Day 3532: War zone.

 

 

"War zone": news. photo, junkmail collage & digital.

 

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Breathtaking prints by National Geographic photographers on sale in aid of Ukraine

Emperor penguins can be seen releasing millions of micro-bubbles from their feathers in Canadian Paul Nicklen's photo. The feathers lubricate their bodies and reduce friction as they rocket through frigid Antarctic waters.

Stunning works by National Geographic photographers from around the world are on sale as part of a project to raise money for humanitarian relief in Ukraine. The project is organized by the nonprofit organization Vital Impacts, and 100% of the profits will go to Direct Relief, which is providing medical aid to people affected by the war. The collection includes beautiful moments in nature and everyday life. There's a touch of glamor from Nigeria, a friendly meeting in India, a foggy day in New York City and, above, a moment of joy for Ukrainian students gathering in Kyiv to celebrate the end of school in 2018. "The hope is that this work will inspire everyone who sees it to work for a world of peace and compassion," Ami Vitale, a co-founder of Vital Impacts, told CNN. See the full collection, here.

 

This was taken on May 30, 2018 in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, by Ukrainian-born photographer Dina Litovsky. After the Last Bell ceremony in schools, students from around the city go to the Podil area of Kyiv to bathe in a fountain.

Polish photographer Justyna Mielnikiewicz took this photo of the Ukrainian Sloviansk and Kramatorsk school dance group competition in April 2015.

 

Robin Hamm"Lagos is very bubbly society, it's a lovely city. It's not too much infrastructure but it's somewhere where you can make things happen,"

Manisha and Jasmin Singh pause in the Baoli, an ancient step well in a village near the city of Jaipur outside of India's Thar desert. The image was captured by Ami Vitale.

 

Small dresses hang on a laundry line on a porch in Utuado, Puerto Rico. Taken by Amy Toensing in August 2002.  Amy Toensing/Courtesy of Vital Impacts

 

Throwback Thursday ...

cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch blacD

Demurs Sensei, Corona Del Mar, 1980

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Just because ...

 

Red Wattlebird

 

 

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