slightly off-topic but worth a post:
this incredible hypnotic (muslim) circle dance with chanting, which can apparently go on for ten hours or more (much, much longer versions van be found on you tube)…
amazing eh? more explanation for the curious here
(via ‘suzy glam’)
…my personal fascination is related to their history, a subculture that has mutated to haute couture…
photographer and graphic designer ralf mitsch has just completed his personal tatoo photography project with a neat book
the images are accompanied by short stories and anecdotes from the portrayed individuals, who were all interviewed by henk van straten; the subjects have all been shot against a consistent skin tone background colour, creating a strong effect of focussing the attention on the tattoos rather than the differences in the people themselves
you can order a copy order online via mendo
and in what is most probably a case of ‘great minds think alike’ local photographer krijn van noordwijk has just completed a book on the very same subject too
…photographs of locations in france and england to match with archive images taken before, during and after the D-day landings…
this is really well done: check out the large-scale images to see the full effect
