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Monthly Archives: July 2012
a walk to remember
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the vendor who wasn’t there
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What does one do when a mini monsoon surprises you when you exit the subway station…purchase a $5 dollar ticket to shelter of course! This shelter came in the form of the no name umbrella, in classic black naturally. The humble Nigerian man you see cloaked in black holding up two of those umbrellas would soon make his way in the pouring rain to conduct the most desired of business transactions. And as I went on my merry way with the top half of me somewhat dry, the cold harsh reality of water slowly filling my boat shoes made me realize that I was no match for the perfect storm…burn.
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men of a certain age
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somewhat distracted.
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jazzman.
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imagine ketchup
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the naked gunner
the naked gunner
Horace Bristol: PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul (1944)
Ah yes, what better way to start off your Monday morning than with a little nudity to compliment that iced coffee and/or latte. Nude photography works wonders for the blood flow, and Im sure for some viewers this image will not disappoint! But nevertheless, lets get down to brass tax. This photograph although not widely known, is just one of many quintessential photojournalistic images taken during WWII. No doubt, at first glance, a powerful photo will catch anyones eye but more-so if that image has a great story behind it, its becomes timeless.
The photograph was taken by a man named Horace Bristol, perhaps one of the most influential and decorated photojournalists most notably known for his work at Time/LIFE magazine. At the time, Bristol was serving as a member of a Navy unit of photographers as he was recruited by Edward Steichen, considered to be the most influential photographer of the 20th Century, to be one of five photographers to document World War II under his U.S. Naval command. Thus, at the hands of fate, he ended up being on the plane the gunner was serving on, which was used to rescue people from Rabaul Bay (New Britain island, Papua New Guinea), when this occurred:
“…we got a call to pick up an airman who was down in the Bay. The Japanese were shooting at him from the island, and when they saw us they started shooting at us. The man who was shot down was temporarily blinded, so one of our crew stripped off his clothes and jumped in to bring him aboard. He couldn’t have swum very well wearing his boots and clothes. As soon as we could, we took off. We weren’t waiting around for anybody to put on formal clothes. We were being shot at and wanted to get the hell out of there. The naked man got back into his position at his gun in the blister of the plane.”
The name of the gunner as far as I know was never known or made public, perhaps Horace knew. Either way honestly, you have to figure, in coastal New Guinea which is pretty damn hot and humid already, add a tight steel and glass canopy to the mix and you have a sweatbox. Im pretty sure the gunner was relieved to go commando. I know I would be.
back from limbo
stairway to…
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Hi, my name is Justin and I am clearly not a bloggaholic, as it has been 32 days since my last post.
And with that awkwardness out of the way I would like to tell you that my busy schedule over the last odd month or so prevented me from keeping to a regular posting schedule but frankly because I respect my followers, the truth is…I simply was too lazy to post anything because I was out shooting so much. Its true, I pretty much chose to ignore this blog and for that I apologize. But on the + side, I have acquired a somewhat large stockpile of analog goodies that I will be sharing with you within the coming days so as they say, le spectacle commence!
I leave you with a stairway to…
