets and video streams from ordinary Ukrainians as their country was attacked.
I went and held my loved one close.
This is war, completely unprovoked, in Europe in the 21st Century. This is insanity.
Mankind's inhumanity to mankind will be our downfall.
We are one species on one tiny blue planet in the vastness of space. We, as a species, do not deserve this beautiful earth.
My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine.
Be safe my Flickr friends.
*whether you agree with me politically or not, please show respect. Innocent people are being killed right now.
© Stephen B Whatley
British television presenter and actress Sarah Greene joins artist Stephen B Whatley for a private viewing of his recently commissioned iconic portraits of the Princes William and Harry; recently published in HELLO! magazine. The paintings are on display by appointment for a short period at Argyll Etkin Ltd in Mayfair, London UK; before being shipped to their owners in the USA.
Sarah Greene is one of the most beautiful, eloquent, talented and sparkling personalities to have ever graced British television screens; the airwaves of radio and the British theatre.
She first achieved fame and stardom in the early 1980s as one of the most popular presenters of the BBC TV programme,Blue Peter - which in 2008 has celebrated its 50th anniversary as the longest running childrens' programme.
Sarah was acclaimed for her natural delight and empathy with children which comes from her kindness of heart - as Stephen B Whatley found, touched by her beauty, when he painted her portrait in 1996 (Sarah went on to commission from Stephen a portrait - from photographs- of her husband, the acclaimed radio and television broadcaster Mike Smith as a Christmas surprise in 1997; and in 1998, a large riverscape view of the River Thames, which Stephen painted on location)
Sarah Greene has gone on to have an eclectic career in television, radio and the theatre (she has a natural apptitude for both drama and comedy) moving effortlessly from children's television into a colourful variety of documentaries, current affairs programmes and drama.
Most recently, during 2008 she has been heard broadcasting on BBC Radio London and interviewed in a recent BBC television special celebrating the 50th anniversary of Blue Peter and its stars- looking as radiant as ever.
In May 2008 Sarah Greene and her husband Mike Smith were ever the glamorous couple in the limelight at The Sony Radio Academy Awards in London ceremony. Sarah and Mike actually met in 1981 ; and in 1988 they made national news headlines when their private helicopter crashed, severely injuring them both. Happily they both survived.
Twenty years on they have been happily married since 1989; and ironically- given the near-tragedy they suffered- Mike Smith has gone on to forge an additional career in helicopters - he runs his company Flying TV, the UK's No.1 provider of aerial filming to major news and TV broadcasters - for which he is in great demand.
Sarah Greene is currently filming a pilot for a new series that is sure to be a hit when it reaches fruition- ever the adventurer, Sarah is sure to make her new inspired idea a hit on television in 2009.
To see Stephen B Whatley's portrait of Sarah Greene, please click the links below:
www.flickr.com/photos/stephenbwhatley/2166714588/in/set-7...
On the beach on Nantucket Island. Nantucket seemed familiar to me through a song called Nantucket Sleighride, I thought it might be a hot-bed of counter culture. No it is not, it's quite conservative really. Incidentally the song Nantucket Sleighride was the theme to a current affairs UK tv programme during the 70s and 80s.
Tariff-ic cards and Coldplay cheating Card at a shop in Lerwick. Capitalising on current affairs and social media memes.
Excerpt from www.railwaycitytourism.com/murals.html#portfolio-a2e0757a...:
“Exit Strategy”
Artist: Sarah Van Pelt
Artwork: Digital Media
Location: St. Thomas Public Library, 153 Curtis Street, St. Thomas ON
Sarah jokingly refers to this piece as Elon's Escape (but she hopes he will have better luck than this poor astronaut in case of an apocalyptic event.) The artist channelled her early years for this illustration, as she grew up in a world of comic books and science fiction, and still loves both to this day. Much of her art is nature related, so this was an enjoyable deviation. While Sarah doesn't live in fear of an impending alien invasion, she does enjoy asking the question “What if?” Her imagination is inclined to jump down the rabbit hole whenever and wherever possible.
