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A shelf of books for The Blind Pig Speakeasy Challenge 20 - Summer Scavenger Hunt: www.flickr.com/groups/photopigs/discuss/72157645912159381/
This is my virtual "to-read" shelf from Goodreads.com.
Yes, I have been missing in action for a week or so. I finally picked up the camera again today and will be back this weekend with renewed enthusiasm. :)
I have a request for some of you!!!
I think I speak for a majority of people (especially those of the sensitive-creative-variety) when I say that it's so hard to to gather up the courage to ask for anything. But here goes.
If you have purchased my book in the U.S. using Amazon: (direct link: NY Through the Lens - US Version )...
Or if you have purchased my book in Europe and other parts of the world using Amazon UK: (direct link: NY Through the Lens - UK Version )...
...could you take a moment or two to write a review of the book on Amazon?
I know. I know. It's hard to get the fingers and mind warmed up enough to do the deed. I, myself, have bizarre procrastination issues when it comes to writing reviews of things.
I would be super grateful if somehow all moments in the universe align perfectly to rev up your fingers and mind to write a review of my book! :)
I would also like to take the time to say thank you to everyone when it comes to my book’s impending book release (it releases in stores in the U.S. in 5 days!).
I have received so many moving messages and comments in the various places I can be found online posting my photography. All those photos you have shared with me with my book arriving to your homes have been so incredibly touching. This is one of the most surreal experiences I have ever had and I am so grateful. I am also trying to brainstorm some fun and interesting ways to thank all of you.
On a related note, I finally had a little time to create a Goodreads Author profile for myself. If any of you are on there too, here is my author profile: bit.ly/nycauthorgoodreads .
There is a really great community of book lovers on Goodreads that I am enjoying immensely.
For anyone waiting on the book to arrive, or waiting to buy it in stores, thank you for your excitement and support. It so inspiring. I hope you enjoy the book when you finally get to dive into it.
Much love to all of you ♥.
There is a HUGE post about this over at my blog with tons of photos. It looks prettier and makes more sense and has all relevant links:
nythroughthelens.com/post/103088393520/new-york-city-in-m...
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If you are curious about the book, this is the book post with all of the information about the book:
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Cover photo from book, "Decoding Mimbres Painting"
My review of the book, which I liked a lot: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2617089584
The authors interpret the design as an abstraction of a Datura flower opening, which seems reasonable. We used to have these growing in the wash below our Tucson house!
Diameter: 11 in/28 cm
Original photo by Richard Ehrlich; cropped and adjusted by me.
Copyright: Museum Associates of Los Angeles (LACMA)
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inside the tallest residential building in lecce, southern italy
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'The Big Picture – Photography Composition Techniques'
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Cover of Glossario del Nulla, 1st book published by Paolo Margari (2011), available on Amazon and other platforms.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/36586723-glossario-del-nulla
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"Life is a play that does not allow testing.
So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause."
- Charles Chaplin: www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/81134-charlie-chaplin-inter...
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Day 262
This is from a shoot commissioned by Harper Collins becauseeeee I'm on the cover of Jill Hathaway's "Impostor" (Slide #2)! :D
The starship hangars of Classic Space were massive. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space-ship hangars.* The engineers used bicycles, electric buggies and all sorts of other transport to travel about but they wanted faster speeds.
Eventually they modified a small maintenance quadcopter to carry a human pilot. Armoured trousers were a necessary precaution when flying it.
Sadly management decreed that this vehicle was less safe than Colin Furze's belt of spinning knives and banned its use after just a few months.
*Thank you Douglas Adams!
There are additional images on my Instagram profile.
The spacemen of Classic Space were happy bunch. Indeed they were perpetually smiling and avoided arguments and friction at all times. This eventually led to the design of smooth, friction free wheels, amongst other items.
You'd think that due to Newton's Third Law, the tyres would have had no grip and the vehicle would be unable to move. When challenged in court case, the Wheel Design Collective of Llwyngwril Systems' Vehicle Department used the following argument, based on a legal precedent from Mega Dodo Publications. They claimed that their version of Newton's Laws were the more aesthetically pleasing and...
