the image celebrates performance
Chris Steele-Perkins was commissioned by The Sunday Times Magazine to travel to Wolverhampton
including the spacecraft crash zones between Russia and Kazakhstan
and golds of the fallen foliage surround the paper like a natural frame
the image reflects both Brazil’s ambitions for modernization and the precariousness of life within its booming urban landscape
Magnum Poster: Liwa, United Arab Emirates, 2008 Framing:Unframed the image celebrates performanceIn this 2008 photograph by Stuart Franklin, taken in Liwa, United Arab Emirates, the vastness of the Rub al Khalialso known as the Empty Quarterunfolds in a breathtaking sweep of golden sand. The high dunes, some reaching up to 100 meters, are sculpted by the wind into smooth ridges and rippling textures. Against this immense, undisturbed landscape, three camels stride in silhouette along a distant crest, their presence accentuating the scale and