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A peaceful beach at sunset — the sky glowing with soft, soulful hues of gold and rose. A simple wooden bench and a weathered sign stand quietly, overlooking the calm waves. A moment of stillness and beauty, where time feels suspended and the world breathes in harmony. 🌅✨
“Grace is neither gentleness nor fragility. Grace is treating yourself, others, and even inanimate objects with respect.”
― Kamand Kojouri
“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.”
― Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
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Striking and beautiful the caramulo mountains are stepped in history and take you back to a time once forgotten.
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A Ruela de Entrecercas, no coração histórico de Santiago de Compostela, ilustra a adaptação da arquitetura vernácula ao clima atlântico e a evolução do tecido urbano medieval. O seu nome remete à localização original entre as muralhas da cidade. Os edifícios altos em granito, com galerias envidraçadas verdes características, protegem do clima húmido e captam luz solar, atuando como reguladores térmicos. O pavimento em lajes de pedra e a presença de transeuntes mostram a continuidade da vida quotidiana num espaço classificado pela UNESCO, onde elementos tradicionais como as fachadas rebocadas, varandas e portadas coexistem com infraestruturas modernas, revelando a adaptação contínua do espaço às necessidades contemporâneas sem comprometer a sua autenticidade. Esta viela, parte de um complexo sistema de ruas em torno da Catedral, integra o quotidiano dos habitantes e a cidade de peregrinação.
The Ruela de Entrecercas, in the historic heart of Santiago de Compostela, illustrates the adaptation of vernacular architecture to the Atlantic climate and the evolution of the medieval urban fabric. Its name refers to its original location between the city walls. The tall granite buildings, with their characteristic green glassed-in galleries, protect against the humid climate and capture sunlight, acting as thermal regulators. The stone slab pavement and the presence of passers-by show the continuity of daily life in a UNESCO-listed space, where traditional elements such as plastered facades, balconies, and shutters coexist with modern infrastructure, revealing the continuous adaptation of the space to contemporary needs without compromising its authenticity. This alley, part of a complex system of streets around the Cathedral, is part of the daily life of the inhabitants and the city of pilgrimage.
in the heart of paris, at the wonderful sicilian restaurant respiro, giuseppe served us with a smile that brightened our day, which was grey and rainy. this moment was pure serendipity, almost magical, his comedic talent, shown between serving dishes, seemed to echo through the streets. when i noticed how the table perfectly mirrored the scene, i had to capture this fleeting moment. giuseppe, completely unaware, became a living artwork in motion, caught in a step where up and down blend seamlessly. his authenticity and energy are the true soul of this photograph.
Hidden in the rugged mountains of northern Portugal, Peneda-Gerês National Park is a wild mosaic of granite peaks, crystal-clear rivers, ancient forests, and tiny stone villages that seem frozen in time. It’s the country’s only national park — a place where nature and tradition coexist in perfect balance.
From the misty heights of Serra da Peneda to the deep valleys of Rio Lima and Cávado, the park offers endless trails, waterfalls like Cascata do Arado, roaming wild Garrano horses, and centuries-old Roman roads still visible underfoot.
The sun dips slowly behind the rugged peaks of the Caramulo Mountains, spilling molten gold and amber across the valleys below. Shadows stretch and curl, folding the hills into quiet mystery, while the sky blazes with colors that seem almost too vivid to be real. In this fleeting moment, the world feels suspended between day and night, a gentle pause where time itself seems to breathe. The mountains stand eternal, guardians of the fading light, as if whispering secrets only the wind can carry.
Standing on the ridge, watching the wind roll through the valley, it feels like the world just keeps going — horizon after horizon, cloud after cloud. The turbines turn quietly in the distance, a reminder of how far we’ve come and how much more there is ahead.
This view is more than a landscape; it’s a moment of stillness that whispers possibility — of journeys not yet taken, and ideas still forming on the edge of the sky.
Be true to yourself,
Faithful to your dreams,
Cherish the beauty of being you.
