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colour
© Anne Turyn, 12-17-1960, from ‘Flashbulb Memories’ (1986) “Colour expands a photograph’s palette and adds a new level of descriptive information and transparency to the image. It is more transparent because one is stopped less by the surface – colour … Continue reading
fear & paranoia
waiting in the rain_by christos stavrou_498px.jpg Soon after I took this photo above, standing by the entrance of Leeds University, and as I was waiting for a sudden wave of rain to pass – among shiny bikes and a man … Continue reading
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think different: the new american
The night when Barack Hussein Obama was elected as the new U.S. president, adding new meanings to the American identity, I prefer to look at some photographs from the past. And then accompany them with few comments of scepticism. friedlander_paul_tate_486Lee Friedlander … Continue reading
You-knee-tea Day
…as some of my friends call it, or ‘Unity Day’ if you prefer its official name, is an annual event taking place in Hyde Park, Leeds. According to the organisers’ website, it is “a day of celebration for the local … Continue reading
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art & culture
London streets Couple of months ago a friend asked me, what is culture? Few days later on, he offered a cold beer and asked me again. I hesitated to reply both times. I think that he was wondering about those … Continue reading
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About a kiss and a bullet (authenticity & social relations)
the kiss doisneau_hotelkiss_498.jpg How does it feel to know that one of the most romantic images ever made was staged? The famous ‘Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville’ by Robert Doisneau, captured in Paris in 1950, was no other but a … Continue reading
deconstructed
deconstructed_p01_x1bwret_600christos_stavrou.jpg Leeds under construction. The city deconstructed. Photograph by Christos Stavrou © 2007. All rights reserved
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