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A new change in Washington, DC’s imagery on Google’s servers

For the last 3 years I have followed how the aerial & satellite imagery of Washington, DC has been released, redacted, and remixed. This entry marks another important observation and a new...

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Then & Now Birds-Eye Views of the Westminster Neighborhood in Washington, DC...

Detail the bicycle track before Westminster Street was created from Adolph Sachse’s birds-eye view of the nation’s capital, 1884 Due to file format issues, only recently have I been able to open most...

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The Millbank Penitentiary, the Tate Britain, and the Panopticon

Detail of Smiths New Map of London (1860)Courtesy of the Library of Congress Geography & Mapping Division The other night I was browsing the antique maps on the in American Memory Collection map...

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New York City Photo Series #3 – Corner of Rivington & Essex – Timelapse

This week I am posting photos from New York City that took last weekend. The photograph above was taken from the 6th floor window of Hotel Rivington in the Lower East Side using a 15 second timelapse....

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New York City Photo Series #4 – Ludlow & Rivington

This week I am posting photos from New York City that took last weekend. The photograph above was taken from the 6th floor window of Hotel Rivington in the Lower East Side looking down Rivington...

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New York City Photo Series #5 – One Worldwide Plaza

This week I am posting photos from New York City that took last weekend. The photograph above features One Worldwide Plaza and was taken from the rooftop of my friend’s apartment in Midtown Manhattan...

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New York City Photo Series #6 – Looking at the southeastern skyline

This week I am posting photos from New York City that took last weekend. The photograph above features some high rise buildings (which I don’t know the name of) and was taken from the rooftop of my...

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October Sunset

Capturing a beautiful sunset can be one of most difficult photographs to take using a point & shoot camera. Either the flash goes off and dilutes all the ambient light, or when the flash is turned...

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The Washington Minarat – A poorly designed public service advertisement...

Friday afternoon I went with Liz Glover to the Huffington Post’s DC office to shoot a video with Jason Linkins. When we were done filming indoors, we went outside and shot some humorous...

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Domespace Versus The Dymaxion House

Undated photograph of the Dymaxion House In November of 2007, I visited the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan with my family. Of all the exhibits that I saw, my favorite was Buckminster Fuller‘s...

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Photograph of the ceiling inside of the Alhambra obtained from the Casselman...

Title: Alhambra Date: 1354-1391 Place: Andalusia–Granada–Granada Time: Islamic (Nasrid) Description: Interior: Sala de la Barca (Hall of the Boat), Detail of Wood Ceiling Subjects: Palace / Ceiling /...

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Saint Louis Art Museum Quilt

: rendered at 18,000 X 12,000 : I recently read about the proposed expansion of the Saint Louis Art Museum and was reminded of all the hours I spent there when I was a kid. From school field trips to...

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World Wildlife Fund’s Zoomorphic Fantasy Maps

Click to view full-size image I came across these zoomorphic fantasy maps a few weeks ago and smiled. They brought back fond memories of when I was in second grade and used to draw large futuristic...

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Surveillance under Freedom

Last month I did sound for the American Student Medical Association on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol. While the group was marching up the hill before the start of the rally, I looked up...

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A Diagrammatic Photograph Showing The American Warship, The Delaware, Blowing...

Talk about a scary Halloween! This graphic features a new American warship, the Delaware, bombing New York City. The transcription is as follows: The New York Tribune, Sunday, October 31st, 1909...

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