In the symphony of self-love, the sweetest melody emerges when we embrace our true selves. ❤️
Nurture your soul, honor your desires, and let authenticity guide you to a love that is pure and boundless. ❤️
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Outfit: Sorumin - Active Day Set (Fatpack)
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Elysium is a place in the underworld, separate from Hades realm and reserved for mortal people from Earth that are related to Gods and later those chosen by the Gods who have lead a heroic and righteous life before they died.
It is a place that is easy to stay, there is no rain or snow, no sorrow and flourishing, a life without tears and blessed with an oceans breeze
Such an amazing shoot, thank you to Dominic and Alexa for being truly wonderful on this shoot and going the extra mile to get these shots. I will be retouching and uploading many of these over the next couple of weeks. Also to the incredibly talented Joanne Flemming who designed this beautiful dress.
Photographer: Rebecca Bathory
Model: Alexa Taylor
Makeup and Hair: Dominic Grief AKA Dominic Paul Makeup Artist
Designer: Joanne Fleming Design
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Shot with Canon 5Diii Body, Canon 16-35mm 2.8ii
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The road winds through Portugal’s breathtaking countryside — golden plains, mountain ridges, and hidden rivers waiting to be discovered. Each turn offers a new story, a new scent of pine or ocean air. Adventure isn’t a destination here; it’s the journey itself, written across the vast landscapes and quiet villages of this beautiful land.
Authenticity of character is widely admired yet rarely do we labor towards it. Many are tainted with layers of facade, as result we seldom reveal our true-self to others and become lonely and self conscious.
Are you lonely? Are you authentic?
The Soul of the Land: A Journey Through Time and Tradition
This evocative collection captures a series of cinematic moments rooted in the rugged beauty of rural heritage and the timeless spirit of nature. The series explores the deep, silent connection between the land and its inhabitants, weaving a narrative of solitude, resilience, and ancestral tradition. From the weathered, soulful gaze of an elderly shepherd to the meticulous, scarred hands of a woodworker, each frame pays tribute to a life defined by authenticity and craft.
The journey traverses misty villages perched on jagged cliffs, ancient gnarled olive trees standing as silent witnesses to history, and the majestic flight of vultures over deep canyons. Whether it is the quiet comfort of a freshly baked loaf of bread in a sunlit kitchen or the melancholic beauty of a rainy street at dusk, these images invite the viewer to pause and reflect on the dignity of a vanishing world. A visual exploration of rustic simplicity, where every stone, texture, and ray of light tells a story of belonging and endurance.
These images were generated by Artificial Intelligence.
If someone were to apply for National Register status for this building in Chinook, Oregon, the application might read something like this:
Summary Statement of Significance
The house at 692 is a well preserved example of a late 19th century vernacular Queen Anne cottage, representative of domestic architecture commonly erected in small towns and rural communities of the Pacific Northwest during the period of settlement and consolidation circa 1885 to 1905. Modest in scale yet rich in detail, the building embodies the characteristic adaptation of national architectural fashions to local materials, craftsmanship, and economic realities.
The house is a one and one half story wood frame dwelling with a steeply pitched intersecting gable roof clad in composition shingles. Its asymmetrical massing, front facing gable, and projecting porch align it squarely with the Queen Anne idiom, while the restrained ornamentation reflects the vernacular interpretation typical of non urban contexts. Particularly notable is the decorative shingle work in the front gable, arranged in a scalloped pattern and framed by delicately sawn bargeboards, which provides the primary decorative focus of the facade.
The full width front porch, supported by turned posts with ornate scroll cut brackets, remains intact and retains its original proportions and relationship to the main block of the house. The porch serves both as a transitional architectural element and as an expression of late Victorian domestic ideals emphasizing sociability and engagement with the street. Fenestration consists of vertically oriented double hung wood sash windows with simple surrounds, consistent with the period and largely unaltered. The front entrance retains historic fabric, including a paneled door with colored glass lights, adding a subtle yet distinctive decorative accent.
In form, materials, workmanship, and design, the house exhibits a high degree of integrity, with no major alterations that compromise its historic character. Later changes, such as roofing material replacement and minor exterior maintenance, are compatible and reversible, and do not detract from the buildings overall significance.
