Pictures that say a thousand words

Paedantic Basterd · 01-13-2011, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

That's like, my worst nightmare. I have a slightly irrational fear of maelstroms and whirlpools.

Is actually a giant drain in Lake Berryessa CA.

EDIT: I trawled the rest of the thread and felt lame for posting vaguely amusing images when there are so many breathtaking and horrifying photos in this thread, so I thought I'd share two familiar photos that are more worthwhile.

Now, the entire series of Bogside murals in Derry, Northern Ireland are incredible, but this is by far the most powerful and recognizable of them all. A child in a gas mask, holding a petrol bomb during the Bogside riots. This was painted from a photograph taken by a journalist, which can be seen inside the Bloody Sunday Museum, where the history of the civil war is recounted in artifacts and newspaper clippings while an audio recording of the Bloody Sunday massacre and the aftermath plays. Stopped my heart when I saw it for the first time.

Twin Fawns by Peregrine Honig, who paints a lot of pictures of women birthing anchors and people throwing up, but this piece was very moving for me. It's rare for deer to have twin fawns, and the mother of these two was struck by a car. A taxidermist happened upon her body, and managed to preserve the fawns in their state.

**Janszoon** · 01-14-2011, 06:05 AM

So the fawns are dead?

Paedantic Basterd · 01-14-2011, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

So the fawns are dead?

Yes, preserved as they were in the womb.

**Janszoon** · 01-14-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Yes, preserved as they were in the womb.

They look so peaceful. It's really pretty disturbing to find out they're dead.

bob. · 01-14-2011, 12:42 PM

i have to be honest....i thought that picture was a bit disturbing when i first looked at it....although there is a certain peaceful beauty in it

Paedantic Basterd · 01-14-2011, 02:19 PM

She managed to capture a moment that is both peaceful and unsettling.

midnight rain · 01-15-2011, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dotoar

A photo of a 20 week old fetus, taken by swedish (oh yeah!) photographer Lennart Nilsson for his book "A child is born" from 1965, which was a collection of the first real photos of the development of a human life. Astonishing both for the emergence of a new life and for the pioneering work of his.

And here's a real gem! A russian color photo taken between - wait for it - 1905-15! Looking at these pictures. actually makes me shed a tear over the ingeniousness that led to such achievements that early, and what other kinds of advances could have taken place had the people been allowed to freely create and develop. But we all know what happened with Russia shortly thereafter...

In continuing this, a color photograph from 1877!

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Early color photo of Agen, France, by Louis Ducos du Hauron, 1877. The cathedral in the scene is the Cathédrale Saint-Caprais d'Agen.

Dotoar · 01-15-2011, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuna

In continuing this, a color photograph from 1877!

Astonishing! But according to this, the photo is dated even further back, in 1872. (Yes, I googled, but don't tell me you didn't as well

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midnight rain · 01-15-2011, 01:21 AM

A few choices from Albert Kahn. Not sure on the dates.

World War I:

Egypt:

Cambodia:

China:

Bosnia:

France:

midnight rain · 01-15-2011, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dotoar

Astonishing! But according to this, the photo is dated even further back, in 1872. (Yes, I googled, but don't tell me you didn't as well

)

Ah right you are, Wiki lied to me.

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