A picture really is worth a thousand words.
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Photography
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Jan 12
What They Say Is True
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Aug 11
All The Beauty That Still Remains
Anne Frank said, “I prefer not to think of all the misery but of all the beauty that still remains.” The fact we only remember her because she happened to get killed by Nazis should in no way diminish the profundity of the thought.
Entropy Squared is proud to announce a new photography blog, All The Beauty That Still Remains. We hope it inspires the same sense of rapture and entropy as The Chaos Factory.
And stay tuned for more new offerings that will be announced in the coming weeks. We’ve been extra busy getting all kinds of new projects up and running.
Please Note: This blog is not responsible for any misbehavior of its offspring
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Aug 11
POTM: Sit Long Talk Much
So I have a new camera and a new hobby. If you haven’t heard of lomography, it’s a new movement of photography that emphasizes analogue methods and experimentation. You can buy lomograph cameras for cheap, less than $100. I recently picked up a La Sardina 35mm film camera, and it’s been awesome. I’ve taken more pictures in the past two weeks than I have in years.
The only frustrating part is having to wait for the film to develop. But I guess the anticipation is part of the fun. Fortunately, when you take it to the lomograph shop, they scan in the film after they develop it, so you’re able to post the photos to the web or share them with friends. All in all, pretty cool. I guess nothing really becomes cool until it goes out of style at least once.
This shot was taken on a hutong adventure the other day, and I don’t think you can argue with the sagacity of the advice.
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Aug 11
POTM: No Smiling Allowed
I finally found some time (and space on my computer) to upload photos. Expect more in the coming weeks.
This one was taken while adventuring in Song Zhuang, the most remote of the artist villages around Beijing. Don’t let Zoey’s smile fool you. She hated every moment. I think she’s just enthralled by her own image here. She’s somewhat narcissistic.
The rest of the time, we spent traipsing through condemned buildings, getting told where we can’t go, and looking at books and art. All in all, not a bad way to kill a few hours.
Here’s the link to more of the adventure.
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Feb 11
New Wank, New Look
Actual sign in an actual shopping mall in actual Beijing. I would really like to know what the person who designed this sign thought that it meant.
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Jan 11
In Which A Photo Tells A Story
So I took this photo on the streets of Beijing with my iphone. It led to the following story:
Institutional Negligence
They found her body–tattered, ripped open at the seams with the fluff bleeding out–in the middle of the sidewalk. The authorities labeled it accidental murder; she was the victim of circumstance.
But murder is never an accident. It takes nerve and planning and years of resentment piled on top of envy and systematic failures. Triggers don’t just pull themselves.
Neither of the authorities wanted to hear about it. They refused to own the fact their institutional negligence had allowed Mrs. Cassidy to be chewed to death by Chocolate, the cocker spaniel. Her parents were always skirting the blame.
If you’d like to see more stories like this, check out A Story In 100 Words, our collection of micro fiction.
Entropy Squared is currently hard at work at producing an e-book based on our 100 words stories. In addition to collecting some of the best works that have appeared on our blog in the past, there will be at least 40 brand new stories, exclusive to the e-book. Please stay tuned. We’ll be making more announcements in the near future.
Writing is awesome!
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Jan 11
Awesome Is A Choice
If you made this photo, please get in touch with me. I want us to be friends.
Please Note: This post was written fully cognizant of the ramifications of said awesome. We take full responsibility.
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Jul 10
POTM: Autobots, Deploy!
I have decided photo of the week is no longer appropriate, since I rarely get around to posting photographs that often. Instead, we’ll just call it photo of the moment.
This past Saturday, I saw a band here in Beijing called Autobots, Deploy, and luckily brought along my camera. If you are interesting in seeing more shots, I have posted them to Flickr. You can follow my Flickr stream here.
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Feb 10
POTW: Tigerworks
The Year of the Tiger arrived last week in all of its spectacular glory. I spent New Year’s Eve wondering around Kunming trying to chase fireworks. I felt like I was in a Jan de Bont movie, except just the opposite. I would see amazing bursts off in the distance, but by the time I got there, everyone had dispersed.
My persistence paid off, finally, and I did manage to get a few good shots. This is one of my favorites, but I will be posting more to my photostream at Flickr. I even took a few movies that I hope to upload soon.
Happy Year of the Tiger!
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Jan 10
POTW: Blue
I submitted this week’s photo to the Weekend Photography Challenge. The theme this week is Blue.
This photo was taken back in 2008 while I was on a run to Hong Kong to see The Dark Knight .
I was planning to take some photos today, and see what blue I could find. But not only is today a bit hazy, and the normally crystal blue skies are missing some of their normal luster, I cracked my tooth and am now stuck waiting to see the dentist tomorrow morning. Luckily, this is China, and I can get an appointment on Sunday.
Speaking of blue, I’m going to see Avatar this weekend, if I’m not stuck all day tomorrow in dental surgery.
Wouldn’t this make a great scene for the Marmaduke movie, which by the way is only 139 days away?
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