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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Complicated Visions: The Amazing Street Art of DALeast
DALeAST was born in Beijing, China in 1984 and is currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. One of the most promising artists of the new international scene, he is a painter, photographer, sculptor and video maker. Typically, he uses … Continue reading
Photo Essay: 2012 Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival
The annual Autumn Moon Festival was held in San Francisco’s Chinatown last weekend, and I went in with camera blazing. Like the neighborhood itself, the festival is one of the city’s more eclectic street fairs; think Chinatown on steroids. I … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Essay, Photography, San Francisco, Stephen Kelly Photography, Travel
Tagged Autumn Moon Festival, California, Chinatown, Chinese, Culture, Grant Street, San Francisco
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A-Z Challenge: The Letter M: Menagerie
It was a regular animal parade this past weekend at San Francisco’s notorious Folsom Street Fair. You think that’s bad … they were probably wearing toeshoes!
Posted in A-Z Archive, Animals, Photography, San Francisco, Stephen Kelly Photography, Travel
Tagged Animals, California, Folsom Street, Folsom Street Fair, Masks, San Franicsco
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Ailsa’s Travel Theme: White
“A Whiter Shade of Pale.” “And so it was that later, As the miller told his tale, That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale.” For more white, check out Ailsa’s Travel Theme at Where’s … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
This gentleman strikes a solitary figure as he strolls the grounds of San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum.
Between Self and Object: The Waterfall Art of Liu Baomin
And now for something completely different … Artist Liu Baomin lives and works in Beijing, China. He is known for painting unique large scale portraits in which his subjects are depicted in an abstracted way, looking as if they are … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Weekly Art
Tagged Abstract, Art, Artist, Beijing, China, Chinese, Liu Baomin, Oil Painting, Realism, Surrealism
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A-Z Challenge: The Letter L: Lucha Libre!
The distinctive, colorful masks of Mexican Lucha Libre wrestlers can be used to protect the wrestler’s identity, and then worn later in the evening to a hip dinner party at George Clooney’s house.
Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Texture
A sunset, a tripod and an open shutter help give a silky texture to the Pacific Ocean surrounding Seal Rock at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. For more texture, check out Ailsa’s weekly Travel Theme at Where’s My Backpack.
Posted in Ailsa’s Travel Theme, Photography, San Francisco, Stephen Kelly Photography, Travel, Travel Theme
Tagged Ailsa, California, Cliff House, dusk, Horizon, Ocean, Ocean Beach, Pacific Ocean, Photography, San Francisco, Seal Rock, Stephen Kelly Photography, Sunset, Texture, Travel Theme, Tripod
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Everyday Life
Sometimes a little midday shuteye is all one needs to get through the hectic pace of everyday life, be it in San Francisco (above) or Tokyo (below).
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