9.22.2011

Visvim Product LI

Gadfly Boots - Folk

Natural vegetable-tanned cowhide upper.
Hand sewn upper.
Hand-stitched welt construction.
Linerless.
Extremely breathable.
Extremely absorbent of moisture.
Natural cork footbed.
Vibram outsole for easy replacement.
TPU heel stabilizer.

9.19.2011

Supreme London III

Supreme X Mark Gonzales

Supreme London II

Supreme London

Supreme London I

On Thursday, September 22nd Supreme will be opening its new shop in London. This will be the first Supreme store in Europe, and like its counterparts in the US and Japan, will feature the entire collection including skateboards & footwear as well as special release.

9.17.2011

Henri Cartier Bresson I

For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. In order to 'give a meaning' to the world, one has to feel involved in what one frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, discipline of mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.
To take a photography is to hold one's breath when all faculties converge in a face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.
To take a photograph means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning.
It is putting one's head, one's eye, and one's heart on the same axis.

9.07.2011

Visvim Product L

Newell - Folk

Italian vegetable-tanned cowhide upper.
Natural pigment-free horsehide lining from an American heritage tannery.
Natural cork footbed.
Hand-sewn upper.
Hand-stitched welt construction.
Extremely breathable.
Extremely abosrbent of moisture.
Natural bamboo shank insert for shock absorption.
Custom Vibram outsole for easy replacement.
TPU heel stabilizer.

Visvim Product XLIX

Kayenta Tote Quilted L

Custom quilted Italian cotton fabric.
Italian vegetable-tanned leather handles.

9.06.2011

Visvim Product XLVIII

Social Sculpture 03

Damaged 14 oz. denim woven in Okayama
Dual ring-spun selvedge with 4 different slub lengths
Pure indigo dyed
Low rise slim straight leg
Zippered fly
Custom selvedge waistband
Hidden interior back pocket

9.05.2011

9.04.2011

태양, 구름, 나무, 호수 그리고 나

2011년 9월 4일 일산
iPhone 3GS
태양, 구름, 나무, 호수 그리고 나
태양, 구름, 나무, 호수 그리고 나.
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Magnum Photos I

Magnum Photos is a photographic co-operative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer-members. With powerful individual vision, Magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities. Through its four editorial offices in New York, London, Paris and Tokyo, and a network of fifteen sub-agents, Magnum Photos provides photographs to the press, publishers, advertising, television, galleries and museums across the world.
The Magnum Photos library is a living archive updated daily with new work from across the globe. The library houses all the work produced by Magnum photographers and some special collections by non-members. There are approximately one million photographs in both print and transparency in the physical library, with over 500,000 images available online.
Within the library, most of the major world events and personalities from the Spanish Civil War to the present day are covered. There are constantly updated profiles on most countries of the world, covering industry, society and people, places of interest, politics and news events, disasters and conflict. The Magnum Photos library reflects all aspects of life throughout the world and the unparalleled sense of vision, imagination and brilliance of the greatest collective of documentary photographers. In short, when you picture an iconic image, but can't think who took it or where it can be found, it probably came from Magnum.

'Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually.' - Henri Cartier-Bresson

9.02.2011

Steve McCurry II

Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry I

Steve McCurry, recognized universally as one of today’s finest image-makers, has won many of photography’s top awards. Best known for his evocative color photography, McCurry, in the finest documentary tradition, captures the essence of human struggle and joy. Member of Magnum Photos since 1986, McCurry has searched and found the unforgettable; many of his images have become modern icons. Born in Philadelphia, McCurry graduated cum laude from the College of Arts and Architecture at the Pennsylvania State University. After working at a newspaper for two years, he left for India to freelance. It was in India that McCurry learned to watch and wait on life. “If you wait,” he realized, “people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up into view.”
His career was launched when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into rebel-controlled Afghanistan just before the Russian invasion. When he emerged, he had rolls of film sewn into his clothes of images that would be published around the world as among the first to show the conflict there. His coverage won the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad, an award dedicated to photographers exhibiting exceptional courage and enterprise. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year, awarded by the National Press Photographers’ Association. That was the same year in which he won an unprecedented four first prizes in the World Press Photo Contest. He has won the Olivier Rebbot Memorial Award twice.
Steve McCurry has covered many areas of international and civil conflict, including the Iran-Iraq war, the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War, and continuing coverage of Afghanistan. He focuses on the human consequences of war, not only showing what war impresses on the landscape, but rather, on the human face.
McCurry’s work has been featured in every major magazine in the world and frequently appears in National Geographic magazine with recent articles on the Hazaras of Afghanistan, Buddhism, Tibet, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and the temples of Angkor Wat, Cambodia. McCurry is driven by an innate curiosity and sense of wonder about the world and everyone in it. He has an uncanny ability to cross boundaries of language and culture to capture stories of human experience. “Most of my images are grounded in people. I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face. I try to convey what it is like to be that person, a person caught in a broader landscape that you could call the human condition.”
A high point in his career was the rediscovery of the previously unidentified Afghan refugee girl that many have described as the most recognizable photograph in the world today. When McCurry finally located Sharbat Gula after almost two decades, he said, “Her skin is weathered; there are wrinkles now, but she is a striking as she was all those years ago.” McCurry returned from an extended assignment in China on September 10, 2001. His coverage at Ground Zero on September 11 is a testament to the heroism and nobility of the people of New York City. “You felt the horror and immediately, instinctively understood that our lives would never be the same again.”

Sharbat Gula

Sharbat Gula is an Afghan woman who was the subject of a famous photograph by journalist Steve McCurry. Gula was living as a refugee in Pakistan during the time of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan when she was photographed. The image brought her recognition when it was featured on the cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine at a time when she was approximately 12 years old. Gula was known throughout the world simply as 'the Afghan Girl' until she was formally identified in early 2002. The photograph has been likened to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa and is sometimes popularly refered to as 'the Afghan Mona Lisa'.

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