photography
Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most Prized Possessions
March 15, 2013 - 1:58pm | Melvix
Shot over a period of 18 months, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s project Toy Stories compiles photos of children from around the world with their prized possesions—their toys. Galimberti explores the universality of being a kid amidst the diversity of the countless corners of the world; saying, “at their age, they are pretty all much the same; they just want to play.”
The whole set of photos is here. Also worth checking out: Galimberti's "Switzerland Vs the World" series.
Portraits of families and their belongings
February 8, 2013 - 10:27am | Melvix
Cubicle Apartments of Hong Kong
February 6, 2013 - 10:20am | Melvix
Tiny living spaces in Hong Kong.
The source for these images attributes them to The Society for Community Organization, but I can't find anything about it on their web site.
Where Children Sleep
February 4, 2013 - 11:16am | Melvix
A few years ago, James Mollison began taking photos of children around the world and their rooms. "I soon realized that my own experience of having a 'bedroom' simply doesn't apply to so many kids," he recalls in his book Where Children Sleep, which collects his images from 18 countries. Striking and unsentimental, Mollison's work shows that wherever a child lies down at night is not so much a retreat from as a reflection of the world outside.
Mother Jones has a nice excerpt of the book. A larger collection of the "rooms" is available at James Mollison's web site.
Photos of Hong Kong by Michael Wolf
February 3, 2013 - 11:01am | Melvix
Embrace the alien within
February 1, 2013 - 10:03am | Melvix
“Large-scale color photographs from 2005 to 2006 reflect the ritual adornment and spirituality of masquerade in Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso in West Africa. These portraits of masqueraders build on Galembo's work of the past twenty years photographing the rituals and religious culture in Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, as well as the homegrown custom of Halloween in the United States. Organized by Ian Berry, Malloy Curator of the Tang Museum, in collaboration with the artist.”
Photographs by Phyllis Galembo.
