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Years, centuries, even millennia of warfare was noble, if tedious work. The Empress sought to solidify her control of the galaxy, and in the eyes of her trillions of subjects, as well as the myriad other species who called the galaxy home, had made humanity a force to be reckoned with.
Yet with each new world, the haze of corruption seeped in all the stronger. Those who yielded to these barbaric and unnatural forces grew in number, strength and cunning. It was seen not just at the end of her own blade, but in the seemingly endless string of casualty reports and the slowing advancement of her forces.
She could not lead her forces at every front while maintaining an empire. A glint of satisfaction shined across her features as the solution became obvious: those of her own bloodline would be ideal forces to act in her stead.
If the galaxy would fight her dominion with legions, her children would lead legions in kind to fight back the darkness.
in the face of what happens every day, the word protest appears euphemistic. what you are seeing here is not a demonstration but a crowd defending taksim, so that people can demonstrate and 'occupy' there. yesterday saw a lot of police provocation in order to lure protesters out of the greater taksim area and arrest them, but some strong voices were able to hold back most of the less strategically minded who wanted to throw stones at the water cannons waiting beyond the barricades (a rather futile excercise).
An excellent day of photographing, walking & talking with PW-pix.
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One of many ongoing approaches, where I move through the world as a harvester of images stumbling, strolling, lurching, equal parts accidental, and intentional. My concerns circumnavigate around questions that resist easy answers: time as texture, presence as performance, possibility as glitch. I trace the contours of decay and growth, hope and entropy, searching for the quiet collisions where meaning might emerge. Each image is less a document than a provocation an invitation to reconsider what we 'see', and what we ignore; and why.
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Shot on Kodak 120 Portra, using a Hasselblad.
This site has undergone major changes and forms part of a larger infrastructure project for Melbourne. It now forms part of an album dedicated to this area, small as it may be.
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One of my many ongoing approaches is to move through the world as a harvester of images. I stumble, stroll, and lurch, equal parts accident and intent. Each frame is a fragment, a glitch, or a whisper from the margins. My decades-deep, archive serves as both a compass and a crucible: a living constellation of negatives and proof sheets that drive and generate further inquiry. It’s where entropy meets annotation, where decay and growth are catalogued not as opposites but as co-conspirators.
I circle questions that resist resolution: time as texture, presence as performance, and possibility as rupture. I search for quiet collisions, between gesture and ruin, between what’s seen and what’s overlooked, where meaning might flicker into being. I attempt to create each image not as a document and but more a provocation, an invitation to reframe perception and interrogate the ideological choreography of attention.
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I vacillate on the name of this area, part of the rail infrastructure in and around North Melbourne Station. There have been big changes too, due to the Westgate Tunnel Project, in recent years. The now idle Melbourne Star, ferris wheel in the background.
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One of many ongoing approaches, where I move through the world as a harvester of images stumbling, strolling, lurching, equal parts accidental, and intentional. My concerns circumnavigate around questions that resist easy answers: time as texture, presence as performance, possibility as glitch. I trace the contours of decay and growth, hope and entropy, searching for the quiet collisions where meaning might emerge. Each image is less a document than a provocation an invitation to reconsider what we 'see', and what we ignore.
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Night Provocation Set FULLPACK
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A bold and irresistibly sensual look: the black lace top with sparkling details embraces the silhouette with a touch of rebellious elegance, while the flared sheer tulle miniskirt adds movement and lightness. The fishnet stockings complete the ensemble with a strong punk-chic vibe, creating the perfect balance between provocation and style. An outfit designed for those who love to dare with class.
Maeve outfit is composed by top, jacket, skirt, fishnet stockings and boots. It is available for LaraX, Legacy, Nhumana, Reborn.
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At up to 2 1/2 inches (6.5 cm) long, tarantula hawk wasps are among the largest of wasps. They are relatively docile and rarely sting without provocation. However, the sting is among the most painful of all insects, though the intense pain only lasts about five minutes.
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Vielleicht faszinieren mich Engel, weil sie oft friedlich und sanftmütig dargestellt sind und beschützen.
Ich mag keine Provokationen und Streit, aber Menschen sind anscheinend so...
Go gentle through your life....
Perhaps I am fascinated by angels, because they look peacefully and gentle/meekly.
I don't like provocations and quarreling, but people/humans are no angels ...
Go gentle through your life ....
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Patience:
What it is: Patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. It is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast.
"Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone" (Proverbs 25:14-16, NIV)
The Bible urges Christians to be patient, and " see how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth,...until it receives the early and the late rains." (James 5:7-11, NAB)
The Giant House Spider (Eratigena atrica) is one of several similar looking species which inhabit houses and outbuildings - hence the common name "House Spiders".
These spiders make a thick sheet web, about 15cm across, usually in a neglected corner of a house or shed. The web has a tubular retreat at the rear where the spider sits and waits for dinner to drop by.
They become more noticeable in autumn, which is their mating season. The males are often seen scuttling across a room or falling into bath tubs as they move around in search of a female. The males have longer legs than the females, while the females have broader abdomens than the males.
