the first camera on the moon

Posted on 22/04/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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It is not about a legendary picture, it’s about a legendary piece of equipment, the first photographic camera used on the moon surface. This camera was on Apollo 11 Mission and became the first still camera on the moon on July 20, 1969.

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The death of Kennedy’s killer

Posted on 17/04/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of the US president J.F. Kennedy, is escorted to the Dallas City Jail as nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot him in front of the policemen and the press. Oswald died shortly after, taking with him the truth of the US President assassination.

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Old Bucharest …again

Posted on 16/04/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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For the fans of the old Bucharest only… 🙂

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more than “like a virgin”

Posted on 08/04/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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“On 12 February, 1979, a quiet, shy young woman walked into my studio for the first time. She was the nude model for my photography class that evening. She said that she was a dancer, her name was Madonna Ciccone.”

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pandele, sculele si revolutia…

Posted on 04/04/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

ce au toate astea in comun? Pai… Andrei Pandele este unul dintre fotografii buni ai Romaniei, Bricostore este un magazin de scule iar revolutia este celebra revolutie de care unii dintre noi, mai tineri, abia ne mai aducem aminte. Daca inca nu vedeti legatura, atunci v-o spun direct: In Bricostore Orhideea puteti vedea o expozitie foto cu imagini de la Revolutia din 1989, fotografii semnate Andrei Pandele.

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Why Annie Leibovitz is so well known?

Posted on 31/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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To take a picture of John Lennon a few hours before he will die, do you think it is a good reason?

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I have Che Guevara on my t-shirt

Posted on 24/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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This portrait is probably the most well known portrait in the world.

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The Robert Capa’s D-Day

Posted on 18/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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How to make history with a photographic camera.

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just milliseconds before death

Posted on 16/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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This man is not dead yet but he will be in the next few milliseconds.

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marilyn monroe’s rejected pictures

Posted on 16/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

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An initially unwanted picture proves to be famous

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