The One Who Got Away

The One Who Got Away is a photojournalism piece on Photory Magazine (which you can navigate through using the right and left arrows on your keyboard!). It's about the people in your life that have disappeared or faded out, and the re-editing we do of our own personal histories.

Light, nostalgic, brilliant. Here is an excerpt:

"Imagine studying abroad in a castle in Italy for three months, and falling in love with one of your friends while you were there. Locking eyes at the bar up the hill, sharing a tent in Verona because the hotels are full, hopping a train and heading south to the coast for a week with no itinerary at all, running around Venice in the rain. Imagine coming back home, and love fading back into friendship. Imagine what a disappointment that would be."

Apparently anyone can submit a captioned photo (very bottom of the page).
Enjoy!
(From Kottke)

Someone Else's Money (part II)

Someone Else's Money (part II) is a follow-up of the two-part This American Life co-production with NPR News on the health insurance industry. I'm amazed at the cost of medications, and how hidden those figures are.

(From my iPod subscription)

De-Classified: The Real People Behind Craigslist Ads

De-Classified:The Real People Behind Craigslist Ads is a photojournalism piece by Mark Andrew on nerve.com. Basically, Mark went out and responded to the ads, and photographed the posters. You know you always wanted to know who was posting those crazy things. The photography is great, and the layout tasteful. A+ project.

Mark Andrew is the resident photographer of the National Museum of Dance and the New York Institute of Dance & Education. So far as we know, Mark did not get killed in this venture.



(From Buzzfeed)

Chile Volcano

Chile Volcano is a series of pictures on the UPI.com website showcasing large photos of the the eruption of the Chaiten volcano. Captions explain:

"The Chaiten volcano erupts during storms in the middle of the night on May 3, 2008 in Chaiten, Chile. The Chaiten volcano, located some 800 miles south of the capital Santiago, was considered dormant since it had not erupted for hundreds of years. Thoursands of people have been evacuated from the area. (UPI Photo/Carlos Gutierrez)"

(From Guy)