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• Socrates, Van Gogh and the challenge of the New

  
  People with new ideas often seem to get a rough time. Read on to find out about two of the greatest creative minds in history, one a Philosopher and one an Artist, neither or whom had the happiest life or death.
  April 15, 2011 1 comment 5 likes

• A Sneak Peek Into the Roots of Avant Garde Photography

  
  Giving mainstream culture the finger, the avant-garde movement explored concepts that challenged tradition and veered away from the norm.
  April 15, 2011 8 comments 44 likes

• PYHOF: Diggin' the Analogue Vibe with Toro y Moi

  
  For our first Put Your Headphones On Friday post, we introduce you to Toro y Moi, whose music makes a good soundtrack to road trips, lazy summer parties or while doing your humdrum chores!
  April 15, 2011 8 comments 7 likes

• Influential Photographs: Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 by Man Ray

  
  Surrealism and photography, when combined, is compelling and marvelous. May Ray was one of the pioneers of this state-of-the-art style and this violin-like photograph of a woman was his most famous work.
  April 14, 2011 3 comments 18 likes

• LomoPeople: Camu y Peich

  
  Here's a short story about my two best friends from childhood. Hope you enjoy!
  April 14, 2011 1 comment 5 likes

• ★ Photos That Made You Go WOW in the Comments

  
  Again the title pretty much gives it away: a gallery of photos with your comments containing the word WOW. With your mouth wide open in awe.
  April 14, 2011 68 comments 92 likes

• Stay Tuned For PYHOF (Put Your Headphones On Friday)!

  
  Starting Friday this week, make sure to check the Analogue Lifestyle section for 'Put Your Headphones On Friday' (PYHOF). Every Friday we will be posting music suggestions for you!
  April 13, 2011 3 comments 2 likes

• Best of the Best: Irving Penn

  
  "A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." – Irving Penn
  April 13, 2011 2 comments 25 likes

• Inventor Portrait: Steven Sasson, Inventor of the Digital Camera

  
  So, he's the enemy – get him! No, just kidding. This portrait series is pretty interesting and we can't argue on the impact of digital photography, be it for the good or bad.
  April 13, 2011 26 comments 28 likes

• Life as a Lomosapien: LOMOgraphics

  
  If you are an avid reader of my weekly ‘Life as a Lomosapien’ articles, you will already know that recently I have spent a lot of my time manipulating old negatives. My favourite technique to use at the minute is something I like to call ‘LOMOgraphics’, which basically involves mixing Typography and Lomography to create a piece of Graphic Design. I recently came up with this idea while trying to create some posters using my photographic negatives.
  April 13, 2011 9 likes

• Lomo Bombing : Lomo Heroes/Heroines Spreading The Analogue Love

  
  A bunch of anonymous Lomo heroes and heroines hit the road this time to spread the analogue love to their beloved country Malaysia. What will they do this time to express their true love to Malaysians and raise the curiousity in their country citizens? Let's have a look
  April 13, 2011 21 comments 49 likes

• The Long Haul Project and Lomography

  
  You've met them as our newest LomoAmigos, now you can follow them in the Analogue Lifestyle Section. Tom and Melissa are on a mission and our inviting us along. Read more after the jump and follow them on their journey.
  April 13, 2011 4 comments 11 likes

• Lomo Philosophy – How It Changed Me

  
  I've invested quite heavily in digital photography for an amatuer. As well as a camera there's the lenses, filters, bags and even PC software and a graphics tablet. During the last 6-8 months though I've been using film more and more. This is how Lomo philosophy changed me.....
  April 12, 2011 1 comment 12 likes

• Grey, Blurry, Small, Odd Crop

  
  What happens when a photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson gets uploaded anonymously to a Flickr group for some feedback?
  April 12, 2011 14 comments 18 likes

• User Blogs of the Week

  
  The Lomography community's budding writers have been penning future masterpieces day in and day out. It's time to catch up on their work before they become too famous!
  April 11, 2011 8 likes

• Shelbie and Her Photographs Shine Like Diamonds

  
  Shelbie integrates the flow of nature into her photographs - light and water alike. She documents fantasy and realism and her pictures portray emotional honesty - gemlike in every angle.
  April 11, 2011 3 comments 21 likes

• Dumplings!!! Let's Eat Again...

  
  As a continuation to my previous article about making pasta at home, I have started to make my own dumplings too. Keep reading and you can find out how to make them too.
  April 11, 2011 3 comments 12 likes

• How Lomography Continues to Change My Lifestyle

  
  Your average story of a refugee from the digital world, discovering wonderful sites and occasions around her with some thanks to photons being captured on some film.
  April 11, 2011 2 comments 12 likes

• LomoPeople: zoezo! Captain Z! Zoe!

  
  You've all most likely seen her in the shout-box, liking your pictures or in the Popular pictures section! And if you haven't been so lucky yet, I'm going to introduce you all to her now, and you'll be happy about it, trust me. :)
  April 08, 2011 9 comments 20 likes

• Accessories: Photography Bag v.2:Coolness

  
  I currently have 7 cameras. Obviously I don't take all of them with me, but usually it's at least 3. Sadly, they don't fit into my jacket pockets. So what do we do? Get a photography bag and start looking like every digital user? No way. Here's to messenger bags!!
  April 08, 2011 1 comment 8 likes