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Greek LomoAmigo Sillyboy on MTV

2012-02-22T23:00:00Z

A vintage pop musician and budding lomographer, our LomoAmigo Sillyboy from Athens, Greece has recently been featured in MTV! Watch his interview after the jump!

MTV teaser about LomoAmigo Sillyboy from Lomography on Vimeo.

Sillyboy

An independent musician, Sillyboy (also known as Charalambos Kourtaras in real life), spends most of his time working on his music; producing music for tv, radio, and cinema since his main work is to compose music, perform live, and do recordings for his personal projects.

While he’s still a bit hesitant to call himself a “lomographer”, Sillyboy is slowly but surely, working his way to improve on his craft. He enjoys taking snaps with the Fisheye No. 2, which he finds very amusing…“as it really gets everything ‘in’,” he says, and credits his pal Denise for getting him into photography.

As for his advice for would-be lomographers – or at least Fisheye No. 2 shooters? “Always uncover your lens..and the rest will follow.”

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.bq You may find more information on Sillyboy on his Facebook Page or read his full LomoAmigo feature here

Fisheye No. 2 has a 170-degree wide angle view and stunning barrel distortion. Now with a hotshoe and multiple and long exposure capabilities, the world’s greatest compact Fisheye camera is now more amazing than you ever thought possible! Available in different colours and special designs.

Teller’s Telling

2012-02-22T23:00:00Z

Until March 17th 2012, you can catch an exhibition of photographs by Juergen Teller at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York. If you’re in the city, make sure not to miss out.

Juergen Teller – “Kristen McMenamy Casa Mollino No. 2, Turin 2011,” 2011, c-print via artinfo

Juergen Teller has got to be one of my favourite fashion photographers. There’s something about his style, his use of flat light which I find so appealing. Perhaps it’s that snapshot – point and shoot feel his photos have. Of fashion (or non) mixed intrinsically with a result which is almost half photo reportage in style.

Juergen Teller – “Untitled,” 2011, c-print via artinfo

There’s also his palette of colours (so to speak). Browns, beiges, creams all are often very recurring in Teller’s photos and most of the time, just by that, you can immediately tell a shot is his.

Juergen Teller – “Teenager, Suffolk 2010 / The Keys to the House No. 63,” 2010, c-print via artinfo

Teller’s exhibition at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York highlights three of his recent series. It features photographs of Kristen McMenamy, shot in the home of Carlo Mollino, as well as portraits of Vivienne Westwood and intimate portraits of his family and close friends shot in and around his home in Suffolk, England.

Juergen Teller – "Petitoe, Suffolk, 2011 via artinfo

Juergen Teller – “Cerith, Suffolk, 2011 / The Keys to the House No. 28,” 2011, c-print via artinfo

To find out more about the exhibition visit: “Lehmann Maupin”:http://www.lehmannmaupin.com. The exhibition is open until March 17th at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, 201, Chrystie Street New York, NY. Don’t miss it.

Analogue Cameras in Ladyhawke's Black White & Blue Music Video

2012-02-22T19:00:00Z

Not only does Ladyhawke's cover for her new single "Black White & Blue" have a beautiful illustration that features Ladyhawke holding an Agfa Click, the music video also has various analogue cameras in it. Check it out!

I had already seen the cover for Ladyhawke’s new single with a beautiful illustration, drawn by the artist Sarah Larnach, which featured Ladyhawke holding an Agfa Click:

The music video for the single has now been released and various analogue cameras make an appearance:

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And although no Polaroid cameras are shown you can see two guys holding some Polaroid photos at some point in the video:

I guess we can conclude Ladyhawke is an analogue photography lover and analogue photographer herself. I just hope she will be featuring more and more of her analogue side in upcoming releases. It would be great to see some of her photos!

Check out the cameras and the video, the song is also great!

Introduction to Lomography @ Lomography Gallery Store NYC Greenwich Village

2012-02-22T17:43:00Z

Our Introduction to Lomography workshop is a great way to enter the world of analogue photography and learn what we are all about. We had a great group of newcomers this weekend. Take a look at all the fun we had in the park armed with a few film cameras!