A noteworthy survival is the presence of early exterior storm windows, top-mounted and hinged, with their original metal attachment hardware intact and clearly visible.
This type of storm window—designed to be propped open at the bottom during warm weather for ventilation—was widely used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a practical response to seasonal climate variation, predating mechanical cooling. Their continued presence provides rare physical evidence of historic domestic practices, illustrating how occupants balanced insulation, airflow, and comfort using passive means.
Unlike later replacement storms or interior storm panels, these exterior units retain their historic mode of operation and relationship to the primary sash, contributing meaningfully to the building’s integrity of materials, workmanship, and feeling. The survival of both the storm windows and their operating hardware underscores the house’s high level of authenticity and careful stewardship over time.
The property is significant under Criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places as a representative and intact example of vernacular Queen Anne residential architecture. It illustrates the diffusion of architectural styles through pattern books and builders traditions, as well as the aspirations of middle class homeowners at the turn of the twentieth century. As such, the house contributes meaningfully to an understanding of regional architectural development and domestic life during a formative period in the area's history.
The notion of authenticity, here, is ambiguous. Both ironic and actual a cloud is, indeed a nebula however it isn't a nebula in astronomical terms. The ambiguity extends into the process of photomanipulation, where a cloud (actual) is edited to resemble an astronomical nebula (ironic or representational).
Furthermore, from a Postmodern perspective, authenticity becomes a representation of authenticity which creates an immediate ambiguity. If something that is real, genuine, is not real and genuine then how are we to understand what is real and what is false?
:-)
Simon
The Soul of the Land: A Journey Through Time and Tradition
This evocative collection captures a series of cinematic moments rooted in the rugged beauty of rural heritage and the timeless spirit of nature. The series explores the deep, silent connection between the land and its inhabitants, weaving a narrative of solitude, resilience, and ancestral tradition. From the weathered, soulful gaze of an elderly shepherd to the meticulous, scarred hands of a woodworker, each frame pays tribute to a life defined by authenticity and craft.
The journey traverses misty villages perched on jagged cliffs, ancient gnarled olive trees standing as silent witnesses to history, and the majestic flight of vultures over deep canyons. Whether it is the quiet comfort of a freshly baked loaf of bread in a sunlit kitchen or the melancholic beauty of a rainy street at dusk, these images invite the viewer to pause and reflect on the dignity of a vanishing world. A visual exploration of rustic simplicity, where every stone, texture, and ray of light tells a story of belonging and endurance.
These images were generated by Artificial Intelligence.
The sun dips slowly behind the rugged peaks of the Caramulo Mountains, spilling molten gold and amber across the valleys below. Shadows stretch and curl, folding the hills into quiet mystery, while the sky blazes with colors that seem almost too vivid to be real. In this fleeting moment, the world feels suspended between day and night, a gentle pause where time itself seems to breathe. The mountains stand eternal, guardians of the fading light, as if whispering secrets only the wind can carry.
Hidden in the rugged mountains of northern Portugal, Peneda-Gerês National Park is a wild mosaic of granite peaks, crystal-clear rivers, ancient forests, and tiny stone villages that seem frozen in time. It’s the country’s only national park — a place where nature and tradition coexist in perfect balance.
From the misty heights of Serra da Peneda to the deep valleys of Rio Lima and Cávado, the park offers endless trails, waterfalls like Cascata do Arado, roaming wild Garrano horses, and centuries-old Roman roads still visible underfoot.
The authenticity of this building is in question in my mind. It is an old building. But, was it originally the J. A. Wall Store established in 1906? I rather doubt it. If it was, it has had the unfortunate history of being called something stupid like the Old Time Store. Right now it's just a falling down repository of junk. Seen on US 704, Stokes County.
1929 DeSoto.
Manufactured by the DeSoto division within the Chrysler organisation the DeSoto was sold from 1928 till 1961.
This particular car was purchased in Canada by a New Zealander in the early 1930's and then shipped it back to New Zealand.
