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hello dears, i haven't posted in ages!

here's to a huge post about everything i liked the last few weeks!

1. abandoned places.


you know my obsession with ruins and old places. i've discovered a lot of wonderful places via thehoodwatch : and you will know my name is the lord; eastern state penitentiary philadelphia ( look at al capone's cell room! ); daniels, and abandoned mill town; rome revisited - a school for boys)

and also this russian fellow alexdoomer2009 visits the most beautiful ruins: the abandoned manor of mr. p.; abandoned church; another manor; and manors over manors!

and here are some random findings on abandoned places: the enrichment plant by the_reverse ( another russian photographer! those russians have a lot of talent. ); abandoned moscow in 2002 by melkore; an abandoned estate by mordolff ( PLEASE look at these! they're soooooo soooo glorious! )

2. fashion photography.


here are some of my favourite photography sets!

1. malgosia bela by melvin sokolsky for vogue paris 2001 : focusses on different stocking styles with wonderful dresses!
2. elena melnik by magnus unnar for flair italy 2009: this is all about the celtic-influenced headwear! wonderful set!
3. couture magic by stephen meisel for vogue italia couture supplement 2005: an enourmous set of baroque-styled woman! they look so sick in these and yet so beautiful!
4. guinevere van seenus by mario sorrent for W 2009: very gloomy and melancholic photoshoot!
5. coco rocha by solve sundsbo for numero magazine: clown-inspired and very, very beautiful! coco rocha has the most fantastic skin ever!
6. and last but not least, my most favourite these past weeks: courtney love by hedi slimane! these are so poetic to me!

3. the selby.



the selby has photographed 2 great places again! first, robert longo at his studio in new york city ( watch out the atomic bomb sculptures! ) and second, pauline forster's george tavern in london ( with a really nice flat up there! very old and very nostalgic! )

and now some other findings!


jethro cave, son of nick cave! yum.


please, someone send me some laura zindel dishware! her designs are so great! and who does not want to have beetles and spiders and birds on their plates and cups?

and at the very last! bob dylan's new graphics collection is out!



i love his graphics, because they have this reminiscent mood going on, like when you just sit down for a moment and start to realize that time's flown by so fast.
i'm a bit sad, because i can't afford one of his pictures...


but hey, i finally managed to write again!
i should not neglect things like these. especially not, when i have access to fast internet :P
soon this'll be over again and i'm back in wiesbaden for work. yeah. mostly for work.
wish you good time, until next time!

love,
mari.

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