Destined for Greatness
\”AKA: The murdered rapper from South Africa \’destined for greatness\’\” BBC News
Gender Rage Gap
\”A widening gender rage gap? No wonder: women have a lot to feel angry about\” The Guardian
Small Plastic Heart
A small road trip through the gravel roads of Southeast Kansas will bring you from a quilted fabric like landscape to rocky rolling hills. In the middle bottom of the region you will find Altamont in Labette County. It is known for its square mile sections divided into four by large hedge rows of tangly
Grandma\’s Fridge
\”Man makes bizarre find in grandma’s fridge nearly 3 years after her death\” Yahoo News
86 Different Versions of Derek Rankins
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Suspicious Stockpile
\”Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger had photos of victim on phone weeks after massacre: report\” Fox News
Drops a Bombshell
\”‘Paranoid’ Murdaugh Drops a Bombshell on the Witness Stand\” Yahoo News
Walkers Snarling
There is an interesting aspect with how subtitles and sounds work. More specifically how words can describe sound. Having watched The Walking Dead I noticed the subtitle “Walkers Snarling” and I just found it kind of funny. Its not supposed to be funny though, or maybe it is. Regardless of humor it does have a specific context
Derek Rankins
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Post then Process
The term \”Post then Process,\” is my way to describe a new trend I have begun to notice in writing and the overall things I observe. With so many options for social media and self-publishing there is a lot of content being produced. I read a lot of articles, posts, memes, and conversations going on in
Vibration Analyst
\”Our members share information, procedures, and cutting-edge data through formal training, networking, meetings, and publications.\” Vibration Institute
Botox in a Bottle
\”This \”Botox In A Bottle\” Sold Out Again (in 2 Days)\” Bunches & Crunches
Drink Coffee Alone
\”People, Man, Guy, Drink, Coffee, Alone, Blur, Glass, Gray Coffee, Gray Alone, Gray Glass, Gray Glasses, Photos\”
Buttery Fish
\”This Buttery Fish Is Weeknight Easy and Julia Child Fancy\” The New York Times For more info contact Derek Rankins
Financial Bubbles
\”The Federal Reserve Is Deflating Financial Bubbles, Without a Crash\” Bloomberg
Pixabay
One of the best totally cost free and totally royalty free websites out there for stock imagery is Pixabay. The content is very high quality and there is over 2.4 million images to search through covering all ranges of topics and subjects.
Live Laugh Love
Write a quote. Build a narrative around said quote. Go out and do a version of the story you are writing and stage a photograph to fit said narrative and quote. If no image is possible find a stock image. Complete the post and tweet the quote. Connect this post to Post then Process. Search
Boy in the Box
\”\’Boy in the box\’: Victim finally ID\’d in Philadelphia\’s oldest unsolved homicide case\” ABC News
Gaslighting Champions
\”The Chiefs are also the Super Bowl champions of gaslighting\” SB Nation
The Postal Service
\”The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie Announce 2023 Tour\” Pitchfork
Money Grab
The term Money Grab has begun to pop up in culture this year. I first noticed hearing it during conversations with people about the COVID-19 Pandemic. It became aligned with many terms and or themes throughout the years masses of generated content. It\’s hard to identify the source but I have begun to document its
Wheat Field
\”Wheat, Field, Cereals, Wheat Field, Barley, Crops, Wheat Crops, Arable Land, Agriculture, Farm, Farming, Cultivation, Nature, Landscape, Rural, Countryside, Photos\”
Trainwreck Backlash
\”Trainwreck responds to backlash over Stake connection to Kick streaming platform\” Dexerto
Our Image-Saturated Society
Our Image-Saturated Society by Benjamin Lansky is a short but good read. The book is Benjamin’s Masters Thesis while studying at the Central Saint Martins – University of the Arts London. I really enjoyed the book and Benjamin\’s personal works of art aligned with some of my own thoughts and photography. Although not mentioned I
Jean Baudrillard
Jean Baudrillard is a French philosopher and photographer. His works focused on ideas surrounding the media, pop culture, war, consumerism, and many other social commentaries. Baudrillard is perhaps one of the most influential social and cultural theorists of our time. His influence has an extremely broad range with its most pop cultural reference being
Grandma\’s Fridge
\”Man makes bizarre find in grandma’s fridge nearly 3 years after her death\” Yahoo News
Bald Head
\”Shakespeare, Poet, Writer, Author, Oil Painting, Portrait, Man, Canvas, Artwork, Bald Head, Photos\” Pixabay
Numbers Protocol
Web 3 focused Asset Network and Blockchain Camera. In photography we often take copyright for granted. In our current cut, copy, and paste environment we are constantly using other peoples images and writing and adapting it for our own personal use and re-use. I\’ve been keeping an eye on blockchain, crypto, and web3 developments and
Art and Visual Perception
The book Art and Visual Perception by Rudolf Arnheim is perhaps the single most influential text on my photographic works.