Excerpt from www.railwaycitytourism.com/murals.html#portfolio-09168cc6...:
“Current Affairs"
Artist: Deni Gauthier
Location: St. Thomas Public Library, 153 Curtis Street, St. Thomas ON
Well known and loved for his music and story telling around the world, Deni Gauthier started out as a visual artist. In fact, while he was building a career in music, his visual art skills often came to his families rescue during lean months in the early 2000’s. Now, rarely a painter, Deni still enjoys plying his skills to canvas and digital art when he’s not on tour.
The miniature mural project was organized by Sarah Van Pelt for the 2022 Track to the Future Mural Festival. She created a small scene with a 2” high figure of a photographer seated on a tiny cement bench, admiring tiny murals featuring the art from 11 local artists, herself included. They can be found at multiple locations around St. Thomas. A huge thanks goes to all of the participating artists and to all of the hosting locations.
Düsseldorf-Hafen is an urban borough of Düsseldorf, Germany, located on the river Rhine and the location of the city's docks.
The borough covers 3.85 km2 and is predominantly commercial and industrial in nature, with a very small residential population. It had 212 residents in the year 2000, making it the Düsseldorf borough with the lowest population density.
The docks prospered for decades but lost much of their trade when Mannesmann closed its nearby pipe factory. As a result the eastern part of the docks started to be redeveloped, attracting businesses in the service sector such as media, design and fashion companies. One of the first new residents to the so-called Media Harbour was Westdeutscher Rundfunk with its current affairs TV and radio studios. Düsseldorf local radio station Antenne Düsseldorf is also based in the harbour area. One of the largest cinemas of Düsseldorf is in the Hafen. The Landtag (State parliament) of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Rheinturm are situated right next to the harbour.
Within the Hafen district is the Neuer Zollhof an ensemble of three warped-looking buildings by architect Frank Gehry and other postmodernist buildings. There are also many restaurants, bars, and a few clubs, which make the Hafen a prominent lifestyle district.
The western part of the area still has actively used docks for barges that transport materials on the Rhine. There are plans for further redevelopment with the construction of high end apartment buildings.
In 2003 the port company merged with the port of Neuss on the opposite bank of the Rhine to form Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen GmbH & Co. KG.
All my life
I let the river explain
the most
challenging, confounding
current affairs.
Everything is changing
as it always does.
Everything is the same
as it always is.
Everything is the river.
File: 2025002-0332
Outside the Bristol City Council offices at Collage Green, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, on Saturday 26th April 2025.
About this photograph.
After the Scottish Supreme Courts ruled that sex is defined as biological sex at birth, many transgenders all around the United Kingdom staged a protest. I heard there would be a protest at Bristol, and decided to go there to do some photojournalism photography of the event.
Starting from 10am onwards the crowd started arriving at College Green, which is where the Bristol City Council buildings are, and they gathered until there were like hundreds of them, by 11am they started the march into city centre.
They started the march, but only a minute or two later, paused the march. I think it is to make sure everyone at the back part of the march, are able to get into position or something like that.
In the background, the building is the Bristol City Council offices.
In Adobe Lightroom, I converted the colour photo into black and white, for a good old fashion newspaper like feel to the photo.
Düsseldorf-Hafen is an urban borough of Düsseldorf, Germany, located on the river Rhine and the location of the city's docks.
The borough covers 3.85 km2 and is predominantly commercial and industrial in nature, with a very small residential population. It had 212 residents in the year 2000, making it the Düsseldorf borough with the lowest population density.
The docks prospered for decades but lost much of their trade when Mannesmann closed its nearby pipe factory. As a result the eastern part of the docks started to be redeveloped, attracting businesses in the service sector such as media, design and fashion companies. One of the first new residents to the so-called Media Harbour was Westdeutscher Rundfunk with its current affairs TV and radio studios. Düsseldorf local radio station Antenne Düsseldorf is also based in the harbour area. One of the largest cinemas of Düsseldorf is in the Hafen. The Landtag (State parliament) of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Rheinturm are situated right next to the harbour.
