Denial and Some Wise Words

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has Jewish roots.. Holding his id card up for the world to see in 2008 it clearly shows he was previously known as Sabourjian which is a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver. Mr Ahmadinejad has regularly levelled bitter criticism at Israel, questioned its right to exist and denied the Holocaust. British diplomats walked out of a UN meeting last month after the Iranian president denounced Israel's 'genocide, barbarism and racism. Israel has nothing to shout about when it comes to killing journalists and have been as guilty as the Arabs and Persians when it comes to war mongering and killing innocent civilians i agree. BUT no side is completely right or wrong.. just shades of grey. As for Ahmadinejad.. its as plain as daylight now why your filled with so much hate.. your hiding your real identity. Time for you to understand that sword rattling never got this world anywhere other than more hate and more war.. Take a chill pill and go spend an afternoon in an Amsterdam coffee shop ehh! That goes for you to Israel.. 

In our endeavor to understand reality we are somewhat like a man trying to understand the mechanism of a closed watch. He sees the face and the moving hands, even hears its ticking, but he has no way of opening the case. If he is ingenious he may form some picture of a mechanism which could be responsible for all the things he observes, but he may never be quite sure his picture is the only one which could explain his observations. He will never be able to compare his picture with the real mechanism and he cannot even imagine the possibility of the meaning of such a comparison. - Albert Einstein

Dear Albert .. What wise words these are. We live in a world where our reality is confused, hidden and we only read or hear or see what the powers that be allow us to see. You have to ask the question... What are we not seeing that is real?

Today Is International Blasphemy Day & my Birthday

International Blasphemy Day is not just a day.  It is a movement to dismantle the wall which exists between religion and criticism. The primary focus of the Blasphemy Day is not to debate the existence of any gods or deities.

The objective of International Blasphemy Day is to open up all religious beliefs to the same level of free inquiry, discussion and criticism to which all other areas of academic interest are subjected.

Why September 30?  The last day in September is the anniversary of the original publication of Danish cartoons in 2005 depicting the prophet Muhammad's face.  Any visual depiction of Muhammad is considered a grave offence under Islamic law.

The fury which arose within the Islamic community following this publication led to massive riots, attacks on foreign embassies and deaths.

The newspapers which chose to publish these cartoons were in many cases blamed for the outpouring of violence which followed.  This unfortunate yet inevitable sequence of events clearly demonstrated a dangerous misconception that had piggy-backed into the 21st century on the shoulders of ignorance, fear and apathy, that all religious beliefs and ideas deserve respect and are beyond criticism or satire.

International Blasphemy Day is a movement, not just a day, to remind the world that religion should never again be beyond open and honest discussion or reproach.  Our future depends on it.

Graphic Designer v´s Client

It´s great to be creatively appreciated. Graphic Designers like photographers suffer the same problem when dealing with clients.. Sometimes we have to deal with clients who want everything for the price of a toasty. recently Newsweek used an image on its cover and paid just $30 US dollers. Its normal rate would have been in the region of $2500 for a cover image. Have a look here to understand what i mean. Lots of swearing so best not if you have no sense of humour.

David M Mitchell

Rarely I see the work of a photographer that makes me think WOW ... David M Mitchell represented by Lynn Dunham just hit the spot for me. Stunning imagery.

THE DIAPHANOUS COLLECTION 

represents a sanctuary; a room, a window, 

a keyhole, the double mirror—the see and not be seen. 

A gentle transition between the inner spaces we create 

and the outside world we dream of mastering; 

a simplicity, a gentle passageway 

to the physical beyond the machinery 

of consciousness. 

- a simple wish of mind - 

DIAPHANOUS: Lumina, 2009, Photographic C-print 

24 x 24 inches - Edition of 7, 36  x 36 inches - Edition of 5 

48  x 48 inches - Edition of 3, 60  x 60 inches - Edition of 2 

To view the entire Diaphanous Collection, please visit www.lynndunham.com

Dame Stella Rimington

 ... the former head of MI5, has warned that the fear of terrorism is being exploited by the Government to erode civil liberties and risks creating a police state. Does the state want to control us?

Verbal Art Garbage and Conspiracy Theorys

Ever been lost for words to describe a photograph or painting? Some of the verbal guff that spews from art critics and reviewers mouths is nothing less than Klingon to even us established photographers. Heres a website that helps you talk unintelligable art garbage as well Pixmaven.

Fingers crossed as Leica may be giving me a chance to test the new Leica X1. Most of my work from the early nineties have been shot using Leica Ms. I have an online book of images which shows the Brighton Beach Lovers series here.

And now for something completely different ...

National Security Memo 200, dated April 24, 1974, and titled "Implications of world wide population growth for U.S. security & overseas interests," says: "Dr. Henry Kissinger proposed in his memorandum to the NSC that "depopulation should be the highest priority of U.S. foreign policy towards the Third World." He quoted reasons of national security, and because `(t)he U.S. economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less-developed countries ... Wherever a lessening of population can increase the prospects for such stability, population policy becomes relevant to resources, supplies and to the economic interests of U.S. "Kissinger prepared a depopulation manifesto for President Jimmy Carter called 'Global 2000' which detailed using food as a weapon to depopulate the third world. Dr Henry Kissinger is a member of the illuminati

The game has changed and the weapon of choice looks like a virus. 

The UK government has given the go ahead to roll out the Swine Flu vaccine. According to a contact the government will force everyone to have it. The H1N1 virus is a hybrid, with genetic elements of swine influenza, avian influenza, and human influenza. It supposedly first appeared in Mexico close to Veracruz around an industrial chicken farm and a pig farm owned by... yes an American owned intensive farming company called Smithfield Inc. Is it possible this strain of Swine Flu is man made? Just do some googling on the subject. Start here. Now your maybe wondering whether ive lost the plot. It doesn't fit in with most peoples perceived idea about 'stuff' that we have all come to take for granted. And while im on the subject of conspiracy theorys..

Was it really Al Qaeda behind the Twin Towers or are we being told a few more lies by the ex president Bush? If you dismiss the question without looking at the evidence then your a fool. If you research the evidence you will end with far more questions and no definitive answer. Why is that?

Why not just shrug your shoulders and think it has nothing to do with you. Heres a fact of life.. politicians only care about power and lie and cheat to get it. Large multinational corporations only care about profit and will lie and cheat to get it. We have all been conned for a very very long time. Have you ever questioned what your told?  Time to wake up and start asking questions.. All is not well with the state of our supposed democracy. Was it ever a democracy in the first place?