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Behind the war curtain photography series.
Just above the entry door, a poster displays the photos of those who died at war, mostly very young men and teenagers...
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities and an exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Civil_War
Ektachrome 100 @35mm Pentax-M lens on Pentax-MX body - E6 Processing Jobo CPP2 - Digitized with Sony Alpha 6000. Edited in CameraRaw.
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impressions @ war zone
Every war is the senseless destruction of lives
in the interests of the arms industry and a few deranged fanatics!
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I describe this photographic series (with some “poetic license” on the theme of “beach photography”) by quoting an introduction I wrote some time ago, for a photographic series of mine having the same theme today. I would like to focus on two photos from the current series, on how, from a particular situation, in this case photographic, others can arise, I would like to share this with those who are not too bored reading this story: I photographed a young girl while she was reading a book, she was sitting inside one of the many lava formations present along the shore of Naxos (near Taormina), dug with a perfectly rounded shape (this suggests that their origin is man-made, I will not dwell on the hypothesis that attempts to explain these ancient formations), the little water collected inside these "pools" certainly gave a little refreshment to the unaware "reader", once at home, curiosity pushed me to investigate what she was reading, the high resolution of the photos allowed me to easily read the two pages of the book she was holding in her hand, and it was a kind of revelation, some paragraphs of the book, and I was more and more intrigued, about what the book was and its Author, a A quick Google search, and I found what I was looking for. The book is titled "Something Wonderful Always Happens." Its author is Gianluca Gotto. I didn't know him, but I was able to watch and listen to him on YouTube. I found it extremely interesting. I've already ordered the book on Amazon. I'll just quote a short excerpt from the page the reader was reading. It's brief, as I don't want to infringe on any copyright: "(...) do you know what the three poisons of man are according to Buddhism?" I shook my head. "Greed, or the desire to always have more when each of us already has everything we need; ignorance, or the lack of awareness: believing that life is different from what it is here and now; and finally, anger, a condition contrary to any form of happiness."
Beach holidays were born in the 1700s in Great Britain, this social phenomenon was born in which bathers for the first time go to the beaches, certainly not as sunny as those bathed by the Mediterranean Sea, they are fully dressed; this "new fashion" is also encouraged by the belief of English doctors since the beginning of the eighteenth century (starting around 1720), that breathing the brackish sea air and bathing in cold sea water is healthy, invigorates the body and cure lung diseases (conviction even more strengthened by the discovery of oxygen by Antoine Lavoisier in 1778, which led to the greater diffusion and conviction of the theories on the health benefits of sea air, which was thought to be more oxygenated and pure), these theories push many people from Northern Europe suffering from severe lung diseases to spend long periods in southern Europe, often in the south of Italy, this explains why characters with extraordinary qualities come to Taormina to cure their tuberculosis. The photographer baron Wilhelm von Gloeden and the English lady Florence Trevelyan Trevelyan had the seawater brought with their mules from Isola Bella, but while W. Von Gloeden heated the sea water, the English noblewoman Lady Trevelian did not heat it, mindful of the teachings of the English medical school, this will cause her death from bronchopneumonia on 4 October 1907 (see my previous "photographic stories" about Taormina). In fact, "thalassotherapy" was born in Great Britain, together with the social and cultural phenomenon of frequenting bathing beaches (before the beginning of the 18th century, the sea and its beaches were lived, except for reasons of trade and fishing, in a dark and negative way, from the sea often came very serious dangers such as the sudden landings of ferocious pirates, or foreigners carrying very serious diseases could land). Thus the fashion of spending holidays by the sea was