The 'Aggressive House Spider' (Eratigena agrestis formerly Tegenaria agrestis), which has been made famous by a thousand Internet horror stories, belongs to the same Genus of spiders. Agrestis is rarely seen in houses, preferring sheds, garages, and log piles. In the United States, where it's known as the 'Hobo Spider', it has a reputation for biting humans with very little provocation. The ones found in Europe are quite timid in comparison, preferring to run for cover.
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A striking spot in Popova Šapka, high in the Šar Mountains above Tetovo. Dominating the landscape is a large cross standing beside the Church of St. Naum of Ohrid — a visible reference to the Christian heritage of this place. At the same time, on the opposite side of the village, the mosque can be seen with its slender minaret. This coexistence of religious symbols highlights the unique character of Popova Šapka: a place where different traditions stand side by side, shaped by the people who live here and those who pass through. The cross was deliberately placed at a point that lies even higher than the mosque, intended by local representatives as a visible expression of faith and the church’s presence in the landscape — not as a direct provocation, but as part of the religious and cultural identity of the community. The Macedonian flag is also present in the frame — a subtle yet clear reminder that all of this comes together within one country. North Macedonia is a land of many faiths, where Orthodox Christianity, Islam, and other traditions have been part of everyday life for centuries. In October, a sense of calm and openness prevails: no skis on the slopes, only soft mountain light, crisp air, and a feeling of stillness. Autumn colors embrace the village, giving the scene a warm, almost timeless atmosphere.
Popova Šapka, high in the Šar Mountains above Tetovo — where a large cross beside the Church of St. Naum of Ohrid and the mosque’s minaret face each other, reflecting North Macedonia’s long tradition of living faiths within a shared mountain landscape.
Een markant punt in Popova Šapka, hoog in de Šar-bergen boven Tetovo. In het landschap domineert een groot kruis dat bij de Church of St. Naum of Ohrid staat — een zichtbare verwijzing naar het christelijke erfgoed van deze plek. Tegelijk zie je aan de andere kant van het dorp de moskee met haar slanke minaret. Juist deze samenkomst van religieuze symbolen onderstreept het bijzondere karakter van Popova Šapka: hier staan verschillende tradities zij aan zij, gedragen door de mensen die hier wonen en komen. Het kruis werd bewust geplaatst op een plek die zelfs hoger ligt dan de moskee, wat volgens lokale betrokkenen bedoeld is als zichtbaar teken van geloof en aanwezigheid van de kerk in het landschap — niet als directe provocatie, maar als onderdeel van de religieuze en culturele identiteit van deze gemeenschap. Ook de Macedonische vlag is aanwezig in het beeld — een subtiele maar duidelijke herinnering dat dit alles samenkomt binnen één land. Noord-Macedonië is een land van vele geloven, waar orthodox christendom, islam en andere tradities al eeuwen deel uitmaken van het dagelijks leven. In oktober heerst er nog rust en weidsheid: geen ski’s op de pistes, alleen het zachte licht van het bergseizoen, de frisse lucht en een gevoel van stilte. De herfstkleuren omarmen het dorp en geven de scène een warme, bijna tijdloze sfeer.
Some new planting in the foreground only hint at the then almost complete Westgate Tunnel project. The Southern Star, sits idly in the background.. This is a walk I often walk multiple times a year, now with changed living circumstances, I can do it 7 days a week if I so chose.
Inspired by the Joel Meyerowitz series St. Louis and the Arch
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One of many ongoing approaches, where I move through the world as a harvester of images stumbling, strolling, lurching, equal parts accidental, and intentional. My concerns circumnavigate around questions that resist easy answers: time as texture, presence as performance, possibility as glitch. I trace the contours of decay and growth, hope and entropy, searching for the quiet collisions where meaning might emerge. Each image is less a document than a provocation an invitation to reconsider what we 'see', and what we ignore.
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Provocation's Tempting Release: The Bunny Outfit, exclusively at Kinky Event!
Indulge in the classic allure of Playboy with Provocation's Bunny Outfit, a captivating set available in both classic and Christmas variations (exclusive to the fatpack). The fatpack also includes charming accessories – bunny ears, a furry tail, and leg garters. Embrace the playful spirit at Kinky Event and complete your timeless look with Provocation's Bunny Outfit!
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I slip into Soff the way candlelight slips across bare skin — slow, intentional, impossible to ignore. 💋
This is not simply lingerie… this is choreography. A performance of curves, confidence, and quiet provocation.
The Soff top drapes my silhouette with a delicate tension between softness and structure. Its knotted front gathers the fabric inward, sculpting my waist while drawing the eye exactly where I want it — downward, lingering, curious. The ribbed texture hugs close like a whispered secret, tracing every contour with couture precision. The panties answer in perfect harmony, sitting low on my hips, framed with lace that brushes my thighs like vintage boudoir gloves. Together, they create a silhouette that doesn’t shout — it beckons. 🔥
When I choose Soff, I dress with intention. I dress to seduce my man with posture, with movement, with the quiet power of suggestion. And then… I dress for him slowly. 💫
Layer by layer, I let the fabric find my skin with deliberate grace, turning every motion into anticipation. I allow his eyes to follow the ritual — the settling of lace, the gentle pull of the knot, the final smoothing of silk — knowing that seduction does not begin when clothing falls away… it begins when it is chosen with purpose.
