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richardr's photostream
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I am as interested in words as in images and accordingly tend to take a very 'writerly' perspective to photography, seeing a photograph as a single moment with a larger narrative. My favourite photographers include Eugene Atget, Frank Meadows Sutcliffe, Benjamin Brecknell Turner, Josef Sudek, Karel Brassai, Plicka and Simon Marsden, the drawings of Escher, Dore, Meryon and Piranesi, the paintings of David Friedrich and Atkinson Grimshaw or the cinematography of films like Metropolis and The Third Man.
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- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2,562 photos, 201 members
- LONDON - Hipstamatic ( New group ) 848 photos, 107 members
- Hipstamatic 204,360 photos, 14,274 members
- Christopher Whall (1849 - 1924) 365 photos, 23 members
- Guggenheim Museums 1,651 photos, 464 members
- frank lloyd wright 6,523 photos, 1,247 members
- Somerset 21,265 photos, 1,127 members
- New England Cemeteries 6,300 photos, 437 members
- Massachusetts Architecture 5,289 photos, 284 members
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- High Rise Buildings 6,063 photos, 420 members
- New York City Skyline 18,305 photos, 1,999 members
- Brooklyn Bridge 3,493 photos, 835 members
- Brooklyn Bridge (Brooklyn Museum Website) 3,197 photos, 762 members
- Friends of the High Line 13,436 photos, 1,607 members
- Frank Gehry's Architecture 5,813 photos, 1,607 members
- Bristol 87,438 photos, 3,361 members
- Bristol Churches 1,556 photos, 156 members
- Cumbria and the Lake District 2,171 photos, 268 members
- Siena 4,509 photos, 1,016 members
- Green Men, Green Beasts 2,719 photos, 69 members
- Pisa 7,340 photos, 1,082 members
- Lichfield Cathedral 43 photos, 14 members
- Firenze - Florence 56,148 photos, 5,708 members
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- Philip Webb 139 photos, 17 members
- Seattle 125,101 photos, 6,880 members
- Seattle Center 4,887 photos, 758 members
- Space Needle 12,692 photos, 2,162 members
- Historia Polski / History of Poland 1,003 photos, 83 members
- Daniel Chester French 159 photos, 26 members
- DC Neighborhoods 13,909 photos, 756 members
- Logan Circle 857 photos, 59 members
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- Manhattan Fog 166 photos, 49 members
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- Fayum Mummy Portraits 53 photos, 6 members
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- New York Architecture Info 636 photos, 75 members
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Testimonials (4)
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Bill in DC says:
"There is no greater historian on Flickr than Richard. He posts outstanding images of historical places, accompanying each with a carefully-researched note relating to the photograph's subject. The images themselves are outstanding as well, framed to show off the essence of the subject. Richard's photographs fill a much-needed and rather underappreciated niche in the Flickr community."
8th October, 2006
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Maia C says:
"Richard has the most wonderful photos of the most interesting places. If I can't visit all those places myself, at least I can enjoy them vicariously through Richard's photos."
23rd September, 2006
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Martin Beek says:
"Richard's photographs are packed with stories. I was very drawn to them possibly because of his architectural work. He makes looking at buildings a real joy, the way I think it should be. There's constant delight in new discoveries, drifting through his photostream is rather like browsing through a pictorial encyclopedia. Some of his London pictures are among the best on their subject in my opinion, they are also backed up by interesting footnotes and comments. I'm always excited to see where he'll take us next."
18th July, 2006
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Skinnyde says:
"A master chronicler of architecture. Visiting Richard’s photostream is an education. I have learnt much from his informative descriptions of the many buildings he has photographed.
He seems to belong to every group associated with buildings, and rightly so. His photos and words deserve as wide an audience as possible.
Richard also likes Dr Who, which is no bad thing since my days of hiding behind the sofa whilst it is on are over. Honest!"11th November, 2005
- Name:
- Richardr
- Joined:
- August 2004
- Currently:
- England
- I am:
- Male