born in the English aristocracy and high bourgeoisie of the time, subsequently the habit of going to the sea spread to all levels of society, the railways that were built throughout Great Britain to 'beginning of the nineteenth century, made travel to the ocean accessible even to the lower classes, they too will frequent the seaside resorts, Blackpool becomes the first seaside resort in Great Britain completely frequented by the working classes thanks to the presence of low-cost bathing establishments; the great and definitive boom in seaside tourism will then take place in the 1950s and 1960s. This being the case, it should not be surprising to know that in Great Britain the beaches are more frequented than one might instinctively think due to a climate very different from the Mediterranean one, and that this socio-cultural phenomenon has been investigated at the photographic by photographers of the same Great Britain, of these I mention four names. An important photographer, who probably inspired subsequent photographers, was Tony Ray-Jones, who died prematurely in 1972, at the young age of 30, who was trying to create a “photographic memory” of the stereotypes of the English people; the famous photojournalist Martin Parr, who, although inspired by the previous one, differs from it for his way of doing “social satire” with his goal; finally, I would like to mention David Hurn and Simon Roberts, the latter with wider-ranging photographs, with photographs more detached from the individual. In Italy there are numerous photographers (I will mention only a few) who have made in their long career images captured in seaside resorts (generally we speaking of "beach photography" similar to "street photography"), photographs that are often unique in their style, such as that adopted by Franco Fontana, I mention Mimmo Jodice, Ferdinando Scianna (of whom I am honored to have known him personally), and Massimo Vitali, famous photographer (understood by some as "the photographer of the beaches"), especially for his beautiful photographs taken on the beaches (but not only), thanks to the presence of elevated fixed structures as a kind of mezzanine, built specifically in the bathing beaches for the realization of his photographs. This is my introduction to talk about the theme proposed here, that of “beach photography” (with some exceptions for “narrative” reasons), with a series of photographs taken on the beaches surrounding Taormina (Sicily). ……………………………………………………………
Descrivo questa serie fotografica (con qualche “licenza poetica” sul tema della “beach photography”) riportando una mia introduzione scritta po’ di tempo fa, per una mia serie fotografica avente lo stesso tema odierno. Desidero soffermarmi su due foto dell’attuale serie, di come, da una particolare situazione, in questo caso fotografica, ne possano scaturire altre, desidero condividere ciò con chi non si annoi troppo nel leggere questo racconto: ho fotografato a sua insaputa una giovane ragazza mentre leggeva un libro, era seduta all’interno di una delle tante formazioni laviche presenti lungo il bagnasciuga di Naxos (vicino Taormina), scavate con forma perfettamente rotondeggiante (questo fa pensare che la loro origine sia manufatta, non mi dilungo sulla ipotesi che tenta di spiegare queste antiche formazioni), la poca acqua raccolta all’interno di queste “vasche” davano certamente un po’ di refrigerio alla inconsapevole “lettrice” , una volta a casa, la curiosità mi ha spinto ad indagare su cosa stesse leggendo, l’elevata risoluzione delle foto mi ha consentito di leggere con facilità le due pagine del libro da lei tenuto in mano, ed è stata una specie di rivelazione, qualche trafiletto del libro, ed ero sempre più incuriosito, su quale fosse il libro ed il suo Autore, una breve ricerca su Google, ed ho trovato quanto cercavo, il libro si intitola “Succede sempre qualcosa di meraviglioso”, il suo Autore è Gianluca Gotto, non lo conoscevo, su You Tube ho potuto vederlo ed ascoltarlo, l’ho trovato estremamente interessante, il libro l’ho già ordinato su Amazon; riporterò qui solo un breve trafiletto preso dalla pagina che stava leggendo la lettrice, breve, non vorrei incorrere in qualche violazione sui diritti d’Autore: “ (…) sai quali sono i tre veleni dell’uomo secondo il Buddhismo ?” Scossi la testa. “La cupidigia, ovvero il desiderio di avere sempre di più quando ognuno di noi ha già tutto ciò che gli serve; l’ignoranza, ovvero la mancanza di consapevolezza: credere che la vita sia diversa da ciò che è qui e ora; infine la rabbia, una condizione contraria a ogni forma di felicità.”
