John Lennon Plays Dead in Beatles Last Photoshoot
Prophetic and creepy. See more photos at dailymail.co.uk
An apparently lifeless John Lennon lies on the ground, his fellow-Beatles by his side. The haunting picture was taken in 1968 – 12 years before Lennon was gunned down by a crazed fan, Mark Chapman, in New York City.
It was one of many images taken by society photographer Tom Murray during the Fab Four’s last official photoshoot in 1968, which lay forgotten in an envelope for decades.
It was among a number of photographs which were made public today after lying forgotten about for years.
‘From two rolls of film there are 23 surviving shots. The colours are astonishing and it’s basically because the original slides were kept in the dark in an envelope for so many years.’
Photos of Famous Literary Drunks & Addicts
Mark Frauenfelder on BoingBoing recommends taking a look at Life magazine’s great photo gallery of famous literary drunks and addicts; it’s pretty cool. One of my favorites:
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005): Everything
“I wouldn’t recommend sex, drugs, or insanity for everyone, but they’ve always worked for me.”
The Secret War Against Afghanistan’s Space Invaders
If only it was like a video game…
Lauren Davis writes on io9.com:
Adam Richardson has added pixelated alien invaders to actual war photos from Iraq and Afghanistan. And when the Space Invaders descend on a war zone, they find that they have more to contend with more than laser cannons.
Taryn Simon Photographs Secret Sites
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading (Video):
Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography — to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two projects: one documents otherworldly locations typically kept secret from the public, the other involves haunting portraits of men convicted for crimes they did not commit.
Watch video in high res here.
