Tag Archives: Photography

1955: 憶西環

Posted on July 14, 2019 by corvusfugit

Fan Ho: Surreal Sai Wan (c 1950-1960)

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15 mya: Oecophylla

Posted on May 25, 2019 by corvusfugit

    Up to hundreds of weaver ants…line up side by side in militarily precise rows. They grip the edge of one leaf with the claws and pads of their hindlegs and the edge of the other with their jaws and … Continue reading →

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2014: Jahmal

Posted on April 20, 2019 by corvusfugit

Gabriel Garcia Roman: Jahmal (2014); from a series, Queer Icons

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1963: A Colour Guide to Clouds

Posted on April 15, 2019 by corvusfugit

Each time you look at the sky, try to identify the clouds in it and test whether the explanations given in the book could be true for them. Gradually you will come to know the important clouds and the circumstances … Continue reading →

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1904: Buy Your Chair Under a Chair

Posted on April 9, 2019 by corvusfugit

Founded in the 1850’s by Swiss immigrants from Cincinnati, Tell City, Indiana was originally a planned community in which land was distributed by lottery and everyone was guaranteed a job. One of the first businesses in the town was the … Continue reading →

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1919: Ireland in Chains

Posted on March 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

On July 4, 1919, American supporters of Irish independence crashed the Independence Day parade in Washington D.C. Their participation had been officially banned by the parade organizers because Ireland was not a “fully accredited” nation, but—undeterred—they decorated a car and … Continue reading →

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1973: Heavy Smog

Posted on January 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Chester Higgins: Environmental Protection Agency photo – “The George Washington Bridge in heavy smog. View toward the New Jersey side of the Hudson River” (May 1973)

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1966: I Am Your Greatest Fan

Posted on January 21, 2019 by corvusfugit

   I grew up in musical theater. To me, the highlight and the epitome of my life as a singer and actor and a dancer/choreographer was to star on Broadway. And as my popularity grew once [Star Trek] was on … Continue reading →

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2017: Walt Whitman’s House

Posted on October 30, 2018 by corvusfugit

Marsden Hartley: Walt Whitman’s House, 328 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey (c. 1905) From 2017 Google Streetview: Whitman’s house today—now 328 Dr Martin Luther King Blvd—and the view from its windows, Camden County Jail: We two, how long we were … Continue reading →

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2018: The Sky

Posted on October 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

Last week. See more here.

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