Le vacanze al mare nascono nel ‘700 in Gran Bretagna, nasce questo fenomeno sociale nel quale i bagnanti per la prima volta si recano sulle spiagge, non certo assolate come quelle bagnate dal mar Mediterraneo, sono completamente vestiti; questa “nuova moda” è anche incoraggiata dalla convinzione dei medici inglesi fin dall’inizio del ‘700 (a partire dal 1720 circa), che respirare l’aria salmastra del mare e fare il bagno nell’acqua marina fredda sia salutare, rinvigorisca il corpo e curi le malattie polmonari (convinzione ancor più rafforzata dalla scoperta dell’ossigeno da parte di Antoine Lavoisier nel 1778, che portò alla maggiore diffusione e convinzione delle teorie sui benefici per la salute dell’aria di mare, che si pensava essere più ossigenata e pura), queste teorie spingono molte persone del Nord Europa affette da gravi malattie polmonari a trascorrere dei lunghi periodi nel sud Europa, spesso nel meridione d’Italia, questo spiega perché a Taormina giungono personaggi dalle qualità straordinarie per curare il proprio “mal sottile”, il barone fotografo Wilhelm von Gloeden e la lady inglese Florence Trevelyan Trevelyan si facevano portare coi muli l’acqua di mare proveniente dall’Isola Bella, però mentre W. Von Gloeden riscaldava l’acqua marina, la nobildonna inglese lady Trevelian non la riscaldava, memore degli insegnamenti della scuola medica inglese, questo causerà la sua morte per broncopolmonite il 4 ottobre del 1907 (vedi i miei precedenti “racconti fotografici” su Taormina). Infatti la “talassoterapia” nasce in Gran Bretagna, insieme al fenomeno sociale e culturale della frequentazione dei lidi balneari (prima dell’inizio del ‘700, il mare e le sue spiagge erano vissuti, tranne che per motivi di commercio e di pesca, in maniera oscura e negativa, dal mare spesso provenivano gravissimi pericoli come gli sbarchi improvvisi di feroci pirati, oppure potevano sbarcare stranieri portatori di gravissime malattie). Nell’aristocrazia e nell’alta borghesia inglese di allora nasce così la moda di trascorrere le vacanze al mare, successivamente l’abitudine di andare al mare si diffonde a tutti i livelli della società, le ferrovie che furono costruite in tutta la Gran Bretagna all’inizio dell’Ottocento, resero i viaggi verso l’oceano accessibili anche per i ceti più bassi, quelli più popolari e meno agiati, anch’essi frequenteranno le località balneari, Blackpool diviene la prima località balneare della Gran Bretagna completamente frequentata dalle classi popolari grazie alla presenza di stabilimenti balneari a basso costo; il grande e definitivo boom del turismo balneare si avrà poi negli anni ’50 e ’60. Stando così le cose, non ci si deve meravigliare nel sapere che in Gran Bretagna le spiagge sono più frequentate di quanto istintivamente si possa pensare a causa di un clima ben diverso da quello Mediterraneo, e che questo fenomeno socio-culturale sia stato indagato a livello fotografico da parte di fotografi della stessa Gran Bretagna, di questi cito quattro nomi. Un importante fotografo, che probabilmente ispirò i successivi fotografi, fu Tony Ray-Jones, scomparso prematuramente nel 1972, alla giovane età di 30 anni, il quale cercava di realizzare una “memoria fotografica” degli stereotipi del popolo inglese; il famoso fotoreporter Martin Parr, il quale pur ispirandosi al precedente, se ne differenzia per il suo modo di fare “satira sociale” col suo obiettivo; infine desidero menzionare David Hurn e Simon Roberts, quest’ultimo con fotografie di più ampio respiro, con fotografie più distaccate dal singolo individuo. In Italia numerosi sono i fotografi (ne cito solo qualcuno) che hanno realizzato nella loro lunga carriera immagini colte in località balneari (genericamente si parla di “beach photography” affine alla “street photography”), fotografie spesso uniche nel loro stile, come quello adottato da Franco Fontana, menziono Mimmo Jodice, Ferdinando Scianna (del quale mi onoro di averlo conosciuto personalmente), e Massimo Vitali, famoso fotografo (da alcuni inteso come “il fotografo delle spiagge”), soprattutto per le sue bellissime fotografie realizzate sui lidi (ma non solo), grazie alla presenza di strutture fisse sopraelevate a mò di soppalco, costruite appositamente nei lidi balneari per la realizzazione delle sue fotografie. Questo mio incipit, per introdurre il tema da me affrontato, quello della “beach photography” (con qualche eccezione per motivi ”narrativi”), con una serie di fotografie realizzate sulle spiagge circostanti Taormina (Sicilia).
