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Are you sure that you know your true identity? Will you be able to look at yourself without all the distortions created by your subjective world? In general, we are more close to the animal self than to the human self.
The animal self seeks the satisfaction of its own passions at all costs although it may often have to disguise them and present them under the appearance of great saintliness. In this way, this man, that thinks that he 'does what he likes,' is in reality the slave of his own slaves.
J.A. Livraga
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Raven here by ~FallowpenStock
Texture here by ~SolStock
Blood brushes here by ~Scully7491
Background is my own stock. It was done last week in west Ireland, in the same place than the photo beside.
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Been so busy all day at a Wedding and tomorrow I will be at a 50th Birthday party!!!
So I haven't forgotten about you, I will be catching up with your pictures soon :-)
The TRUTH is a mobile and travelling art installation that stands against injustice and erasure, and advocates for self-reflection to honour truths found from within. The monumental three-dimensional graffiti-style sculpture is mounted on a 55-foot flatbed truck and travels to visit various communities throughout the GTA from Sept 30 to Oct 12, 2022.
The TRUTH is part of the award-winning Awakenings Program a series of art projects created within Toronto History Museums by Black, Indigenous, artists of colour and the 2SLGBTQ+ community, operating under the principles of anti-oppression, anti-colonialism and anti-racism. More information is available at toronto.ca/TheTRUTH.
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The TRUTH at Humber River, 2022. Photography by Andrew Williamson.
Psychologist Phil Zimbardo reflects on his shift from studying evil to studying heroism, with his old TED Talk on the screen of Vintage TED last night.
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Hi everyone!
Well, today a super easy self-portrait. Yes, I survived the Tough Mudder, yes, but I am sooo f'cking tired and my right knee is killing me!
We did 19.5kms running and 20 obstacles, from which my favorites obstacles are the Everest, the Arctic Enema and the Electroshock Therapy, yes I know, it sounds/looks crazy but it was sooo much fun!, and yes, I will do it again the next year :)
But well, now, time to go so sleep and recover...
Good night you all and have a great week!
I love these kinds of shots. The ones you take of yourself in the mirror of your car, or maybe in the window of an airplane or bus! You might be documenting a road trip, or a journey, or just going to visit some friends like I was here. It's not as easy as it looks. This must have been one of thirty or forty tries, maybe even more, to get just the right feeling for this week's BAM.
You see, driving on the highway at 70 mph, with your head half hanging out the window, aiming and focusing your lens, then posing yourself without letting go of the shutter button so you don't focus on the "Objects in Mirror" text or moving the angle where you only get the upper corner of the mirror...well. It's not as simple as it seems. And when you do manage to get the framing right...you probably forgot to look directly into the lens of the camera in the mirror's reflection, so you're looking off into spaceville. And what about expressions? were you smiling? do you have psycho eyes? Is it natural? It's a lot to think about.
But maybe it doesn't have to be this tough. Maybe, if you're on a good vibe, magic happens, and it all just clicks into place. No internal drama, no demands of perfection. But just me, myself, and my canon. Happy to be here. Happy to have the wind in my hair, a smile on my face, my husband at the wheel, heading out on a journey. And now, 30 or 40 clicks and a lot of laughs later, I also have an image to remind me of how care-free and simple life can really be. No perfection needed!
Got stuck into the whole digital music / Piracy debate tonight with some friends after a small poker tournament (I just met them there - I wasn't playing)
(I'm kinda amazed someone didn't beat me to this?)
For FGR - Warped Self Reflections
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In the garden of my soul
my spirits duel
a half is not a whole
my thoughts do rule
In the place that is my mind
desires dwell
what is lost that I can't find
I shall not tell
In the depths within my heart
my needs expressed
not as an end but as a start
new journeys blessed
Michael Alfano, 2022, near Seven Stars Bakery, Jewelry District, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, sculpture
The Christmas version of seeing the world though rose-colored glasses: seeing the world in a gold-plastic ornament.
Self Reflection
Julia Margerat Cameron (Cameron) was a skilled portrait photographer. Cameron knew how to make use of ambient light which in her portraits which resulted in wonderful contrast in her photographs. Cameron's portraits have various degrees of chiaroscuro which I love. Portraits are tight shot and Cameron knew how work with her sitter within a tight frame in order to produce the best composition for the viewer. Most of her portraits appear to have a vertical composition. Cameron used what she had available which I have been forced to do at times when taking portraits.
Cameron inspired my self-portrait. I used ambient lighting, similar to Cameron's technic, in my environmental portrait with transitional shades of chiaroscuro/contrast in my self-portrait. Like Cameron, I used what I had available. I took this shot in a room at a certain time of day to ensure I would have the most dramatic lighting. I did a vertical composition in my portrait in a Stereograph style. This portrait was chosen out of several due since I looked pensive and due to the dramatic lighting. Thus, the portraits title Self Reflection. Both the black and white and color version of the portrait were included since most people seemed to prefer the color and I liked the black and white version. Cameron's portraits are done beautifully and I attempted to produce a similar self-portrait.