I was born in New England and have always had a fondness for the scenery there. But the stark beauty of the terrain out here in the West can be breathtaking.
See with your own eyes the massive damage caused by the 1906 earthquake and subsequent fire. You can zoom in on the image to get a closer view. Quite shocking. This very large image may take a few minutes to load.
I accidently found myself swimming among a school of these in the Gulf of Mexico when I was a teenager. If I remember correctly, I was both terrified and delighted.
Philippe Halsman defied gravitas.
When large container ships can contain or ship no more, they're sent halfway round the world to so-called "breaking yards," where they're dismantled (basically by hand), their metal is salvaged, and their intact structures, down to the doors and toilet seats, are put back onto the global marketplace.