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Our first step was to learn the incredible history of Lomography as a company. We talked about the first cameras Lomography released and what advances we have made to create some of the products we sell today. Next the group got some information on analogue photography and how to use some of our cameras. Then it was time to apply what we had learned in the real world! The park was filled with street performers and some real New York City characters. All this made for some really great photographs.

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Enormous Film Camera to Snap Enormous Photos in the US

2012-02-22T17:00:00Z

A photographer in Chicago built a huge analogue creation that is sure to challenge the teeny high-tech cameras that much of our world has been shooting with. Can his epic film camera contend against the modern digital cameras of today? Find out after the jump!

Yep, that’s the lens he’s holding with the cap on.

Photographer Dennis Manarchy has just created an analogue camera of epic proportions, outsizing its tiny digital counterparts both in size and output. And it’s also worth noting that he built it from scratch.

The Chicago-based photographer’s jaw-dropping bellowed camera is enormous, nearly occupying his River North studio. “It’s a 35-foot camera that produces original negatives that are six feet tall,” Manarchy describes. “And the resolution of that negative is about a thousand times greater than anything else available on this planet.”

The photos can be enlarged to two and a half stories high, but even at half the size, there’s no mistaking the incredible amount of detail that is captured on the negative. Every pore, every blemish, every eyelash won’t escape from this mighty film camera.

It would definitely be quite an experience to have a larger than life photograph of you taken, if you can afford the whopping price of $50,000 for a sitting.

Watch the full video report from ABC News below:

The BIG LomoKino Rumble Is Extended!

2012-02-22T15:25:00Z

Wanted to take part in the BIG LomoKino Rumble but life got in the way? Well it’s your lucky day because the competition has been extended for one more month of fun! Read on for full details about the competition which could win you 1000 EUR/USD and 50 free film developments!

A frame from the movie .Snailing in(Love). by Reneg88

Why do good things have to end so soon? That’s the exact question we’ve been mulling over recently and why we’ve taken the decision to extend the deadline for submissions to the BIG LomoKino Rumble for one more month. That means you’ve got more time to shoot that movie which will turn you into an analogue movie superstar. Whether it’s that dark film-noir thriller you’ve been debating making, or the fantastic slapstick scene you’ve been dreaming about, now’s the time to make the magic happen!

Already got a movie which you think would be perfect? Head to the competition page and submit it!

Enter a new analogue dimension with the LomoKino. Lomography’s own 35mm analogue movie camera allows you to capture action and immortalize your story on film! Shoot 144 frames on any 35mm film and create your own cinematic masterpieces. Want to watch your movie the old-school way? We also offer the LomoKino and LomoKinoscope package!

We Went Wild with Scavenger Hunt @ Lomography Gallery Store Singapore

2012-02-22T11:00:00Z

With a whole list of tasks to complete, strangers to approach and photos to snap! Contestants went wild running around town capturing the zaniest and whackiest photos. Trees, Snakes, Leopards are some of the things they have to search and snap!

Let the wild ride begin!

As a toast to Lomography’s spanking new and positively feral Go Wild collection, Lomography Gallery Store Singapore we took on some mad thrills with an altogether new-fangled scavenger hunt!

They are all ready to shoot!

The rules were simple – we gave each pair of daring Lomographers a barmy list of wacky tasks, of which they had to piece together with lucid minds in the shortest time possible. Armed with Lomography’s La Sardina cameras, they had to zip about Singapore getting some kooky snapping done and showing us where the light is!

Some families gave their wildest pose!!!

We had them scratching their heads to spot a leopard put together with a road– all on the same frame. And then another of a a zebra who loves flowers. How’d they do it? Well well, with multiple-exposures of course!

Check out their Awesome Photos:

The Zebra who loves Flowers : Domo & Hadi

Someone who is walking the dog: Avalyn & Codey

Monkey See, Monkey Do: Weihsuan & Sheldon

Kissing a Stranger’s Hand : Zee & Jasleen

The Leopard and the road: Nicholas & Joanne

Couple sharing a drink: Ming Wei & Qiu Xuan

The zaniest pair had won themselves a Diana F+ Zebra and Diana F+ and the couple with most creative shot won themselves a La Sardina Serpent Sapphire and La Sardina Mobius.

Congratulations Nicholas & Joanne for scoring a whopping scores of 74 in a possible of 100points!

While Zee & Jasleen had the most creative photo!

