Category Archives: Photography

Juxtaposin’: Halos

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Fenster writes: For the upstate NY devotees here. Wolcott is a small town in upstate New York, on Lake Ontario between Rochester and Syracuse. It is weathered and somewhat beaten down looking but not yet beat. There are some handsome … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged upstate New York, wolcott | 5 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Stephi

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Back here I introduced the delightful amateur bikini model who calls herself Stephi. Stephi’s best-known on Microminimus, the fan-participation branch of the genius Australian bikini company Wicked Weasel, but she also shows herself off on Flickr. With her … Continue reading →

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Arnold Arboretum Early Spring

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I thought the idea of Central Park with 100 foot glass walls was nuts but heck I suppose if you left the park intact it might not be so bad. Let the condo owners with the blocked views deal … Continue reading →

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Doors of Ghent

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Front doors, as points of transit between public and private spaces, assume some of the qualities of each sphere. And if one were to anthropomorphize a house while the windows would be the eyes the door would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Photography | Tagged Doors, Ghent, Graffiti | 3 Comments

Hillary’s Open Mouth

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Is there any woman who isn’t a porn star who’s photographed with her mouth wide open more regularly than Hillary Clinton? Related I marveled at how often we’re seeing mouths wide open in photos these days.

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“The Salt of the Earth”

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Blowhard, Esq. and I just watched this highly-praised documentary about the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, which was co-directed by Wim Wenders and Salgado’s son Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. (For the purposes of keeping father and son straight in … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Photography | Tagged barbara kopple, Commune, Jonathan Berman, movies, photography, Running From Crazy, Sebastiao Salgado, Wim Wenders | 2 Comments

A Walk Down Bedford Ave.

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about a walk down Moody Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, a half-mile slice of interesting grit and glamour–mostly grit–in the otherwise upscale suburbs west of Boston. It was night time at 5 PM near the shortest … Continue reading →

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Naked Lady of the Week: Stephi, of Microminimus and Flickr — Plus Bonus Interview With Her

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Stephi — who shares her pix on Microminimus and Flickr — and her photographer husband create images that often remind me of the great pinup paintings of the ’40s and ’50s, paintings by artists like Vargas and Elvgren. … Continue reading →