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Entries Tagged as 'Images'

Did You Ride Your Bike Today?

June 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Editorial, Images, Politics and Social Issues

Our unbridled thirst for oil made this disaster all but inevitable. When will we realize that we are petroleum addicts?

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The Rule of Law

February 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Images, Politics and Social Issues, crime

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Drawing Conclusions

December 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Editorial, Images, Politics and Social Issues, Uncategorized, media

Recently I reread John Berger’s 1976 essay, The Primitive and the Professional in which he offers three sources of the primitive in art. The first is art made by artists working prior to Raphael. Second is the art derived from the “colonies,” that is, art from Africa, the Caribbean or the South Pacific. Finally there [...]

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In Black and White

September 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Images, black and white photography, photography

Black and white photography is neither inferior or superior to color photography. Each has its merits. However, black and white photography allows the photographer to explore form and light in ways that color prevents or obscures.
A particular quality of the black and white photograph is its ability to immediately confer an aura of nostalgia on [...]

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Government Motors and Capitol Offenses

June 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Images, Politics and Social Issues, photography

On the first day of June 2009, General Motors became Government Motors. Compelled to declare bankruptcy the company turned over 60% of its control to the Obama administration and the taxpayers of our nation. On this same day a rally was held at the Michigan Capitol building.
It was predicted that thousands would attend Reinvest in [...]

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