We love those shots!

Get ready to sail the high seas with our new La Sardina collection! These 35mm cameras are equipped with spectacular wide-angle lens, multiple exposure capabilities, and a rewind dial—everything you need for fun-filled and thrill-soaked escapades. Get your own La Sardina camera now!

LomoLocations Call Out – Johor, Malaysia

2012-02-22T08:00:00Z

Johor is a Malaysian state located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia and it's one of the most developed states in Malaysia. It is also the nearest point to Singapore. So, what’s hot in Johor?

Photo by reinertlee using LC-A

Johor is a one-stop haven that caters to all, it has a myriad of treasures from lush green forests, the scenic view from the mountain, cascading waterfalls to magnificent skyscrapers in the city. Explore the state of culture and heritage, and be mesmerized by its beauty and charm.

We are looking forward for your LomoLocations from Johor this February! Write up and submit the location, giving us an insight on what you have been through, what you have explored, who you’ve met during the whole journey and share the beautiful pictures that you have been taking during the trip! Do feel free to recommend some cool and fancy cafes at Johor too!

Just make sure you follow the guidelines, and then you are close to earning 5 piggies! If your Johor LomoLocation is published in the months of Feb 2012 and March 2012, you will get 5 extra piggies exclusively from Lomography Malaysia! So, do remind us by posting the link of your published Johor LomoLocations in the comment box below this post! Hurry up and start submitting your awesome Johor locations now.

Remember to tag your LomoLocations with “Malaysia” and “Johor” as well and not to forget to check out what we are looking for at the requested posts section and start contributing!

Post-war East End London Photos of the 1950's

2012-02-22T07:00:00Z

A new exhibition in the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, London, allows viewers to appreciate the beauty and history of East Londoners going about their daily life, in black and white photograph, in unconventional and often candid settings.

Photo via Getty Images Gallery

A young Jewish girl stands in a rainy street in Whitechapel in April 1954. Too young to understand the full horrors of the Holocaust, which may have brought her family to Britain a few years earlier, she goes about her daily life. In another scene, a man clad in a heavy coat and hat sits astride a gramophone player on wheels in a street market – possibly for sale, or to entertain the passers-by. Forming part of a series, these photographs – some of which have never been seen in public before – are on display at Westfield Stratford City shopping mall in an exhibition, EAST, which celebrates the spirit of East London over the past 100 years.

The pictures, from the Getty Images archive, at the shopping centre – itself a recent addition to the area – capture scenes of both the young and old. In one, an elderly rabbi reads from a religious book – while, in another, two pupils from the Jewish school in Redman Road pore over a study text.

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Each piece at the EAST exhibition entices the viewer into the picture, allowing them to appreciate the beauty and history of East Londoners going about their daily life. The exceptional photography of subjects in unconventional or candid settings and brilliant use of black and white photography, keep the audience captivated in every aspect of the shot.

Key works on display, which are also available for purchase, include images from the legendary Picture Post magazine, The Pool of London, and Whitechapel’s Jews and Cockneys’ Own Party. An exceptional piece includes a 1912 image of barefoot children waiting in Salmon’s Lane for a free meal. Getty Images’ Hulton Archive printed this from the original glass plate, despite it being damaged, to give a fascinating illustration of East London exactly 100 years ago. The images were collated from the archival collections in online imagery, print files and contact sheets. Getty Images darkrooms worked from original glass plate negatives through to contemporary film, hand printing and hand retouching each print.

The East End has a rich cosmopolitan history, welcoming many waves of immigrants. Many Ashkenazi Jews, from Eastern Europe, had fled to the West in the late 19th century following persecution in Tsarist Russia. Many Jews landing in England actually intended to go to America, but about 120,000 stayed in this country. Again attracted by the area’s reputation as a place for cheap living, and by the fact that it had been home to a Jewish population in previous centuries, large numbers settled in Spitalfields, often finding work in the ‘rag trade’. By 1900 Jews formed around 95 per cent of the population in the Wentworth Street district of Spitalfields. Jews had also settled around Whitechapel, Aldgate and Mile End. From 1933-39, another wave of immigrants arrived from Central Europe to escape the clutches of the Nazis. Among them were many children, via the Kindertransport child refugee network, who would never see their parents again.

