Archive for October 28th, 2009

Early 20th Century Color Photographs of the World by Albert Kahn

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

I just can’t get over these Vietnamese garments! This is a picture from The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn, a collection of early color photographs taken by the French philanthropist to record the people of the world in hopes of promoting cross-cultural peace and understanding. His life story is as fascinating as his contribution of [...]

A “Collective Expression of Love…that Everyone Can Participate In”

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

A Huo, a Guangzhou-born designer and street artist, helped create a photography project called, “Guangzhou Supports You!” that has turned out to be a very contagious way for citizens to express unity and love for their town. It’s a great example of how technology makes artistic collaboration between strangers easy and it excites me to [...]