lunedì 30 ottobre 2017

How Gordon Parks' Photographs Implored White America to See Black Humanity

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Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth-century photography. A humanitarian with a deep commitment to social justice, he l...
sabato 16 settembre 2017

Behind Al-Salt project: An interview with Ismael Abdel-rahman Gil

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For those who don’t know or ever heard about Al Salt, it’s a town located in Jordan. it’s the capital of the province of Al-Balqa and ...
giovedì 9 marzo 2017

LIFE AND HISTORY OF PALESTINE REFUGEES THROUGH THE UNRWA PHOTO AND FILM ARCHIVE

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“ The cameraman seems to have the mission of shooting images meant to accompany a documentary text: most of the time, he films wide shots a...
martedì 21 febbraio 2017

“Ella Watson” by Gordon Parks, 1942

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Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was an accomplished photographer, filmmaker, memoirist and breaker of color barriers. Before he was famous, howeve...
giovedì 2 febbraio 2017

War is not the answer:The story behind Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”

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There was plenty going on in 1970s America, and Marvin Gaye’s soulful “ What’s Going On ” tapped right into it.  Affected by letters that...
giovedì 5 gennaio 2017

Palestine through the eyes of Edouard Boubat

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Edouard Boubat (September 13, 1923, Paris, France – June 30, 1999, Paris) was an important french street photographer. One of the main repr...
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venerdì 30 dicembre 2016

The story behind Fairuz's song "Kanou Ya Habibi" and the Soviet army "Polyushka Polye"

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"Kanou Ya Habibi"  كانوا يا حبيبي is one of the eternal works of Fairuz written in 1974. Originally, and like several of the work...