Author Archives: Alex Galmeanu

The death of Kennedy’s killer

Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of the US president J.F. Kennedy, is escorted to the Dallas City Jail as nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot him in front of the policemen and the press. Oswald died shortly after, taking with him the … Continue reading

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Old Bucharest …again

For the fans of the old Bucharest only… 🙂

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more than “like a virgin”

“On 12 February, 1979, a quiet, shy young woman walked into my studio for the first time. She was the nude model for my photography class that evening. She said that she was a dancer, her name was Madonna Ciccone.”

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pandele, sculele si revolutia…

ce au toate astea in comun? Pai… Andrei Pandele este unul dintre fotografii buni ai Romaniei, Bricostore este un magazin de scule iar revolutia este celebra revolutie de care unii dintre noi, mai tineri, abia ne mai aducem aminte. Daca … Continue reading

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Why Annie Leibovitz is so well known?

To take a picture of John Lennon a few hours before he will die, do you think it is a good reason?

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I have Che Guevara on my t-shirt

This portrait is probably the most well known portrait in the world.

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The Robert Capa’s D-Day

How to make history with a photographic camera.

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just milliseconds before death

This man is not dead yet but he will be in the next few milliseconds.

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marilyn monroe’s rejected pictures

An initially unwanted picture proves to be famous

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the most expensive picture

This is the most expensive picture ever sold

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