✨ Behind the mirror lives my secret weapon — the HUD.
With a single touch, I shift the mood:
💎 PBR Mode bathes the fabric in living light, creating soft shadow depth and natural sheen that responds beautifully to candle glow and sunset tones. The ribbed knit gains dimensional realism, appearing irresistibly touchable.
✨ Blinn Mode delivers classic glamour — smooth highlights and rich saturation, perfect for studio lighting and sultry interiors.
Material controls allow me to glide between matte lounge softness and silk-kissed shimmer — depending on how bold the evening feels.
🎨 My color wardrobe unfolds like temptation itself:
rose red for desire ❤️
wine burgundy for drama 🍷
blush pink for softness 🌸
classic black for power
ivory cream for innocence undone
nude beige, smoky mocha, deep charcoal — each shade designed to flatter skin tones and glow beneath cinematic light.
Soff embraces my body flawlessly, tailored for modern icons of beauty:
✨ Reborn
✨ Reborn Squish
✨ Petite
✨ LaraX
✨ Legacy
✨ Perky
✨ Bombshell
✨ Waifu
✨ Nhuma
This silhouette carries the legacy of women who understood seduction as art - Rita Hayworth’s satin confidence, Sophia Loren’s unapologetic curves, Marilyn Monroe’s soft rebellion against modesty. They didn’t expose - they suggested. They didn’t chase attention — they commanded it.
Tonight, I follow their lead.
I dress slowly.
I move deliberately.
And I let Soff do the rest. 💗
💞 Premiering now at LEVEL Event
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Because as fashion once whispered behind velvet curtains:
“Style is seduction made visible.” ✨
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher. About 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 inches) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.
The robin is diurnal, although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlit nights or near artificial light at night. Well known to British and Irish gardeners, it is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up. Indeed, the robin is considered to be a gardener's friend and for various folklore reasons the robin would never be harmed. In continental Europe on the other hand, robins were hunted and killed as with most other small birds, and are more wary. Robins also approach large wild animals, such as wild boar and other animals which disturb the ground, to look for any food that might be brought to the surface. In autumn and winter, robins will supplement their usual diet of terrestrial invertebrates, such as spiders, worms and insects, with berries and fruit. They will also eat seed mixtures placed on bird-tables.
Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. Such attacks sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas.
Because of high mortality in the first year of life, a robin has an average life expectancy of 1.1 years; however, once past its first year it can expect to live longer and one robin has been recorded as reaching 19 years of age. A spell of very low temperatures in winter may also result in significant mortality.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_robin
The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
Introducing the alluring Kimiko dress by Provocation, specially designed for the Kinky event. This form-fitting dress features a daring high front slit, accentuating your curves and adding a touch of allure to your ensemble. In the fatpack, you have the option to choose between two variations of garter attachments, one adorned with a dagger and one without, allowing you to customize your look to perfection. Embrace your inner confidence and captivate everyone's attention with the Kimiko dress. Don't miss out on this tantalizing release at the Kinky event!
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Dress ( - Maitreya Lara, [LEGACY] Meshbody (f), Ebody Reborn)
Color pack HUD (15 colors) for each element
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Dress with 2 version of garters ( - Maitreya Lara, [LEGACY] Meshbody (f), Ebody Reborn)
Fatpack HUD- mix&match:
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5 colors for metal parts
3 style HUD variation for garter (off, garter, garter with blade)
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Rouen (France) - Hier je me suis pris une belle plantade journalistique. En raison de la bonne tenue, à Rouen, de toutes les manifestations contre la réforme des retraites, je pensais qu’il était improbable qu’on assiste, jeudi 23 Mars 2022, à des affrontements.
J’avais pourtant assisté en début de manifestation à la tentative d’une poignée de Gilets jaunes et de jeunes excités encagoulés, de dévier la manifestation du parcours officiel pour pénétrer dans la ville historique. Les rues étroites de la rive droite étant propices à la guérilla urbaine. Les syndicats ont bien géré la situation et les 20.000 manifestants n’ont pas cédé à la provocation en poursuivant le parcours établi en concertation avec la préfecture.
Dans un premier temps, seule une vingtaine de troublions se sont aventurés dans les rues interdites pour en découdre avec les forces de l’ordre. Après quelques tirs de lacrymogènes, tout semblait être rentré dans l’ordre.
