ten april twenty thirteen
Japanese youth photographed by Michael Rougier, 1964
via LIFE
Imagine the uproar if these kinds of pictures were shown in magazines all the time. But nobody bats a fucking eyelid when we do it to women. Everyone (men (white men)) would be up in arms about ~misandry~ and hypersexualization, but do these dudebro MRAs care that women are subjected to this type of imagery /reversed/ in our own magazines on every second goddamn page? Didn’t think so.
THAT is why these images showing the reversal is important. Dudes will cry “you won’t get people to join your cause if you respond to degradation of your gender by degrading another gender” - no, fuck you. We are sick of the constant hypersexualization, and one photoset relieving us of our plight that makes you uncomfortable is NOTHING compared to what we deal with everyday.
That reminds me so much of the uproar Marina and the Diamonds’ video to “How to be a Heartbreaker” caused. They didn’t want to show the video on American TV, because it a) apparently contained homosexual pictures (oh my God, guys showering in bathing trunks! TOGETHER!) and b) objectified men. It’s really funny how flipping the whole scantily clad women surrounding a guy around makes the audience feel awkward. And with funny I mean sexist and outrageous.
(Source: browngurl, via wheretheoscarwildethingsare)
Bondi Haze by Irenaeus Herok
Incredible shots from Bondi, Australia by photographer Irenaeus Herok.Incredible landscapes!
“Sirens I & II” 2013
Kyle Thompson came to visit me in my hometown in Franklin, TN and we collaborated on this shoot.
Justyna Neryng, Childhood Lost
New York Based photographer Beth Galton collaborated with “food stylist” Charlotte Omnès in an eye-popping series displaying cross sections of packaged food. Beth writes:
By cutting these items in half we move past the simple appetite appeal we normally try to achieve and explore the interior worlds of these products.
Cross Sections of Your Favorite Packaged Food
via Junk Culture | Feature Shoot
Distinguished Birds
Inca Terns always look distinguished since mature males and females sport mustaches.
Photo credit: Leslie Guinan
Weegee: Photographer Extraordinaire
Born in Lvov, Ukraine, Weegee was a photojournalist who rose to celebrity status for his on-the-spot photos of daily news events in New York City. Taking the name Weegee (Ouija board) from his ability to be at the scene within moments, he actually had a police radio in his car and hook-in to hear police alarms near his bed. He photographed crime scenes, urban disasters, celebrities, and everyday street life, famous for his strategic, confrontational approach. His first book of photography, Naked City, was published in 1945.
(via odditiesoflife)
