Portraits Taken in a Tokyo S&M Love Hotel (NSFW)

by Mário Pires 28.03.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now Nathalie Daoust’s latest project, Tokyo Hotel Story, continues her exploration of female sexuality and subversion of gender stereotypes. Via www.featureshoot.com

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The Day That Changed My Photographic Life: Part Three

by Mário Pires 28.03.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now Shortly after arriving in Jerusalem and having just barely settled into my routine, I was told that I had been given the privilege of meeting the Prime Minister (Golda Meir) at her office. Via rodneysmith.com

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One off: Richard Rothman.

by Mário Pires 27.03.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now “Lost really has two disparate meanings. Losing things is about the familiar falling away, getting lost is about the unfamiliar appearing. Via www.thegreatleapsideways.com

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Decaying Food Photographs Highlight Global Food Waste

by Mário Pires 27.03.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now For nine months Vienna-based photographer Klaus Pichler has been working on ‘One Third‘, a creative food series showing a variety of foods from vetetables to exotic delicies in various states of decay. Via www.featureshoot.com

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Church and State: The Role of Religion in Cuba

by Mário Pires 27.03.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now Shortly after establishing his communist revolution in 1959, Fidel Castro declared Cuba an “atheist” state and all but shut down the Roman Catholic church on the island. Via lightbox.time.com

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Metamorphosis of Jean Clemmer | La Lettre de la Photographie

by Mário Pires 27.03.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now His name is Jean Clemmer. Although not well known today, he was one of the greatest erotic photographers of the 1960s. His book, Nus, produced with Paco Rabane in 1969, caused a scandal. Via www.lalettredelaphotographie.com

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The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck: The Vital Role of Critics and The Ongoing Sabotage of Art.

by Mário Pires 26.03.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now It’s okay to say that a photograph sucks. If you put work in a gallery you are inviting the world to experience it and react to it. You get your shot. The critic gets his shot. And if you’ve spent money on framing and printing and boxes of mediocre red [...]

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