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View From the Window at Le Gras (1826), Nicéphore Niépce.  Generally considered the first successful permanent photograph. Photographs capture a life-like view of the subject whereas paintings were subject to the interpretations and level of skill of the painter. Thus, since daguerreotypes were rendered on a mirrored surface, many spiritualists ... became practitioners of the new art form. Spiritualists would claim that the human image on the mirrored surface was akin to looking into one's soul. The spiritualists also believed that it would open their souls and let demons in.
Photographs of the site-owner photographer's 2002 trip to Ethiopia (Timket, Gondar, Axum, ancient churches and monasteries, Lalibela, Bahar Dar and Lake Tana), Addis Ababa. Photographs are captioned. Part of the site, Photography, a Worldview. [KF] http://www.peace-on-earth.org/Ethiopia
Learn more about the the World's Most Admired Company. Photographs were submitted, weekly winners were named throughout the summer, and grand prize winners were narrowed down to five finalists. Nationally acclaimed photographer Robert Clark -- an avid user of Cingular's Sony Ericsson's S710 camera phone -- helped choose the grand prize winner.
VRX Studios will produce still photographs, 360-degree virtual tours, and interactive maps for Boyd Gaming's wholly-owned casino properties in Nevada, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana and Louisiana. VRX will host the new content on Boyd Gaming's corporate-owned websites and provide exclusive forward distribution services to third parties that sell room nights at Boyd Gaming properties online.
Photographs date from the late 19th century to the mid-1980s. Topics include leaders in Africa, administration in Africa, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1983, people, religion, belief & ceremonies in Africa, towns & cities, health, recreation, housing, domestic activities, transport, education. [KF] http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/rcs_photo_project/homepage.html
Ring Bill Gull The catalog contains many bird photographs, including raptors, shore birds, passerines, and exotics photographed in the wild and in captivity. Flight, perching, nesting and behavioral photographs are included for most species. Several endangered species are included. Nests of some species are represented in the catalog.
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