All images © Det. Greg Semendinger (NYC Police Aviation Unit)
Yesterday newly released images from the 9/11 attacks sprung up on major news sites and completely wow’ed me. Despite the tragedy these images qualify as stunning art pieces. No movie director can invent surreal cloud formations like these. Splendid splendid nature.
The images were taken from a [...]
I was watching the news this morning and saw the images of Burj Dubai (Burj Khalifa) being officially opened with fireworks and everything. It mostly struck me because my future brother in law is working for the company involved with the construction of this massive design (828m !!!). Googling the building told me there is a competitor in the race for ‘the tallest building’ which most likely would set a world record to be held for quite a while. The Nakheel Tower (Al Burj) has currently been put on hold because of financial troubles but when built it would reach a height of >1000m, the exact height depending on the source.
At work we have the pleasure of being surrounded with contemporary artworks which are placed in the hallways. Most of it is contemporary in the sense of ‘I could do that’ but a few are truly amazing. Axel Hütte’s large format photo prints called ‘Explorer Glacier Alaska’ are worth a look every time I pass [...]
