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Cowboy Diplomacy in the Spanish-American War JamesHoare Wed, 08/13/2025 - 09:02
Akihiko Okamura had not long left photographing the Vietnam War when he arrived in Northern Ireland in 1968 to explore John F. Kennedy’s ancestral roots. The following year he retuned to Ireland, settling first near Dublin, then Avoca, in County Wicklow. Okamura’s interest in war photography was sparked by a childhood in wartime Tokyo. … Continue reading "The Troubles In Kodachrome: An Outsider’s View of A Divided Northern Ireland" The post The Troubles In Kodachrome: An Outsider’s View of A Divided Northern Ireland appeared first on Flashbak.
More than an artistic movement, the Renaissance was a revolution in how people understood the world and their place in it. Some of the era’s most telling insights happen to be hidden in its most famous paintings. From Italy to Northern Europe, the seven works below reveal seven fascinating facets of the Renaissance. […]
‘The Graces’ by Breeze Barrington review JamesHoare Tue, 08/12/2025 - 08:23
