archived police photos of compton's most wanted

Coming across these photos of Compton's Most Wanted was like seeing a realized version of Grand Theft Auto. This is probably a little foolish on my part considering these gang bangers preceded Niko Bellic and his counterparts by years. Oh, and they aren't from a video game. As far as I know, these guys aren't the result of a Harvard graduate's programming skills--if they are then that's just a whole new level of respect for the University--these guys are straight up legitimate, hardcore, real life killers.

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nick brandt shows africa

Nick Brandt's only been doing photography since 2000, but his work has achieved a compositional elegance of an aged veteran. His series "On This Earth" exposes the wonders of Africa, where he originally started photographing eight years ago. His photography reminds us of the equilibrium of wilderness by focusing on the beauty of the coexistence of nature and animals. Looking through his portfolio reminds me that I need to watch the rest of my Planet Earth DVDs.

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rocky schenck photography

There's something about Rocky Schenck's photography that confuses the brain. It's often hard to tell that it is photography; there's this technique Schenck employs that makes it look like a drawing or a shot out of an old silent film. His work is rather dark and morbid, but it's all very good, nonetheless. Turns out he's been around for awhile, too; he directed the video for "Them Bones" by Alice in Chains. Whoah.

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lukas geronimas' complimentary watercolor

Lukas Geronimas did some "touch-up" water color work to these photographs of mountains and they look really nice. The shots remind me of Ansel Adams, who happens to be my favorite photographer. According to Geronimas:

"A while back, while preparing collages which went unused for our show at OKOK Gallery, I decided to add colour, line and form to a title page that already looked very nice, as I felt I could add to the design and give it a new life. It turned out looking kind of beautiful, so I recently decided to further explore this process. My first series of these 'Spring Drawings' (since they are once again fresh and lively pages of dormant imagery) consists of seven works - three of which are black and white. I did my best to make them look, well, really complimentary, and I had fun doing it."

I really like the technique; does anyone know if any other artists do this, because I'd like to know?

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