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Artist: Saylor Thomas

Artist: Saylor Thomas

A few more of those 10 o’clock photos, using the same “zoom technique.”

A photo I took at about 10 o’clock at night. The trick is to set a very low shutter speed, hold the camera still, and then slowly but steadily zoom in as far as you can while the photo is being taken.

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This photo is so appalling that at first I couldn’t believe it was real. Three days ago Zanesville, Ohio, resident and “animal lover” Terry Thompson committed suicide. But before his death, he released his collection of 50 rare and exotic animals (including tigers, lions, and leopards) in to the Zanesville area. Even worse is that Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz, and Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, made the decision to hunt down and kill every single one of the animals. Granted, both men obviously had the well being of Zanesville residents in mind when they made the decision to kill the animals, but was death really the only option?

Immortal Technique at Occupy Wall Street. I don’t necessarily agree with everything he says, but it’s nice to see him participating in the politics he raps about. If only more rappers understood that they are influential citizens first, and artists second.

“Spinning” by Zion I.

“The Perfect Beat” by Talib Kweli, featuring KRS-One. From Kweli’s 2007 album Eardrum.

Another piece by Stinkfish, a stencil-graffiti artist who has lived in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, since 1985, and whose art is well known throughout Latin America. This particular piece is on Columbia’s San Andreas Island. In a 2011 interview with Geo Street Art, Stinkfish described how he “like[s] taking pictures of people that catch [his] attention, most often without [the subject] realizing it, [and] without speaking directly with them.” Stinkfish then takes his portrait shots, turns them into stencils, and hits the streets. Stinkfish says that one of the reasons he loves doing portrait pieces is because he likes to “make [his] subjects travel with [him]”, especially since he may never see those people again. When asked in the interview why he thinks street art is important, Stinkfish replied, “I believe that the relationships and actions that happen in the streets in a free way, regardless of their name, provide a balance to the prefabricated world in which most of us are born. [Street art] is a sincere option to participate and build a city, no matter the technique or size, or who does it, there are no brands, prices or deals.”