Within the Hafen district is the Neuer Zollhof an ensemble of three warped-looking buildings by architect Frank Gehry and other postmodernist buildings. There are also many restaurants, bars, and a few clubs, which make the Hafen a prominent lifestyle district.
The western part of the area still has actively used docks for barges that transport materials on the Rhine. There are plans for further redevelopment with the construction of high end apartment buildings.
"Alte Mälzerei"
Am 4. Juni 1986 wird das Gebäude Speditionsstraße 7/7a in die Liste der „Technischen Denkmäler“ eingetragen. Direkt am Wasserbecken hat Architekt August Grimm 1897 seinen Entwurf für das sechsstöckige Backsteingebäude platziert.
Es diente als Malzfabrik für die Firma Friedrich Küppers. Da sich im Laufe der Jahre die Produktionsabläufe ständig ändern, wird auch das Gebäude immer wieder angepasst. Zwei Schornsteine der „Alten Mälzerei“ sind noch erhalten. Das Gebäude sehen die Denkmalschützer als Paradebeispiel der produzierenden Betriebe im Düsseldorfer Hafen, die im Getreidebereich damals zu den größten westdeutschen Mühlenplätzen gehören. Schützenswert ist auch die charakteristische Gestalt, die auf die Funktion als Malzfabrik hinweist. Ab 2000 werden Umbauten zu Büros vorgenommen.
"Colorium"
Das Colorium ist ein 17-geschossiges Hochhaus an der Speditionstraße im Medienhafen der Stadt Düsseldorf. Entworfen wurde es vom britischen Architekten William Allen Alsop für die Ibing Immobilien GmbH. Die Fertigstellung erfolgte im Dezember 2001.Herausstechendes Alleinstellungsmerkmal in der Architektur am Medienhafen sind die farbenfrohe Fassade und das rote Technikgeschoss, das den mit 62 Metern derzeit zweithöchsten Bau im Hafen krönt. Über 2200 farbig bedruckte Glaspaneelen aus Wärmeschutzisolierglas wurden nach einer genauen Gestaltungvorgabe durch die Architekten angebracht und bilden in Kombination mit einem innen liegenden Sonnenschutz die Vorhangfassade. Bei der Aufteilung der Farbflächen wechseln sich vollflächig gefärbte Flächen mit Mustern aus bis zu vier Farben ab. Die farbliche Gestaltung setzt sich auch im Innern des Gebäudes fort.
Das Colorium wurde im Jahre 2013 zum Hotel umgebaut. Es verfügt seither auf einer Fläche von etwa 8000 m² über 134 Zimmer, davon 58 Einzel- und 76 Doppelzimmer.
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Fujifilm X-T2
Fujinon XF14mm F2.8 R
[polish language spoken, subtitles in English]
Under the lining of dreams (OBEnauts) is a reportage, made in 2008 at OBE fans camp in Poland. OBE means Out of Body Experience, NDE means Near Death Experience and LD means Lucid Dreams. Style of this documentary video is a freestyle speaking at close up camera shoots. It support the sincerity of speaking people and their emotions. Director and crew are not intervene in the set and not manipulate anything, so sometimes it is an impression of somehow incoherence and naivety etc. However after 12 years director thinks, that this video may be interesting in a light of current affairs. Director thinks, that image still present some of the Truth.
Written&Dirrected: Mateusz Droba, cinematography: Paweł Dunia, Marek Czarnik, Mateusz Droba, editing: Mateusz Droba, music: Krzysztof Jaros, production: Marek Czarnik & Mateusz Droba, Poland 2008.
This version is (c) to PLEOROMA & Marat Dakunin 2022
Director's Statement 2008 & 2020
Film został zarejestrowany na zlocie fanów tzw. "OBE" w 2008 r. Przedstawiłem swobodne wypowiedzi uczestników, bez żadnej ingerencji i bez montażu reżyserującego wypowiedź itp. W bliskich ujęciach dokumentalnych, na twarz, mówiące usta, mimikę, starałem się oddać "prawdę mówiącego". Wydaje mi się, że film pokazuje szczerość wypowiedzi. To, o czym i jak, wypowiadają się Bohaterowie, cechuje w moim przekonaniu znaczne pomieszanie fantazji, pewnych przewidzeń, dopowiedzeń i mylnych interpretacji, nie przeczy to jednak temu, że jest tu także obecna Prawda.