"...summoned a qualified poet to testify under oath that beauty was truth, truth beauty and hoped thereby to prove that the guilty party in this case was Life itself for failing to be either beautiful or true. The judges concurred, and in a moving speech held that Life itself was in contempt of court, and duly confiscated it from all those there present before going off to enjoy a pleasant evening's ultragolf.”
My new street photography book Night Moves (Anvil Press) was listed on Goodreads yesterday. Many people will reference Goodreads to check out ratings and reviews before purchasing a book.
Good ratings and reviews on Goodreads especially helps small press artists. If you've bought the book and enjoyed the photos / poems or if you came to the launch and enjoyed the slideshow / poetry reading from the book, please consider hitting the link to rate the book or if you're feeling extra inspired please write a short review.
In the past I've been hesitant to ask for things like this, but honestly, things are getting harder these days for everyone and artists have to work harder than ever to get by. So if my work has been a source of connection or inspiration for you, please consider helping me out. The link below will take you to the Goodreads page.
"It was November--the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad hymns of the sea, passionate wind-songs in the pines. Anne roamed through the pineland alleys in the park and, as she said, let that great sweeping wind blow the fogs out of her soul."
— L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables (Penny Books))
“Green Lantern/Green Arrow remains a fascinating time capsule from an era in which more than a few people believed that comics might help change the world.” – The A.V. Club – Keith Phipps – 2002
In October of 1983, Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams began the self-titled "Hard Travelling Heroes" era in DC's history. Where Hal and Ollie basically went on a roadtrip across the USA, fightin' crime! It was an... 'interesting' era in DC, to say the least.
Now GA just went through a few phases in his published career. Like originally the dude's out there wearing a Robin Hood costume being a rich boy rip-off of Batman. He had stuff like the Arrow Car and an Arrow Cave and The Arrow Plane and fun little Arrow Gadgets and a little Red Sidekick yaddayadda.... Then one day (that day being the 1970's) he just started lecturing Green Lantern all the time!
He was like "Aw man, I used to be a rich guy and now the rich are bad and the rich ruin everything, and why won't you like... get out of your green bubble and stop flying around in your weird green space stuff and come down and walk the streets of America and you'll learn a thing or two about a thing or two young man!"
(Direct quote, obviously)
...Oh and then Roy became a drug addict... then the series got canceled.... yeah, good times. :P
Anyway, since getting CyclopsBricks' Green Arrow back in February, The GA/GL series was one of the first things that came to my mind!
This is an interesting cover, because as far as I can tell, this is/was an inked Neal Adams sketch from the time of the series, but was only recently used on the re-release of The Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection from 2012. Despite my lack of knowledge on how this cover came to be, I just really liked the overall simplicity and imagery of it, and wanted to try my hand at re-creating it! :)
Here's the source material if you're not familiar: i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/b...
Oh and for anyone that's wondering, Hal's Torso and legs are from a really really old customBRICKS fig. Also, his head and ring are both Onlinesailin with some modifications of course ;)
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Patreon has the details on how I created the image, plus a good look at a base I built for the figures to pose on, lighting techniques and all that jazz :)
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Do you think these two still get along...? Go to my Patreon to see early photography, behind the scenes images, and WIPs of upcoming projects! And maybe, just maybe we can let Hal and Ollie be BFF's again!
Poem:
Still round the corner there may wait
A hidden road or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by
There may come a time at last that I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
East of the moon west of the sun
~~ J.R.R. Tolkien, www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/29592
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Today my mother-in-law died just six weeks after my mother. This fall is full of sadness for our family. But my thoughts are on those two great ladies, now gone. I hope that the new roads they have found to travel are full of wonder and peace.
Just came across this when I was looking for a photo for GoodReads profile (for literature lovers, I like this idea:
www.goodreads.com/user/show/700282
(Thanks Christopher)
This used to be my myspace photo-taken in September. It was a great deal of fun for me to pick out all of my favorite albums and sit in the bathtub reading Flannery O'Connor....ah Sundays...is it still only Wednesday?
