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"Using emerging technological advances in color photography, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii [there are multiple spellings of his name] (1863-1944) made numerous photographic trips to systematically document the Russian Empire. He conducted most of his visual surveys between 1909 and 1915, although some of his work dates as early as 1905. The Empire at this time stretched 7,000 miles from west to east and 3,000 miles from north to south and comprised one-sixth of the earth's land mass. It was the largest empire in history and spanned what today are eleven different times zones."
These photos are stunningly beautiful, haunting, unique, historically interesting, everything you could want really
And there are so many of them! A deep rabbit-hole for sure
Feb 1, 2025
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Koudelka was a photographer who documented Europe from the 60s onwards, recording the lives of travelling people, Soviet invasions, struggles with poverty, and more. He later became a member of the Magnum society and continued his work into old age. If you have the time, it's really worth digging into his work as he had a real eye for striking images that provide a lot of context for the situation he was in. He used to travel with very little besides a sleeping bag and camera so he often experienced the harsher side of life while on the job. At times his photos were smuggled out of the soviet borders, and published anonymously, to keep him safe. Check the link for a good starting point on Magnum's website!
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Went to an antique market and picked up a random assortment of old photos. Something about it is just so beautiful to me. Someone years ago really wanted a photo of this moment or they were messing around with a camera and caught it and maybe they are gone now or these photos got lost or given away but I can hold this moment for them. It just gives me that, wow humanity, feeling.
Anyway this scuba diver, I’m obsessed with them, and this photo, and the composition, and the fishies. I’m using it as a bookmark.
Apr 10, 2025
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Anders Zorn is beloved for good reason. His work was so skillfully made. Zorn's sense of form in particular is really lovely (and often on display because he loved a nude).
I've seen some of his work irl, but not this piece. Zorn's paintings have a lot of presence in person, so I imagine this one is even more cozy and lively when seen in the flesh. I love the diagonal composition and the use of light, as well as her cute cheeks and socks ♡
Feb 18, 2025