Edwin Smith (1912–1971) - Capturing the spirit of the place

"I am an architect by training, a painter by inclination, and a photographer by necessity" - Edwin Smith

He rejected colour photography, finding that with black and white, “Intelligence is re-introduced at almost every step.”

Indeed black & white photography takes a total different way of seeing, capturing things. It's not better, it's different.

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Tyne Pride and Fall by Chris Killip [PHOTOGRAPY]

This is nice to wake up with, a double espresso & Chris Killip's photo's.

1975, the ship Tyne Pride, the last ship build on the river. This is what they call progression.

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Meet Masha Ivashintsova (1942−2000)

How sad that up till now we never could enjoy her work. A treasure, found by her daughter Asya.

See for youself here.

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William P. Gottlieb, jazz photographer 1938 - 1948

Most of the iconic photo's of jazz musicians you recognize are from William P. Gottlieb, jazz photographer in the period 1938 - 1948.

You can see the William p. Gottlieb collection over here.

My favorite is the first one, Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, and Max Roach (1947).

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Celebs on skateboards

Nice! It seems loads of fun. Brooke Shields ON a skateboard is very literally. Katherine Hepburn ... like a boss!

Jodie Foster

Michael Jackson

Brooke Shields

Chuck Norris

Henry Rollins

Katherine Hepburn

John Lennon

Pete Townshend

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New Leica commercial - M-Monochrom, Free yourself from colors

Beautiful!

The Leica M-Monochrom is a new digital camera only taking black/white photo's.

Agency: F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, Brazil

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Before ... And After

Too beautiful to be shocking. Not easy to look at. Respect!

“At least she lived”

Photographer Walter Schels was terrified of death, so much so he refused to see his mother after she passed away. Upon entering his 70s, Schels finally decided to overcome his fear through a bold, bizarre project – photographing individuals before and directly after their death.

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Lee Freidlander

Lee Freidlander is an American photographer from the 1960s - 1970s. Well known for his social landscapes.

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The Tunnels

Philadelphian photographer Christian Suchecki explores the dimly lit and overly graffiti scripted subway tunnels of North Philadelphia.

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Men With Beards

Beautiful Icelandic bl/wh men-with-beards photography.

"Ragnheiður Arngrímsdóttir is an Icelandic photographer. She could have played the easy way, and focused on the magnificent landscapes of the island she live on, but decided to do it the hard way. We’re focusing here on a serie of portraits. Emotions are passed here through one (big) male body characteristic (don’t get me wrong), the beard."

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Severin Koller Photography

Severin Koller is a street photographer, in black & white with a Leica.

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