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Children of Men Official Trailer #1 - Julianne Moore, Clive Owen Movie (2006) HD
I Figli degli uomini - Trailer Ita
Qualunque cosa dicano... tienila stretta | Finale straziante de I Figli degli Uomini
Escaping The Warzone | Children Of Men (2006) | All Action
Children of Men: Driving shoot scene (HD CLIP)
Children of Men - The Court of the Crimson King 1080p HD
Children of Men - Jasper's House
Children of Men - Entering Bexhill
Children of Men - Kidnap Scene
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Gianluca Gotto: Come scegliere, ogni giorno, se stessi.
La cura delle parole | Gianluca Gotto, Lama Michel, Daniele Bossari
Come essere felici ogni singolo giorno | GIANLUCA GOTTO | TEDxRovigo
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Behind the war curtain photography series.
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities and an exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Civil_War
Where Do The Children Play
Yusuf Cat Stevens
Ektachrome 100 @35mm Pentax-M lens on Pentax-MX body - E6 Processing Jobo CPP2 - Digitized with Sony Alpha 6000. Edited in CameraRaw.
This was shot on my expedition in Socotra. I had already spotted this scene at the start of our dune hike, but the light wasn’t great. So I decided to return here when the sun and the contrast was lower.
I knew I wanted to have my guide in there to give a sense of scale and to provide a strong focal point deep inside the image. I didn’t want any footsteps leading into the frame, because with this type of sand at such a steep angle it would just look messy. So I asked my model to loop around the dune on the left, walk up to that ridge, and then very slowly walk to the end of it.
These white sand dunes may not have been my main objective for this expedition, but this happens to be one of my favorite shots from the entire trip. It’s got everything that I look for in my photography: great location in great light, a strong focal point, graphic lines, depth, and simplicity. For me this image proves that a successful landscape image does not necessarily need an ultra wide angle lens, thermonuclear sunrises or sunsets, and a 15,000 ft mountain in the background.
[Nikon Z7, AF-S VR 70-200/2.8, FTZ-adapter, 1/200 @ f/16, ISO 500, handheld]
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are there to make money.
Sometimes my favorite spots are turned into some forgotten warzones.
Sometimes forgotten warzones can be beautiful!
foto uit 2014 opnieuw bewerkt in 2018
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Voorbereidingen voor Prinsjesdag op het strand van Scheveningen pal voor het Kurhaus.
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Nu dan echt de allerlaatste van de serie "kustversterking Westduinpark Den Haag"
Ik heb hem na de upload nog een keer vervangen door een "zachtere" bewerking. Hij was in eerste instantie te "modderig".
Warzone; de eeuwigdurende strijd tegen het water.
Deze gaat definitief door naar Blurb 2011, geen twijfel mogelijk.
Too many fires on the tracks again — never enough fire extinguishers.
Pioneer Courthouse, Portland, Oregon
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National Register of Historic Places reference No.: 73001582
Media:
* Tina Turner: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (1985)
* Delanae - Original Music. Storytelling. Cultural: We’re the Frogs (Portland, Oregon Peaceful Protest Anthem for the "War Ravaged" city)
A standard issue shuttle transferring wounded soldiers to the medical ship Boon, somewhere away from the warzone.
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when I booked this tranquil bit of far north Scotland for a holiday, I forgot that this time of year the combined forces play "Battleships" !!! Out of shot, to the left is Cape Wrath, which is currently being pounded by warships. The small building, under the rainbow, is the war-games control centre. So with low flying jets and lots of Forces personnel about, it is a little exciting!
Gamer : Gta V Online RDR2 Online , Pubg , Warzone, Rust , Deadside , CsGo , DeadByDaylight , DyingLight .. many more.
"War always happens at somebody's doorstep."
Heavily inspired by This War of Mine, and this image in particular.
As we transitioned from being animals to being humans, our sufferings persisted. Living a healthy and happy life is our major goal. In order to accomplish this, we must follow the rules and regulations of our body and society. If we are lucky, having a healthy body and social environment will give us a head start. Humans are no way perfect; there are many people in prisons, hospitals, mental health facilities, war zones, etc.
We must be aware of our flaws and refrain from placing excessive blame on ourselves for unfortunate events. As we develop, we get heavily loaded with informations in order to function in our human civilization. We learn to take charge of our actions.
