Photography, history, politics…
Fidel Castro has resigned as political leader of Cuba. Following this, there has been much discussion in the media about his political legacy. More than 20 years ago, I took part in an international student’s congress in Havana. One day Fidel Castro showed up, and made one of his famous hour-long speeches. It was fascinating. … Read more
Media is ripe with stories about people who have found out, that photos they have put on the net has been sold, used in commercials or in other ways been misused behind their back. The culprits are not only sleazy types, but even companies such as Microsoft and Fox TV (Well, somebody might put them … Read more
Everybody knows that flower-pictures are a thing for old ladies with nothing serious to do. No real photographer would dream of lowering himself to take that kind of pictures. Neither will I. Well, maybe once…sometimes…occasionally. But please: don’t tell anybody! PS: I have some pictures of my cat, too!
The other day one of the boys was watching TV in the other room, and suddenly a very special voice caught my attention. The voice belongs to a lady called Duffy and the song is called “Mercy“. I’ve never heard about Duffy before, but found out there are some videos with her on YouTube. Apparently … Read more
Tre mænd i Århus har – måske – planlagt at myrde en bladtegner. Heldigvis blev mordet – måske – forhindret af politiets indgriben. Når der står måske i de to foregående sætninger, så er det fordi vi indtil videre kun har Politiets Efterretningstjenestes ord for, at det forholder sig sådan. Normalt ville folk, der er … Read more
The virtual Christianehøj has had a repaint and some new wallpaper. The former design was chosen to provide the best possible background for the photos in my album. For that reason, a neutral gray was selected as background colour – and used throughout the site for consistency. But to be honest, it looked quite boring. … Read more
Originally, cross-processing was a technique where a certain type of film was processed in a way suitable for another type of film – eg. a colour slide film was processed like it was a colour negative film. The typical result would be pictures with excessive contrast, burned out highlights and a characteristic shift of hues, … Read more
The radio-program “Apropos”, which is broadcasted every weekday, has choosen class struggle as its theme for this week. The opening program was an interview with me, about the origin of the danish labour movement and class struggle then and now. For those who understand danish, this and the other programs are available on the “Apropos” web-site (Part … Read more
Pentax has announced two new camera bodies: K20D is an update of the “enthusiast-model” K10D, where the most notable new feature is a newly developed 14.6 MP sensor from Samsung. K200D is an update of the “entry-level-model” K100D. However, features-wise this new camera is very close to the present “enthusiast-model” K10D. More information can be found here, … Read more
A number of Robert Capa’s negatives from Spain, believed to have been lost during WW2, has resurfaced in Mexico. The collection allso includes pictures by Davis Seymour and Gerda Taro. The New York Times has the story.