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“I wanted to see what was hiding behind the prescribed official false optimism. I was looking for the truth in the inner realm of people’s lives.” – Ute Mahler, photographs of communist East Germany Between 1972 and 1988, Ute Mahler repeatedly turned her camera on the people around her. “I wanted to find … Continue reading "Ute Mahler Shows Us The Real East Germany" The post Ute Mahler Shows Us The Real East Germany appeared first on Flashbak.
“I was working on my own, and I was wrestling with what the highest and best use of the photograph in color could be. Eventually, I came up with a formulation for myself that went something like, “in the good or successful color photograph, the definition or the meaning of the picture will somehow arise … Continue reading "Summer in Nags Head, North Carolina, 1975" The post Summer in Nags Head, North Carolina, 1975 appeared first on Flashbak.
We’re back to the late mid-Century in this album of found photographs from Steenbergen in the south of The Netherlands. Last time going through this haul we focused on weddings. Now we look at studio portraits of children. The photos were taken by professional photographer Van Mechelenand in 1970 and 1971. And on many we can see the sitter’s name. … Continue reading "Found Studio Portraits of Children – 1970-71" The post Found Studio Portraits of Children – 1970-71 appeared first on Flashbak.
Dedicated to New York City street art, International Graffiti Times – IGTimes (aka: Subway Sun, InterGalactic Times, GetHip International Times, Tight and IGT) announced itself with an image of the city’s Mayor Ed Koch covered in tags. After Koch, the arch enemy of “graffiti”, there were articles on artist Michael Stewart (May 9, 1958 – September … Continue reading "International Graffiti Times – 1884-1994" The post International Graffiti Times – 1884-1994 appeared first on Flashbak.
Back to the 1980s now, to look at some of the posters stuck on walls in London captured by Peter Marshall as he walked around the city. There are posters calling for Iran and the country’s leader Ayatollah Khomeini (1900-1989) to ‘stop killing children’. Another tells passersby that Rupert Everett, Fiona and Bob Dylan are … Continue reading "Miners Strike, Bob Dylan Acts and ‘Iran Kills Children’: Posters in 1980s London" The post Miners Strike, Bob Dylan Acts and ‘Iran Kills Children’: Posters in 1980s London appeared first on Flashbak.
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“I wanted to see what was hiding behind the prescribed official false optimism. I was looking for the truth in the inner realm of people’s lives.” – Ute Mahler, photographs of communist East Germany Between 1972 and 1988, Ute Mahler repeatedly turned her camera on the people around her. “I wanted to find … Continue reading "Ute Mahler Shows Us The Real East Germany" The post Ute Mahler Shows Us The Real East Germany appeared first on Flashbak.
‘Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain’ by Sam Wetherell review JamesHoare Tue, 05/13/2025 - 07:58
Established in 1935, Unit 731 was officially known as the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Kwantung Army. Under the Imperial Japanese government, the unit worked to develop biological and chemical weapons and performed cruel and frequently fatal tests on detainees throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and World War II. These […]
The invention of cornflakes is a curious story, tangled in a history of religious fervor, radical health reform, commercial success, and a decades-long feud between two brothers. Born in the kitchens of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Michigan, cornflakes began life as part of a strict dietary regimen designed to curb vice and promote physical […]