To manage our life in a city, we must take responsibility for our actions without using our weaknesses as an excuse,.
impressions @ war zone
Every war is the senseless destruction of lives
in the interests of the arms industry and a few deranged fanatics!
During the 16th to 19th centuries, the Mediterranean Sea was not the idyllic vacation destination many view it as today. Instead, it was a warzone plagued by Muslim pirates that operated largely out of the North African coastal cities of Algiers, Tripoli, and Tunis. The Barbary pirates raided much of Southern Europe's coastal towns, but also raided as far as Iceland. The pirates raided these towns not for gold, but for slaves, who would be sold in the slave markets of North Africa. They would also raid merchant ships that were unprotected. Many of these towns would be abandoned due to the frequency of these raids, while others would build defenses. One area in particular that built defenses was the Amalfi Coast in Southern Italy. Some of its defenses date back to the 12-13th centuries during Norman rule, which were round towers. The large square towers that are present were built by the Spanish beginning in the 16th century during their rue in Southern Italy. They were sturdier, and better suited for cannons, that could easily take out a pirate raiding vessel.
The pirate raids would continue in the 17th to 19th centuries but would be limited due to European naval advances and the growth of some European navies. The Barbary pirates would suffer major defeats at the hands of the United States in the Barbary wars between 1801-1815. The British and Dutch would then bombard the port of Algiers in 1816 to end the slave trade in Algiers. In total, it is estimated that around 1.25 million Europeans were enslaved between the 16th to 19th centuries. With the threat of piracy gone, many of these towers on the Amalfi coast would be turned into private residences. One of them today is a 4.5 star restaurant called "Saracen Tower".
...celebrating the United States, birthday-cake-warzone style; or, just another Tuesday in Vegas. :)
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For the Eurobricks contest, home made gun, no brickarms! www.youtube.com/watch?v=njAJjhjjfFg
Btw I try a new background, good?
This abandoned American tank is a remnant of the past and bears witness to the passing of time. As the sun sets in an apocalyptic display, each rusted feature tells tales of days gone by. Amidst this stillness and decay looms shadows that twirl with memories.
A Caritas Ukraine distribution point for food, water, medicines and other essential goods in the city centre of Ivano-Frankyvsk. Staff and volunteers provide 1200 meals a day for displaced people.
Romana Zarovetska (61):
"For almost 29 years I have been cooking for poor people in the city. I am a professional cook and I used to work in restaurants. Now I only work for Caritas.
Right now, I'm making rice porridge with sausages and carrot salad.
I get lots of compliments on my cooking from the people who come here to get food. My approach is this: if my husband and children like it, then I will cook it for other people as well.
My favourite dish to make is borsch, the traditional Ukrainian beetroot soup."
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Large parts of Ukraine have been in a state of war since 2014. But since February 2022, the lives of all Ukrainians have been severely affected by violence, shortages of goods and food and a major displacement crisis.
In Ukraine, Cordaid funds partner organisations through Caritas Internationalis, a global network of Catholic aid organisations.
Caritas staff and volunteers have geared up and they are working day and night (not an exaggeration) to support people who have fled their homes with sometimes nothing more than the clothes they had on or those who, for whatever reason, cannot flee and are stuck in a warzone.
The western part of the country, and especially the city of Lviv, has become a humanitarian hub after the situation in the east deteriorated.
Trucks full of goods from neighbouring countries, often purchased with money from private donors from all over Europe, arrive there to be unloaded in storage spaces.
With great efficiency, aid workers load up their own trucks and start driving to the cities in the east, that have been suffering continuous air raids and bombings, and where, in some cases, people are still living in between the rubble.
Caritas does not only distribute food, water, clothes and medicines, they also provide a home for hundreds of displaced people or guide them to the border in case they are looking for safety outside of the country.
There is extra care for children in special centres or in family run orphanages, where they can learn, play and live at a safe distance from the ongoing violence.
In cities throughout the country, Caritas has set up tents where the most essential goods are being distributed and food kitchens where displaced people and others struggling with the hardship can get a daily warm meal. To give just an example: in the city of Ivano-Frankyvsk volunteers provide meals for 1200 people each day.
Many of those who are working in this immense humanitarian operation have suffered the consequences of the conflict themselves. It's a cliché, but it's true: war often brings out both the worst and the best in us.