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Strange Laundry by ~uosiek1
Roasted Red Pepper Soup by ~UrbanMasala
Apples | Strawberries | Cinnamon | Chicken | Chocolate | Brussel Sprouts | Cocktails | IceCream |
Famous Photographs: The Afghan GirlIf you run a google search on what are the top famous Photographs of all time, The Afghan Girl is sure to appear. She is truly a face from History and one that many across the globe have tried to capture within others time and time again. But what exactly has made this image and its photographer so captivating?
Source: Daily Mail/National Geographic/Steve McCurry
Eyes, they say, are the window to the soul. And capturing such a piercing and expressive look in a photograph is a highly sought after skill. The Afghan Girl exhibits suspense, suspicion and a sense of distrust at the person behind the lens, she gives off an air of maturity, a foreboding feeling - a vulnerability behind years of strength. That, is what makes her so captivating.
Sharbat Gula is her name, although few even know this rather important detail. Sh
Famous Photographs: Lunch Atop A SkyscraperWhilst the most famous photographs from across the years often feature famine, death, destruction and war, it's sometimes refreshing to catch a glimpse of one or two that don't exhibit depression, demise and conflict. Photo-journalism can work both ways to brief the viewer of an image on what it's like to step into somebody else's shoes. It can shock, bring a tear or even, by some miracle - a smile.
Lunch Atop A SkyScraper does exactly that. It provokes a smile, it features across the world in postcards, books, greeting cards and other formats and ultimately it tugs at that part of your heart that knows there can be good in the world. So what makes it famous?
Source: Wikipedia
The Photograph itself shows eleven working men eating lunch, sitting on a steel girder. Nothing extraordinary about that right? Wrong. Their feet are dangling 256 metres above New York City. Nobody actually knows w
Nom Nom 28# Christmas Special









Christmas Sweets by *May-Elena
Christmas Cookies by *alyelliott
Merry Christmas by ~kurosakii
Waiting for Christmas by *Alessia-Izzo
Thanks to ~melijan for this weeks suggestion of Christmas Cookies! Want to suggest a theme? Send me a note!
Apples | Strawberries | Cinnamon | Chicken | Chocolate | Brussel Sprouts |
Photography Fortnightly: Edition FiftyPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
"Eyes like a shutter, mind like a lens..."
With the start of a brand new year, lots of resolutions are set, promises made and aspirations begun to be aspired to. What are your Photographic hopes and dreams this year? Have you just finished the 365 photography challenge? Or the 52 week Photography challenge? Are you ready to take a break? Or are you just embarking on something like that and are fresh and excited for what it might bring? With that in mind, take a look at a very interesting article from =Eitvys200 it explores the Photography Gallery Records. And why not consider heading over to #deviant365 to begin your 52 week journey of challenges and inspirations?
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Community Volunteers ^Kaz-D | ^3wyl |
Our De
Photography Fortnightly: Edition Forty Nine
Photography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase"
- Percy W. Harris
The other week, a piece of my writing was selected for a Daily Literature Deviation. If you're curious you can see the article here. I was humbled by that, but my reason for mentioning it in Photography Bi-weekly is that *0hgravity then highlighted a website to me that I found absolutely fascinating. It's soul purpose is to highlight Endangered Languages through Photography. 3170 lens are capturing the people who hold the key to the worlds most secret languages. Once again something like this highlights the complete and utter importance of Photography and reminds us of how far we've come, and how much we can do from mobile ph
Urban Exploration #5 Urban Exploration: The Motives?
Back in November, Bradley Garrett discussed the motives and politics behind urban exploration at a talk in Brighton. The article afterwards opened up my eyes when I read it, whilst Bradley's views are strong and many disagree with them - he does have an underlying point. "We have a right to explore public infrastructure. Anything funded or maintained (or not maintained) by tax money belongs to us and we should be able to use it as we like as long as we don't permanently damage it or cause harm to the citizen body." What are your thoughts on the legalities and permissions of Urban Exploration? Do you agree or disagree with Bradley? Have you been 'caught out' Urban exploring in the past? Or have you stumbled across an explorer...? Read more here.
This Weeks Features
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A History of Photography (Mostly)Art History Photography Month has begun and where better to start than with the History of Photography! I appreciate not everything is included, but here are some key main events and features, images and happenings that have impacted Photography across the years. If you don't want to read it all, scroll to the bottom for my tl;dr handy summary ;)
1000AD
This is said to be where it all began with Alhazen inventing the first pinhole camera - known as Camera Obscura. Heard the phrase before? Now you know where it originates from! Aristotle observed and noted in around 330BC the optic laws that made pinhole cameras possible and questioned why the Sun could make a circular image when it shined through a square hole.
Source:LOC
1794
The First Panorama opens - the forerunner of the movie house invented by Robert
People and Portraits Exposed #7 
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Model: ~SIkIepsis
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By *MartaSyrko
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By *brenditaworks
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By =mexicanpedo
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By ~CandiceSmithPhoto
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By *mikuen-drops
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By ~veftenie

