For those hiding under a log (and gods know I hide under my own log of sorts) LIFE magazine has published all or most of the photos from all their back issues and it’s all searchable. Lots of historical photography to trove through, I could literally get lost on this site all day.
Incidently, it’s a shame that they haven’t published all the old articles as well. why not?
I started searching for photos of Charles A. Haertling’s Volsky House, a very organic mid-century modernist house, showcased in semi-recent issue of Dwell. But once I started to search the site, I quickly became distracted by the mountain of good photography. here’s a few nuggets:
Cassius Clay and some guys from Britain that make music
Dr. J throws it down
To put the icing on the cake, some of the images can be purchased and printed via QOOP, a web-based photography printing service (you can print your flickr photos through QOOP as well). Photos are around $100 framed. Unfortunately, none of the Cassius Clay or Dr. J photos are purchasable, that’s a travesty.
This last image is one of my favorites. I’d love a shot of this framed on the wall. Total Classic:
Cassius Clay relaxes after becoming heavyweight champion
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In an effort to seriously cut down on the crap I collect, I’ve decided to go through all my past issues of surf mags (like 3 years worth) and cut out all the interesting pictures and articles to save, chucking the rest. Surfer’s Journal is obviously exempt. One issue of Surfer/Surfing mag is reduced to 20 odd pages: 10 pages of cool photos to tack to the wall and 10 pages that consist of articles, paper clipped together and stored in the “important documents” bin right next to my tax documents and technical manuals (I is organisado).
As I went through a 2 year old issue of Surfer yesterday, one that I thought I had read cover to cover several times, I happened on to several pieces that I swear I had never seen before. Obviously, I cut those parts out, but my first times through the magazine I didn’t really know what I was seeing. Going back again, 2 years later, I see things I didn’t necessarily see before like the one-page article on Schuyler McFerran, who I swear I see out at Burros almost daily (slight exaggeration).
My question is: am I going to regret this? Or should I just say ‘fuck it’ and embrace the ‘collect less’ ethos?
Chime in and let me know!
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