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audiovision: Los Angeles gets a lot of praise for its sunsets,...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:48 -0400

Los Angeles gets a lot of praise for its sunsets, but it’s time our moonrises got a little credit too.

Los Angeles photographer Dan Marker-Moore took out his camera one night and made a short and sweet timelapse of a huge, orange moon rising over the downtown skyline.

He also made this awesome composite image:

wnyc: architizer: Astounding Tilt-Shift Perspectives of World...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:24 -0400

Photo: Richard Silver. Machu Picchu, Peru.

Photo: Richard Silver. World Trade Center Memorial, New York City.

Photo: Richard Silver. Taj Mahal, India.

Photo: Richard Silver. Brooklyn Bridge, New York City.

Photo: Richard Silver. Moai of Easter Island, Chile.

Photo: Richard Silver. Houses in Reykjavik, Iceland.

wnyc:

architizer:

Astounding Tilt-Shift Perspectives of World Monuments!

Anyone who’s traveled to popular touristic sites knows the feeling of being caught in the crossfire of countless camera lenses—the annoyed (and annoying) jockeying to capture the perfect shot…which in most cases looks exactly like everyone else’s. When we stumbled across Richard Silver’s photographs of iconic monuments, we were shocked—caught in the same tourist hustle, Silver manages to give us a new perspective on famous landmarks we didn’t think possible. Read more!

How to take the “monumental” out of the worlds monuments. Super cool.

-Jody, BL Show-

For nearly two decades, professional surfers have been flocking...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:34 -0400

For nearly two decades, professional surfers have been flocking to Teahupoo, a small village on the southwest coast of Tahiti. The location seems obscure, but according to some, the waves there are legendary.

“It holds one of the most powerful and perfectly artistic waves in the world,” writes Tahiti-based photographer Ben Thouard.

For a few years, he has been photographing an annual surfing contest that convenes there in August — and this year will be no exception. In anticipation, he has already started publishing photos to Surfer Mag.

For Thouard, the ocean came first, then photography. Born and raised in the south of France, he remembers spending every holiday and weekend on a sailboat with his father. His first encounter with waves was on a body board at age 8. After that, he says, “I could not stop thinking about waves … I love the feeling of water moving and rolling. It’s a different world underwater.”

Teahupoo: A Surfer’s Mecca, A Photographer’s Muse

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Ben Thouard

newsweek: PSA: Help victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma by donating $10 to the Red Cross. Text...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:01 -0400

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PSA: Help victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma by donating $10 to the Red Cross. Text REDCROSS to 90999, or visit redcross.org.

Pete Pin was born in Khao-I-dang, a refugee camp on the border...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:50 -0400

Pete Pin was born in Khao-I-dang, a refugee camp on the border of Cambodia and Thailand. Fleeing the infamous “killing fields” of Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime, his family eventually resettled in Stockton, Calif., in the mid-1980s. What started with a single portrait of his grandmother has evolved into a deeply personal project that aims to explore the Cambodian diaspora.

His grandmother survived Pol Pot and the killing fields, and after having her portrait taken in 2010, she unexpectedly felt compelled to share her story. “I felt that my camera created this safe place that enabled the conversation to happen,” says Pin. “The stories that my grandmother told me explained a lot about my family.”

Pin is hoping to reach older Cambodians, but also younger generations who may not be familiar with their family’s history and experiences under Khmer Rouge. His goal is to use photography to create an open dialogue within the Cambodian community.

Documenting Life Beyond The Killing Fields

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Pete Pin

thebluthcompany: Previously on Arrested Development | NPR’s...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:09 -0400

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Previously on Arrested Development | NPR’s guide to the running gags from the show

This is dedication.

In case you missed it, NPR’s slightly obsessive guide to Arrested Development jokes by our awesome News Apps team. Here’s one of my favorites. -Emily

theatlanticcities: “I wanted to show a part of the Megalopolis...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:25:35 -0400

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“I wanted to show a part of the Megalopolis that struck me, that showed very clearly that something is not working well for us as human beings in relation with our environment.” -Héctor Mediavilla

A glimpse of Mexico City’s subway as seen through the lens of photographer Héctor Mediavilla.

Known as one of the worst cities in the world in which to drive, Mexico City’s rush hours aren’t much better underground with a subway system that generates around 4 million riders a day.

Read: Inside Mexico City’s Chaotic Underground Rush Hour

[Images: Héctor Mediavilla]

audiovision: Chinese photographer Ziang Xiao photographs...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:21 -0400

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Chinese photographer Ziang Xiao photographs strange moments on the Chinese coast.

See more images of the infamous face-kini that took the Chinese coast by storm last summer on NPR’s The Two Way.

audiovision: Why did humans start farming? New scientific...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:54:43 -0400

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Why did humans start farming? New scientific research concludes we just like owning stuff.

Read more about the new theory of farming over at NPR’s The Salt blog and check out CNN’s photo blog for more of Alex MacLean’s aerial images of farms across America.

Currently, more than 95 percent of Japan’s racehorses are...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:57:01 -0400

Currently, more than 95 percent of Japan’s racehorses are born and raised in the southeast of Hokkaido, an island in northern Japan. The region was known for its war horses until the early 1900s. The intensity of competition at the horse races increased to the point that the new motto is “Losers must disappear.” Because of this competitive climate, about 90 percent of horses born with any kinds of defects are transformed into cat food, dog food and food for human consumption. Through this project, I hope to bring awareness to the life and use of horses in Japan.

Hajime Kimura is a Japanese photographer who was born in 1982. He studied at the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo. Since 2006 he has been actively photographing in Asian countries, including China, India and Japan. He was most recently listed as an honorable mention in the FotoVisura grant for outstanding personal photography project. More of his work can be found on his website and on FotoVisura.com.

