To be faire, I think we're all idiots!
This photograph entitled “Thisbe” was taken in 1900. The title makes reference to the story of Pyramus and Thisbe first noted in Ovid’s Metamorphosis and since retold by many different authors. There’s no question that the image offers many inspirations, but what story does she inspire in you? Write 1000 words, publish it on your…
It doesn’t get much more iconic than this, and you can see a million stories in those bedroom eyes. What do you see? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in a comment below. “Self-Portrait in the Green Bugatti” by Tamara de Lempicka, 1925 was commissioned by the German magazine…
One really great side effect of all the advances in photography and accessibility on the internet is that we, the average person, can see how wonderfully strange our own planet can be. We really should take better care of it. I’m not sure we’ll find another one like it out there. Visit National Geographic’s site…
When one looks at this photograph, it is easy to see why the image of Paris in the early years of the 1900’s still holds such an inspiring place in our collective mythology. The image begs you to write the story of the place, of the man, of the time, of anything and everything that…