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TAGS:- RADAR, FEATURED, POPULAR POSTSanimalarchitectureartbadassblack and whitecityscapecollagecolordetails, texturefilmgifhistoryinfo neededinteriorillustrationlandscapelightlitlolMEmusic MY FAVMY WORKnudepeople, childrenpersonalpoetryracismreportagereblog myselfreflectionsculpture, statueshadowseascapeSkyscapestill lifestreetvehiclevintagewarwtfyes pls Tumblr (3.0; @m3zzaluna)http://mezzaluna.me/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3plfmQhIE1qakafjo1_r5_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>paris dans la brume vu depuis le haut de la rue vilin, sometime between 1940 and 1950</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/willy%20ronis" target="_blank">willy ronis</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23745849735http://mezzaluna.me/post/23745849735Sat, 26 May 2012 02:17:00 +0700willy ronisblack and whitecityscape<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pldw70I51qakafjo1_r2_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>paris, ménilmontant, 1947</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/willy%20ronis" target="_blank">willy ronis</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23745771778http://mezzaluna.me/post/23745771778Sat, 26 May 2012 02:16:20 +0700black and whitecityscapewilly ronisvintage“i closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways.”<br/><br/> - <em>rumi (posted by <a href="http://nirvikalpa.tumblr.com/post/23500993411/i-closed-my-mouth-and-spoke-to-you-in-a-hundred" target="_blank">nirvikalpa</a>, via <a href="http://allinvainortheopposite.tumblr.com/post/23737918041/i-closed-my-mouth-and-spoke-to-you-in-a-hundred" target="_blank">allinvainortheopposite</a>)</em>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23739113605http://mezzaluna.me/post/23739113605Fri, 25 May 2012 23:49:03 +0700rumilit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4k4pjg89s1qakafjo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>pompeii room guards</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/debra%20lisovsky" target="_blank">debra lisovsky</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23731516697http://mezzaluna.me/post/23731516697Fri, 25 May 2012 20:20:00 +0700debra lisovskyblack and whitelightshadowmy fav<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4krppOXs11qakafjo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>canterbury boys</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/debra%20lisovsky" target="_blank">debra lisovsky</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23731482226http://mezzaluna.me/post/23731482226Fri, 25 May 2012 20:19:09 +0700debra lisovskyblack and whitemenswearpeople<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxvmx8lh9B1qahuhjo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.sabadzic.net.amis.hr/" target="_blank">stanko abadžic</a>, <a href="http://www.contemporaryworks.net/artists/artist_img_detail.php/1/4783/8/18867" target="_blank">reflections, 2007/2008</a></p> <p>posted by/ thanks to <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yama-bato.tumblr.com/post/15933802063/stanko-abadzic-reflections-2007-2008-silver-print" target="_blank">yama-bato</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23657383168http://mezzaluna.me/post/23657383168Thu, 24 May 2012 11:55:00 +0700stanko abadžicstanko abadzicblack and whitereflection<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m29wh8PYEw1r5568mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m29wh8PYEw1r5568mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>the woolworth building reflected in a puddle in city hall park. the original caption deemed it <em>“an eerie reflection of the skyline”, </em>april 20, 1950</p> <p>p<span class="lm-credit">hoto by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/arthur%20brower" target="_blank">arthur brower</a>/the new york times</span></p> <p><span class="lm-credit"></span>posted by/ thanks to <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://livelymorgue.tumblr.com/post/21434938839/april-20-1950-the-woolworth-building-reflected" target="_blank">livelymorgue</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23657303625http://mezzaluna.me/post/23657303625Thu, 24 May 2012 11:53:03 +0700arthur browerblack and whitereflectionarchitecture“it is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.”<br/><br/> - <em>e. m. cioran, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1611457408/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=proustitute-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1611457408" target="_blank">the trouble with being born</a></em>, trans. richard howard (posted by/ thanks to <a href="http://proustitute.tumblr.com/post/23589834783/it-is-not-worth-the-bother-of-killing-yourself" target="_blank">proustitute</a>)</em>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23610342768http://mezzaluna.me/post/23610342768Wed, 23 May 2012 22:10:50 +0700e. m. cioranlit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4h3isNLrF1qakafjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/entries/6867/sete-2012-leon-gimpel?utm_source=La+Lettre+de+la+Photographie+List&utm_campaign=ad27482a50-La_Lettre_de_la_Photographie_23_05_2012&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">l’armée de la rue greneta</a><a href="http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/entries/6867/sete-2012-leon-gimpel?utm_source=La+Lettre+de+la+Photographie+List&utm_campaign=ad27482a50-La_Lettre_de_la_Photographie_23_05_2012&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">, paris, sometime between august and september, 1915</a></p> <p>photo by léon gimpel, from his <em><a href="http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/entries/6867/sete-2012-leon-gimpel?utm_source=La+Lettre+de+la+Photographie+List&utm_campaign=ad27482a50-La_Lettre_de_la_Photographie_23_05_2012&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">l’armée