It remained in the family until 1980 when it was purchased by a car enthusiast in Australia where it remains.
It is all original and to prove its authenticity the DeSoto came with all the relevant documentation associated with it including all the New Zealand registration papers since its arrival in the country.
Timbertown, Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia.
The sun dips slowly behind the rugged peaks of the Caramulo Mountains, spilling molten gold and amber across the valleys below. Shadows stretch and curl, folding the hills into quiet mystery, while the sky blazes with colors that seem almost too vivid to be real. In this fleeting moment, the world feels suspended between day and night, a gentle pause where time itself seems to breathe. The mountains stand eternal, guardians of the fading light, as if whispering secrets only the wind can carry.
The road winds through Portugal’s breathtaking countryside — golden plains, mountain ridges, and hidden rivers waiting to be discovered. Each turn offers a new story, a new scent of pine or ocean air. Adventure isn’t a destination here; it’s the journey itself, written across the vast landscapes and quiet villages of this beautiful land.
A plain notebook with the above words on the front cover passes from one person to the next in a roundabout way and in doing so it changes lives.
I think i had a smile on my face through most of this story.
Abandoned house in Luxembourg
Being in this house, I felt so much melancholy, it was clear it had been a house were very elderly people had been living, but after a very long life of happiness and family. To see it so frozen in time, unloved and silent felt strange and eerie.
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Shot with Mamiya 645DF+ Body & Leaf Credo 80 Digital Back, Schneider Kreuznach 28mm f4.5 LS Lens.
Using 3LeggedThing Frank & Lowepro Protactic 450
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Tito Presi, singer and intense voice, captured in a simple and direct gesture. The worn hat, the raised hand, the open smile: a spontaneous portrait that conveys presence, humanity, and character. The eyes smile before the mouth does, the gesture is natural and unguarded. A photograph that speaks of music, lived life, and authenticity without posing, of a kindness that does not perform and asks for nothing, and that passes through the gaze even before the gesture.
In comparison to other ksour of the region, the Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou has preserved its architectural authenticity with regard to configuration and materials. The architectural style is well preserved and the earthen constructions are perfectly adapted to the climatic conditions and are in harmony with the natural and social environment
Taken @Ait-Ben-Haddou, Morocco, North Africa.
Beautiful, epic , vast .. a loving work of art and one of my favourite places to go photograph .. hope you enjoy these beautiful views of Portugals stunning countryside x
Venice Rialto Fish Market. Campo della Pescheria, Rialto, Venice, Italy
Rialto No Se Toca means "Don't touch the fish market" in the local Venetian dialect.
The fishmongers erected this Angry Venetian Lion banner in protest against (in 2011) plans to move this historic fish market away from its prime site at the Rialto/Grande Canale to some backwater (and hence destroy trade). Fortunately, they won!
A triumph for authenticity and history over plastic tourist trash.
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Meine erste Foto-Einzelausstellung präsentiert im Café Berio, Berlin
Vernissage 31. Juli 2018 | Finissage 22. September 2018
In meiner ersten Foto-Einzelausstellung zeigte ich meine Berliner Portraits und einige meiner Vogel-Fotografien; daher der Titel der Ausstellung. In meinem Fotoprojekt wollte ich einmal weg von den sonst bewusst gewählten Orten, an denen man ein Fotoshooting durchführt. Ein Studio oder eine ausgewählte Location haben für die Menschen meist etwas sehr Unpersönliches. Ich wollte dorthin, wo es am authentischsten ist; an die Orte, an denen die Protagonisten (überwiegend Künstler) zu Hause und in ihrem Element sind: auf der Bühne, hinter der Bühne und vor, während und nach einem Auftritt bzw. Event. Ich möchte dem Betrachter Bilder zeigen, die er nicht unbedingt während einer Veranstaltung wahrnimmt und Außenstehende gefangen nehmen, als hätten sie es live miterlebt.
Über 70 Arbeiten präsentierte ich in der Ausstellung; darunter Portraits von Romy Haag, Henry de Winter, Hanna Schygulla, Georgette Dee, Dieter Rita Scholl, Gloria Viagra, Ades Zabel, Frank Wilde, Gaby Tupper und vielen anderen.