Mais, vers midi, quand la manifestation a été terminée, les casseurs se sont retrouvés sur la rive droite de Rouen pour un remake des Gilets jaunes. Une enseignante qui était au mauvais endroit au mauvais moment, a eu un pouce arraché par un tir de riposte des policiers. A ce moment, j’étais déjà rentré chez moi, parce que je ne voulais pas laisser mon chien seul trop longtemps. La prochaine fois je ressors mon casque et mon brassard de presse, car les casseurs sont malheureusement de retour pour des actions qui vont discréditer le mouvement populaire. Si je déteste la violence, les affrontements sont photogéniques. Je dois être là. Journaliste un jour, journaliste toujours.
Rouen (France) - Yesterday I had a nice journalistic crash. Due to the good performance, in Rouen, of all the demonstrations against the pension reform, I thought it was unlikely that we would see clashes on Thursday, March 23, 2022.
However, at the start of the demonstration, I had witnessed the attempt of a handful of yellow vests and excited young people in hoods to divert the demonstration from the official route to enter the historic city. The narrow streets of the right bank being conducive to urban guerrilla warfare. The unions managed the situation well and the 20,000 demonstrators did not give in to provocation by continuing the route established in consultation with the prefecture.
At first, only about twenty troublemakers ventured into the forbidden streets to do battle with the police. After a few tear gas shots, everything seemed to be back to normal.
But, around noon, when the demonstration was over, the thugs found themselves on the right bank of Rouen for a remake of the Yellow Vests. A teacher who was in the wrong place at the wrong time had her thumb blown off by police fire. I had already gone home, because I didn't want to leave my dog alone for too long. Next time I take out my helmet and my press armband, because the thugs are unfortunately back for actions that will discredit the popular movement. If I hate violence, I must admit that the clashes are photogenic. I have to be there. Once a journalist, always a journalist.
A brief flirtation with a sea-change had us doing real estate research on the west coast. I have visited there often. First camping with mates, then on a regular school excursions.
This was the first time I'd seen a traffic warning sign in another language in Australia. Speaks to the volume of foreign drivers the west coast gets I guess. Our sea change idea didn't last long, the market was already beyond our means in 2020.
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One of many ongoing approaches, where I move through the world as a harvester of images stumbling, strolling, lurching, equal parts accidental, and intentional. My concerns circumnavigate around questions that resist easy answers: time as texture, presence as performance, possibility as glitch. I trace the contours of decay and growth, hope and entropy, searching for the quiet collisions where meaning might emerge. Each image is less a document than a provocation an invitation to reconsider what we 'see', and what we ignore; and why.
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Atichokes in the wind near the Newport power station.
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One of my many ongoing approaches is to move through the world as a harvester of images. I stumble, stroll, and lurch, equal parts accident and intent. Each frame is a fragment, a glitch, or a whisper from the margins. My decades-deep, mythically charged archive serves as both a compass and a crucible: a living constellation of negatives and proof sheets that drive and generate further inquiry. It’s where entropy meets annotation, where decay and growth are catalogued not as opposites but as co-conspirators.
I circle questions that resist resolution: time as texture, presence as performance, and possibility as rupture. I search for quiet collisions, between gesture and ruin, between what’s seen and what’s overlooked, where meaning might flicker into being. I attempt to create each image not as a document and but more a provocation, an invitation to reframe perception and interrogate the ideological choreography of attention.
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Blog | Tumblr | Website | pixelfed.au | Instagram | Photography links | my Ko-fi shop | Off Ya Trolley! | s2z digital garden | vero | Dpreview albums | my work archived on trove at the National Library of Australia. | reddit
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher. About 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 inches) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.
The robin is diurnal, although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlit nights or near artificial light at night. Well known to British and Irish gardeners, it is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up. Indeed, the robin is considered to be a gardener's friend and for various folklore reasons the robin would never be harmed. In continental Europe on the other hand, robins were hunted and killed as with most other small birds, and are more wary. Robins also approach large wild animals, such as wild boar and other animals which disturb the ground, to look for any food that might be brought to the surface. In autumn and winter, robins will supplement their usual diet of terrestrial invertebrates, such as spiders, worms and insects, with berries and fruit. They will also eat seed mixtures placed on bird-tables.
Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. Such attacks sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas.
Because of high mortality in the first year of life, a robin has an average life expectancy of 1.1 years; however, once past its first year it can expect to live longer and one robin has been recorded as reaching 19 years of age. A spell of very low temperatures in winter may also result in significant mortality.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_robin
Playing Dress-up With AI, created by British design consultancy Graphic Thought Facility.
The exhibition 'CUTE' at Kunsthal Rotterdam explores the global rise and evolution of the concept of "cuteness," from Japanese kawaii culture to modern internet memes and futuristic design. Created in collaboration with Somerset House in London, the exhibition demonstrates how cuteness can be a powerful tool for comfort, manipulation, or provocation. Visitors can experience interactive installations, such as a Hello Kitty disco and a game arcade with digital monsters, and immerse themselves in the multi-layered world of CUTE.
Kunsthal Rotterdam: CUTE exhibition from July 5 to November 23, 2025.