N - Numbers
This theme is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Numbers are everywhere, and the same is true in dolly life. The only requirement for this theme is that you must include a doll and at least one number somewhere in your photo. Think buttons on telephones, price tags on sale items, and numbered street signs. Think scoreboards, arcade games, and, airports screens. The possibilities are infinite!
About this picture:
Jewel is a freshman at the New York University. She is studying Chemistry...and this is her dorm!
I had fun trying to (digitally) build the place she lives in now. You can see a periodic table of elements (with some...numbers :D), a witty message asking her roommates to "Be Nice", a poster of her favorite singer, Taylor Swift, and a little memory of the place she grew up in, South Africa, before she found out the truth about her past, which involves a tragedy and a very wealthy american family.
And last but not least...an "easy" reading about the way mathematics impacts in society ("hey! it's a fun book, you should give it a look!)
Room:
Book:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18342764-a-curious-history-of...
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South Africa:
Taylor Swift:
Periodic Table:
Be Nice:
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Traditional dancers at the Golden Karaweik Palace, Yangon, Myanmar. Cultural show, 2014.
You may better know Yangon as Rangoon. The old name for Myanmar is Burma.
Historical image. Today the country is ravaged by civil war. My heart breaks every time I read the news. The country was full of hope when I visited.
Recommended read: Miss Burma, by Charmaine Craig (2017).
www.goodreads.com/book/show/32508630-miss-burma
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The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island ... an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career.
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I know the author doesn't give a f*ck what I think about her book her on GoodReads - she stated so in one of the essays - however, I loved this book. I become aware of her via the podcast, Poetry Off the Shelf. Through this particular book, I've added many books and authors to my to-read list and also dismay over the fact that I'm not as smart as I'd like to be. If you like Susan Sontag or Joan Didion, I think you will like this book.
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China, 1345. Colorized historical photo of Zhu Chongba. As foretold by the village fortune-teller, through strength and passion, the warrior girl who took another’s identity and ended Mongol rule.
Picture found in my grandfather's shoe box, in the attic, next to the rusty old sword.
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Inspired by the novel of the same name, by Australian author Shelley Parker-Chan (2021).
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See Goodreads..
www.goodreads.com/book/show/123503510 On the Murray Cod…
www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-08-09/victoria-river-camps...
It's about the struggles of the Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the ensuing Civil War from November 1917 to June 1923.
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Yogurt, books and quiet Saturday mornings.
What am I reading, you ask?
Last weekend I finished reading "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls. Excellent, excellent book.
Right now I'm finishing up "Anil's Ghost" by Michael Ondaatje. Very much like either The English Patient or The Constant Gardener if you like those movies.
Next on the list is:
"The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag" by Alan Bradley. I just love Flavia de Luce.
"The Gift of an Ordinary Day:A Mothers Memoir" by Katrina Kenison. Cause I fear the age 14 is going to be the death of me.
"The Passage" Justin Cronin. Cause it was calling to me while I was in BJs the other day.
"Backseat Saints" by Joshilyn Jackson. Cause it was calling to me as well and has a raving review by the woman who wrote 'The Help' right smack on the cover.
So? What are you reading???
Goodreads.com is an excellent place to not only keep track of what you've read and want to read, but also to find new things to read and get recommendations and reviews from other readers. If you would like to hook up there, send me an email.
since I read so much, the name of this album will likely change but, I wanted to start this book because... well... read below. and yes... the book is nsfw. lol.
I will add a link once I get to my pc. xo
O.m.g. I just read Forbidden Desire by Jordan Silver.
In the beginning.. it's very uh, blunt. Lol. I had mentioned that I thought I had missed a chapter because of where the book... Opens up at... but, I read more, and the more I read, the more addicted I got.
There are a couple grammar errors but not enough to deter me from reading the entire book in less than a few hours.
It has an awesome storyline. It is entertaining with just enough racy raunchy naughtiness...
And has a freakishly good ending.
And what makes me happy is that, this sort of scenario COULD HAPPEN.. which is also somewhat scary. I say happy because, I love books that have an air of truth or possibility to them. I wouldn't be happy if the scenario actually happened but the fact that the story is believable THAT is what held me in place.