Vögel leben auf allen Kontinenten. Sie sind flüchtige, scheue Tiere. Auf meinen Fotografien lassen sie aber eine unwahrscheinliche Nähe zu. Das eigentlich Fremde und in der Natur nicht Sichtbare habe ich in meinen Vogel-Portraits festgehalten.
Mein Motto: "Authentizität ist das Schlüsselwort, das hinter meiner Fotografie steht. Ich ziehe es vor, mehr die menschliche Note zu zeigen und weniger die Retusche."
Die meisten der Exponate sind in der queeren Community entstanden.
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My first solo photo exhibition presented at Café Berio, Berlin
Opening July 31, 2018 | Closing September 22, 2018
In my first solo photo exhibition, I showed my Berlin portraits and some of my bird photographs; hence the title of the exhibition. In my photo project, I wanted to get away from the usual deliberately chosen locations for a photo shoot. There is usually something very impersonal about a studio or a selected location for people. I wanted to go where it is most authentic; to the places where the protagonists (mostly artists) are at home and in their element: on stage, backstage and before, during and after a performance or event. I want to show the viewer images that they don't necessarily see during an event and capture outsiders as if they had witnessed it live.
I presented over 70 works in the exhibition, including portraits of Romy Haag, Henry de Winter, Hanna Schygulla, Georgette Dee, Dieter Rita Scholl, Gloria Viagra, Ades Zabel, Frank Wilde, Gaby Tupper and many others.
Birds live on every continent. They are elusive, shy animals. In my photographs, however, they allow an improbable closeness. I have captured what is actually alien and invisible in nature in my bird portraits.
My motto: "Authenticity is the keyword that lies behind my photography. I prefer to show more the human touch and less the retouch."
Most of the exhibits were created in the queer community.
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Authentic commerce and daily life unfold at Cholon Market, also known as Binh Tay Market, in District 5, the heart of Chinatown in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This historic marketplace is one of Southeast Asia’s most vibrant centers of trade and culture. From vendors selling fruits, spices, and textiles to the sounds and scents that fill its narrow alleys, the market offers a true glimpse into the rhythm of local life.
As a travel photographer, I was drawn to the authenticity of this scene — where tradition and modernity coexist seamlessly. The lively atmosphere, human interactions, and colorful displays reflect Vietnam’s cultural heritage and community spirit. Cholon Market captures the essence of Saigon’s identity: dynamic, diverse, and deeply rooted in history
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The women of the island of Djerba wear this outfit to attend wedding parties
It consists of a piece of silk fabric that covers the entire body
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Awareness - An authentic man knows his strengths and weaknesses as well as his feelings and motives for certain behaviors. Only through this self-reflection, he is able to experience his actions consciously and influence.
Honesty - This is one to look into the eye of the real environment and also to accept unpleasant feedback.
Consequence - An authentic man acts according to his values. This applies to the priorities set and also for the case that he is thereby einhandelt disadvantages. Hardly anything improper and dishonest acts as an opportunist.
Sincerity - Authenticity means a willingness not to deny its negative sides.
Bewusstsein – Ein authentischer Mensch kennt seine Stärken und Schwächen ebenso wie seine Gefühle und Motive für bestimmte Verhaltensweisen. Erst durch diese Selbstreflexion ist er in der Lage, sein Handeln bewusst zu erleben und zu beeinflussen.
Ehrlichkeit – Hierzu gehört, der realen Umgebung ins Auge zu blicken und auch unangenehme Rückmeldungen zu akzeptieren.
Konsequenz – Ein authentischer Mensch handelt nach seinen Werten. Das gilt für die gesetzten Prioritäten und auch für den Fall, dass er sich dadurch Nachteile einhandelt. Kaum etwas wirkt verlogener und unechter als ein Opportunist.
Aufrichtigkeit – Authentizität beinhaltet die Bereitschaft, seine negativen Seiten nicht zu verleugnen.
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