This sinister trend saw a massive increase over the 19th Century due mainly to the increase in photographic technology. Often on the death of a loved one, be they young or old, the family would splash out on having a photo taken of them. Of course they don’t want a horrific picture of the dearlyContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (macabre Victorians)”
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Courtesy Stan’s Photographic Service I took the photo asked forHave nothing more to sayTook the money owed to meSaid bye and have a nice day Don MatthewsJanuary 2023
Trixie
Courtesy Stan’s Photographic Service We wanted a fond memoryOf Trixie on the wallAsked Stan to take the photographNow hanging in the hall Don MatthewsJanuary 2023
Tooth Brace
Courtesy Stan’s Photographic Service Do you like my tooth brace?My boyfriend likes it tooFeels nice when we are kissingHe likes my feathers too Don MatthewsJanuary 2023
Sharp Glasses
Courtesy Stan’s Photographic Service We wore our sharpest glassesSo Stan we could still seeWe focused on the camera (yep)So Stan would happy be We are very pleased Stan……. Don MatthewsDecember 2022
Afghanistan 1984
Expression oh so hauntingPiercing eyes which boreSharbat Gula Afghan1984 Sharbat Gula became Afghanistan’s most famous refugee after US photographer Steve McCurry captured her face in a refugee camp on the Pakistan-Afghan border in the 1980s. This picture which later went on to become a symbolic image was published on the front cover of the National GeographicContinue reading “Afghanistan 1984”
Fad Victoriana
Fad VictorianaVictoriana what?Fashion of the day it seemsFashion headless shot Don MatthewsDecember 2022
Bill Domonokos
Bill Domonkos is a filmmaker, GIF maker and stereoscopist from San Francisco, USA. He combines 2D and 3D computer animation, special effects, photography and manipulated archive film footage to create unique moving images, each telling a different, surreal story.
Bill Domonokos
Bill Domonkos is a filmmaker, GIF maker and stereoscopist from San Francisco, USA. He combines 2D and 3D computer animation, special effects, photography and manipulated archive film footage to create unique moving images, each telling a different, surreal story.
Kevin Weir
The haunting work of Kevin Weirtransforms old images into surreal stories
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 