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karenweston: chema madoz is a surrealist photographer whose...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:10 -0400

chema madoz is a surrealist photographer whose work i’ve seen floating around the interwebs but never knew who was behind them. his work stoof out to me because it was funny and clever, which is a unique quality for surrealism.

narcissusheart:

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:51:51 -0400

narcissusheart:

aakashnihalani: Aakash on Instagram

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:51:30 -0400

aakashnihalani:

Aakash on Instagram

“Don’t worry. I’m used to being alone.”

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:34:08 -0400

“Don’t worry. I’m used to being alone.”

"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:23:35 -0400

“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”

- J.R.R. Tolkien (from The Fellowship of the Ring)

AUSTIN KLEON: Jeremy Denk on piano lessons, mentors, and teaching

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:23:13 -0400

AUSTIN KLEON: Jeremy Denk on piano lessons, mentors, and teaching:

austinkleon:

My wife saved me this New Yorker piece by pianist Jeremy Denk on his history of studying the piano, and his relationships with his teachers and students. It’s a fascinating (and paywalled) read.

He recalls being in school with a dozen teachers telling him a dozen different things (…

dawnawakened: Broken Stone, Manipulated Portraits 2012 Heitor...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:27:00 -0400

dawnawakened:

Broken Stone, Manipulated Portraits 2012

Heitor Magno is a visual artist from Brazil that works in various mediums, from painting to films, and photo manipulations. The Brazilian wonder does an amazing job capturing and manipulating/editing these portraits with these interesting rock formations. See more incredible portraits and other work from Heitor over at his main site, here.

Heitor’s work is also available here on Tumblr.

legrandcirque: Yale Joel, New York City, 1963.

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:27:21 -0400

legrandcirque:

Yale Joel, New York City, 1963.

dhrupad: Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1961)

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:03:55 -0400

dhrupad:

Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1961)

vintageindia: Living Architecture: India by Andreas Volwahsen,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:17 -0400

vintageindia:

Living Architecture: India by Andreas Volwahsen, 1969.

stevemccurrystudios: Moments before I took this photograph in...

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:17 -0400

stevemccurrystudios:

Moments before I took this photograph in Baluchistan, Pakistan, this farmer was working his field, separating the chaff from the wheat.

Please see more portraits on our free app. http://bit.ly/W91oMo

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Thu, 09 May 2013 11:46:50 -0400

estimfalos: Christian Stoll & Bransch: General Electric

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:44:34 -0400

estimfalos:

Christian Stoll & Bransch: General Electric

"We need to be in the open mode when pondering a problem — but! — once we come up with a solution, we..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:42:59 -0400

“We need to be in the open mode when pondering a problem — but! — once we come up with a solution, we must then switch to the closed mode to implement it. Because once we’ve made a decision, we are efficient only if we go through with it decisively, undistracted by doubts about its correctness.”

- John Cleese (via soxiam)

Calvin: If people sat outside and looked at the stars each...

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:41:36 -0400

Calvin: If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.

Hobbes: How so?

Calvin: Well, when you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.

badtameez: suneilsmalhotra: Delhi - Humayun’s Tomb - Black and...

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:33:15 -0400

badtameez:

suneilsmalhotra:

Delhi - Humayun’s Tomb - Black and White by dixie_law on Flickr.

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estimfalos: Alberto Sen - Tokyo Nights

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:28:40 -0400

estimfalos:

Alberto Sen - Tokyo Nights

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