Bucurestiul vechi – serie noua

Posted on 20/09/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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Unele sunt cunoscute, altele sunt premiere. Banuiesc ca multi dntre voi vor fi fericiti sa le (re)vada.

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Fotografii Bucurestilor

Posted on 07/09/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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Un articol interesant, in trei parti: [1] [2] [3]

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O vechitura de mare pret

Posted on 27/05/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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Tocmai ce a fost vanduta la o licitatie Westlich pentru impresionanta suma de 576.600 euro. Pretul de pornire a licitatiei a fost de 100.000 euro. La aceasta valoare nu este numai cel mai vechi aparat de fotografiat in functiune ci si cel mai scump din lume.

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Now and then…

Posted on 13/05/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

Poate voi il stiti, eu l-am descoperit acum. http://www.nowandthen.ro/

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American Girl in Italy

Posted on 06/05/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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“American Girl in Italy” este una din clasicile lucrari ale lui Ruth Orkin. In 1951 ea a calatorit in Israel avand un angajament din partea Filarmonicii Israeliene. Dupa ce a trait cateva luni in acolo, ea si-a continuat calatoriile in Italia. In Florenta a intalnit un student la arte ce ii va deveni subiect pentru o fotografie ilustrativa intitulata “Don’t Be Afraid to Travel Alone”.

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The burning monk

Posted on 04/05/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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In dimineata zilei de 10 iunie 1963, Malcom Browne, un fotograf de 30 de ani din New York ce a fost trimis in Vietnam de Associated Press, a primit un telefon cu informatia de a fi a doua zi intr-o anume intersectie din Saigon pentru ca ceva important avea sa se intample.

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Dupa 31 de ani…

Posted on 31/03/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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Azi am avut ceva timp liber si mi-am propus sa il petrec intr-un mod util. Avand in minte marcantele imagini ale lui Dan Vartanian din Bucurestiul anilor 1976 am scos aparatul de fotografiat in intentia de a constata diferentele. Pentru relevanta, am incercat sa pastrez cat mai mult din atmosfera si incadratura originala. Fotografiile sunt facute pe Calea Calarasilor intre Sfanta Vineri si Hala Traian. Sunt convins ca rezultatul este interesant pentru multi dintre voi asa ca have fun 🙂

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The Saigon Execution

Posted on 28/03/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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On the second day of the Tet Offensive, Edward Thomas Adams and an NBC news crew heard gunfire. They followed the noise to a street corner where South Vietnamese soldiers were leading a handcuffed Viet Cong captive to Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, chief of the South Vietnamese National Police. Assuming the prisoner was about to be interrogated, Adams raised his camera to capture the moment. Instead, he took a picture of Lung shooting the prisoner in the head. (Adams later learned that the prisoner was a Viet Cong officer responsible for slaughtering an entire family.)

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Daca tot am adus vorba de Dali…

Posted on 28/03/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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Se pare ca Halsman si Dali au avut o relatie fotografica de lunga durata. Mai toate fotografiile celebre ale lui Dali sunt realizate de Halsman si nu sunt char putine.

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Dali Atomicus

Posted on 25/03/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

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It took 26 tries and over five hours to have this image done. Philippe Halsman made this picture in 1948 and the subject was Salvador Dali himself. Of course, all that you see in the image was an real act in front of the camera, no ticks or retouch. No more than three assistants threw the cats, one threw the water from a bucket and Halsman’s wife held the chair.

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