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Lisanne!'s photostream
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I'm one of a diminishing number of people who never left the place they were born in. I've spent my entire life living within a one mile radius from my childhood home. And awhile back, when my mother got sick, I moved back home again.
Most of my friends from long ago are long gone from here. I keep a light in the window waiting for their return. But the light grows weaker as the place I live in keeps changing. Much of it would be unrecognizable to them now.
And so it is in communities all over the world today.
Our world keeps rapidly changing, and we must document today before it recedes from memory. We must also try to preserve that which has been before. We should make both the relics of the past and the record of the soon to be history easily accessible to others. It's a monumental collective task, and I am trying to do my small share here.
I'm fascinated by the past, and old photos and other visual images (such as vintage advertising) have a way of providing a portal through which one can imagine another time and place. A moment frozen forever.
I see the Internet as one large library with some web sites being little quaint books and others, like this one, vast rooms, filled with wondrous works which are yours if you are able to find them on the shelves. The knowledge that I have added in some small way to this collection's value gives me a sense of fulfillment. I shall venture to guess that you who are reading these words are also among those who share this feeling. If not, take heart in the knowledge that each one of us has something special to offer the world. Look into your heart, and you will know what it is that you would like to share.
If I have photographed your house, it is because I believe it's special and beautiful. Cherish it and respect its past when you plan its future.
Lastly, look around you carefully, and document the things that may seem commonplace to you now, but will be sorely missed when they are gone. You, and perhaps others who see the artifacts you've memorialized will be thankful you took the time to capture small parts of our ever-changing world.
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Lisanne!'s favorite photos from other Flickr members (117)
Contacts (239)
Groups (50)
- PLANET EARTH 100 YEAR CLUB 599 photos, 194 members
- Street Food that makes you say, "Mmmm." 170 photos, 25 members
- Your Best Shot 2011 13,850 photos, 16,228 members
- Victorian Beauty 2,185 photos, 199 members
- The Wooden House Project 133 photos, 11 members
- Just one more quarter, pleeeeeze ! 1,725 photos, 106 members
- NYC Cars 1,379 photos, 145 members
- NYC Blizzard 2010 329 photos, 21 members
- Liquor Signs - Neon, Painted, Plastic Liquor Store & Bar Signs 1,689 photos, 252 members
- DOLK Stencils and Streetart 637 photos, 287 members
- Banksy 23,375 photos, 20,874 members
- WE WANT THE OLD LAYOUT OF OUR PHOTO PAGE 3,333 photos, 1,575 members
- fire hydrants 3,457 photos, 815 members
- NYC Fire Hydrants 35 photos, 28 members
- New Photo Page Preview 0 photos, 3,700 members
- ##$%^shoot the shot##$%^ 5,255 photos, 139 members
- Celebrating Weird New York 11,065 photos, 2,047 members
- Landmarks45 195 photos, 41 members
- Chinese Restaurant Worldwide Documentation Project 14,351 photos, 764 members
- STREET : The Gutter™ - Street at its best NO RULES about sty 37 photos, 640 members
- THEME PHOTO SETS! (4 shots at a time) 121 photos, 7 members
- Telephone Exchange 116 photos, 31 members
- Barn and Building Painted Advertisements 1,643 photos, 110 members
- 6 Photos – SeriesGroup 45,625 photos, 5,549 members
- I Love Jadite Green!!! 198 photos, 62 members
- Sign of the Pig (Giant Pigs and Signage) 278 photos, 234 members
- Sign of the Chicken (Giant Chickens & Signage) 235 photos, 83 members
- U.S Politics and the World: The Proletariat 0 photos, 7 members
- Find Me, Belle 114 photos, 169 members
- Antique Alcohol 241 photos, 35 members
- Vintage soft drink signs 3,341 photos, 546 members
- Nature's Reclamation -- NOT a decay group! 11,575 photos, 1,019 members
- Say NO to the new Flickr logo 113 photos, 198 members
- Flickreenos Against **Things That Are Justified** 8 photos, 85 members
- The Smart-ass Group 107 photos, 69 members
- Crap I Have Found 4,850 photos, 254 members
- Wagon Club 613 photos, 110 members
- Veterans of the American Civil War 4,985 photos, 677 members
- 7 seconds.War,Peace and Disaster 3,584 photos, 1,261 members
- You and your camera reflected in obscure and unexpected ways 140 photos, 52 members
- Sign of the Cow (Giant Cows & Signage) 592 photos, 394 members
- The Political Forum 547 photos, 82 members
- Social and Philosophical debates 40 photos, 22 members
- Ten Friends 29,092 photos, 6,238 members
- South Florida Artists Association (SFAA) 145 photos, 62 members
- CPSIA Endangered Books 2,870 photos, 324 members
- Refugee Women 1,446 photos, 574 members
- Photohumorism 3,778 photos, 328 members
- Painted Signs and Ads 4,016 photos, 264 members
- Flickr - Home For Photographers 21,194 photos, 132 members
Testimonials (8)
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krstl_blu says:
"I have only been to New York once, and that was over 25 or ..ahem..30 years ago. It was a 3 day field trip. Lisanne's photos make me want to visit it again. We share a common interest in trying to keep history alive in our way of documenting it through photography. She captures some of the most ordinary things and makes you want to look at it again. One day, I believe Lisanne and I will co author a photography book which will become a best seller, become rich and famous, then once and for all prevent more disgusting condos from being built. But first we have to meet each other somewhere sometime...."
7th June, 2008
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Silly Luis says:
"Lisanne photos are a really funny mix of tragedy and humor in a world so quickly changing. The child in me (and sometimes the man!) keeps staring at all those findings among the garbage with the eyes full of desire to get into the photo and enjoy them. Uppermost, though, I love how Lisanne's work show a New York that I didn't really know, so much different than the Hollywood one and making it look so very interesting. And that is very important when the viewer lives so far away. Thanks, girl!"
30th May, 2008
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Dana(ful) says:
"Lisanne doesn't know me at all. I stalk her photos silently, but they make me ache for the Brooklyn in which I grew up, more than 20 years ago. The fact that I happened onto her stream because she'd taken a photo of the house my grandparents used to own on East 15th was the beginning, and every photo since then has made me happy. Thank you, Lisanne, for trying to capture the New York of my childhood, before it's completely gone."
21st January, 2008
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purplewon2000 says:
"Lisanne takes wonderful photos of her disappearing and evolving neighbourhood, documenting what might be lost forever. She also documents old advertisments so no one will forget them, either."
26th June, 2007
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Wishbook says:
"Lisanne's wonderful collection of vintage ads show us how far we've come and how far we haven't."
24th February, 2007
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carwax (if you see Kay) says:
"who wouldn't like Lisanne? She's from Brokklyn, yo. Better check yo'self before you cross her..."
4th January, 2007
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♥ shhexy corin ♥ says:
"I don't like Lisanne. Her nose is prettier than mine."
28th December, 2006
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Paula Wirth says:
"So glad to run across another collector-librarian, eager to share her wealth of vintage goodies with the collective web-world. Lisanne's collection is a joy, and now she is moderator of the Early Advertising Pool, which promises to provide a wealth of historic entertainment. Brava!!!"
29th May, 2006
- Joined:
- February 2006
- Hometown:
- Sheepshead Bay, NY