I super strongly suggest giving it a go.
I am about to write my review on goodreads but thought I would share the book and my thoughts with all of you!
Check it out, and have fun. *wink*
Apocalypse series recap:
The world will never be the same again. America was destroyed by God’s judgment. Indeed, earth-shattering calamity befell America. It was so terrifying that we all trembled.
The economy collapsed and violence erupted. Rioting and looting broke out across America. Fires consumed America’s cities; armoured vehicles rolled through the streets. The world was shocked by the violence in New York City. Thousands of fires burned throughout the city, and the National Guard lined its streets.
Eventually things calmed down for a short time. Then all of a sudden, from the middle of the country, groups took up arms against the government. While the government was distracted, the Russians attacked. They made their move when America was weak and vulnerable. They launched nuclear missiles and the U.S. went up in flames. Unexpectedly, in one hour, a nuclear holocaust engulfed them. California, New York, and Florida were destroyed in seconds—like Sodom and Gomorrah.
The Russians crossed over to Alaska. They came down through Canada—where I am from. They headed south, toward the city of Seattle and toward the eastern United States. They also landed on the beaches. I even heard rumours that Chinese troops were on the ground.
The battle in America was fierce. They were fighting for their lives. There was no hope for them. Yet, in the end, they cried out to the God of their fathers. God had compassion on them, and they were able to drive their enemies from the land. America, however, was left in utter ruins. Now, they are weak and impoverished; their cities are heaps of rubble. America is nothing; it is no longer of any significance.
Vladimir Putin turned away from America. He then set his face toward Israel for the Battle of Gog and Magog—just as the Bible says: I will turn you around; I will put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army. Yes indeed, Russia advanced like a storm, like a cloud covering the land. Along with them were Turkey, Iran, Sudan, Libya, and many others. But God sent a great earthquake to shake the land of Israel. He threw them into a panic, and they turned and kill one another. They fell dead on the mountains of Israel, because God executed judgment on Gog and all his hordes with pestilence and bloodshed.
The First Seal; a Rider on a White Horse; a great peacemaker; a charismatic politician from Europe stepped onto the scene, saying, “Peace and security.” This man accomplished what his predecessors could not: he negotiated a peace treaty in the Middle East between Israel and the Arabs—just as it is written: he will confirm a covenant with many for one week. So Israel signed the seven year peace deal and started building the Temple. Remember what Jesus said, “I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.”
Bloodshed, calamity, and death—oh what fun. Wars, famines, and plagues—God’s judgment has come. Then I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they had given. Heaven and earth shakes: falling stars and earthquakes—every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the officials and generals, the wealthy and powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. “Fall on us!” they yelled to the mountains and to the rocks. “Hide us from the face of the One who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, because the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”
One-third of the earth was burned up, one-third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. One-third of the sea turned into blood. One-third of all the sea creatures died, and one-third of the ships were destroyed. One-third of the rivers and springs turned into wormwood, and many people died from drinking the water. One-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were struck so that one-third of them turned dark. One-third of the day was without light, and also one-third of the night. Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, for the worst is yet to come.
The Kings of the East marching out for war; China and its allies causing terror and horror; A two hundred million man army trained for battle; One-third of mankind killed—slaughtered like cattle.
Remember that charismatic politician, the one who brokered the peace treaty with Israel three and a half years ago? Well, as you can see, he is the Antichrist. It is true! With one mind they gave their power and authority to the Beast. He was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation. Every kind of satanic power, sign, and false wonder was performed to deceive the people, because they had rejected the truth that would save them. Indeed, the Beast was mortally wounded but came back to life, and the whole world was amazed and followed him. They set up an image in honor of the Beast, and life was given to the image. The image was able to talk, and it killed all who did not worship it. And all people were forced to receive a Mark on their right hand or forehead, because no one could buy or sell without the Mark of the Beast. They worshiped the Dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—because he had given authority to the Beast. Remember what Jesus said, “When you see the Abomination that causes Desolation (the image of the Beast) standing in the Temple, then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains!”