During the post-war years, the Jewish community thrived in the area – with synagogues, schools, schmutter (clothes) shops and bagel bakeries galore. But towards the end of the 20th century, many had moved to the capital’s leafier suburbs, such as Barnet, Golders Green and Hendon in north-west London or further east towards Essex. With their departure, the East End would undergo another cultural shift, this time towards Bengali Muslims. However, the East End is still home to many architectural buildings, which represent the history of Jewish London.

A number of synagogues are still standing although some have now been converted and used for other purposes. There are also cemeteries and Brick Lane is still home to two of London’s best Jewish bagel shops.

Gallery opening times:
Mon-Fri: 10.00-21.00
Sat: 09.00-21.00
Sun:12:00-18:00
Admission is FREE.
Find Getty Images Gallery on The Street, opposite Bumpkin.EAST, at Westfield Stratford City, Stratford, East London, runs until April 1.

Information for this article was taken from Westfield.

The Love Story That Changed History

2012-02-22T03:00:00Z

Just 45 years ago, marriage between two people of different races was illegal in America, this exhibition in New York, documents the marriage between two people, Richard and Mildred Loving, who helped change this law and America for good.

Photo via icp

Even though it was only 45 years ago, 1960’s America was a very different time to today, and sixteen states in America still prohibited interracial marriage, meaning a marriage between two people of different races was illegal.

But in 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the case of Richard Perry Loving, who was white, and his wife, Mildred Loving, of African American and Native American descent. The case changed history – and was captured on film by LIFE photographer Grey Villet, whose black-and-white photographs are now set to go on display at the International Center of Photography.

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Twenty images show the tenderness and family support enjoyed by Mildred and Richard and their three children, Peggy, Sidney and Donald. The children, unaware of the struggles their parents face, are captured by Villet as blissfully happy as they play in the fields near their Virginia home or share secrets with their parents on the couch. Their parents, caught sharing a kiss on their front porch, appear more worry-stricken.

And it is no wonder – eight years prior, the pair had married in the District of Columbia to evade the Racial Integrity Act of 1924, which banned any white person marrying any non-white person. But when they returned to Virginia, police stormed into their room in the middle of the night and they were arrested. The pair were found guilty of miscegenation in 1959 and were each sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for 25 years if they left Virginia. They moved back to the District of Columbia, where they began the long legal battle to erase their criminal records – and justify their relationship. Following vocal support from the Presbyterian and Roman Catholic churches, the Lovings won the fight – with the Supreme Court branding Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law unconstitutional in 1967. It wrote in its decision: ‘Marriage is one of the basic civil rights of man, fundamental to our very existence and survival. ’To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely to deprive all the State’s citizens of liberty without due process of law.’ Following the ruling, there was a 448 per cent increase in the number of interracial marriages in Georgia alone.

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In 2007, 32 years after her husband died, Mrs Loving – who herself passed away the following year – released a statement in support of same-sex marriage. She said: ‘Not a day goes by that I don’t think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the “wrong kind of person” for me to marry ‘I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard’s and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are all about.’

Photographs of their content family life and grapple with the law were unearthed by director Nancy Buirski during the making of a documentary about the pair. Twenty of the prints will be exhibited at the International Center of Photography in New York City, from January 20 until May 6. They are on loan by the estate of Grey Villet and by the Loving family.

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South African–born Villet (1927–2000) created some of LIFE magazine’s most poignant photo essays during his seventeen-year tenure. He and his wife, the writer Barbara Cummiskey Villet, collaborated on some of the finest in-depth stories ever to appear in the magazine, including The Lash of Success (1961), a look at one man’s journey to wealth and success, and a year-long investigation of the Levi Smith family of Vermont, which ran in fifty pages’ worth of installments (1966). The Villets also published two books: Those Whom God Chooses (New York: Viking Press, 1966) and Blood River (New York: Everest House, 1982).

This exhibition was made possible with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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John Waters Has a LomoKino

2012-02-21T23:00:00Z

The LomoKino is in the hands of one of the most admired cult directors: John Waters. Read on for some curiosities of this genius of the cinema and watch him with his new camera.

C: – I have something for you, but only if you like analogue.
J. W.: – Yeeessssss, I love analogue!

