when I see something dated 2019 I think “oh that’s not too long ago” and then I remember that 2019 was not only five years ago but those five years have somehow contained several lifetimes

His love for Gaza shone through in his photographs, seen in his steadfast portrayals of joy and beauty. Whimsical compositions by the sea depict young boys jumping and playing. In a series of works focused on his grandmother, a survivor of the 1948 Nakba who was displaced from her native village of Isdud, Arandas portrays her as a symbol of strength and perseverance in Gaza, zooming in on her weathered hands harvesting olives against deep fertile earth. Traces of personal and cultural histories can be seen in the crisp light of ripe olives and the details of intricate embroidery adorning her hanging dress.

“Where can I begin talking about Gaza and Palestine, and how can I begin when I know that I am the living dead? Everyone who writes about Palestine has prepared himself to be among the dead, but despite our prior knowledge of our fate when we write and write about this land, we do not stop or for a moment hesitate to inhale her love,” he reflected.

Remembering Gaza Photographer Majd Arandas, Killed by Israeli Airstrikes

Alexander Rodchenko, 1926-27

from my new year’s eve walk with a friend <3

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Victoria Monét, JAGUAR II (2023)

ANGELS CALLING YOUR NAME

Love, Sex and The Soul Zodiac

In Hong Kong in the early 1990s, a woman poses next to her pink Rolls Royce while wearing a matching mink coat.

JODI COBB

awards shows are ridiculous and asinine and are everything wrong with the entertainment industry. that is unless my favorites win in which case awards shows are wonderful and objective and are arbiters of merit and justice in a world devoid of true talent recognition

The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, October 7, 1943

There are people you haven’t even met yet who will love you. There are friendships you have yet to form. There are fun memories you have yet to create. There is so much good stuff you haven’t got to experience yet. 

fit goes hard

Mazelle Spring 2023 backstage

Ph. Victor Edeh

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