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| Contact sheet of Che Guevara by Rene Burri as posted on Iconic Photos blog |
LIVE CAMERAS AND
ICONIC PHOTOS—Today we blog a serious personal compulsion, which is being
able to stare at remarkable photography for weeks on end. Hereforth are two interesting Internet
websites involving world-wide photography.
One site dwells on the moment, while the other is a significant
historical resource.
EARTHCAM-- EarthCam.com
is a U.S. based network of scenic webcams that offers a complete searchable
database of interesting places and views from around the world. The award
winning website (Webby Award Winner – Tourism) is viewed by fans in 192
countries and ranks among the top 1% of all websites. EarthCam.com is the
world’s favorite webcam network and the EarthCam Network cameras have been seen
on top news shows, including CNN’s Headline News.
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| EarthCam’s live camera at the famed St. John’s Wood crosswalk near the Beatles Abbey Road Studios. |
Throughout the years, EarthCam.com has become famous for its
Times Square Cams and various scenic destination cameras. The website continues
to expand its exclusive network of webcams, adding new live cameras every
month, which include views of the Abbey Road Crossing in London made famous by
The Beatles, the glitz and glamour of Hollywood Boulevard in California and the
World Trade Center construction at Ground Zero in New York City. EarthCam.com
also offers stunning views of important American icons, such as the Statue of
Liberty, St. Louis Gateway Arch, Seattle Space Needle, the Charging Bull on Wall
Street and the famous Welcome to Las Vegas Sign.
ICONIC PHOTOS--The
second is fascinating blog for aficionados of iconic world photographs. This blog posts famous photos and adds
commentary. It is a one-stop gallery of
famous photos. You can kill a week
viewing this site’s archives (since 2009).
The photoblogger posts weekly and goes by the nom de plume
of A A S Holmes and can be found on Twitter @aalholmes and so far no where
else. Believed to be a Brit, his or her Twitter ID
says A A S Holmes is a “photoblogger. Cynic. Classical Liberal. Atheist. Libertine.
There’s now a ‘The Hon.’ in there somewhere. Card-carrying member of the Establishment.”
The images are indeed iconic and the lively discussion that
follows each posting is informative and definitely thought provoking. One of the blog’s self-described missions is
to “educate its readers; accordingly, we have written about various aspects of
photography from its master practitioners to its use and abuse to lately, a
year-long look at contact sheets. Many, including great photographers, believe
contact sheets reveal more about a situation than an individual frame.”
An example, of what Iconic Photos is presenting is posted
here. According to Iconic Photos, the
photo session with Che Guevara took place in Cuba in 1962. Photographer Rene Burri of Magnum photo
agency took the images.
To locate the Iconic Photos blog go to
http://iconicphotos.wordpress.com
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