Given that response, Cripeka could only do one thing. For her it was a great honor to give a LomoKino to this this cinematographic transgressor, who was delighted to recive the Lomography movie maker.

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Curiosities of genius:

His favorite childhood memory was seeing real blood on the seat of a wrecked car when visiting a scrap yard and fantasizing about lethal car crashes.
As a youth, he would watch adult-only films at the local drive-in, with binoculars.
He is obsessed with true-crime and used to regularly attend gory trials all over the US, where he often saw the same faces in the public galleries.
Subscribes to more than 80 magazines. Also goes to see just about every movie that comes out and hardly ever rents movies.
Grew his thin pencil-line mustache in honor of Little Richard.
All his movies are set in Baltimore.
Frequently casts Patricia Hearst.
Casts Mink Stole in nearly all of his films.
Films combine outrageous subject matter with a sense of humor.

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Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, John Waters was not like other children; he was obsessed by violence and gore, both real and on the screen. With his weird counter-culture friends as his cast, he began making silent 8mm and 16mm films in the mid-‘60s; he screened these in rented Baltimore church halls to underground audiences drawn by word of mouth and street leafleting campaigns. As his filmmaking grew more polished and his subject matter more shocking, his audiences grew bigger, and his write-ups in the Baltimore papers more outraged. By the early 1970s he was making features, which he managed to get shown in midnight screenings in art cinemas by sheer perseverance. Success came when Pink Flamingos (1972) – a deliberate exercise in ultra-bad taste – took off in 1973, helped no doubt by lead actor Divine’s infamous dog-crap eating scene.

Waters continued to make low-budget shocking movies with his Dreamland repertory company until Hollywood crossover success came with Hairspray, fiebre de los 60 (1988), and although his movies nowadays might now appear cleaned up and professional, they retain Waters’ playfulness, and reflect his lifelong obsessions.

“If someone threw up at one of my screenings, it would be like a standing ovation.”, John Waters.

The source used for this article was IMDB.

Enter a new analogue dimension with the LomoKino. Lomography’s own 35mm analogue movie camera allows you to capture action and immortalize your story on film! Shoot 144 frames on any 35mm film and create your own cinematic masterpieces. Want to watch your movie the old-school way? We also offer the LomoKino and LomoKinoscope package!

February 2012: LomoKino Superstar!

2012-02-21T19:00:00Z

It is not in one, but in two French magazines that our beloved LomoKino was featured this month!

While at the beach on holidays, I decided to grab and read two of my favorite French magazines, Biba and Glamour (both February 2012 editions), while getting a tan.

I started with Biba, and after a few pages, what do I discover in one of the fashion section? Our new favorite Lomography baby, the beloved LomoKino, featured in a small article called “Ca revient” (or “It comes back”).

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After finishing reading Biba, I grabbed the Glamour, and oh surprise! LomoKino is aslo featured in this magazine, on page 170. This time, it is featured in an article called “Mon home idéal”, or “My ideal home”. Glamour’s so right about that! And in bonus in the February edition of Glamour, another page features the super cute Diana Chrome keyring. Glamour is definitely in love with Lomography products!

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We can conclude that LomoKino wins February’s best Lomography camera!

Enter a new analogue dimension with the LomoKino. Lomography’s own 35mm analogue movie camera allows you to capture action and immortalize your story on film! Shoot 144 frames on any 35mm film and create your own cinematic masterpieces. Want to watch your movie the old-school way? We also offer the LomoKino and LomoKinoscope package!

Today in History: Malcolm X is Assassinated

2012-02-21T18:00:00Z

On this day, 47 years ago, African American human rights activist Malcolm X was shot dead while preparing to give a speech at a rally. He sustained 21 gunshot wounds. While the iconoclast died prematurely at age 39, his legacy still remains intact today. Read more about one of the most influential African Americans in history after the jump.

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Malcolm Little, who later on became known as Malcolm X, was the son of a Baptist preacher named James Earl Little – a supporter of Marcus Garvey’s black nationalist ideals. When his father was brutally killed by rumored white supremacists, for his controversial sermons, Malcolm was taken into custody by welfare case workers. By the time he was in high school, however, Malcolm stopped his schooling and went to Boston where he became involved in criminal activities. At age 21, he was jailed for burglary.

