The Wiphala (top image) is a flag representing the native peoples of all the Andes that include today’s Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and parts of Argentina, Chile and Colombia. It represents the Inca Empire and each of its former four regions. The Wiphala consists of seven horizontal stripes representing the 7 colours of the rainbow
The Buddhist flag (second image) is a symbol of all forms of Buddhism around the world. It consists of six vertical colored segments, the first five of which are usually blue, yellow, red, white, and orange, while the sixth is a combination of the first five.
The Pace flag (third image) in Italy was first used in a peace march in 1961, inspired by similar multi-coloured flags used in demonstrations against nuclear weapons. It became popular with the Pace da tutti i balconi (“peace from every balcony”) campaign in 2002, started as a protest against the impending war in Iraq. The most common variety has seven colours, purple, blue, azure, green, yellow, orange and red, and is emblazoned in bold with the Italian word PACE, meaning “peace”.
The LGBT pride flag (last image), sometimes called ‘the freedom flag’, was popularized as a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride and diversity by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. The different colors symbolize diversity in the gay community, and the flag is used predominantly at gay pride events and in gay villages. The colors were designed to symbolize: red (life), orange (healing), yellow (sunlight), green (nature), blue (harmony), and purple/violet (spirit).
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on YCP we’re building a massive PHOTO RAINBOW for HUMANITY here on tumblrwith your help: submit your photographs in which one of these colours exist in most of the photo so you can be part of it!
This Massive Rainbow for Humanity is a collab between:
YCP / PixelUnion / Artchipel / Lensblr / MutantSpace / 2HeadS
Help building a rainbow for the sake of humanity!
(more info here)
cheers,
G.Benard
• 1 February 2013 • 69 notes
James, for The Cyber Portrait project, by Gonzalo Bénard
- do you want to be my cyber friend?
volunteers needed! contact by private message.
• 30 January 2013 • 19 notes
Evan (Greece), for The Cyber Portrait project, by Gonzalo Bénard
- do you want to be my cyber friend?
volunteers needed! contact by private message.
• 29 January 2013 • 8 notes
Morgan (Belgium), for The Cyber Portrait project, by Gonzalo Bénard
- do you want to be my cyber friend?
volunteers needed! contact by private message. G
• 28 January 2013 • 14 notes
Noah (US), for The Cyber Portrait project, by Gonzalo Bénard
- do you want to be my cyber friend?
volunteers needed! contact by private message. G
• 27 January 2013 • 14 notes
Do you need a review on your Portfolio?
I get a considerable weekly amount of emails from aspiring and emerging photographers asking if I can review their portfolios:
I would love to do the reviews to all the people who ask, but I can’t, it’s incredible the amount of people asking for that. So to not be an effort from just one side, and also for me to see that you really put an effort into it, I decided that I’ll make 3 to 5 reviews per week for a symbolic fee.
I was juror of photography for couple years, and when I do I use to be very straight honest and deep on my reviews. I don’t do superficial reviews on your work; I like to see it in a thoughtful and helpful way so you can see the errors, learn from them and magnify the best of your work. How to organise it and to present it.
For that to be done, you must send me a message requesting the review and I let you know how to proceed.
Thank you!
Gonzalo Bénard
@GBenard on twitter
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• 27 January 2013 • 24 notes
“Mirror Mirror on the Wall”, by Gonzalo Bénard
“A self-portrait in the mirror is much more than a basic self-portrait. It’s a game. It’s a play with our ghosts and reflections.”
“A cage went seeking a bird.” as Kafka said.
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• 26 January 2013 • 184 notes
2HeadS zine
Lectures on Photography for you to read on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Or on any other day including Saturdays.
Articles, Notes, Interviews,Tips, Theories and Conspiracies over the best World Photography.
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xx G.
• 26 January 2013 • 28 notes
“Le Voyeur Social”, by Gonzalo Bénard
on Social Documentary Photography, and how they make us witnesses of next door life. Read the article
(photograph by Jacob Riis)
(via 2headsgallery)
• 25 January 2013 • 147 notes
A World’s Voodoo Trance. by Gonzalo Bénard
“Dances in trances. Bodies getting dirty in their own nakedness to purify the skin and the souls within. View Post
photo by ©Cristina García Rodero
shared via WordPress.com
• 23 January 2013 • 64 notes
