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Patience and trust
Sometimes a genre photograph holds a surprise, or a redeeming punctum, as elucidated by Roland Barthes. In this photograph (Ru02-20), taken on a hot dusty street, probably in Peking (Beijing), c.1905, a dog takes advantage of the shade of the … Continue reading
Water music
At this impromptu creekside concert, a record is being played for an audience gathered on the bank of a waterway. One wonders what sort of music was played and what the audience thought of it. The gramophone record player is … Continue reading