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• Portraits of Infamy: Robert Stroud's Mug Shots

  
  Since its invention in the early 19th century, the mug shot has become more than a photographic record of delinquents and law breakers. Often, it gives a face to some of the most heinous crimes ever committed by man. In this series, you will meet some of the most notorious gangsters and hardened criminals in history, and take a look at their portraits of infamy. Let's start with famous Alcatraz inmate, Robert "Birdman" Stroud.
  November 10, 2011 4 likes

• West Side Rendezvous by Katsu Naito

  
  Last July, east London concept store LN-CC, celebrated the launch of Katsu Naito’s book West Side Rendezvous by hosting an exhibition of 23 shots selected from it. The subject? Transexual and transvestite streetwalkers of New York.
  November 10, 2011 11 likes

• LomoKino Presents: Leading Ladies

  
  As if they were born to play the roles in the following selection of shorts, these leading ladies show us how much expression the LomoKino lens can capture as well as how much it rings through in the films when developed! So let your starlet selves shine through on the silver screen!
  November 10, 2011 6 likes

• Clever Collages by Jonathan Talbot

  
  Social, philosophical, psychological, spiritual, historical, and personal energy. All these elements contribute to the power of the works of Jonathan Talbot, an American collage artist, painter, and printmaker. One can find great depth in his collages or simple enjoy them for pure aesthetics. Talbot manages to create a balance between emotional charge and societal analysis.
  November 10, 2011 10 likes

• The Long Haul To Search For Signs

  
  We believe in signs. You pass a million signs each day. They boss you around and tell you what you can and can't do. STOP! DON'T WALK! NO TRESPASSING! EXIT HERE! USE CAUTION! And my recent favorite, from right in the middle of noisy, chaotic New York City: DON'T HONK!
  November 09, 2011 4 comments 7 likes

• Charting a Creative Dynasty: Adam Schokora

  
  Meet Adam Schokora, mastermind behind the growing creative empire in China called NeochaEdge. He’s dealt with all sorts of art—not a light feat, must I add, considering he’s doing it in the world’s most populous capital. But while juggling his business and creative acumen, he enjoys the simplest analog pleasures such as eating donuts and taking analog photos with friends.
  November 09, 2011 4 likes

• 5 Questions on Analogue Photography with Maren Michaelis

  
  In our ongoing series "5 Questions on Analogue Photography with…" we send out the same set of questions to photographers. This time Maren Michaelis - fashion designer, photographer and art director - answered these questions and prepared a very fascinating burlesque photo gallery for us.
  November 09, 2011 5 likes

• Midweek Movies: Big Boy

  
  Shout-out to Lomographers in the Philippines - if you're not doing anything this weekend, drop by Shang Cineplex Premiere Theater and check out BIG BOY - a coming-of-age film shot on Super 8.
  November 09, 2011 1 comment 4 likes

• Georges Melies and His 'Trip to the Moon'

  
  Long before man was able to step on the moon, cinematography pioneer Georges Melies was able to create the first ever science fiction flick set on the moon! Read about the movie and the brilliant filmmaker behind it after the jump!
  November 09, 2011 1 comment 6 likes

• Clever Collages by Agnes Montgomery

  
  Agnes Montgomery is an artist who makes one-of-a-kind collages made out of found paper. View her wonderful works of art after the break.
  November 09, 2011 4 comments 14 likes

• Lou Reed Wearing a Lou Reed Shirt

  
  This photo of Lou Reed wearing – yes – a Lou Reed shirt was taken by Sheri Lynn Behr in 1974.
  November 09, 2011 1 comment 23 likes

• Stop-Motion Animation: Fantastic Mr. Fox

  
  In this second installment for the series 'Stop-Motion Animation', we'll take a look at Fantastic Mr. Fox, a stop-motion animation film based on the children's novel by British author, Roald Dahl.
  November 09, 2011 5 comments 13 likes

• Searching for Twin Photos

  
  I have been compiling photos of another lomography users that are twins of mine. I love spending time visiting homes around the world on Lomography and when I find a scene that looks familiar to me, I look for the same scene in my home and then I compare both of them. 
  November 09, 2011 4 comments 17 likes

• By the Decade: 1930's Mugshots

  
  Mugshots of criminals were taken as early as the 1870's. Its purpose is for the authorities to have a record of the offender so that victims can easily identify them. Typically, mugshots have two parts -- one front-view and one side-view of the person. In the second installment of this series, we'll take a look at some mugshots from the 1930's.
  November 09, 2011 3 comments 12 likes

• New York (60´s and 70´s) by James Jowers

  
  The photography collection at George Eastman House holds approximately 400 James Jowers prints. The majority of the images were shot in New York City in the 1960s and early 1970s, an important and interesting time in US history. Know more about him and his job.
  November 09, 2011 5 likes

• LomoKino Presents: Pitter-Patter

  
  The pitter-patter of soft treading feet - could be from your feline friend, lover, child - is calming and with the peace of mind that comes from observing love in action, you'll notice your own heart rhythmically going pit-a-pat along to the LomoKino's crank!
  November 09, 2011 2 comments 4 likes

• Newcomer of the Week: Pikachumastah

  
  This time, we have here another new-shooter on the Lomo block that grabbed our attention as of late with her carefree outlook in regards of the way she uses her Diana camera and how she gets by with her very young analogue life!
  November 08, 2011 7 likes

• From Famous to Infamous: Jane Fonda's Mug Shot

  
  We see their faces in movies, TV shows, and magazines, but there is at least one photo some Hollywood celebrities would rather not show to the world. In this new series, let us revisit some mug shots that turned well-known celebrities into figures of controversy. Let's start with Jane Fonda.
  November 08, 2011 2 comments 12 likes

• Jennson and His Weapon of Choice, the LC-A+

  
  It is small, fast and robust – enough to keep you company on every place you go and whatever the lighting conditions you could be in. All these you can get with this lovely analogue gem and Jensson here have plenty of reasons why he chose this as his weapon!
  November 08, 2011 4 comments 12 likes

• The Magic of Early Cinema – The Skeleton of Joy (1897)

  
  In our 3rd installment of our ‘Magic of early cinema’ series, we take a look at ‘The Skeleton of Joy’, an 1897 film by the Lumière brothers. Sure, we may be used to seeing ghouls and monsters in our movies nowadays, but just imagine how it must have been to be an audience member at the end of the 19th century!
  November 08, 2011 1 comment 9 likes