Narratives, Gisela Torres

Born in new york city… raised in the bronx… a stint in the film fame leads to film school… chooses photography as a means to create poetic narratives in still form…see her work here

Gisela Torries, via Show Me Your Wardrobe

Helvetica

My boyfriend recommended a movie about Helvetica this week that I really enjoyed. Helvetica is a font that can be seen practically everywhere, especially here in NYC. I recognized many of the signs in the movie, although I had previously never thought much about the importance or prevalence of this particular font.  It is remarkable to  reflect on the effort put into the details in our environment that we subconsciously register.

link to the film : Helvetica

Paper Cranes

Western Ireland

Originals

These three blogs are awesome, I especially like their photography :

KESH –IT’S OK TO SWEAT–GEORGE

At Ease

Sunshine of Your Love – Jimi Hendrix, originally by Cream.

Have a great Sunday!

Hendrix Musing

I am a Camera : Samuel Fosso

New York Times Style Magazine for Spring 2009 features Samuel Fosso, a brilliant African photographer. It is fun to look at his work, which spans over thirty years. Some of his photos are currently on exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem and the International Center of Photography.

I am a Camera (Self Portrait 1976-7)

Shingai Shoniwa :

As the front singer for the Noisettes, Shingai Shoniwa is no shrinking violet.  I dig her eclectic personal style which reflects the energy she has onstage.

Ain’t I

Black Women Ignored by Mainstream Media

“Day after day, in all forms of media — print, radio, and television — we see, hear, and read the perspectives of non-Black women and women of color who are not actively involved in the struggles of Black women — especially on so-called ‘women’s issues’. Well, as Sojourner Truth would ask, Black women are also asking, ‘Ain’t I A Woman?‘,” says Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc.

Frida