entries Tagged as [photography]

The Tangs

‘Yeah, for the logo the ‘g’ took longer to design than all the other letter forms put together.’ -bb

Former typography student. New band. Custom drawn g.

Brett Berry survived my graphic design courses and recently formed The Tangs with his brother Brandon.

Their debut EP Let It Out can be snagged on iTunes.

Website here, Facebook page here.


The Tangs: Take Me Down

Sunrise

‘Sunrise. American skies.’

Found via Lisa Veronica

Historical color


‘Help me Spock!’

I’ve always wondered what Abraham Lincoln really looked like – beyond the 5-spot engravings, time-worn photographs and the Star Trek episode.

Pictured, the beautifully-detailed (tho controversial) work of Stockhom-based retoucher Sanna Dullaway.

More photos here, deviant art page here.



Found via Eric Whitacre

Homefront in color

‘Between 1939 and 1944, the OWI and the Farm Security Administration made thousands of photographs, approximately 1,600 of them in color’

Despite what my dad told me, the 1930s and 40s were actually in color.

More pics here, here, here and here.

SF, 1955

‘You’ll see Playland, our oceanside amusement park which was closed in 1972, very rare footage of the SkyTram (an extinct ride over Seal Rocks and Sutro Baths), and a brakescreeching ride down the Crookedest Street in the World.’

From 1955: Color Cinemascope footage of San Francisco by Tullio Pellegrini.

Found via Boing Boing

Black Bear

Black Bear Road, Telluride, Colorado, 1975.

Found via Stuff U Can Use

Neil Krug

The photography of Neil Krug.

Quit stealing

Found via over the rainbow

‘Creative, dedicated minority’

The graffiti of Jerm IX.

Found via LOUDreams

Zharkova, PLUS

‘Size 12 (U.S.) model Katya Zharkova, 28, stars in the shoot, which has a powerful statistic accompanying each image’

PLUS Model Magazine takes a stand. Article here.

Found via Mail Online

Equinox, Richardson

‘The ads are hyper-sexual, as fits Equinox and Richardson’s reputation, but Equinox members were pissed off because the models were too thin.’

New ads for Equinox, lensed by Terry Richardson.

Article here, behind the scenes here.


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