The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
When I made this picture the West Gate Tunnel had yet to open,
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One of many ongoing approaches, where I move through the world as a harvester of images stumbling, strolling, lurching, equal parts accidental, and intentional. My concerns circumnavigate around questions that resist easy answers: time as texture, presence as performance, possibility as glitch. I trace the contours of decay and growth, hope and entropy, searching for the quiet collisions where meaning might emerge. Each image is less a document than a provocation an invitation to reconsider what we 'see', and what we ignore.
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Looking north back towards the Westgate Freeway, 2019.
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One of many ongoing approaches, where I move through the world as a harvester of images stumbling, strolling, lurching, equal parts accidental, and intentional. My concerns circumnavigate around questions that resist easy answers: time as texture, presence as performance, possibility as glitch. I trace the contours of decay and growth, hope and entropy, searching for the quiet collisions where meaning might emerge. Each image is less a document than a provocation an invitation to reconsider what we 'see', and what we ignore.
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26th of August 2006 11:01:25. I'm sure this fence has some stories to tell.
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One of many ongoing approaches, where I move through the world as a harvester of images stumbling, strolling, lurching, equal parts accidental, and intentional. My concerns circumnavigate around questions that resist easy answers: time as texture, presence as performance, possibility as glitch. I trace the contours of decay and growth, hope and entropy, searching for the quiet collisions where meaning might emerge. Each image is less a document than a provocation an invitation to reconsider what we 'see', and what we ignore.
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Better Late than never.... Thanks a lot to Stefan and all the team for your hospitality!
Background inspired in images of Patrickjoust....
Manual of the Warrior of the Light
A warrior of the Light does not spend his days trying to play the role that others have chosen for him
A Warrior of the Light knows what he wants, and he has no need to waste time on explanations
A Warrior of the Light never resorts to trickery, even if he knows how to distract his opponent
A Warrior of the Light does not waste his time listening to provocations
A Warrior of the Light does not seek approval through explanation or justification, but through alignment between his actions and his truth
A Warrior of Light never fights with somebody who does not deserve the honour of combat
IMPORTANT STATEMENT
THE LIMITS
To those looking to scrape, copy, or “borrow” my soul, read carefully:
ZERO TOLERANCE: Any use of my works in portfolios, commercial displays, or training data will be met with rigorous legal action.
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ANTI-COPYIST STANCE: Technical mastery does not grant you the right to the soul of another’s work. To copy a composition simply because it is “beautiful” is to fail the fundamental test of artistry: having something original to say.
"BIG KISSES FROM THE FLOWERY COAST"
Series of photographs proposed by Riverboom as part of the "Planches Contact" Festival, 2020 edition.
A wink in a spirit of benevolent provocation, the project of this series of photographs was born at the end of the first containment of the COVID 19 crisis, when all contact was dangerous.
Outdoor exhibition, Deauville - Promenade des Planches.
My mom use to buy copies of Life Magazine at the supermarket all the time. Fifty three years ago at the age of twelve I remember reading this particular issue as it was the year I really gained political awareness. The Vietnam War was intensifying and late that spring I was in class and we had one Puerto Rican kid I forgot his name after all these years when his parents came in the middle of class and took him out and all of a sudden we heard him crying hysterically in the hallway as he just found out his brother died in Vietnam. A couple of minutes later we heard him crying outside the school at the top of his lungs as he was taken away in a car. Then in a epiphany it hit me as I realized my brother would be eligible to be drafted in less than three years. The next year I would go to my first demonstration and see police randomly arrest people. The year after that I would see police without provocation beat people bloody. The war and the political conflicts it spawned defined myself and many of my generation.
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After the rain, here come the colors. If you wish, you can see
3 preparatory photos and 2 details here below in the comments
section (it was really raining just before I took the pic). I captured
this image recently in the frame of the "Tour De France Photo"...
Model: Emy Neirynck
Fashion Design: PitsyFashion
Hair Styling: Cora Debain
Makeup Artist: Cris Make Up
Photography (+editing): Ben Heine
Location: Brussels, Belgium
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The Florida Cottonmouth is a close relative of the copperhead, this snake is also known as the water moccasin. When first born, the babies look nothing like the parents. They have a wavy banded pattern in bright orange and brown, with a sulphur-yellow tail tip. As they grow, the pattern often fades away and the animal darkens, finally being anywhere from dark brown through olive green to even jet-black. In a few instances, the juvenile color and pattern remain throughout the snake's life. One thing the babies and adults have in common is a "bandit's mask," a dark line which runs through the eye, bordered above and below by white.
The cottonmouth is found in every county in the state, seldom far from, but not necessarily in, water. Looking, however, at the topography of Florida, with its many lakes and network of canals, they may be found in most parts of the state. There are several non-venomous water snakes that can easily be mistaken for the cottonmouth. In the water, the cottonmouth floats very high, with most of its body visible above the water line. The non-venomous water snakes are less bouyant, swimming with little more than the head and neck exposed. Behavior is a good key to distinguishing the water snakes from the cottonmouths. When a cotttonmouth feels threatened, it will most often cock its head up to a 45º angle. It will also vibrate the tail, which is not done by the water snakes. Upon further provocation, they will often assume a tight coil and throw the mouth open wide, showing you whence the name cottonmouth, as the inside of the mouth is nearly snow-white.
