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• July 1947

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First published in 1947, Concrete Quarterly is a relatively small magazine that includes innovative concrete projects while also providing news and viewpoints from industry figures. The publication is put out by The Concrete Centre which is the central development organization for the UK concrete industry.

Architecture design has always been fascinating to me and is one of my favorite things to photograph. Over the decades CQ’s cover designs have captured a structure at some pretty compelling angles. Every couple of years they change up their cover either with a new layout and/or a new masthead logo, however in 2000 they did away with one on the cover, but brought it back in the middle of 2003 to rather disappointing results. The new logo constrains the overall photograph and design of the cover and strips the quality it once had.

View CQ archives.

Most likely known for his aerial photography, David Maisel’s, Terminal Mirage is definitely my favorite set from him. His ability to capture the natural colors of the landscape and the combination of abstract shapes created by man and nature are stunning. On ground level you rarely get to see the vast superiority of color that Mother Nature can produce, but from a bird’s eye view it’s a whole different story.

It has always been a dream of mine to visit, or if the opportunity ever presented itself, live in NYC one day. What ever the case, at least there will always be pictures I can marvel over, what better than through the lens of a polaroid. The New York City Polaroid Project by Andrew Faris beautifully captures the raw detail of the city streets, away from the large crowds, that you don’t always get to see in other photo sets.

The 40′s and 50′s have always been a nostalgic era to me and whenever I see movies or photos like the ones above from that time period I get really intrigued about what it would of been like to of grown up back then. Whenever I think about this era, the images in my head always have the vintage, grainy and saturated feel that these photos most likely naturally produced. What’s amazing is that photography back then wasn’t doctored in Photoshop or any other programs—obviously because they didn’t exist. Now a days, many photographers (including myself sometimes) try to achieve the look and feel of what you see above. These photos are from the beautiful and inspiring Flickr set Pre–1962 America in Color.

Well 2009 is pretty much over…where in the heck did it go? Anywho, The Boston Globe just finished posting a 3 part series of some imposing photographs that take a look back over the past year entitled, The Big Picture. Above are some of my favorites, especially the first three, but all are a must-see. There are quite a few that really make you feel as if you were actually there witnessing some of the events. To me photography captures an essence that video does not always provide and I caught myself staring at a lot of these for awhile deciphering the different feelings each one gave off. I could stare at that first one all day long, it would make for a pretty sweet picture on a wall if it were blown up.

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3