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I have been taking photos since the age of 9 and some of the events and places I have been have made me wish I had taken more photos.
I go to strange places and learn about them. I am not deterred by any border guard or regulations. I patiently apply for permission to go to places deemed impossible to go to. I do not believe what I hear about any particular culture or economic system unless I have been there. I have been doing this since 1969.
I am an observer and document what I see so my photos are not very artistic but document time and place.
During the last two years I have photographed China and North Korea and should be doing so one more time in 2010. I would like to photograph central Asia - the Turkish peoples from China to northern Iran. I thrive on places that are difficult to get to.
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Contacts (384)
Groups (50)
- World Monuments 22 photos, 2 members
- Flags, Flags, Flags 5,744 photos, 1,460 members
- Military Aviation Photography 100,083 photos, 5,779 members
- Skies With Colour! 1,657 photos, 128 members
- flickr (unofficial) 122,292 photos, 25,204 members
- on the plane magazine 3,177 photos, 249 members
- Central Illinois 7,634 photos, 351 members
- Illinois National Register of Historic Places 1,550 photos, 79 members
- Visit Central Illinois 417 photos, 20 members
- ***SCREAM OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER*** 1,311,138 photos, 34,841 members
- Ich mag Züge / I like trains 259 photos, 7 members
- German WWII History 700 photos, 154 members
- Views: 25,000 918 photos, 871 members
- Washington DC/Metro Area 125,023 photos, 7,470 members
- Politbureau beauties 97 photos, 15 members
- Sign of the Frog (Giant Frogs/Toads and Signage) 92 photos, 222 members
- Fabulous Fog 7,336 photos, 1,591 members
- Comunist Buildings 292 photos, 132 members
- Vanishing Beauty - Please read the group description! 57,681 photos, 11,323 members
- Humanistic 7,353 photos, 1,845 members
- Chicago Architecture 25,095 photos, 1,755 members
- 'Views: 20,000+ 313 photos, 329 members
- 20,000 Photostream Views 6,778 photos, 508 members
- HDR Churches 5,331 photos, 594 members
- Electric Locomotives 15,865 photos, 368 members
- The Cloud Appreciation Society 124,149 photos, 12,128 members
- World Travelogue 27,996 photos, 1,255 members
- Fire in the Sky from the Sun! 16,055 photos, 1,911 members
- Picturing Public Service 1,788 photos, 70 members
- Blue is my favorite color 60,335 photos, 4,363 members
- Views: 10000 3,556 photos, 2,898 members
- Overloaded 424 photos, 54 members
- Abandoned 555,674 photos, 37,426 members
- Prague blackwhite 1,350 photos, 155 members
- Prague ... 38,848 photos, 3,052 members
- Cult of Mac 26,224 photos, 5,398 members
- Cold War artifacts 374 photos, 85 members
- Cemeteries - Cementerios - Friedhoefe - Cimetières - Cimiteri 98,898 photos, 6,335 members
- RUSTY and CRUSTY 289,160 photos, 26,643 members
- Airplanes: Nose Shots 49,472 photos, 1,682 members
- Dentistry 962 photos, 237 members
- Made in Czechoslovakia 1918 - 1992 www.madeinczechoslovakia.org 997 photos, 36 members
- Air Koryo North Korean Airlines 128 photos, 18 members
- Aircraft: Classic Airliners 48,280 photos, 1,516 members
- Cricket Around The World 1,376 photos, 157 members
- easyHDR 2,750 photos, 326 members
- Night Photography 233,203 photos, 16,958 members
- 50mm (The original 50mm group) 692,603 photos, 37,814 members
- Railroad Crossings of the World 6,532 photos, 781 members
- *****Street Photography***** 204,821 photos, 7,580 members
Testimonials (1)
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InSapphoWeTrust says:
"Ray has excellent coverage of "forbidden" countries - be they Red China or the Soviet Union of the Cold War Era, or North Korea of today. His photos tell the story authentically, conveying not only the countries' official propaganda, but the real people and their stories the propaganda is trying to cover up. Ray's North Korean photographs are an inspiration for me and my possible future travels to such "forbidden" lands. I hope to tell authentic stories like he does."
29th September, 2011
- Name:
- Raymond Cunningham
- Joined:
- April 2008
- Hometown:
- The planet Earth
- Currently:
- Homer Illinois, USA
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Records and Information Manager/ Information Security Officer
- Website:
- Ray Cunningham's photos