I found this youngster at Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area in Hendry County Florida.
I have a series of locations I revisit on and off. This is one of them.
Roughly the same site, in 2025, now behind a fence so off limits. The construction has now extended to the old quarry site, and may even be buildings, perhaps factories, or warehouses.
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One of my many ongoing approaches is to move through the world as a harvester of images. I stumble, stroll, and lurch, equal parts accident and intent. Each frame is a fragment, a glitch, or a whisper from the margins. My decades-deep, archive serves as both a compass and a crucible: a living constellation of negatives and proof sheets that drive and generate further inquiry. It’s where entropy meets annotation, where decay and growth are catalogued not as opposites but as co-conspirators.
I circle questions that resist resolution: time as texture, presence as performance, and possibility as rupture. I search for quiet collisions, between gesture and ruin, between what’s seen and what’s overlooked, where meaning might flicker into being. I attempt to create each image not as a document and but more a provocation, an invitation to reframe perception and interrogate the ideological choreography of attention.
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a mannequin, a halo, a hand that refuses compliance. this image walks the line between irony and iconography — a sculptural gesture of defiance, captured in stark black and white. holy or heretic? you decide.
Featuring:
Skin: ND/MD Nyu 0-Snow (with added freckles and moles) *Note: Look at the gorgeous eyebrows on this skin!!!
Mesh Head: Lelutka Ryn
Shape: My own, puzzled out a beautiful shape for Ryn head, with a nice balanced profile.
Eyes: S H I M M - No cxxii
Makeup: Eyeshadow - Booty's Beauty - Donatella
Lipstick - Booty's Beauty - Donatella
Tattoo: GoK (Garden of Ku) "Neo_Shunga 2.0"
Nails: Frick-n-Frack - BCN Magic Gel
Ring: Vae Victis - Acolyte Sigil Ring
Hair: Group gift hair at Nova (Little Bones) called "Theory"
Pose: Serendipity - Ingrid 3
Portaleyo del Monasterio de San Millán de Suso, con los sarcófagos de los siete infantes de Lara de la leyenda (Según la tradición )
Portaleyo of the Monastery of San Millán de Suso, with the sarcophagi of the seven infants of Lara of the legend (According to the tradition)
Los siete infantes de Lara (o de Salas) es una leyenda conocida a partir de textos conservados en crónicas medievales, cuyo testimonio más antiguo figura en la versión ampliada de la Estoria de España compuesta durante el reinado de Sancho IV de Castilla, antes de 1289, editada por Ramón Menéndez Pidal con el nombre de Primera Crónica General.
Ramón Menéndez Pidal encontró indicios de la existencia de un antiguo cantar de gesta desaparecido que reconstruyó parcialmente y dató hacia el año 1000, y que sería, junto con el Cantar de mio Cid y el Poema de Fernán González, uno de los más importantes cantares de gesta de la literatura castellana y el ejemplo más primitivo de épica española. La tradición ha elaborado la leyenda también en el romancero.
Los infantes de Lara eran hijos de Gonzalo Gustioz (o Gustios) y Sancha Velázquez, mejor conocida como «Doña Sancha». La historia gira en torno a una disputa familiar entre la familia de Lara y la familia de Ruy Velázquez y su hermana Doña Sancha. El motivo más destacable es el de la venganza, principal motor de la acción.
Según la versión transmitida por la leyenda contenida en la versión sanchina de la Estoria de España, que podría recoger un antiguo cantar de gesta compuesto hacia el año 990, en el transcurso de las bodas entre Doña Lambra —natural de Bureba— y Rodrigo Velázquez de Lara, más conocido como Ruy Velázquez, y también llamado Roy Blásquez —hermano de Doña Sancha, madre de los infantes—, se enfrentan los familiares de la novia con los de Lara. De ese enfrentamiento resulta muerto Álvar Sánchez, primo de Doña Lambra, a manos de Gonzalo González, el menor de los siete infantes de Lara.
Más adelante Gonzalo González es visto por Doña Lambra mientras se baña en paños menores, suceso que Doña Lambra, al considerarlo una provocación sexual a propósito, interpreta como una grave ofensa. Doña Lambra, aprovechando este lance para vengar la muerte de su primo Álvar Sánchez, que no ha sido satisfecha aún, responde con otra afrenta al ordenar a su criado arrojar y manchar a Gonzalo González con un pepino relleno de sangre, ante la risa burlesca de sus hermanos. Gonzalo reacciona matando al criado de Doña Lambra, que había ido a refugiarse bajo la protección del manto de su señora, que queda asimismo salpicado de sangre.