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By ~Alephunky
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By ~andrew-chemerys
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Famous Photographers: Dorothy Bohm"A World Observed..."
Dorothy Bohm was born in Konigsberg, East Prussia and has lived in England since 1939. She was recently elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and is considered one of the most respected women of British Photography. I stumbled across her work accidentally, as is often the case when you discover something great. I was astounded to find that the book I had discovered was the first major retrospective exhibition of her work - in book format. Her career began in the 1940s with  A World Observed becoming the title of her soon to be famous collection of photographs.
Source: Dorothy Bohm's Gallery
Bohm has achieved quite simply, what many of us have tried and do strive to do through our Photography. Document an ever-changing and fast disappearing world. Bohm is said to be influenced by the art critic and th
Famous Photographers: Julia Margaret CameronSource:Wikipedia 
Julia Margaret Cameron was a British Photographer born in 1815 and living until 1879. She's relatively unheard of though, despite the faces that she photographed and the developments she made in her short career (spanning just eleven years.) Unlike many modern photographers and prodigy's, Julia is quite unique in that she didn't start photographing until she was 48 years old and was given a camera as a gift. Her style was not appreciated in her time, but like many who have made an impact on society, she became more famous and recognized long after her death.
Location: Inside Dimbola Lodge, Home to Julie Cameron
Source: Kathryn Dawson Photography
I was lucky enough last Summer, to be able to visit Julia's former home - Dimbola Lodge - on the Isle of Wight, England. It was here that I discovered the photographer and was both warmed and proud to find that a woman had made History with her
People + Portraits Exposed #17 Emotive...

By ~Hart-Worx
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By =OlgaAthens
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By ~ShamAnn366
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By =vishstudio
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By ~AndreasWelt
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By ~lightsoutwordsgone
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By ~TheRealLittleMermaid
To Be Seen .19A weekly article featuring five photographers from all areas in the deviantART community. Spare a bit of time to take a gander at the photographs and their respective galleries showcased below!
=Christine-Muraton


~Haokat
 

~DrDrum666
Rear Window by ~DrDrum666 Fly by ~DrDrum666 Myself under a bridge by ~DrDrum666
Myself between barrels. by ~DrDrum666 Junkyard by ~DrDrum666
~Rare-Pearl
.: The little Spy :. by ~Rare-Pearl .: Autumn Reflection :. by ~Rare-Pearl .: Molten Chocolate :. by ~Rare-Pearl
.: Winter :. by ~Rare-Pearl .: Old Coin :. by ~Rare-Pearl:
*Pamba
Little Splash by *Pamba On a beautiful morning by *Pamba Earth by *Pamba
Once Again Paris by *Pamba Bottle Of Love by *Pamba
If you have any suggestions for (improving) the Photography Gallery, anything photography related in #communityrelations that you would like/we coul
To Be Seen .12A weekly article featuring five photographers from all areas in the deviantART community. Spare a bit of time to take a gander at the photographs and their respective galleries showcased below!
~Sssssergiu
 

~GZB


*BootlessInWonderland
Mrs. Rose Pumpkin by *BootlessInWonderland Hookah Heaven by *BootlessInWonderland Mrs. Duck by *BootlessInWonderland
Lost In Paradise by *BootlessInWonderland Cocktail o' Vintage by *BootlessInWonderland
*NataliaCiobanu
Marilyn Monroe (Famous Women Series) by *NataliaCiobanu Le Cabaret by *NataliaCiobanu Sofi Loren (Famous Women Series) by *NataliaCiobanu
Summer wind by *NataliaCiobanu Come back by *NataliaCiobanu
~simsalabima
CRYSTAL BLUE IV by ~simsalabima SMALL SWEET ANDROID STORY II by ~simsalabima  NOIR DARINA by ~simsalabima
JANE AND BIRD by ~simsalabima GIRL WITH FUR II by ~simsalabima
If you have any suggestions for (improving) the Photography Gallery, anything photography related in #communityrelations that you would like/we
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People + Portraits Exposed #19

Journal Entry: Mon Jan 7, 2013, 11:14 AM



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By ~vampire-zombie



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By ~bailey--elizabeth



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Mood: Wow! *NunoCanha Jan 9, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Jawbreaking.
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^Kaz-D Jan 13, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
:)
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~HerGashiDidSlash Jan 8, 2013  Student Photographer
Take a look at my portraits if you have time? Feedback welcome!
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*regularjane Jan 7, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Inspiring collection...I would love to do some portraits as I have never really had the opportunity :)
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^Kaz-D Jan 13, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Me too!
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*kayjensen Jan 7, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
lovely ones :)
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^Kaz-D Jan 13, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
:)
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Mood: Love =Isalovesphotography Jan 7, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
awesome collection, wonderful!
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^Kaz-D Jan 13, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
:)
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