Photos tagged 'terrorism'

MINDKIND http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2014/07/12/mindkind/...

Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:58:02 GMT

MINDKIND

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http://mister-higgs.tumblr.com/post/91571436169/mindkind

"Truth needs a multitude of carrying voices. It cannot be held within a single mind, it also cannot be expressed by a single mouth. The polyphonic truth requires many simultaneous voices." - Mikhail Bakhtin

original daily self portrait - 13 Sept 2008
http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2008/09/13/saturday-13092008/
the four featured books are:
"Religion and the rise of Capitalism" by R. H. Tawney
"The age of the masses" by Michael D. Biddiss
"Techniques of Persuasion" by J. A. C. Brown
"Terrorism" by Charles Townshend

Photo by Russell Shaw Higgs

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Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:57:46 GMT

MINDKIND

http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2014/07/12/mindkind/

http://mister-higgs.tumblr.com/post/91571436169/mindkind

Photo by Russell Shaw Higgs

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Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:57:24 GMT

MINDKIND

http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2014/07/12/mindkind/

http://mister-higgs.tumblr.com/post/91571436169/mindkind

Photo by Russell Shaw Higgs

MINDKIND http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2014/07/12/mindkind/...

Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:57:05 GMT

MINDKIND

http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2014/07/12/mindkind/

http://mister-higgs.tumblr.com/post/91571436169/mindkind

Photo by Russell Shaw Higgs

Winter Solstice 2012: on the road acetate self portrait, original session...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:48:53 GMT

Winter Solstice 2012: on the road

acetate self portrait, original session
http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2008/09/13/saturday-13092008/

the featured books are:
"Religion and the rise of Capitalism" by R. H. Tawney
"The age of the masses" by Michael D. Biddiss
"Techniques of Persuasion" by J. A. C. Brown
"Terrorism" by Charles Townshend

Photo by Russell Shaw Higgs

Winter Solstice 2012: on the road acetate self portrait, original session...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:48:22 GMT

Winter Solstice 2012: on the road

acetate self portrait, original session
http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2008/09/13/saturday-13092008/

Photo by Russell Shaw Higgs

BUS STOP: winter solstice 2012 acetate self portrait, original session...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:47:53 GMT

BUS STOP: winter solstice 2012

acetate self portrait, original session
http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2008/09/13/saturday-13092008/

Photo by Russell Shaw Higgs

Winter Solstice 2012: on the road acetate self portrait, original session...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:47:38 GMT

Winter Solstice 2012: on the road

acetate self portrait, original session
http://russellhiggs.shutterchance.com/image/2008/09/13/saturday-13092008/

Photo by Russell Shaw Higgs

state-sponsored

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:48:19 GMT

state-sponsored

Photo by insky

queens bridge - oh boy, it happens again. was leaning on the back of the...

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:57:42 GMT

queens bridge - oh boy, it happens again. was leaning on the back of the fence separating the 'historical walk' from the one road running around the island, taking this picture over & over trying to get an acceptable exposure, when i hear a voice directly over my shoulder, asking me 'what are you doing, exactly?'

'wellll, taking pictures, walking around'

'taking pictures of what?'

'umm, this bridge. the island. the water. whatever looks neat, i guess'

that's when i turn around to see my interrogator is sitting down at the drivers wheel of a roosevelt island police car. whoa boy, here we go, again.

'is that a professional camera?'

'ah, guess it could be, i mean compared to point-and-shoots. but, no, not really, and i'm pretty far from a professional'

'well, i'm going to have to take your information, you understand. your name, address, all that stuff.'

at that point i looked at him. really looked at him. an older black guy, but something about him gave me a bit of hope. this is going to sound a bit silly, but he had a very gentle, kind look in his eyes, and although he was by definition a small-town cop, he wasn't showing any of that hardass swagger that those guys usually do. still, he had a badge, and lights, and was looking at me as a potential terrorist...