Estos sucesos provocan la sed de venganza de Doña Lambra. Por ello, su marido Ruy Velázquez urde un plan por el que Gonzalo Gustioz, señor del enclave de Salas, es enviado a Almanzor con una carta cuyo contenido indica que sea matado el portador de la misiva. El padre de los infantes desconoce el contenido de la carta porque está escrita en árabe. Almanzor se apiada de Gonzalo Gustioz y se limita a retenerlo preso, pues considera excesivo el sufrimiento de su cautivo, que es aliviado por una hermana del propio Almanzor. De ambos nace un hijo llamado Mudarra, quien más adelante será adoptado por Sancha Velázquez, su abuela. Años más tarde este hijo, aunque bastardo, vengará, matando a Ruy Velázquez, el crimen cometido a sus hermanastros, ya que los siete hermanos de Lara habían sido dirigidos hacia una emboscada ante tropas musulmanas en la que, a pesar de su valía guerrera, son decapitados y sus cabezas remitidas a Córdoba por órdenes de su tío Ruy Velázquez. Allí serán contempladas dolorosamente por su padre Gonzalo Gustioz en uno de los plantos más emotivos de toda la epopeya castellana.
En la prosificación del cantar, Gonzalo Gustios finalmente es liberado. Justo antes de partir, la hermana de Almanzor, que durante el cautiverio se había acostado con él, le comunica que está embarazada de él (el niño será Mudarra). Gonzalo Gustioz ve aquí una posible vía para vengarse de Ruy Velázquez, así que toma un anillo y lo rompe en dos pedazos, dándole una parte a ella y quedándose él con la otra mitad. Mudarra recibe este medio anillo como herencia, siendo posteriormente reconocido por su padre Gonzalo al juntar las dos partes y ver que encajan perfectamente. En la prosificación del cantar de la Crónica de 1344 o Segunda Crónica General, Gonzalo Gustioz queda ciego con el paso de los años, y al juntar el anillo se produce un milagro: él recupera la vista y el anillo queda unido permanentemente. En opinión de Ramón Menéndez Pidal, la trama secundaria del anillo y su uso para el reconocimiento de padre e hijo, es una de las muchas pruebas del origen germánico de la épica española.
Las prosificaciones de la leyenda existentes en las crónicas alfonsíes utilizaron como fuente un cantar de gesta, hipótesis que se deduce de la abundancia de rimas asonantes y otros rasgos de estilo propios de la literatura épica que permanecen en la prosa de los relatos cronísticos. La existencia de un Cantar de los siete infantes de Lara perdido concita el consenso de los filólogos, pues los versos de la epopeya no fueron excesivamente alterados. De ahí que se hayan podido escribir reconstrucciones bastante fiables a lo que pudo ser el cantar
original. Respecto a esto, Mercedes Vaquero ha rastreado señas de oralidad en los textos prosificados, lo que indicaría que en algún momento hubo un cantar que fue recitado, entonado o cantado.
El Cantar de los siete infantes de Lara o de Salas tiene como marco temporal una situación histórica que remite a la Castilla de hacia 990, lo que ha servido para datar el poema, si bien no toda la crítica acepta que el Cantar fuera compuesto hacia el año 1000, al objetarse que antecediera a los grandes ciclos de la épica francesa, de la que podría ser deudor.
Según Ramón Menéndez Pidal el poema tuvo diversas versiones, algunas muy posteriores a la original. El nombre del cantar sería Los siete infantes de Salas, puesto que no se menciona el nombre de «Lara». En él Doña Lambra está casada con Ruy Velázquez. Este estudioso no asevera que todos los personajes sean históricos. Como elementos poéticos incluye a la infanta mora y el vengador Mudarra.
Alan Deyermond señala que el trasfondo argumental trasluce motivos universales y habituales del folclore, como la carta que ordena la muerte del mensajero (lugar común coincidente con el de Hamlet), el amor de una joven por el prisionero hecho cautivo por su hermano o la ascendencia misteriosa del protagonista.
El crítico anglosajón aprecia que el Cantar de los siete infantes de Lara o Salas reúne un gran valor por la antigüedad y prioridad en su género y por cuanto refleja la que sería la edad heroica del nacimiento y formación de Castilla, periodo que es a su vez el momento de la gestación de la épica en los pueblos. Además, ensalza la enérgica pintura de algunos pasajes, como aquel en que Mudarra amenaza a Doña Lambra y esta intenta buscar protección.
La exhibición de reliquias de los siete infantes de las leyendas y obras literarias ha sido, desde antiguo, empeño de varios monasterios, pues la vinculación con prestigiosos héroes (ya fueran reales o ficticios) proporcionaba a estos establecimientos eclesiásticos un aumento de los recursos económicos y los peregrinos atraídos por los mismos. Así, los pretendidos sarcófagos de los siete infantes de Lara se muestran en el Monasterio de San Millán de Suso, aunque los restos que pretenden ser los de los hermanos asesinados han sido disputados por otros monasterios, como el de San Pedro de Arlanza; también la iglesia de Santa María de Salas de los Infantes afirma guardar sus cabezas, y exhibió mucho tiempo siete cráneos que eran tenidos por los de los siete hermanos; por otro lado, en la Catedral de Burgos se dice que se halla el sepulcro de Mudarra. La disputa por la posesión de reliquias de célebres héroes, conocidos legendariamente, ha sido habitual desde la Edad Media hasta nuestros días.
