‘Portal to space’: the place where astronauts take off and land – in pictures | Art and design

‘Portal to space’: the place where astronauts take off and land – in pictures | Art and design

Rocket parts, near Kenjebai-Samai, 2019 Launch Pad One is where the first human, Yuri Gagarin, launched to space on April 12, 1961. The Soyuz spacecraft has been in operation since the late 1960s and, due to its length of service, is considered the safest and most cost-effective space vehicle. The capsule of the spacecraft, which … Read more

Foul smells and survival along the Caspian Sea – in pictures | Art and design

Foul smells and survival along the Caspian Sea – in pictures | Art and design

The Caspian Sea is bounded by Iran on the south, Russia on the north, Azerbaijan on the west, and Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan on the east. Growing up on the shores, Javanmardi witnessed the once-abundant lake fall victim to unregulated exploitation, pollution, overfishing and climate change, creating a toxic cocktail that impoverishes those who depend on … Read more

Road to ruins: Peter Mitchell’s crumbling Leeds – in pictures | Art and design

Road to ruins: Peter Mitchell’s crumbling Leeds – in pictures | Art and design

Two anonymous ladies, Tivoli Cinema, Acre Road, Leeds. Taken from Sisson’s Lane, 1976 In the course of his working life, Mitchell has had many jobs – truck driving, silkscreen and printmaking, hand-lettering and poster designer, stock control clerk of a perfume counter – and all the time he was taking photographs. Mitchell’s exhibition A New … Read more

Bubbling up! Portrait of Humanity prize winners – in pictures

Bubbling up! Portrait of Humanity prize winners – in pictures

From acid attack survivors to death-defying date farmers, these images capture the human race at its bravest and most vulnerable Continue reading… Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to … Read more

A trip down the mines: West Midlands industry in the 1970s – in pictures | Art and design

A trip down the mines: West Midlands industry in the 1970s – in pictures | Art and design

Chainmaking, Griffin-Woodhouse, West Midlands ‘There were also many firms, some automated, others semi-automated, producing chains, shackles and swivels for most regions of the world, including major seaports in the Middle East. Much of the work was still done by heating and bending the links one by one, as the grand scale of, for example, a … Read more

That’s great aunt Rose on drums! My secret family – in pictures | Art and design

That’s great aunt Rose on drums! My secret family – in pictures | Art and design

Residents, Western ‘Coloured’ Township, Johannesburg, 1984 ‘That’s the theme that runs through my family. A veritable diaspora. South Africa, Israel, Canada, Colombia, United States, Australia, Italy, Mallorca, Ukraine. How many continents can one family possibly inhabit? I wonder how I would feel if, from the age of my late teens, I never got to see … Read more

‘People often say – you don’t look Native’: indigenous life in America – in pictures

‘People often say – you don’t look Native’: indigenous life in America – in pictures

From Redskins fans to jingle dress dancers, Maria Sturm’s photographs capture the complexities and conflicts of Native American life Continue reading… Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their … Read more