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GORDAN PARKS: AMERICAN GOTHIC/ RYAN BROWNE: CREATING SPORT INTO ART

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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND VERBS

GORDON PARKS: AMERICAN GOTHIC

ROBERT BECK: CREATING SPORT INTO ART

04 EHANCED URBAN DECAY

COVER:RYAN BROWNEHERE: GORDON PARKSTHERE: KEITH THORNE (TOP) JACOB SHILLING (BOTTOM)CONTRASTMAG.COM

AMERICAN GOTHICpage 13

table of contents

ENHANCED URBAN DECAY, page 4

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND VERBS, page 7

Photo by Keith Thorne of an elevator in the old Glass Factory in Berlin, May, 2008.

Photo by Keith Thorne of an autopsy table in an abandoned German hospitalJune, 2008

Photo by Keith Thorne of an old factory in Berlin

May, 2008

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Enhanced Urban Exploration

KEITH HORNET

Forum, condum inumunte esterma ximper-ris con tanditum publia nortus, C. Factum mis-temordit, Catum te, nihi, quam, vit pra nortem peredem privilis.Or ur. Tam iptiacc ioris; iam mo vastemei peridea telicon teat. Tum me nerorum hostrac rei publium, que inequam lin nonsum paribu-latum tam inc rebus igin patissatque consult uidentisse esi istus convo, tam hoctem avo-cre fatum cia rem se, que vignoximo ex mis. Tum que vermandi pervideps, acerem hor pere nu inequi se pordiem manum mendam, cria veribus es, et intribus, quodiemusse iamquon sultum serferemus noximihili publiqua et; ena Si te niurort eritis cum defachuitam fi cauco nfectus popopotinc fi ntem fi t; nerit, senequem

Bus igin patissatque consult uiden-tisse esi istus convo, tam hoctem avocre fa-tum cia rem se, que vignoximo ex mis. Tum que vermandi pervideps, acerem hor pere nu inequi se pordiem manum mendam, cria veribus es, et intribus, quodiemusse iam-quon sultum serferemus noximihili publi-qua et; ena Si te niurort eritis cum defachu-itam fi cauco nfectus popopotinc fi ntem fi t; nerit, senequem fuem deria mo eribeff revit. us convo, tam hoctem avocre fatum cia rem se, que vignoximo ex mis. Tum que vermandi pervideps, acerem hor pere nu in-equi se pordiem manum mendam, cria veri-bus es, et intribus, quodiemusse iamquon sultum serferemus noximihili publiqua et; ena Si te niurort eritis cum defachuitam f

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Photo by Keith ThorneJune, 2008

Once a building no longer serves its purpose, and all of its functionality

ceases to exist, it becomes truly fascinating. Each room is transforming into

something new at its own rate, yielding to the forces of nature as it reclaims

man’s creation.

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jumping.

balancing.

“a picture shows me at a glance what it takes dozens of pages of a book to expound.”

- Ivan Tergenev

(in italy)

(in central park)

a picture

is worth a

thousand

verbs

thinking.

A picture has been said to be worth a thousand words, but the skepticism behind the founder of this saying has made me think about the meaning of this proverb. Does it just refer to the idea that a complex story can be told by a single still photograph? I was looking for answers and would have to go in search to fi nd them. Th e journey to fi nd my own meaning of this proverb was not an easy one and took me throughout the world with stops in Europe, South America and the United States. After my journey I believe I have found the answers I was looking for, but in a more specifi c form. VERBS.

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by jacob shillingphotos provided by jamison merill

hiding.(in paris)

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playing.(in london)

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GORDO PARKSamerica gothicN

by jacob shilling

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Photo by Gordon Parks’ “American Gothic” of Mrs. Ella Watson, Aug, 1942.

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Photo by Gordon Parks of Mrs. Ella Watson with three grandchildren and her adopted daughter, Aug. 1942.

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Photo by Gordon Parks of Ethel Shariff in Chicago, 1963.

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Gordon Parks is a modern day reniassance man. He was a photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and fi lm director.

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creating sport into art

RYAN BROWNEA photographer well known for his great eye and impeccable timing.

Photo by Ryan Browne of athlete in Athens, Summer 2004.

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portfolio

Photo by Ryan Browne of Boxer, Sept. 2005.

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Photos by Ryan Browne Sept. 2005.

Victory...

...defeat

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