'oh, that's just great. then i get to be put on 'the list''

(had just been reading about how homeland security has 400,000ish (about 10%) of us on a 'watch list', and sometimes ya just don't know til you try to board a plane. am in no hurry to get on it(the list), or at least get extra checkmarks by my name. but reading about it is one thing, and talking about it another, and i even surprised myself, free-associating it out. more surprising was that he knew exactly what i was talking about)

'no, you don't go on the list just yet. we keep your information , and if there's ever a problem, THEN you go on the list and you can expect a call from the fbi'

[i'm guessing that's the unofficial list]

[so THAT'S how it works. good to know. millions of tourists taking millions of pics of nyc bridges, and if there's ever a problem, they'll call on me....]

there followed a funny little uncomfortable silence in which we just looked at each other. then he broke it, asking me if i was a student, you know, why are you out taking pictures. answered no, actually i manage a bookstore. incredibly, his eyes lit up.

'a bookstore. really? which one?'

"barnes & noble"

'wow! where at?'

'86th and lex'

'no kidding. wow. so.....are you going to make a book with your pictures?'

'um, yeah. yeah. that's it. i'm going to make a book. hopefull, if things work out. someday'

'so what do you take pictures of?'

'oh, everything new york. buildings, bridges, weird stuff, you know anything that looks interesting....'

'and you're gonna make a book?'

'well, yeah. hopefully, someday'

he really seemed to like the book idea. don't know if it was the book itself, or if it constituted a good enough reason to let me go. he looked out his windshield at different places, drummed his fingers on the wheel, and started to say a couple things, stopping mid-sentence each time. finally, he managed to spit out

'ok. it's ok. you just go on. ok. ahh, have a good day. you can go...alright'

and zipped off in his car.
it's really getting darn scary carrying a camera around nowadays. being aware of 'terrorism' is one thing, but jeez.... this unending war just creeps closer and closer in our lives everyday.

to mr. policeman, whereever you are - i don't mind that you stopped and talked to me, you were just doing the job that apparently we want you to, and communication is a good thing. and thank you! for having the cojones to use your common sense and not pplug my name into some huge database somewhere (i can probably do that myself just fine, typing this).

sincerely, me

Photo by insky

Photography under siege? With ever increasing paranoia about security, it now...

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:17:26 GMT

Photography under siege? With ever increasing paranoia about security, it now takes three policemen to investigate an architectural photographer on the streets of London. My image is slightly blurred: but this was a real snapshot and I didn't want the cops to turn round and see me so I had to work fast!

Photo by StevieB

elif shafak reads from "bastard of istanbul" at her only american reading....

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:35:16 GMT

elif shafak reads from "bastard of istanbul" at her only american reading. due to death threats, she had to curtail the tour. to one stop. she apparently betrayed 'turkishness' to a few when a character of hers referenced the 'genocide' of the armenians in 1915. she put on a good show, despite how nervous she was, and it turned out just fine, no holes in anyone.

Photo by insky

elif 2

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:35:03 GMT

elif 2

Photo by insky

donna's lil pal

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:20:14 GMT

donna's lil pal

Photo by insky

real

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:02:03 GMT

real

Photo by insky

Er det bare mig, eller er den globus virkelig lavet med et sæt brændende Twin...

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:59:15 GMT

Er det bare mig, eller er den globus virkelig lavet med et sæt brændende Twin Towers?

Photo by Andreas Johannsen

patriot, act

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:12:05 GMT

patriot, act

Photo by insky

bomb scare at astor place, nyc

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:10:52 GMT

bomb scare at astor place, nyc

Photo by insky

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:10:42 GMT

Photo by insky

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:06:20 GMT

Photo by insky

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:06:10 GMT

Photo by insky

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:05:58 GMT

Photo by insky

three

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:05:46 GMT

three

Photo by insky

three

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:05:32 GMT

three

Photo by insky

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:05:25 GMT

Photo by insky

they dance in the face of danger

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:05:15 GMT

they dance in the face of danger

Photo by insky

you i

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 06:28:15 GMT

you & i

Photo by insky