Tag: books

  • A Chance Encounter With LomoAmigo Neil Gaiman

    written by fivedayforecast on 2011-07-11 #news
    A Chance Encounter With LomoAmigo Neil Gaiman

    Through a series of lucky events, I had the pleasure to meet and photograph the one and only Mr. Neil Gaiman.

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  • Viana do Castelo Municipal Library, Portugal

    written by afd_lsi on 2009-08-12 #places
    Viana do Castelo Municipal Library, Portugal

    Viana do Castelo Municipal Library isn’t so different from all the other libraries. It’s a place where books are and where knowledge is kept. But it can have a different environment.

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  • Real Gabinete Português de Leitura

    written by wil6ka on 2009-05-23 #places
    Real Gabinete Português de Leitura

    There are few places in the world, which I have visited because of one pictures I have seen of it. Such a place is the Real Gabinete Português de Leitura. A colonial library in the centre of Rio. A couple of years ago I was intrigued by a massive grand format picture from Andreas Gursky. He is one of the most famous photographers of our time, he surely is the most expensive one. His technique is to manipulate and enlarge pictures. His topic is the gathering of large groups and the enhancements of architectonic structures. He also chose the Gabinete as a sujet and that was, why I went there.

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  • Cathedral de Sacré Coeur

    written by wil6ka on 2009-01-04 #places
    Cathedral de Sacré Coeur

    This is one site - that is, as far as I know, not mentioned in any travel book - but for me it is a very astonishing place: The Cathedral de Sacré Coeur in Oran (Algeria). During the French occupation in Algeria the authorities turned the Islamic state bit by bit into a Christian copy of France.

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  • Elliott Bay Book Store

    written by wil6ka on 2008-09-06 #places
    Elliott Bay Book Store

    This is the most interesting bookstore i have ever been to, full stop! I have been to many booksellers, but they are mostly very specified. Good in one thing, but lacking in many other things.