Tag Archives: russia

Photography, space dogs + treasure

Russia before the revolution. Slide show wired magazine.

Street photography. Slide show lensculture.

Lighting films with mirrors, as in Rashomon forest scene, and flash and mirror photography.

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Laika Лайка and the Soviet Space Dogs

“Belka Белка and Strelka Стрелка spent a day in space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2 on 19 August 1960 before safely returning to Earth.

They were accompanied by a grey rabbit, 42 mice, 2 rats, flies and several plants and fungi. All passengers survived. They were the first Earth-born creatures to go into orbit and return alive.” wikipedia.

Shipwreck off the coast of Colombia.

pyongyang кафе

our awkward and dericious dinner at pyongyang cafe.
pyongyang-DSC_6493i had cognac with my food, something the late mr. kim would have approved. pyongyang-DSC_6509bulgogi.

pyongyang-DSC_6514mandu with a view.

pyonyang-DSC_6519the waitresses were all north koreans (allegedly). there were four of them, skinny and well-dressed, watching the fina world championships while they waited on us. the room was equipped with a norebang machine just in case the cognac got out of hand.  pyongyang-DSC_6525Пхеньян кафе