Tag: world

  • Siberian Tiger Poachers – What It Feels Like To Get Shot WWF Ad Campaign

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    Since the shirt isn’t going to have any effect on the actual poachers of the tigers it seems like a pretty poor marketing campaign. I really expected more from Leo Burnett , the famous advertising agency that apparently did this for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).   I suppose it might work alright to generate…

  • Never Forget – September 11, 2001

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    I took both pictures at ground zero on November 11, 2004. A bit over three years after the attack, and the whole area was still in shambles.  The feeling was (and I’m sure still is) very eerie there. Around the entire perimeter every so often there were groups of tactical looking NYPD officers with rifles (AR-15 pattern..…

  • Perspective Matching With WWII Photographs In Russia

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    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…

  • Living Photographs Formed By Thousands Of U.S. Soldiers

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    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…

  • .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer

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    Try as they will, other cartridges will never be this cool: The wiki page – HERE A picture for comparison:

  • Preparing For Victory Day

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    Never before in history have active-duty American troops been invited to march in the Victory Day parade, according to the United States military. The occasion is the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, a date that carries an almost sacred meaning in Russia. Ukrainian and Russian sailors wearing in…