de la rue greneta</a></em> serie</p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23604610122http://mezzaluna.me/post/23604610122Wed, 23 May 2012 18:48:00 +0700black and whiteleon gimpelléon gimpelpeoplestreetpopular<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3oayqMZ5t1qakafjo1_r4_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>¿qué pasó?, mexico, 1940s</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/lola%20alvarez%20bravo" target="_blank">lola alvarez bravo</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23604555143http://mezzaluna.me/post/23604555143Wed, 23 May 2012 18:45:57 +0700lola alvarez bravoblack and whitepeople<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m467genFZe1qakafjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>talmud students, mukacevo, c. 1935-38</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/roman%20vishniac" target="_blank">roman vishniac</a>, © mara vishniac kohn, from <em>the photographer’s vision: understanding and appreciating great photography </em></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23436407397http://mezzaluna.me/post/23436407397Mon, 21 May 2012 03:49:37 +0700roman vishniacblack and whitepeoplevintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4brffMmKe1qakafjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>catari, 1960</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/carlo%20bevilacqua" target="_blank">carlo bevilacqua</a>, from <em>the photography book</em></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23436330130http://mezzaluna.me/post/23436330130Mon, 21 May 2012 03:48:00 +0700black and whitecarlo bevilacquapeoplepopular<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2o4kds7UE1qakafjo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>terrain vague rue botha, 1954</p> <p><span>photo by </span><a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/willy%20ronis" target="_blank">willy ronis</a><span>, from </span><em>belleville, ménilmontant</em></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23413560241http://mezzaluna.me/post/23413560241Sun, 20 May 2012 21:24:31 +0700willy ronisblack and whitevintagepeople<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3y9swwEls1qakafjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://michaelphilipmanheim.com/see-saw/" target="_blank">cyclist, alliance ohio, 1955</a></p> <p>© <a href="http://michaelphilipmanheim.com/" target="_blank">michael philip manheim</a>. all rights reserved.</p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23239352760http://mezzaluna.me/post/23239352760Fri, 18 May 2012 01:54:44 +0700michael philip manheimblack and whitepeoplevehicle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46hyl9KK91qakafjo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://todayspictures.slate.com/20070504/14.html" target="_blank">a top-hatted man passes a workman pushing a crate of beer, highlighting britain’s social contrasts, ascot, england, 1975</a></p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/ian%20berry" target="_blank">ian berry</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23239008822http://mezzaluna.me/post/23239008822Fri, 18 May 2012 01:47:00 +0700black and whitefashionian berrymenswearpeoplepopular<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ttg0gF71qakafjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>man against the background of painting, russia, 1971</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/boris%20ushmaykin" target="_blank">boris ushmaykin</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23161895841http://mezzaluna.me/post/23161895841Wed, 16 May 2012 19:17:00 +0700artblack and whiteboris ushmaykinlightpeoplepopularmy fav“all worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. art isn’t your pet — it’s your kid. It grows up and talks back to you.”<br/><br/> - <em>joss whedon on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/s2uh1/i_am_joss_whedon_ama/c4ao0m1" target="_blank">reddit</a> (posted by <a href="http://doctorbee.tumblr.com/post/20855220193" target="_blank">doctorbee</a>)</em>http://mezzaluna.me/post/23161871031http://mezzaluna.me/post/23161871031Wed, 16 May 2012 19:16:30 +0700joss whedonart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3r4kbupm41qakafjo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> aaron siskind, untitled, 1936 (p.1)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3r4kbupm41qakafjo2_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> aaron siskind, untitled, 1936 (p.2)<br/><br/> <p>untitled, 1936</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/aaron%20siskind" target="_blank">aaron siskind</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/22982409950http://mezzaluna.me/post/22982409950Mon, 14 May 2012 01:06:00 +0700aaron siskindbadassblack and whitepeoplevintage“cautiously, i allowed<br/> myself to feel good<br/> at times.<br/> i found moments of <br/> peace in cheap<br/> rooms<br/> just staring at the <br/> knobs of some<br/> dresser<br/> or listening to the<br/> rain in the <br/> dark.<br/> the less i needed<br/> the better i<br/> felt.”<br/><br/> - <em>charles bukowski, <em>let it enfold you</em> (posted by <a href="http://larmoyante.tumblr.com/post/22735853929/cautiously-i-allowed-myself-to-feel-good-at" target="_blank">larmoyante</a>)</em>http://mezzaluna.me/post/22982128158http://mezzaluna.me/post/22982128158Mon, 14 May 2012 01:01:49 +0700charles bukowskilit<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m22j4i1Kp71qakafjo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a typical working-class street in poplar, london, 1930s</p> <p>photo by <a href="http://mezzaluna.me/tagged/cyril%20arapoff" target="_blank">cyril arapoff</a></p>http://mezzaluna.me/post/22965570429http://mezzaluna.me/post/22965570429Sun, 13 May 2012 19:20:00 +0700black and whitecityscapecyril arapoffpeoplestreetpopular