Horrible, painful sores broke out on those who had the Mark of the Beast and who worshiped his image. Their wickedness caused them even greater calamity. The sea, rivers, and springs became like the blood of a corpse, and everything in them died. “For they have shed the blood of the saints and prophets, and You God have given them blood to drink as they deserve.” The sun scorched people with fire, searing them with intense heat. They blasphemed the name of God, who had power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory. Darkness fell upon the Beast’s Kingdom, and people gnawed their tongues in agony, yet they still refused to repent of their deeds. Then the great Euphrates River dried up to prepare the way for the Kings of the East, who were marching towards God’s judgment.
The nations of the earth prepared for war; world supremacy was on their minds. Flashes of lightning, roars of thunder, and hundred pound hailstones fell from the sky. The worst earthquake in human history shook the world to its core. Every island sunk, every mountain crumbled, and every city collapsed. Then the Beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies marched out for the Battle of Armageddon. Fire burned before them, and blood, fire, and billows of smoke followed behind them. They surrounded Jerusalem, and the city was captured. The light of the sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars did not shine. When the next day came, the daylight remained darkened. It was a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. It was a unique day, with no difference between day and night. But mark my words, when evening comes, there will be light!
Behold, the Day of the Lord is here! The Great Day of His wrath has come, and who can endure it? Heaven opened, and there came a Rider on a white horse. He is called Faithful and True—the King of kings and Lord of lords. The Beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies waged war against the Rider on the white horse. But a great panic from the Lord came upon them, and they turned and killed one another. Then a sword came from the mouth of the Rider, and the flesh of His enemies rotted while they stood on their feet—their eyes rotted in their sockets, and their tongues rotted in their mouths. Outside Jerusalem blood flowed for one hundred and eighty miles. As for the Beast, he and his cohort were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire. Now the Lord Jesus Christ rules and reigns on earth. Amen and Amen!
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1))
Day 51 - Best Viewed Large On Black
Early morning by the Rangitikei River, part of which was used as the Anduin River in Peter Jackson's movie Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.
Can you spot the flock of sheep, the Shepard and his dogs?
Will Wiles is awesome. Discovered him through the book club and read all his three excellent novels. The bird plays a big role in his latest "Plume" = www.goodreads.com/book/show/36386192-plume
St Andrews
Deborah Alma is the Emergency Poet – the world's first and only mobile poetic first aid service. A mix of the serious, the therapeutic and the theatrical, the Emergency Poet offers consultations inside her ambulance and prescribes poems as cures.
ODC Our Daily Challenge: Beneficial Moments
It was a real beneficial moment, when I found this diary for my next year. More than an eyecatcher. It had all I was looking for.
Then I loved the introducton (Ian Sansom), especially the last words:
"But we can imagine -
we should imagine -
other worlds.
Because in imaging other worlds -
past and future -
we can learn to live again in the present."
2022 In Another World, The Redstone Diary www.goodreads.com/book/show/56214191-the-redstone-diary-2022
New 365 project 2021: 251
1st December 2018 - Exeter, Devon. A familiar location in Exeter for many years.
It is also well known to people like myself who are big fans of Bernard Knight's Crowner John mysteries.
A friend gave me his copy of this book in 1980 when he saw how much I liked it and I have appreciated it ever since. The photos in it show the emptiness and loss of a section of our largest city in the late sixties. In a way it was revealing of what was happening with the decay of cities and urban redevelopment all over the United States at the time. It is hard to say how these issues would have been dealt with if we could see what loss there was going to be in retrospect. I remember living in San Francisco in the Seventies and seeing the Embarcadero Freeway partially completed and then stopped in mid-air. It had become evident that the massive redevelopment of America's cities was not always in their best interest.
The photography by Danny Lyons of Manhattan's oldest neighborhood is remarkable. His personal vision aligns so well with the nation's shifting perception of what they were about to lose forever. I highly recommend this book for anyone who appreciates the drama of our cities and the power of black and white photography in capturing and preserving their history.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/55785612-danny-lyon
A review in the New Yorker of Lyons' project:
www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-revered-photojour...
A short film made recently with Lyons describing his project as a young man:
tribecacitizen.com/2021/02/02/seen-heard-the-destruction-...