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Sep

Past Meets Present in Creative Photography Series

by Meredith Mullins on September 19, 2013

Old photo blended with modern scene of the Washington D.C. Capitol building, from a creative photography series about past meets present (Image © Jason Powell)

Capitol Cornucopia, Washington D.C.
© Jason Powell

Looking into the Past: There’s a Little Time Travel in All of Us

Which comes first—the past or the present? The answer to this question may seem obvious. But when you’re involved in time travel (and creativity), the sequence is not always clear.

Jason Powell’s photographs challenge us to think about time. How things change. How they stay the same. How the past and the present fit together. What we remember and what we forget.

 

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14

Sep

Aha Moment Maker: The Potato Chips Are Down

by Your friends at OIC on September 14, 2013

Angry chef illustrating the birth of the potato chip, an opportunity for readers to have their own aha moment

SARATOGA SPRINGS, 1853—Hotel chef George Crum was just trying to get through another dinner service at Moon’s Lake House. But a cranky guest kept sending back plate after plate of Crum’s fried potatoes, insisting that they were too thick, too soggy, and too bland. As an insult, the chef sliced the next batch paper-thin, fried them until they were brittle, and purposely over-salted.

 

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05

Sep

Creative Expression with People as Pixels

by Meredith Mullins on September 5, 2013

Marilyn Monroe portrait with people as pixels, showing an artist's creative expression (Image © Craig Alan)

Marilyn Monroe
© Craig Alan

Portraits of People . . . A Thousand Points of Life

Perceptions change as we look at the world from different perspectives. Such variations in viewpoints are what make life interesting.

What we see at a distance affects us one way. When we move in closer, we may experience something else. This evolution is the spice of creative expression.

What do you see in the image above at first glance?

 

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