Tę prawdę, choćby w tym materiale było jej niewiele, chciałem pokazać. [Marat Dakunin, 2008]
Obecnie, chciałbym dodać jedno: Z wiedzy, jaką udało mi się uzyskać, z najbardziej wiarygodnego Źródła, tzw. OBE - LD itp. nie nadaje się w zasadzie do niczego innego, jak do rozrywki (entertainment). Tak więc, ponieważ obecnie, sytuacja wzywa raczej do pracy, a nie rozrywki, prezentuję ten film jako ciekwostkę. [Marat Dakunin, PLEOROMA, 2022]
File: 2022002-0036
Cathedral Plaza, at the south end of High Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. Sunday 6th March 2022, at around 2pm to 4pm.
About the photograph.
Those shots were in colour, I converted those two into black and white.
This photograph shows a man taking his turn to speak of his option on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is seen standing next to the Edward Elgar statue, at the Cathedral Plaza, the direction of the photograph is facing north.
The last time I attended a protest to try to do some photojournalism kind of photography, was back in 1987-89 during my college days.
Since then, been trying to get a job in photography or graphic design. Got married, started having kids, then got a divorce and became a very busy single parent and full-time carer. Now that my kids are older and left home, I’m free and independent, so I decided to try to get back into doing photography. I need to refresh my skills anyway.
In the first week of March, 2022, I heard that there was a planned protest in Worcester which is the nearest city, so the night before, I charged up my Nikon’s batteries, formatted the memory cards to make sure I have plenty of storage space left for more photos, and made sure my photography kit bag is ready.
On the afternoon of Sunday, I drove to Worcester, parked my car at the car park, and walked over to the Cathedral Plaza, which is where the protests were due to start. At that time (March 2022), the Knife Angel, a 27 feet tall sculpture made out of knives seized by the police, was on display.
As the 2pm start was approaching, more and more people arrived there, I would say there was around about between 50 to 75 people, or something like that. The protest was really more like a Speaker’s Corner kind of protest, with many people just standing around, rather than a march. At least 4 or 5 different guys took turns to speak out their statements, while some people held up their placards. There wasn’t much of a protest, but then again, it is because Worcester is a small city compared to other major cities where protests were taking part on massive scale.
I tried my best to do a photo-journalism kind of photography, I went around the crowd and took as many photos as I could. Those are just the few good photos I could find out of the approximately 400 photos I managed to take.
About the overall subject.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine started on the 24th of February 2022, and in a short space of time, many Europeans, Americans, mostly and mainly anyone of “Western” lifestyle, people living in free countries, with freedom of speech, of choice, of votes, many of them started taking to streets to protest against the Russian invasion.
There were so many signs in various languages, often advising that Russia should leave Ukraine, stop the war, Putin being a war criminal, and so on.
This protest that I attended to take the photos, was organised by the Worcester Trades Union Council, and was listed on the Stop the War Coalition website, under the No to War in Ukraine protests section. This was just one of the hundreds, if not thousands, of protests happening all around the world on Sunday 6th March, in respond to President Putin‘s decision to attack Ukraine.
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Entering Ermoupolis city hall guests come face to face with the 1st mayor’s statue. It’s an impressive hall reminding the interior of classical Greece buildings. The four archaic marble columns stand in the middle of the room leading towards the sitting statue as if it invites you to pay your respects. Or maybe he waits there, patiently, eager for some chit-chat about the current affairs of his town!
Smile-on-Saturday: Full of memories
This week we attended this lady's 103 birthday. In honor of 103 years of life I posted her photo under this weeks "memories'" theme. She still lives in her own home, keeps up with current affairs and the doings of her family. An amazing lady with so many memories that she still enjoys sharing.
