
Northern exile Alis Pelleschi may reside in Birmingham, but it hasn’t stopped her taking some nice photos.
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Northern exile Alis Pelleschi may reside in Birmingham, but it hasn’t stopped her taking some nice photos.

Photographer Ben Hinceman, a.k.a. Slightly Nomadic, has made a magnificent start to his contribution to the 100 strangers project.
Honestly, could there be anything more dynamite than a black Sherlock Holmes?

Today is the 64th anniversary of the greatest war crime ever committed: the nuclear annihilation of Hiroshima.

Mice – they’re filth! We have one of the little bastards somewhere in our office, and he’s steadfastly refusing to put his head in one of the traps we’ve laid. If only he’d be as obedient as these sweet little rodents.

Dash Snow, king of the dubious Polaroid, died of a heroine overdose this week. His hair and photography will be greatly missed.

Ali Beheshti may be labelled an extremist by some, but he’s working such a good look that you can’t help but respect him. Note how Ali’s beanie hat and cloak perfectly match his handgun and steely-grey eyes: it’s no coincidence.

Spiderman is a top bloke, more so when he’s bred with a Maris Piper.

Full credit to Lee Allen. Despite living in the West Midlands*, he still manages to take some bloody good photos.
* I’m unfortunate enough to be from the West Midlands, so I am entitled to bitch about the place all day long if I see fit.

I can’t fathom how I’ve managed to overlook Tom Selby’s website thus far. Feast upon his photographic goodness immediately, I beg you!

Amateur photographer Charles W. Cushman travelled extensively from 1938 through to the late 60s, taking snapshots wherever he went. His entire collection of photographs has been scanned and put online. There are some real gems in there, especially the pictures taken in London, Paris, Munich, Dublin, Istanbul, New York and Edinburgh.
Click here to see a full list of locations visited by Cushman on his travels.

The sleeveface Flickr photo pool is a work of genius! Please, somebody do a Don Blackman!

The Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin has a new exhibition focusing on the “classic” period of paparrazi photography. “Pigozzi and the Paparazzi” has over 350 photos from a host of legendary photographers including Salomon, Weegee, Galella and Newton.

The Original 1940s Photos pool on Flickr boasts over 1,000 photographs, including a limited number in colour.

Award-winning photographer Julian Wolkenstein’s portfolio is as impressive as it is diverse.
London has a surprising number of abandoned swimming pools. Little wonder most children are obese monsters these days.


