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Photographer Posts Public Thank You Notes to City of San Francisco
People on a bus in San Francisco were surprised to find a touching message from an artist who just wants to say thank you to his adopted city.
Danny Bloom is a photographer who’s lived in the city by the Bay for the past few years. He arrived in San Francisco after a difficult period that included a painful breakup and the death of a close friend.
“Honestly, I was in a really rough point in my life. I was dealing with just a lot of loss, a lot of sadness,” he tells Inside Edition. “When I first met you (San Francisco), I was shattered. I knew I needed sunlight and a change of pace, but I’ll forever be humbled by the love, joy and peace that you brought me.”
He moved to San Francisco when it seemed many were headed in the opposite direction. The city was getting much bad publicity but he had a different experience, telling Inside Edition, “When I got here and I was like, is this the same city everyone’s talking about?”
In no time at all, Bloom found himself blossoming. His life was back on track, he’d met a whole new group of friends and he was working as a photographer. He gives all the credit to San Francisco.
“I was just blown away about the welcomeness,” he says. “Usually when I move to a new city, I think I meet that first group of friends, those that are my people, and I learned quickly that they’re not, and in this case, it was the complete opposite. I was like, wow, I just found my family so fast. I have people that support me, care about me, and they barely even know me. It was just very touching.”
Family is what’s pulling Bloom back to the East Coast. He decided to leave thank you notes on city buses with copies of photos he’d taken in the area. He had no idea how his project would be received.
One of the first reactions he got now brings him to tears.
“I received a message from someone that said, ‘Hey, I’ve actually just got diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer today, and I saw your letter on the bus and your photo, and I picked it up and it just really meant a lot to me,’” he says. “Receiving that message about someone that just had such an unimaginably hard day and for them to be able to have a better day, to have a happy moment in that darkness through my photography, and my gift to the city. That was unbelievably cool.”
Bloom says he hopes to return to San Francisco someday. He’s already cooking up his next project.
“I was really looking for a way to get people to enjoy photography that wasn’t just on their phone or on a screen,” he says.
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Country Music Hall of Fame Opens Photography Exhibit
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum recently unveiled a new photography exhibition, The Bradley Barn Sessions. The exhibit features photographs by Fritz Hoffmann from the recording sessions for Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones’ 1994 album, The Bradley Barn Sessions. The exhibit is free and will be open to the public through 2024 in the museum’s first-floor gallery.
In 1994, MCA Records plotted to return Jones to the country radio charts. Four years had passed since Jones’s last Top 10 hit, his longest dry spell since 1955. The resulting album, The Bradley Barn Sessions, featured Jones performing duets with many country and rock artists, including Mark Chesnutt, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, Keith Richards, Leon Russell, Travis Tritt and Trisha Yearwood, as well as Country Music Hall of Fame members Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart and Tammy Wynette. The sessions took place at historic Bradley’s Barn, a recording studio established by producer and Country Music Hall of Fame member Owen Bradley in the rolling hills of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.
To document the landmark sessions, MCA hired accomplished photographer Fritz Hoffmann, who attended all 11 days of the sessions. Hoffmann’s photographs capture the camaraderie Jones felt with the guest artists and the relaxed, inspired atmosphere created by producer Brian Ahern. The following year, Hoffmann became the first Western photographer granted long-term residency in Shanghai since the communist revolution in 1949. Hoffmann lived in Shanghai from 1995 to 2008, becoming a contributing photographer for National Geographic and taking assignments across Asia and Europe.
Some photographs on display include:
- George Jones and Tammy Wynette recording a new version of their 1976 hit “Golden Ring” — marking the first recording in 14 years for the former husband-and-wife duet team.
- Jones and Keith Richards preparing to record a duet of the Dallas Frazier song “Say It’s Not You.”
- Jones and Country Music Hall of Fame member Waylon Jennings talking before recording the gospel song “Great Judgment Morning,” which included contributions by Jessi Colter,
- Ricky Skaggs, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt. Recorded while Jones worked on The Bradley Barn Sessions, the track wasn’t released publicly until 2013, when it appeared on Amazing Grace, a compilation of Jones’ religious recordings.
- Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Ricky Skaggs rehearsing “Where Grass Won’t Grow” before recording the song with Jones and Trisha Yearwood.
