A Collection Of Allegorical Statues

in #monomad4 years ago

A collection of allegorical statues taken in a variety of locations between 1989 and 2014. Shot on E6 slide film, and Digital SLR.

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Zumbi dos Palmares revered in Afro-Brazilian culture, barefoot, and armed with only a spear, a powerful symbol of resistance against the enslavement of Africans in Brazil
Pelourinho, Salvador, Brazil. 2014
Camera. Nikon D5000 DSLR.

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Offerings laid upon the lap of the Bhudda, among the ruined temples of an ancient city abandoned in the 15th century.
Sukhothai, Thailand, 1994.
Camera: Canon AE1, 35 mm SLR, E6 Fujichrome

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An ominous griffin watches those who entre the City of London, where a Bank advert reminds us that Bank Managers will get you.
London Bridge, London. 1997
Camera : Minolta Maxxum-7000, 35mm SLR. E6 Ecktachrome

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St. Peter Holds the key as thunder clouds rage behind the Basilica.
St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. 1989

Camera: Canon AE1, 35mm SLR, E6 Kodachrome

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Krishna, Arjuna, and the great chariot pulled by seven horses, carved in heavy, immovable stone.
Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. 1992
Camera: Canon AE1, 35mm SLR. E6 Kodachrome

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Karl XII, pointing eastward, watches over Stockholm's Slott as three pigeons perch on his arm.
Gamla Stan, Stockholm. 1989
Camera: Canon AE1, 35mm SLR. E6 Kodachrome

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200 years after George Washington was inaugurated, he looks across from Federal Hall toward the New York Stock Exchange, where everything under the sun is traded.
Wall Street, New York, USA. 1990
Camera : Minolta Maxxum-7000, 35mm SLR. E6 Ilford FP4 200

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Decided to get a bit dramatic with the St Peter's image, editing in a dramatic sky in post production. Here's the original shot. Bare in mind, the photo was taken in 1989, shooting on E6 slide film. It was then processed in 1996 as a 'reversal print' and this digital image was taken as a scan from that print around ten years ago. Obviously, the original slide when viewed projected on screen has far more depth and colour. Perhaps i should re-scan all my slides using modern technology to do the images justice.

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