Tag: Flickr

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 21, 20157:28 am

Flickr a Day 325: ‘Photoception’

Last month, Alex Holyoake crossed the English Channel to explore Paris. “The sights and views the city has to offer are fantastic”, he says. “I don’t think I’ve ever been to a city that can offer such breathtaking views and shots. Unfortunately the constant travelling that we did and the infernal stairs we had to climb took our breath away too”.

During the exploration, Alex shot self-titled “Photoception” on Oct. 12, 2015, using Canon EOS 600D and EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens. Vitals: f/1.8, ISO 640, 1/50 sec, 50mm. The photo takes the Day for clever composition and beautiful bokeh.

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 20, 20156:34 am

Flickr a Day 324: ‘The Day After’

The world feels different today, which is November 17th when I prepare this post for you. Russia confirms that a terrorist bomb felled Flight 9268, while Western forces increase air strikes against the Islamic State […]

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 19, 20157:03 am

Flickr a Day 323: ‘L’accordéoniste’

We continue seven days of Paris street photography, with the fourth, self-titled “L’accordéoniste”, or “Accordionist”. Sylvain Courant describes: “Joueur d’orgue de barbarie sur les grands boulevards” (“Barrel organ player on the big boulevards”.) Sylvain shot our […]

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 18, 20156:46 am

Flickr a Day 322: ‘Paris est Amour’

Our Paris parade of street photography continues—my small way of showing solidarity with a nation mourning, following Friday the 13th’s terrorist attacks. Stéphane Toumayan extends a photographic meme flourishing across Flickr and other social sites: […]

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 17, 20157:06 am

Flickr a Day 321: ‘Paris 13/11/15’

Few pics posted Creative Commons capture so aptly the dire sentiment searing parents and their children following Friday the 13th’s devastating terrorist attacks on the streets of Paris. Simply self-titled “Paris 13/11/15”, Sabrina Neveu captions: “Quel monde s’offre […]

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 16, 20157:41 am

Flickr a Day 320: ‘Demonstration Against the Notre Dame des Landes Airport’

We follow up yesterday’s street protest pic with another: Self-titled “Demonstration Against the Notre Dame des Landes Airport”, which Philippe Leroyer captured on Feb. 22, 2014 in Nantes, France. You did not misread—and identify major reason why the photo takes the Day. The raging flames feel wrong given what looks like a war zone but is not. The pic’s composition is excellent and is more dramatic in black and white (see the color companion for comparison).

The violent clash captured by Philippe, a photojournalist, is but one in a series of tense encounters. The airport remains in the news more than 20 months later as a family faces eviction from the home for refusing to vacate lands designated for the facility.

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 15, 20157:18 am

Flickr a Day 319: The Standoff

Do you remember Occupy Wall Street—or care about the protest? Four years ago today, police dispersed the crowd camped out in New York City’s Zuccotti Park for nearly two months. David Shankbone captured the moment in […]

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 14, 20157:19 am

Flickr a Day 318: Paris at Night

On this somber Saturday, we mourn with the nation of France, following last night’s shocking coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris. More than 120 people were reportedly killed; the number likely will change as the weekend […]

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 13, 20157:22 am

Flickr a Day 317: ‘Jacky’

Are you feeling lucky? We come to our third Friday the 13th in 2015 (there is but one next year). The other two were in February and March on Days 44 and 72. Good photographers make their own luck, as Teymur Madjderey did the last time there was Friday 13th in November, 2009, while traveling in southern Germany (he lives in Cologne, which is his hometown).

“This was taken in a very nice hotel in Karlsruhe”, he says, “in the Hotel Der Blaue Reiter. Gotta get back there at some point and discover the other great rooms they have”. Our runner-up better shows off the room. Teymur used the same model for both photos. He shot self-titled “Jacky” using Nikon D3 and 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. Vitals: f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/200 sec, 29mm.

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 12, 20156:38 am

Flickr a Day 316: ‘Making a Spectacle of Oneself’

Bricklayer Craig Sunter lays on the selfies, using himself to perfect photographic art of other people and objects. He has great command of contrast and shadows and presentation. His “aim is to take photo’s that […]

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 11, 20157:11 am

Flickr a Day 315: ‘A Contemporary Fairytale’

I had to lean in and look closely before my brain rationalized this interesting and unexpected concert capture. Matilde Zacchigna shot self-titled “A Contemporary Fairytale” on June 20, 2008, using Nikon D40. Vitals: f/5.6, ISO 800, […]

Photo by Joe WilcoxNov 10, 20156:48 am

Flickr a Day 314: ‘Balloons’

We wrap up our three days focusing on the Leica X2 (see 312 and 313). Maybe it’s technique of the photographer’s I chose, or the camera. But I don’t find any of their photos shot […]