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The Cantar de los Siete Infantes de Lara ("Song of the Seven Lara Princes") is a legend, perhaps derived from a lost cantar de gesta, that relates a tale of family feuding and revenge, centering on the murder of the eponymous seven infantes (princes) of Lara or Salas. The legend survives in prose form in medieval chronicles, the oldest being in the extended version of the Estoria de España (History of Spain) compiled during the reign of Sancho IV of Castile before 1289 (edited by Ramón Menéndez Pidal under the name Primera Crónica General).
From the account found in this chronicle as well as mention in the Crónica de 1344 (Segunda Crónica General) and interpolations into a copy of the Tercera Crónica General dating from 1512, Menéndez Pidal found evidence for the existence of an ancient lost cantar de gesta that scholars have since partially reconstructed, dating back to the year 1000. This work would, along with the Cantar de Mio Cid and the Poema de Fernán González, represent one of the most important epic cantares of Castilian literature, and the most primitive example of the Spanish epic. The legendary tradition of the Infantes de Lara has also been developed though ballads. Some more recent scholars have rejected this, dating the story to shortly before the surviving prose versions.
The Infantes de Lara were the children of Castilian nobleman Gonzalo Gustioz of Lara or Salas and his wife "Doña Sancha" (lady Sancha). The story revolves around a family feud, an escalating tit-for-tat cycle of revenge, between their family and that of Sancha's brother, Ruy Velázquez and his wife Doña Lambra.
According to the version transmitted by the Estoria de España, at the wedding between Doña Lambra, from Bureba, and Ruy Velázquez of Lara, a confrontation arose between the bride's family and the sons of Sancha, the infantes. In this confrontation, Alvar Sánchez, cousin of Doña Lambra, was killed by Gonzalo González, the youngest of the seven Lara princes. Later Gonzalo González is seen by Doña Lambra, having undressed to his undergarments to bathe his goshawk, and Lambra interprets it as an intentional sexual provocation. Taking advantage of this to avenge the death of her cousin Alvar, Lambra orders her servant to strip and humiliate Gonzalo González in front of her brothers, throwing a blood-covered cucumber at him. The irate Gonzalo and his brothers respond by killing the servant at Lambra's feet, spattering her with her servant's blood.
Thirsting for revenge, Lambra and her husband Ruy Velázquez come up with a plan to send the father of the infantes, Gonzalo Gustioz, lord of Salas, as envoy to the ruler of Córdoba, Almanzor, to request money to help pay for their lavish wedding. Unbeknownst to him, he carries a letter that tells Almanzor of Ruy's plans to have the infantes ambushed and murdered, and requesting that their father, letter's bearer, likewise be killed. Ruy Velásquez carries out the ambush of his nephews using Muslim troops and supervises their beheading, sending the severed heads to Córdoba to torment their father. His painful laments for his sons represent one of the most emotional in all of Castilian epic tradition Almanzor takes pity on him and merely has him imprisoned. In the earliest surviving version, a female servant is assigned to tend to him, and they fall in love and have a sexual liaison. In the later version of the Crónica de 1344, she is a sister of Almanzor himself and is offered up to Gonzalo, who takes her by force. She becomes pregnant and has a son named Mudarra González.
Shortly before his release, when Gonzalo Gustioz learns his lover is expecting a child, he sees the opportunity for help in his planned revenge against Ruy Velázquez. He takes a ring and breaks it in two, keeping one half and leaving the other to be given the child, so that later they will be able to recognize each other by matching the two sides. The child, Mudarra González, grows up and goes north to Castile to find his father, and they unite the two halves of the ring, which fit perfectly. The version in the Crónica de 1344 has the aged Gonzalo Gustioz become blind and when the halves of the ring are aligned, he miraculously regains his sight and the ring is permanently rejoined. It is Mudarra, the son born to the captive Gonzalo, who eventually avenges the killing of his half-brothers by murdering Ruy Velásquez and burning Lambra alive.
No manuscript of the Cantar de los Siete Infantes de Lara survives (although Ramón Menéndez Pidal and, to a lesser extent, Erich von Richthofen have reconstructed many of its verses), yet it has had a large influence on later literature. A partial list includes:
The prose rendering of the Cantar in the Primera Crónica General, the Crónica de 1344, and the Crónica de los Veinte Reyes.
Fragments of the Cantar in Romance epics, mostly old Ballads. Six epic romances of the infantes de Lara survive.
Several plays, including:
Siete Infantes, written by Juan de la Cueva in 1579.
El Bastardo Mudarra, written in 1612 by Lope de Vega.
La Gran Tragedia de los Siete Infantes de Lara, written by Alonso Hurtado Velarde between 1612 and 1624.
Los Siete Infantes de Lara, a novel by Manuel Fernández y González, published in 1853.
El Moro Expósito (1834), a poem in hendecasyllable metre by the Duke of Rivas.