Tag: War
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Perspective Matching With WWII Photographs In Russia
Check out the full set of pictures – HERE Very interesting idea. Seems like it would be pretty tough to get the perspective perfect unless you could somehow hook your camera up to your computer and have some sort of “live view” and overlay the historical picture with lots of transparency. There must be some programs…
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Living Photographs Formed By Thousands Of U.S. Soldiers
Almost a century ago and without the aid of any pixel-generating computer software, the itinerant photographer Arthur Mole (1889-1983) used his 11 x 14-inch view camera to stage a series of extraordinary mass photographic spectacles that choreographed living bodies into symbolic formations of religious and national community. In these mass ornaments, thousands of military troops…
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The Evolution Of War
Pretty neat compilation using scenes from popular movies: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLuX0X2vnvA[/youtube]
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Photos from Afghanistan (May 2010)
Another great set of photos from May. Check them out – HERE As you can see in the photo above (#13 in the group), the Army Sargent is preparing to crawl into a cave with the knife clenched between his teeth. Is that common practice? Or was he just fooling around for the photo? I…
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Chicago Policeman / Veteran Killed In Violent Motorcycle Robbery
Chicago, IL – Police say the four suspects had pulled up to the home of officer Thomas Wortham’s parents at 85th Street and South King Drive in the Chatham neighborhood about 11:30 p.m. and tried to steal the motorcycle that Wortham had recently bought himself as a coming home present. He had just served his second…