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Waste Pictures

kenko — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:25:36 -0800

Sites matching images to pregiven text have been done before, but the texts are seldom as good as those used at zweiterblick's sudelbild: the pictures are matched to (randomly selected?) aphorisms of scientist and all-around Enlightened fellow GC Lichtenberg (about whom more). The relation is sometimes fairly literal, sometimes fairly opaque, but it's worth it for the idiosyncratic selection of aphorisms in any case.

Bambi meets Thumper IRL

not_on_display — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:47:51 -0800

An orphaned deer and a wild rabbit quickly become best friends. [original page, auf Deutsch] Tanja Askani ("The Woman Who Lives with Wolves") has plenty of other wonderful photographs and paintings of animals -- wi ld, domesticated, and both toge ther.

Frauenzimmer

chillmost — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:55:34 -0800

Brothels in Germany (pics): Photographer Patric Fouad's book, Frauenzimmer, takes a look at the insides of German brothels. (mostly SFW unless you are offended by the occasional sex toy hanging on the wall and blurry porn in the background)

Karl Blossfeldt photogravure: it's Ultrareal

taz — Wed, 30 Apr 2003 00:47:31 -0800

German Objectivist photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) once said "the best constructions for industrial design have already been anticipated in nature." Do your eyes a favor and look here.