- Jones with Leon Russell and Vince Gill as they record the song “The Love Bug.”
Nancy Jones kissing her husband.
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World’s Largest Oyster Sculpture, world record in South Bend, Washington
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Hyperrealist sculptures take center stage at Tampere Art Museum
This summer, the Tampere Art Museum is hosting an extraordinary exhibition titled “HYPER,” which offers a comprehensive overview of the history and evolution of hyperrealistic sculpture from the 1970s to the present day. The exhibition features works by 27 renowned artists from around the world, highlighting the international scope and continuous development of this art form.
Hyperrealistic sculptures meticulously replicate the human body, capturing every detail to create a startlingly lifelike illusion.
Photographer injured in F1 Monaco GP crash explains scary moment
A photographer caught up in the big crash at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix has spoken out.
Andrea Bruno Diodato, a 29-year-old freelance photographer who works in sports and entertainment, avoided serious harm despite his proximity to the huge first-lap smash between Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg.
“My work sometimes teaches us to listen even before seeing certain situations,” he told Sky Italia.
“And so in those moments: after a Sauber passed by, the uniform noise as the cars passed was as if it had stopped for a moment and I understood that something was about to happen. Then the collision.”
He explained: “There were about ten of us, now I only have a bruise after the impact.
“Those who suffered the most damage may have thrown themselves to the ground to take cover.
“No serious consequences.
“I was there because I used a wide-angle lens for the start.
“I wanted to show a bit of the surrounding context, so the city, the details of the track and the huge number of cars. In short, it was an interesting part to work in.”
After reviewing the incident, the photographer refused to place blame with the F1 drivers.
“If I put myself in the driver’s shoes, I must say that in a certain sense I understand Magnussen,” he said.
“In a race where it is very difficult to overtake, perhaps in that situation he saw the only glimmer of opportunity to succeed.
“I don’t feel like accusing or condemning him.”
Despite his lucky near-miss, he is back at work this weekend.
“No, no fear,” the photographer explained.
“So much so that I immediately returned to the track and will also be on track [this] weekend at Mugello for the MotoGP.
“In Monaco there is no safety problem.
“I know that circuit well and if there were no serious consequences after the impact it is also because the guardrails are very solid, as are the posts in the asphalt.
“I think that track offers many more certainties when compared to others and other situations.
“I’m thinking for example of the accident involving Zhou (with Albon) at Silverstone in 2022.
“Maybe the show isn’t exciting on the track, but the safety standards are high. And in any case we are all aware that there is a risk in doing this job.”
“Nikon challenged me to take photos based on the theme of ‘standing the test of time'”
For the release of its full-frame mirrorless camera, the Nikon Zf, Nikon challenged me to take photos based on the theme of ‘standing the test of time’. The idea was to take photos that appear timeless, so that the viewer wouldn’t know whether they were taken in 1913 or 2023.
While I was on a boat on my way to Vancouver Island, Canada, I was immediately inspired by the vintage-style leather seats. It was almost as if I had taken the picture in my head before I even pulled out the camera. I asked my friend to be part of the frame. Luckily, he was dressed in what appears to be a ‘timeless’ outfit, so it all just clicked into place.
I asked him to look out of the window to convey the journey and the emotion that a boat crossing can evoke – the hope of a new beginning or the melancholy of
a life left behind. I wanted everyone to see themselves in the photo and what their own journey might look like. Traveling leaves no one indifferent; we all go through emotions when we leave or return, and this is the message I wanted my final image to depict.
The biggest challenge was to take the photo without anyone else in the field of view. It’s a popular public transport route that fills up quickly so, as soon as I saw the potential, I ran and asked my friend to sit down so I could take the photo. I knew if anyone else sat down the image would be ruined. It must have taken me two minutes to take the photo and was worth every second.
French photographer Maud Chalard is renowned for her ability to capture visually compelling frames that convey a narrative. Her father’s passion for photography served as her inspiration. Maud pursued her education at the Estienne School in Paris, earning a BTS in visual communications and a DSSA in design and communication strategies. After leaving her office job, she embarked on a journey, traveling over 20,000 kilometers throughout the United States.
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Camera: Nikon Zf
Lens: Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
Aperture: f/4.5
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
ISO: 320
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