BOW DOWN: Queens in Art – An Exhibit at Smith College Museum of Art

What exactly we see when we look at a queen is now the subject of BOW DOWN: Queens in Art, a historical survey at Smith College. Its prints, drawings, and photographs of women ranging from Marie Antoinette to Queen Victoria suggest that our perception of royal ladies may rely more on how they are depicted than it […]

Bizarre Historical Photos

http://www.answers.com/article/1237577/24-bizarre-historical-photos-you-need-to-see?paramt=1&param4=fb-ca-de-lifestyle&param1=today&param2=15842871&param5=10152433888046186&param6=15857941#slide=1 This link to 24 bizarre historical photos led me to ask if the Imagine Antigonish collection has a photo that would be eligible. My suggestion is this one circa 1910, which you can find in the Photo Gallery labelled Gender. What IS going on here? Is the man on the right holding a […]

The Downside of Photography Exhibit Going Viral

Kristine Potter’s military photos (West Point) generated so much negative comment targeted at the military that she removed them from social media. Another reminder of the emotional power of black and white photography. http://hyperallergic.com/162244/the-downside-of-art-going-viral/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Downside+of+Art+Going+Viral&utm_content=The+Downside+of+Art+Going+Viral+CID_440045c53a81111b091b98a749b9757e&utm_source=HyperallergicNewsletter&utm_term=The%20Downside%20of%20Art%20Going%20Viral

The Photographer “In” the Photograph

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First Ever Photographs from Hoaxes to Amputation to Chess-Playing

http://hyperallergic.com/83097/20-of-the-first-photographs-of-things-from-people-to-hoaxes-to-the-moon/ Daguerreotype of the Barricade in the Rue Saint Maur-Popincourt on June 26, 1848 (via Musée d’Orsay) In 1848, the first photograph to be used to illustrate a news story was made. This photograph of the 1848 revolution in Paris, a four-day insurrection in June that left thousands dead in the streets of […]

Lochaber Lake 1916

Lochaber Lake, 1916, Notman Studios, Courtesy of Nova Scotia Public Archives

The Death of Conversation in Black and White Photographs of Smart Phones

London-based photographer Babycakes Romero captures the Death of Conversation due to Smart Phones. The starkness of the black and white photographs gives added impact to these exemplars of short attention span and the “dining dead” on a (romantic?) date. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/27/photographer-smartphones-babycakes-romero_n_6054650.html?utm_hp_ref=canada&ir=Canada

Bryan Adams, Photographer of Injured Vets

Bryan Adams started toying with photography back in the late ’90s while on tour and he’s become a venerable force in the field. His startling images of servicemen and servicewoman who have sustained devastating wounds were compiled into a book, Wounded: The Legacy of War, which was published last year.The images will be featured on public […]

Photographic Memories of Loved Ones who Served Canada in Uniform

How about collecting photo memories of loved ones from the Antigonish area who served Canada in uniform. Please post here if you have such photos. Like this WWI photo of Peter Murray Marshall, older brother of Maurice Marshall of Paqtnkek First Nation. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/11/07/remembrance-day-how-we-remember_n_6117518.html?1

London-based Photographer Sandi Ford showcases stunning maternity photos.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/06/pregnancy-photography-sensual-sexy_n_6109776.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000023&ir=Good+News London-based photographer Sandi Ford showcases the “sensual, sexy, attractive, and elegant” side of pregnant women through stunning maternity photos. For me, the black and white photos are the most striking and evocative.