Budget day & announcement that the £1 coin is to be replaced with a new threepenny bit style coin.
At home, Hamworthy
19.03.2014
London’s street artist, Loretto is fast becoming the new Banksy with with captions and satirical images of public figures.
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Captured at the derelict Admiralty facility near to Arrochar, Scotland, in March 2020.
The scene here is part of the Loch Long Torpedo Range where weapons testing took place from 1912 to 1986. Activity peaked during World War II with some 12,000 torpedoes being fired down the loch.
The memory is from me, a young girl at middle school, aged around 10 or 11 years:
It was early morning, a busy family morning with a non-orderly queue for the only toilet. It was amidst that normal routine getting washed, dressed, breakfasted, when the 'attack' started. A distant wailing began.
The wailing spread. A cacophony surrounded us, a nightmare of noise that you could hear in every World War II movie or documentary. This, however, was the early Eighties and the air raid sirens were supposed to herald four minutes of last goodbyes, the piling up of mattresses in a hallway and preparing name tags for any 'dead' relatives. *(Protect and Survive)
I had seen the horrific BBC drama 'Threads' (*they showed it at SCHOOL) and caught glimpses of other apocalyptic movies on TV. There was playground chatter and I knew a fair bit of science at the time for my age (I loved reading encyclopaedia and science books). I knew the realities of what it meant. I understood the difference between instant vapourisation and long lingering painful death. I knew that Mutually Assured Destruction would signal the end of the world as we knew it. Barely a teenager and I knew but this was what it was like to grow up during some of the hottest years of the cold war.
Did I live in fear? Absolutely not. It was one of those things that only crossed your mind when you were reminded of it. When you were, it could chill to the bone. On that morning, with my mum in the kitchen, my father in the toilet and me on the stairs waiting for the toilet or breakfast, whichever came first, the sirens wailed.
I remember my knees buckling from underneath me. A deep inner sinking feeling to the pit of my stomach. Irrationally, though understandably, I started screaming at my parents that we had to get to the nearest city as there was a shelter there. Well I was certain there was, it was playground chatter stuff, and I knew we had just four minutes at most. Okay, the city was 7 miles away and my parents did not own a car and, even if we did, there was no knowledge of where the actual bunker might be or if we could get in. My mind was racing though. This was it. The end. Nothing but ashes would remain.
Thankfully my mother sensibly switched on the radio while the sirens were still wailing, one of which was opposite my school, and the local radio station was broadcasting a message 'not to worry' because some absolute idiot had pressed the wrong button during a local test and accidentally set off the sirens for the whole county. Oddly, I can barely remember the feeling of relief.
That gut wrenching and knee bending feeling remained with me for years whenever Cold War tensions rose but after the fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of the U.S.S.R. those feelings disappeared. I thought we had entered a safer world. A more peaceful world.
Right now I have read on Associated Press that Russian troops are currently fighting over the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant (*which was another event from my childhood) and a Nuclear Waste Storage Facility has been hit already. What is this insanity?
Knowing how these events can escalate rapidly, that accidents can occur and that backing down becomes harder to do. The risk, however much we may not want to even think it, is there. Veiled threats have already been made and I can't see any rational, logical or humane thought processes coming from the Russian Leadership at this time.
I currently live too far away to HMNB Faslane (The UK Nuclear Stockpile) to be instantly vapourised if it were attacked. I also live too close to be safe from a horrific lingering exposure to massive amounts of radiation. Yeah, of course this is on my mind right now. Those feelings though, the knee-bending stomach-dropping feelings, they are nowhere to be seen right now. I guess two years of isolation from the pandemic have somewhat subdued my will to live, my ambition to grow and explore.
I just hope that my chance to do that will come.
I'll never forget the day that the sirens wailed. I cannot imagine how it feels to hear rockets, artillery, sirens and explosions on the doorstep though. I cannot being to imagine the fear that many Ukrainian people are facing today. My thoughts are with them.
Pray, wish, and/or hope for peace. X