We’ve been to East London in the 1960s with Tony Hall before, heading down the pub and to the shops. Now we get to see the streets in panoramic pictures taken by his Horizont (Горизонт) camera. Made between 1967 and 1973 by Russia’s Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod (KMZ), the 35mm camera had a rotating lens that … Continue reading "1960s London Through A Russian Horizont Panoramic Camera" The post 1960s London Through A Russian Horizont Panoramic Camera appeared first on Flashbak.

“When I make a good image, it enters into your brain like a word you didn’t know and stays there in such a way that you can’t remember how you thought about this topic beforehand.” – Saul Steinberg   Many of us first encountered Saul Steinberg (American, born Romania, 1914–99) through his hundreds of immersive, … Continue reading "Saul Steinberg Draws A Line Into Your Brain" The post Saul Steinberg Draws A Line Into Your Brain appeared first on Flashbak.

“I think that part of what these pictures are about is the difference between our preconceptions of a place and what, when we get there, that place turns out to be.” – Tod Papageorge, at the beach      Looking at Tod Papageorge’s photographs of Los Angeles beachgoers in the 1970s and 1980s is to … Continue reading "At The Beach In Los Angeles, 1975 – 1988" The post At The Beach In Los Angeles, 1975 – 1988 appeared first on Flashbak.

Joseph Rous Paget-Fredericks (1905-1963) inherited his parents love for collecting theatre memorabilia. His family had close ties to the leading ballet companies and he was appointed Artistic Director for Anna Pavlova’s world tours in the early 1930s. Paget-Fredericks went on to become the first lecturer in dance in the United States, at the University … Continue reading "Joseph Rous Paget-Fredericks’ Fabulous Dance Sketches" The post Joseph Rous Paget-Fredericks’ Fabulous Dance Sketches appeared first on Flashbak.