Harbin Ice Festival

A set of photographs of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.

Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2012

C & O Canal in 1917

Down the Old Potomac, a Thomas Edison film of the C & O Canal in 1917. It does not show much of Cumberland or Georgetown, but does include the Paw Paw Tunnel, Harper's Ferry and Great Falls.

The Beauty of Pollination

Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg shows a clip from his film Wings of Life.

The Joy of Books

Alright, I guess my Kindle couldn't do this.

Silent Film Style

From The Guardian, a collection of photographs displaying the style of the stars from the silent era, including this photograph of Lillian Gish.

Style lessons from silent movie stars - in pictures

Oh, the Places You'll Go

Dr. Suess meets Burning Man. This is almost as surreal as Suess' illustrations.

Eve Arnold (1912-2012)

Her is the obituary of the photographer Eve Arnold who died yesterday at the age of 99. Below is a set of her photographs from the Guardian.

Eve Arnold's most memorable shots – in pictures

17 Countries. 343 Days. 6237 Photographs

Follow the adventure at http://kienlam.net/around-the-world and http://kienlam.net, including our very own DC Metro.

The Shaw Memorial

A set of Photographs of sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Several photos are of the plaster version of the The Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial located in the National Gallery of Art. Other sculptures included in the set are The Pilgrim in Philadelphia and The Farragut Memorial and the General William Tecumseh Sherman both in New York City.

I still need to get photographs of the Adams Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery.


Augustus Saint-Gaudens