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some random babushka, captured by russian photographer Alexander Anufriev for his work Russia Close-Up
Feb 5, 2025
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i picked up this lady today. you can’t just leave them there. that’s a whole person you can bring home with you
Feb 11, 2024
"Using emerging technological advances in color photography, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii [there are multiple spellings of his name] (1863-1944) made numerous photographic trips to systematically document the Russian Empire. He conducted most of his visual surveys between 1909 and 1915, although some of his work dates as early as 1905. The Empire at this time stretched 7,000 miles from west to east and 3,000 miles from north to south and comprised one-sixth of the earth's land mass. It was the largest empire in history and spanned what today are eleven different times zones."
These photos are stunningly beautiful, haunting, unique, historically interesting, everything you could want really
And there are so many of them! A deep rabbit-hole for sure
Feb 1, 2025
I haven't found out who the photographer was.
Kazakhstan is famous for its apples ("Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, and formerly its capital, derives its name from the Kazakh word alma 'apple', and it is often explained as meaning 'full of apples' (the region surrounding Almaty is home to forests of Malus sieversii", which is "a wild apple. According to DNA analysis conducted in 2010, it is the primary ancestor of the domesticated apple, M. domestica.")
I've had this saved on my phone for around 7 years now? I've always loved it. I think it's how easy it is to imagine being there. Holding apples with her, the warmth of the sun. We've all had at least one moment just like this ourselves.
I like her downward smile too! It's like she's saying something, it feels a bit more casual than a lot of postcard imagery, which is largely reductive and rooted in stereotypes. Perhaps this image is like that as well and I'm just not familiar enough with Kazakh history and culture. But regardless, it prompts me to ask these questions! It has made me curious and introspective.
You can also read this in contrast to Christian imagery of Eve. Here the bounty of an orchard is celebrated. Knowledge is good. Harvest is a warm memory.
Mar 27, 2025
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i’m gonna play spider man 2 until i can’t see anymore
Sep 7, 2024
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hey!
I spent numerous of my birthdays alone, so here's what worked for me
1. make a playlist of your favourite songs. literally every song you ever liked from when you were 10 to now.
2. go to your favourite place, but if you don't have one then just go to a park or a museum. I love people watching while listening to music.
3. book a spa day. that one I haven't tried but sounds fun. spa is better in solitude anyway.
4. eat your favourite food. honestly a game changer lol food is the most amazing thing we as species have created.
5. do something you enjoyed as a kid. painting, blowing bubbles, making sand castles. it makes you feel so good, like you're reconnecting with something that's been asleep deep inside you.
6. if you're not scared to talk to strangers then talk with someone you don't know. at a pub or in a line. could be fun.
happy early birthday!
May 17, 2024
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missed me yet? i’m back and i love reading these little posts
Aug 16, 2024