Photo Of The Day

Foetus 18 Weeks: the greatest photograph of the 20th century?

"In the 1950s, photojournalist Lennart Nilsson set out to capture the earliest stages of existence. His foetus images seized the public imagination – and sparked a controversy that has raged ever since."

^wow

Could be worth a look
https://londonist.com/london/a-decade-of­-stunning-shots-from-london-s-rooftops-g­o-on-show

James Burns aka Londonfromtherooftops

https://instagram.com/londonfromtherooft­ops?igshid=kj5lm3nz61vd

Saw a lot of his stuff at a gallery a few weeks ago, some great stuff in there. I knew ^ that stuff from before, but he's done much more than that

Glimpses of women through time: 130 years of National Geographic images

Photograph: Lynn Johnson/Courtesy National Geographic

"Chief Caleen Audrey Sisk Franco – the spiritual leader and last speaker of her tribe’s language – sends smoke prayers toward Mount Shasta in California"

Feathered in a hole

Photographer Guillaume Amat Places Mirrors Into Industrial and Natural Landscapes to Look Both Beyond and Behind

These are well clever. Better pictures than the title one in the article in my opinion.

Agreed, I choose that one because in some way it was giving me a better narrative, in this page. Unfortunately I tend to be a control freak, so I try not to miss anything.

Today I picked one from Moments of Isolation and Belonging

Checkmate by May Parlar

Then again, your links are exceptional, so thanks for the good content. :)

"A protester who identified herself as Morty poses for a portrait next to pieces of broken glass as a projector displays a photograph, previously taken during the unrest in Hong Kong"

Primate Glamour Shots From Japan's Traditional Monkey Theaters

Over the past 1,000 years in Japan, forcing monkeys to dance and perform acrobatics as if they were human has not only not been considered cruelty, it's become an art form.
Watanabe asked the association if he could make portraits of the monkeys and was given full access. With a simple backdrop, he shot the playful animals on film with a Hasselblad, capturing many with the odd getups and human-like expressions they use during performances.
The monkeys' trainers are not in the photos, but had to stand by during the shoots in order to get the subjects to perform. Even so, it didn't always go perfectly.

“I had to be very patient because it was like taking photos of a baby. You can’t tell them exactly what to do,” he says.

From American Made

Photo: Bruce Gilden

For a moment I thought this guy was one of the Green Day, you know, the band who made American Idiot.

From Reddit. Nothing to add.

we've all been there

Love and Hate

“Years ago, I worked on a campaign for WorkCover – portraits of people who had workplace accidents. One of the people had lost his arms and legs and I noticed his ‘Love & Hate tattoos’ on his steal hands; a symbol of the struggle between good and evil. This is a hard image, but it creates a humble feeling. Be humble, be thankful. Be gentle as you never know what the people around you go through. Be useful. Give money to an excellent cause!”
Photograph: Andreas Smetana

I knew a guy who had those, lost both arms and legs after taking a walk on the tundra after getting blind drunk. He would have appreciated the black humour in those rubber bands.

Archive of blood: how photographer Letizia Battaglia shot the mafia and lived

Her shocking pictures told the truth about mafia murders – and earned
her death threats.

“Letizia was forcing them to look directly at what the mafia were doing, but the people were afraid even to be seen looking at the photographs. That is how deep the fear ran.”

She smiles and lights another cigarette. “I am optimistic despite all I have seen,” she says, blowing smoke into the air, “I have to be. Not for me, but for the young people. I can see that they need hope and I have to give it to them. Politics shows them only hate. I can show them beauty. My heart has not hardened with age. Always, there is hope, but you must fight for it.”

“I am optimistic despite all I have seen,” she says, blowing smoke into the air, “I have to be. Not for me, but for the young people. I can see that they need hope and I have to give it to them."

Well, I'm not entirely believing in this. I think people who challenge and expose the mafia, or anything that has similar connotations, do it mainly for empowering them self in the good side of life, among being adrenaline seekers. I just suppose though.

The Last of the Morning Beers
From: Golden days before they end

Photo: Klaus Pichler and Clemens Marschall

Hành trình lùa cừu đi tránh rét đầy rẫy những hiểm nguy nhưng cũng lắm điều thú vị.

It's impressive to watch and analyze the skills of a shepherd leading a flock of sheep. They stick together like there is no tomorrow.

Is the title the names of all those sheep?

hehehe... Yes that would be awesome, but if you put it on Google translate it still say something..

'Colour's too distracting': Bastiaan Woudt's dream world

‘While visiting a fishing community in Mukono, Uganda, I noticed these kids playing in Lake Victoria. I captured the playfulness and emotion by using a longer shutter speed’

I love this picture. Only shame is that you can't see a few fishes around in the water though, I guess because the kids are making noise and fun so the fishes prefer to stay away and underwater. They must be clever fishes. Maybe one of two can be Piranhas, but they attack only with the strength of the group.