Bath, England, United Kingdom

Barefootin’

Barefootin’ in the garden, so Spring must have arrived. While I sketched my feet resting on a stool, Sally sketched me sketching my feet (below). Late afternoon sun was coming from the right and reflecting softly off a wall on the left. I’m learning to love pencil, helped by a move from smudgy 2B to crisp 2H, and the ability to rub out lines is a strange new experience after 2 years of indelible ink!

Pencil, watercolour, A6

Kuretake ‘Fudegokochi’ pen , A4

Nice Spring sketches!

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The Art of Ahn Jun – New York City / South Korea

From Wikipedia

Ahn Jun (안준) is a South Korean photographer, known primarily for her Self-Portrait series of photographs taken from atop high buildings. She has worked extensively in the United States, particularly in New York, as well as South Korea.

Ahn’s work involves three major projects; Invisible Seascape, Float, and Self-Portrait.

Self-Portrait, the most prominent, is a series of photographs of Ahn on or near the top of skyscrapers, often leaning from a window or seated on a ledge. Some are taken from a first-person perspective, showing her legs dangling into space as she looks down. The project stemmed from a photograph of her feet she took while sitting on the edge of an apartment building while a student at Pratt, and has continued since then.The bulk of the photographs are from New York and Seoul, with some from Hong Kong.

For these photographs, Ahn works by gaining access to the building legitimately – it can take several months for the owners to give permission for the project – and setting a digital camera to take a large volume of high-speed images while she poses. These are then sifted to find a picture depicting Ahn looking unconcerned or distracted, captured in what she describes as “…a certain moment of time that did exist, but which we couldn’t perceive with the naked eye because it happened too fast.”

Ahn uses a harness for some first-person shots, and responds to criticism of the safety of the project simply by saying that she “always tries to be careful”.

Fascinating project and good to know she tries to be careful, wow!

Check out Ahn Jun’s website !

Emerald Isle, North Carolina

No Bare Feet

I had just gotten a temporary Henna design on my foot which still had to dry.. when we decided to go for a walk on the pier.. (I was only wearing one flip flop) when I saw this sign.. The irony of it just had to be photographed.

Really good shot, irony can lead to much creativity!

Check out jna.rose’s Flickr Photostream !

Cavtat, Croatia

Cheryl at Cavtat seaport café.

Nice shot, great place to chill and read for a bit!

Check out mdorandotcom !

Berlin, Germany

Currently with KP

I’m loving my most recent project . . . painting unicorns (based on the Lisa Frank character) and castles in a little girl’s ‘secret’ playroom! – yes, it’s quite small in there.

©KPdesign 2013

Looking beautiful!

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Borobudur, Indonesia

When I was eighteen and stepped outside the airport in Jakarta the heat and humidity were so intense I thought I was going to faint. The city I lived in for a year as an exchange student was situated in the hills a few hours outside of Jakarta and thankfully, had a slightly more moderate climate.

But certain experiences in my early years have conditioned me to be somewhat fond of humidity. First it was summers spent in Wisconsin with my grandparents where I loved the warm thunder showers that would break the heat and bring mosquitoes. This was such a change compared to the arid dry weather of Southern California. Then came Indonesia where the vegetation was so lush and wet sensuality pulsed through the air despite the sexual constraint of the culture. After that came time in Connecticut and New York where summers were filled with verdant green and restless nights from heat.

And yes, these climates are sticky and gross and make my hair even more unruly. But I also feel a certain comfort in the warmth. I feel alive in the mess of it. And maybe that is precisely why I like humidity and the rain that washes it all away.

The photo was taken at Borobudur, a Buddhist temple in Indonesia. The bell shaped structures are called stupas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur

Very unusual structures, great shot!

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Barcelona, Spain

Hi guys!, how are you?!

I haven’t sent any picture for a long time!

Last week I was wandering around Barcelona and I saw this situation (picture)… you came to my mind instantly and I took the picture for you!

 

 The place is on its name.

I hope you like it!

Cheers!

