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The Charcoal Children of Manila

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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The Charcoal Children of Manila

Small figures writhe and wriggle through a seething mass of stinking garbage, searching for something so precious that they scour the towering mounds daily. Children from the nearby slums, some barely kindergarten age, wade and sift through piles of other people’s disregarded belongings, ignoring scraps of food and other perishables in the hope of finding the one thing that is key to their survival – wood.

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10 Masterpieces of High-Speed Water Photography

Monday, January 5, 2009

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10 Masterpieces of High-Speed Water Photography

Since the iconic images of a were revealed in 1887 by English photographer Eadweard Muybridge, high-speed photography has come on in leaps and bounds. Multiple cameras are no longer needed to capture motion, just one, usually hideously expensive, camera is required (and some fancy equipment).

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