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“I wanted an intimate setting so that I would be able to engage with people while also giving them the opportunity to feel comfortable with me. A limousine seemed like a perfect choice.” – Kathy Shorr In 1988, Kathy Shorr became a limousine driver. A graduate of the School for Visual Arts with … Continue reading "Limousine: The Driver Photographs Her Passengers in 1980s New York" The post Limousine: The Driver Photographs Her Passengers in 1980s New York appeared first on Flashbak.
“Each of us … constructs and lives a ‘narrative’ and is defined by this narrative … I suspect that a feeling for stories, for narrative, is a universal human disposition, going with our powers of language, consciousness of self, and autobiographical memory.” – Oliver Sacks, the writer and neurologist whose writing gave insight to his … Continue reading "Oliver Sacks: Why the Oxford English Dictionary is the most ‘coveted and desirable book in the world’" The post Oliver Sacks: Why the Oxford English Dictionary is the most ‘coveted and desirable book in the world’ appeared first on Flashbak.
In 1984, Melanie turned 18. Margaret Thatcher was prime Minister and the UK was mired by the seismic Miners’ Strike (here, here, here and here). Home to Leeds for the Christmas holidays, Melanie’s daughter Victoria Gill was going through her stuff when she spotted two old boxes of photos under the bed. She found … Continue reading "Melanie’s ‘Average Weekends’ out in Leeds in 1984" The post Melanie’s ‘Average Weekends’ out in Leeds in 1984 appeared first on Flashbak.
“You can’t lump all Americans together,” she points out. “The project emerged from this thought. Who lives in America? Who are we talking about when we refer to ‘the American’?” – Robin de Puys In 2015, Dutch photographer Robin de Puy drove 8,000 miles across the US on a Harley Davidson to discover Americans, … Continue reading "American: Robin de Puy’s Portraits of People of Notice" The post American: Robin de Puy’s Portraits of People of Notice appeared first on Flashbak.
Much has changed in Northern Ireland Mike Abrahams took these pictures, including the Good Friday Agreement and a return to power sharing. “I am not a news photographer,” says Abrahams to Cafe Royal, which has published a zine of his pictures of July 12 celebrations, “there are many of my colleagues who have pursued that … Continue reading "July 12 in Northern Ireland, 1987–1998" The post July 12 in Northern Ireland, 1987–1998 appeared first on Flashbak.
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In 425 BCE, during the early phase of the Peloponnesian War, known as the Archidamian War (431-421 BCE), the Athenians under Demosthenes captured the Island of Pylos. The Athenian capture of Pylos posed a significant threat to Sparta by providing a prime raiding base near Spartan territory. A failed attempt by the Spartans to […]
Since the time of Alexander the Great (336-323 BCE), the Macedonians had dominated the eastern Mediterranean. Their heavy infantry phalanx rolled over the Greek cities and then the Persian Empire. To the west, Roman legionnaires had conquered Italy and were overwhelming Carthage. At the start of the second century BCE, a series of wars […]
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“I wanted an intimate setting so that I would be able to engage with people while also giving them the opportunity to feel comfortable with me. A limousine seemed like a perfect choice.” – Kathy Shorr In 1988, Kathy Shorr became a limousine driver. A graduate of the School for Visual Arts with … Continue reading "Limousine: The Driver Photographs Her Passengers in 1980s New York" The post Limousine: The Driver Photographs Her Passengers in 1980s New York appeared first on Flashbak.