BeluChi

My profile: http://aquibeluchi.wordpress.com/

We’re doing good! Thanks for thinking of us with such a fun shot!

 

Belgrade, Serbia

During the month of May the circus tent in Belgrade will be a place where a lot of shows, organized visits from local schools and workshops will happen, all in hope of educating people about circus arts.

I could only take the time off to participate in workshops taking place from 6th to 9th of  May. We could choose 2 from 6 different disciplines of which we had an introductory class on the first day. On the table were slacklining/tightrope walking, trapeze, acrobalance/handstand workshop, hula hooping, clown technique and juggling. I wanted to do something that was totally out of my comfort zone so I choose clown technique and the handstand workshop.

We learned the difference between a circus and a theater clown, that a clown is a sincere being and never lies, never says ‘no’ to any question, isn’t ever mean and most importantly never dies on stage. We went through a couple of exercises, one of them was called “Make me laugh”. Well, this one wasn’t easy at all. Being put on a spot with only yourself and no props,with a very specific aim to make your colleagues laugh isn’t easy. I certainly  have a new found respect for clowns.

I got some great coaching on doing the handstand and different variations of it from the master. Philippe is from France, and speaks very little English but he was more than capable of explaining everything we needed to know through a series of sound effects and through mimicking our errors and correcting them. I loved his class although it left me every time feeling dizzy from all the blood going to my head and broken from all the pain going to my shoulders.

Great pictures, and yea, clowns do tend to get a bad rap!

Check out Anasazi – fire dancer and stilt performer !

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I met this young girl when I stopped with a group of friends while riding our bikes through High Park. I couldn’t help but grab a few shots of bare foot and her high up.

Interesting shot, she looks so relaxed!

Check out Stephanie Town’s Flickr Photostream !

London, England

creative photo manipulation (image: erik johansson; courtesy gizmag)

Great illusions!

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

As I have decided that I am not having cancer,  I need to put some supports in place so that I am a success.

First thing I am doing is ‘Earthing’.  See description below:

“Go barefoot outside for a half-hour and see what a difference it makes on your pain or stress level. Sit, stand, or walk on grass, sand, dirt, or concrete. These are all conductive surfaces from which your body can draw the Earth’s energy. Wood, asphalt, and vinyl won’t work. They are not conductive surfaces. Experience for yourself the healing energy of the Earth at work.”

Each morning I venture down to the sea … barefoot.  It is a beautiful way to start the day.

Indeed it is! You are very inspirational to others!

Check out Candsea and please read her About page for more on this remarkable woman!

Hertzliya, Israel

Hi, my name is Leonardo (Leo), I’m the owner of the blog : www.majberet.wordpress.com

and want to submit a photo to your blog. The photo was taken in a beach of Hertzliya, in Israel. I send you a haiku (it appeared in my blog before with a little change).

Love is in the air
sun shines in the sandy sky
bodies tanning gold

Well, thank you very much.

Nice shot, and thanks for the Haiku!

Boca Raton, Florida

“Sometimes it’s a good idea to shut down logic and just play or dance out in the rain, especially when you can do so with a kid! Let the rain wash your problems away, at least for a few minutes. It can be mentally freeing, and even fun!”

A very good idea!

Check out Broken Light: A {Mental Health} Photography Collective !

Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex, England

The Art Of Skimming

Wow, you really have the knack for it!

Check out Forever and Ever A.M.E.N. !

Friends, Waikiki, Hawaii

A bunch of kids standing half naked in front of a canoe with coconut trees in the background…jealous? I would be too haha. But there’s a lot of meaning behind this picture. But some of the most important people in my life are captured in this picture. The little girl that looks like she’s 13 on the left of me is my future sister in law, when in actuality, she’s 22. And the three guys in the back of us are very important men in my life. Not in a romantic way, but in a way that I hope they will be apart of my life forever. They make me smile everyday, and they protect me like a sister. Things happen for a reason, and there was a reason why I adventured to Waikiki beach 6 years ago, and it was to stumble upon my little grass shack in Waikiki.

What a great memento!

Check out The Adventurous Life In A Bikini !