100 Words: Life And Death Of A Japanese Racehorse

Photo Credit: Hajime Kimura

livelymorgue: Aug. 30, 1931: “A new turn in the history of...

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:34:32 -0400

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Aug. 30, 1931: “A new turn in the history of diving” at a pool in Los Angeles, where Georgia Coleman — in preparation for the 1932 Summer Olympics there, where she won two medals — practiced “a complicated fancy dive.” Photo: The New York Times

A fancy dive, indeed! -Emily

audiovision: California is home to 2.2 million veterans and...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:02:19 -0400

audiovision:

California is home to 2.2 million veterans and Southern California has the largest population of vets in the county.

Today hundreds of thousands of vets are looking ahead to the next chapter in their lives and enrolling in higher education.

Listen to KPCC’s Off-Ramp to hear more from these vets and the mentors supporting them.

See more of Mae Ryan’s photos on KPCC’s AudioVision.

cookyourcupboard: Beyond the usual suspects like ketchup and...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:06:51 -0400

cookyourcupboard:

Beyond the usual suspects like ketchup and mustard, what do you do with those oddball condiments that end up in the door of your fridge? Got some black eyed pea relish or beet chutney? Show us a photo!

You know the drill: Your fellow home cooks will weigh in with ideas on what will complement your condiment, and you might get the chance to come on the radio to get advice from a famous chef.

With a little help, your strange and surplus food could be dinner. NPR’s Morning Edition wants to help you Cook Your Cupboard.

Round 2 everyone! Get advice from a famous chef on your neglected condiments. -Emily

audiovision: 100 years ago, Los Angeles began diverting the...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:02:25 -0400

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100 years ago, Los Angeles began diverting the river and streams that feed Owens Lake to a thirsty city.

Over the next century, the water source in the Eastern Sierras has all but dried up. Massive dust storms now buffet a floodplain the size of San Francisco, making it the largest single source of dust pollution in the United States.

According to the LAWDP, Los Angeles still sucks 36 percent its water from the creeks that would flow in to the Owens Valley.

Photographer David Maisel flew over Owens Lake in 2001 and 2002 to capture the bone-dry salt flats and blood-red lake expanses that occur when pink, salt-loving microorganisms and algae spread across the arid surface.

See more photos from the series at KPCC’s AudioVision.

nprfreshair: 50 Year Old Photographs Get Transformed Into GIFs....

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:20:56 -0400

nprfreshair:

50 Year Old Photographs Get Transformed Into GIFs. (click on photo full effect)

Awesome.

Design Taxi:

In the daytime Cari Vander Yacht works as a designer, but at night, she gets busy with experimental projects that would rightly make her an artist.

In a poor city in a poor country on a poor continent, there is a...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:52:09 -0400

In a poor city in a poor country on a poor continent, there is a group of people with a singular purpose: to look rich.

Or, rather, to look good — and to fully embody the suave, elegant style that a wardrobe of three-piece suits, silk socks, fedoras and canes might suggest.

They are called sapeurs or members of the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes (the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People). And when they go out, they turn the streets of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, into a fashion runway.

The Surprising Sartorial Culture Of Congolese ‘Sapeurs’

Photo Credit: Hector Mediavilla/Picturetank

she-works: Advice from Nina Totenberg, NPR We want to hear from...

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:42:00 -0400

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Advice from Nina Totenberg, NPR

We want to hear from women: What’s your note to self – a piece of advice that’s helped you at work? Share your advice at http://she-works.tumblr.com

This is part of a special series from NPR on the Changing Lives of Women. Make your own digital sampler here.

tballardbrown: Beginning in 1996, Radio Diaries gave tape...

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:37:00 -0400

tballardbrown:

Beginning in 1996, Radio Diaries gave tape recorders to teenagers around the country to create audio diaries about their lives. NPR’s All Things Considered aired intimate portraits of five of these teens: Amanda, Juan, Frankie, Josh and Melissa. They’re now in their 30s. Over this past year, the same group has been recording new stories about where life has led them for our series, Teenage Diaries Revisited.

Here’s our first installment: Amanda Brand is gay. Her family is conservative Catholic, and when she was a teenager, her parents were convinced she was only going through a phase. Recently, Amanda sat down with her mother and father in Queens, N.Y., in the same house she grew up in, to revisit her tumultuous teen years.

Teenage Diaries Revisited: A Gay Teen’s Family, ‘Evolved’

Photo: Radio Diaries (left), David Gilkey/NPR

Be sure to spend time with the whole interactive page for this series. -Emily

audiovision: Bites from a black mamba snake are almost always...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:54:58 -0400

audiovision:

Bites from a black mamba snake are almost always fatal, but photographer Mark Laita wasn’t phased when a deadly serpent attacked his leg.

See more photos from Laita and listen to an interview with him over at AudioVision.

Introducing AudioVision, KPCC’s photo blog. They’re doing some pretty great visual things in collaboration with radio, plus they’re on tumblr. Check ‘em out! -Emily

Diana Zlatanovski is a perfectionist — in the wonderful way that...

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:50:56 -0400

Diana Zlatanovski is a perfectionist — in the wonderful way that an anthropologist, photographer and museologist should be. She works with cultural artifacts at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and has immersed herself in the significance of collections for a decade.

That time spent studying the intricacy of groups has inspired her photo series, The Typology: beautiful, highly detailed photographs of various collections — both the individual objects and the collections as a whole. (And she has appropriately dubbed herself The Typologist.)

“There are many so fascinating objects in the world, some things we see everyday and might not even notice,” she says. “However, if you bring enough of them together, they start to tell a story and grab your attention.”

One Of These Shells Is Not Like The Others

Photo Credit: Diana Zlatanovski