[kminna1123]

Hi, I am a senior photography major at a university in Baltimore, Maryland. I am currently taking my senior thesis class and am doing a series of work where I need the public's help. Its working title is "Family Pictures Presentation." To give a little background and describe what I mean by Family Pictures Presentation: "Until very recently, 20th century snapshots have been ignored, seen as slight and unimportant, of poor quality and of value only to those who make use of them. However, over the last 20 years, personal pictures have become the center of a new sort of interest as the study of history itself has changed, and as working photographers have re-evaluated photographic practice." (Excerpt from 'Sweet It Is To Scan' by Liz Wells). I am looking for people to send me a snapshot, family picture or personal photograph from their life. It can be from as long as 50 years ago or from as recent as today. Along with it I would like text written by the submitter on a memory from that picture, something it reminds you of or what was going on in the picture. You can go into as much detail as you want. There is no word limit. Instead of me presenting my own family, I find it more interesting seeing how the rest of the world lives and how these millions of snapshots each day shape our life's history. These pictures will be used solely in my thesis class for this one presentation. If they could be submitted electronically through email as a jpeg or similar format that would be great. I would really appreciate any help I can get. The photographs can be sent to: [email protected]. Thanks so much, Erin

[[Shizo]]

Do not accept pictures from Flat[666] under any circumstances. :-0

[kminna1123]

Ok, Thanks for the heads up.

[[Shizo]]

My family used to have a "summer house" or "dacha" like many other Russian families where the kids would get to go for the summer usually with their grandparents. I got to go every year since i was born till i moved to USA and needless to say this place is very important and close to my heart. Here i'm sitting next to the old village house with neighbors' dog called "Kelly". I'm probably 2 years old then.



My brother and our neighbor friend with his father. This pic taken at about the same time as the first one, and location is about 5-8km from our summer house. The river was called "Severka" which means "North-y" and was very cold indeed. We went there all the time every year. Oh yeah, later my brother, that kid, and other older kids formed sort of a local "gang" walking around, getting drunk, riding bikes, and sitting around fire at night smoking and doing other stuff.



And that's me and my brother here in USA in the winter, close to Ocean City and Atlantic City.

Byebye, and keep it real gangsta (like my pants on that picture, they even have this little pocket for the pocket watch). :0

[[666]Flat]

JheLLO, my name iz SH3|Z0, I'm a semigay russian roulette gamer. As you can tell from the looks of my face, I've lost a couple of times (talking of that, props to Doc Frankingstein, mah man who fixed me up pretty good, considering all he knows about plastic surgery originates in watching "Night of the chainsaw massacre", part I-IV).

Here are some of my most important photos I found in our family album which I do not (officially) posess because mom doesn't want me to see the "forbidden pages". Unnecessary to say I've already seen 'em, I mean wtf, I've got the whole deal on tape. To be exact, I've got the whole shit already uploaded to the intarnet as well. Hmm, back to topic I guess.



Ma best friend and me, trying to look heterosexual. We almost succeeded.



I never let go of my supersecksy digicam. Otherwise I can't tell what this shot is all fucking about.



Oh, look. An old man and a young boy. A lot of homoerotic experiences began with that constellation - unfortunately not in this case.

'nuff said.

BUENOZ NOCHEZ!!
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[[Shizo]]

It's easy to reply to your assault, Flat.
Since you provide the material yourself, i have no need to open PS.

http://mitglied.lycos.de/Flat666/picsofme.htm

[oDD]

hehe i bet this is one of those stories where in pack of few driends there are two that always hate each other but at the end we can see that they are best firends (or lovers even )

aahhhhh thats SO sweet

i won't post my pictures, sorry, i don't want some uknow person to have my familly pictures, i hope youre not sad
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