Sofía Henao

Reservoir Dogs + Soundtrack

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"Puerto Rico has more American citizens than 21 U.S. states, but less voting rights than any of them."

blushm:

Secretary (Steven Shainberg, 2002)

"Who’s to say that love needs to be soft and gentle?"

sandandglass:

TDS, March 5, 2015

two porches at the front and rear of the dwelling not only provide additional floor space, but also enhanced protection against the region's elements.

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© Ramil Gilvanov/Rimma Gilvanova, Russia, Shortlist, Lifestyle, Professional Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Saeed Barikani, Iran, Shortlist, Smile, Open, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

Ukrainian protester plays piano on a barricade in front of the riot police line during the continuing protest in Kiev, Ukraine on October 2, 2014. © Vladyslav Musiienko / UNIAN, Ukraine, Shortlist, Current Affairs, Professional Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Simon Morris, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Smile, Open, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Melissa Little, Australia, Shortlist, Nature & Wildlife, Open, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

The images were shot from a light aircraft flying at between 4,000 & 5,000ft. The height was crucial in order to flatten perspective by using long focal lengths. Time of day and cloud cover were also critical, the abstract effect being heightened by complete lack of signifying shadow. © Simon Butterworth, United Kingdom, Shortlist, Landscape, Professional Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Award

© Jonathan Yeap Chin Tiong, Singapore, Shortlist, Sport, Professional Competition, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Alexander Klebe, Germany, Shortlist, Panormaic, Open, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

West Bengal, India. October 21, 2013. Blind girls Sonia, 12, and Anita Singh, 5, are born into poverty with congenital cataract blindness. They must accompany their parents everywhere as they cannot be left alone without risk. The surgery to cure this is simple and takes 15 minutes but because of the level of poverty in this family they have been unable to pursue the necessary operation. India has more than 12 million blind, the majority of which suffer from cataract blindness. Poverty is the main reason these millions of people are trapped in this condition. Donor funding has recently enabled both sisters to finally go for this operation. This essay is an attempt to tell the story of their lives before surgery, during the operation to regain their sight and after as they begin to discover light. © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Shortlist, Contemporary Issues, Professional, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

The World Photography Organization just announced the shortlist for the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Creating a shortlist was no small feat. This year submissions swelled to a record 173,444 photographs from 171 countries. Shortlisted images will be on view at Somerset House in London from April 24th through May 10th, and Winners are announced April 23rd. You can see all shortlisted photos online in three categories: Professional, Open, and Youth.

The only awards season gif you need. 

LIVING COLOR

The world is your kaleidoscope, and the varying combinations of colors which at every succeeding moment it presents to you are the exquisitely adjusted pictures of your ever-moving thoughts.
- James Allen

EXHIBITIONS

Finding the Sublime 
December 16, 2014 - April 2015 
CT Gallery 
112 rue Saint-François 74120 
Megève, France

Iconic Photographs
Bait Al Zubair Museum
Muscat, Oman
Opens December 16, 2014

Steve McCurry Retrospective
Villa Riale di Monza
Monza, Italy
October 30 - April 6, 2015

 Sri Lanka is the finest island of its size in all the world.
- Marco Polo

EXHIBITIONS

Finding the Sublime 
December 16, 2014 - April 2015 
CT Gallery 
112 rue Saint-François 74120 
Megève, France

Iconic Photographs
Bait Al Zubair Museum
Muscat, Oman
Opens December 16, 2014

Steve McCurry Retrospective
Villa Riale di Monza
Monza, Italy
October 30 - April 6, 2015

These fun little flip books made in Japan feature a number of unexpected designs that make use of negative space and secret “compartments” that are gradually revealed as you flip through the books. There are several books in the series published by Mou Hitotsu no Kenkyujo and you can pick them up on Amazon. Here’s the bug one. (via Travelry)

La empresa Quintronics ha desarrollado un aparato capaz de transformar el clima en música. Ahora ya se puede escuchar la melodía de un amanecer soleado o un fuerte aguacero.

Weather Warlock, hace posible escuchar la sintonía de las condiciones climáticas. Este novedoso aparato existe desde 2011 y se utiliza un sintetizador de bajo voltaje controlado por drones capaces de traducir la temperatura, el sol, el viento y la lluvia en ritmos de percusión y sonidos estéreos, los cuales suenan como música ambiental, según informó la revista Muy Interesante de México.

El dispositivo está localizado en el Spellcaster Lodge en Nueva Orleans, Estados Unidos, pero en ocasiones es llevado de gira junto con bandas musicales que brindan todo un espectáculo con este curioso aparato. La particular estación meteorológica musical transmitirá sonidos cada día y noche como un servicio público y gratuito.

Así mismo, sus creadores han anunciado la creación de estaciones similares en todo el mundo con el fin que más personas puedan experimentar los sonidos musicales del clima.  

Only four months after their music video for the “The Writing’s on the Wall” filled with optical illusions, OK Go are back with yet another meticulously choreographed dance video for “I Won’t Let You Down.” Filmed in Japan, this new clip features more than a few umbrellas, Honda UNI-CUB personal vehicles (a kind of tiny robo scooter), and a cast of hundreds. Make sure to stick around for the final shot, hard to believe it’s even real, but knowing OK Go, it certainly is.

siemens, studio rygalik and concordia taste designed the open kitchen as a system of interrelated movable modules that resemble wooden cargo boxes and casters.

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via http://thisisnthappiness.com/

The Calientamigos is quite a clever showering system that uses minimum input and delivers maximum output. Allow me to explain, not all can afford the luxury of a warm bath. In essence they don’t have hot running water to heat and pressurize water for bathing, cooking and cleaning. To solve this problem we have here the three modular components: Bomba, a safe, portable electric water heater that heats 5 gallons of water to 110 degrees F in 15 minutes. Corazon, a simple to use foot pump that pressurizes the warm water; and Gota, a multi-purpose faucet head.

The whole system is capable of easily providing a good shower for 2 adults or 3 children.

Designers: Tianyi Sun, Della Tosin and Kevin Chang

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3. Interactive Public Showers

a nearby booth invites passers-by to pick a song and groove to the tunes, while their silhouette is projected onto the virtual street light display.

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