Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, Chase Manhattan Bank Building, New York, New York, 1961
05.05.13
North Korea 1973. By John Bulmer
When freelance photographer John Bulmer gained access to North Korea in 1973 it was something of a coup. On assignment for the UK’s leading-edge Sunday Times Magazine, Bulmer was one of the first foreign journalists to be given access to the country since the end of the Korean war in 1953. Working in colour, then still seen largely as the domain of the advertising world, Bulmer brought back pictures that gave a rare and fascinating glimpse inside a country that was little known about and less seen.
To see the full set go to: http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=142918417
Fascinating to see how similar these photos from 40 years ago are to the recent pictures taken in NK. The same empty concrete, the same memorials, the same distant looks, the same propaganda…
(via reportagebygettyimages)
07.03.13
Artist Appreciation: Phil Noto’s Hank Pym’s Photo Archive.
This is one of my favorite projects by an artist. Not only is each of his works beautifully detailed, but Noto also seems to turn these fictional superheroes into real life people. I love the use of actual dates in order to show us a glimpse into the real lives of these characters. I feel like I would see this “photographs” in old issues of TIME Magazine or something. Fantastic.
Previous Phil Noto posts: Havok and Polaris, Betsy Braddock (1983), and Winter Storm (1978).
I love this so much
He’s so great at making them real.
Oh wow, these are so lovely.
I want a coffee table book of this.
Lovely. I agree: would love to have a whole book of these on my coffee table. No story necessary. Paging Marvel - can’t you guys plleeeeeezze make this happen?
I was not prepared for how this would make me feel: it’s not just incredibly cool, it’s surprisingly emotional.
(Source: superandgay)
04.02.13
Creative Review - Orwell, covered up
Are we entering a golden age in book design? Sure looks like it.
01.02.13
