“According to the Islamic text, the Thamudis, who carved out homes in the mountains, were punished by Allah for their practice of idol worship, being struck by an earthquake and lightning blasts.” [wikipedia]
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For Women’s History Month, we hope you’ll spend some time learning about the naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian. Even at the tender age of 13, she was viewing the world as a scientist by observing the lifecycle of #insects in her own backyard.
This striking image of insects on a banana flower is from one of her most important works, anglicized as Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam, published in 1705. Six years prior, one year before the turn of the 18th century, Merian travelled with her youngest daughter from the Netherlands to the South American Dutch colony of Surinam. Mind you, it was an era when women of her social position simply didn’t work, let alone travel unaccompanied across an ocean to spend years doing scientific fieldwork. The result was this remarkable work of 60 copperplate engravings that remains a significant contribution to entomology and ecology.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg photographed by Horst Diekgerdes
Self Service #13
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伊根町, Japan. photo by wara-zeiss
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I am in Kyrgyzstan now…doing a reportage.
Nature here wears the colours of the spirit.
This is a place in which i found pieces of heaven.
I know nothing with any certainty but i know personally that this more than beauty makes me cry and makes me dream.
Alessandro Niccolai
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http://www.alessandroniccolai.com/
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I love walking around Reykjavík in the golden autumn sun, exploring all its nooks and crannies and discover little gems around every corner. #helloreykjavik #iceland #Reykjavik
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A Smoldering Bouquet of Roses Photographed by Ars Thanea
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Our Alden addiction is well documented. #StocktonStyle (at H. Stockton Midtown)
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wtf Bjork?
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Got a pic of this while in Iceland. 1 year healed! #tattoo #tattooart #icelandictattoo #reykjavik #newyorktattoo #brooklyntattoos #guyuristti #vikingasfuck #newyork #tattoos#tattooerman #sea (at Eight of Swords)
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Aleardo Villa
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Is this the view from our back windows or our front windows? #kexhostel #kexland #hverfisgata12 #dillrestaurant #mountesja
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