Image via The Guardian

During his stint in prison he became exposed to the teachings of the Nation of Islam, and then leader, Elijah Muhammad. The ‘Black Muslims’, as the group’s members came to be known, advocated racial separatism and black nationalism. Following this revelation, Malcolm entered into a self-education program and adopted the last name “X”, as a symbol of his true African identity, as opposed to what he called the “white slavemaster name of ‘Little’ which some blue-eyed devil named Little had imposed upon my paternal forebears.”

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After his release from prison in 1952, Malcolm X paid Elijah Muhammad (seen in the 3rd photo above) a visit in Chicago and was, soon after, appointed as one of the Nation of Islam’s loyal ministers in New York. Unlike Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders, Malcolm X’s key belief was that African Americans should liberate and defend themselves by any means necessary. New York’s African American community soon caught wind of Malcom X and his intense orations, gaining him a large group of admirers and supporters in the Big Apple which soon spread throughout the country.

Image via yeyeolade

Because of his increasingly opinionated and outspoken supporters, Elijah Muhammad became convinced that Malcolm X had become “too powerful,” and suspended him from the religious movement. Following this incident, Malcolm X formally cut all ties from the organization and traveled to Mecca for pilgrimage. It was there that he had another significant revelation. Upon witnessing that there was no racial discord among traditional Muslims, he was enlightened and came to believe that it wasn’t the “white race” but racism in general that was the oppressor. Malcolm X went on to found the Organization of Afro-American Unity, which carried his newfound belief, bringing together black identity and anti-racism.

Site of the shooting. Image via classicsoulradio

While an increase in support for the group was welcomed, it came an increase in unwanted attention. As a result, Malcom X’s home was firebombed in mid-February 1965. A week after the first attack came a fatal one. On this fateful day, in 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated by some Nation of Islam members as he prepared to give a speech in New York City, at his group’s rally.

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Information for this article was taken from History.com and Wikipedia

Photos from the Lomokino workshop @ NYC Gramercy Store

2012-02-21T16:13:00Z

Saturday the 18th at the Lomography Gallery store was a film-filled day with lots of fun movie making to be had. We had 5 eager Lomographers ready to wind up and shoot 35mm film with the Lomokino!

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We started by learning how to load the film into this fun little movie-maker, and talked about processing options and viewing the movies afterwards on the Lomokino scope! Once everyone was loaded up, we went out to click away and get our movies rolling with the Lomokino’s hand crank. We could control the speed of of movies with full control of the hand crank and other operations of the camera, and we shot dogs and squirrles and other interesting happenings at Madison Square Park, just a block away from the shop. We each shot a roll, our very own movies, and we can’t wait to shoot more!

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Elizabeth Taylor's Art Collection Highly Sought After at Christie's

2012-02-21T15:00:00Z

Aside from cementing her legacy as one of the most exceptional actresses in history, Elizabeth Taylor was also a lover of arts and an avid collector of some fine masterpieces. Nearly a year after her death, her art collection was highly sought after during a recent auction at Christie's. Read more about it after the jump!

The late Elizabeth Taylor with her prized Van Gogh painting. Photo via Daily Mail

On February 7 and 8, 38 precious artworks that belonged to the late Elizabeth Taylor were auctioned off at Christie’s in an Impressionist and modern sales. One of these is “Vue de l’Asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Remy,” a landscape masterpiece by Vincent Van Gogh, estimated to fetch between £5 million to £7 million. With the bid starting at £3 million, reports say all it took was four minutes of intense bidding in the room and over the phone before the Van Gogh landscape was sold at £10.1 million to an anonymous client who made the bid through the phone.

The Van Gogh painting was said to be purchased for £92,000 by Francis Taylor, the father of the actress who was an art dealer, on her behalf during an auction in 1963. The painting remained in her living room at her Bel-Air residence in California until her death in March 2011.

Other important works auctioned off were a self-portrait by Edgar Degas, sold for £713,250; and a large landscape painting by Camille Pissarro, sold for £2,953,250. Together, the three distinguished artworks in Taylor’s collection garnered £13.79 million, significantly surpassing the pre-sale estimated value of £6.2 million.

Find out more about the Christie’s auction by reading the full reports of Yahoo! News, Daily Mail, and Financial Chronicle.