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Smoothing a Column

pgdesai — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:23:44 -0400

Beauty , Motion , Work

A close up of a stone carver's chisel shows him smoothing the outer layer of a molded column. Excerpted from the BUILDING BIG series.

Steel Mill Furnace

kdorwart — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:22:01 -0400

Beauty , Work

Flames and billows and plumes of orange smoke rise from the furnace of a Russian steel works, as orange glowing molten steel pours from troughs at each side. Verkh-Isetsky, Russia. 3/22/1995.

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3.3 MB

Splashes of Sparks

kdorwart — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:24:09 -0400

Beauty , Motion , Work

In a Russian steelworks, embers with trails pelt the floor like hot rain. Splashes of molten iron explode like fireworks, and glow. Verkh-Isetsky, Russia. 3/22/1995.

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3.4 MB

Nubian Fishermen on the Nile

kdorwart — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:24:14 -0400

Motion , Places , Work

In silhouette, two fishermen pass through the frame of gem-sparkling water of the Nile River; one rows and the other winds his line. Egypt. 5/19/1999.

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3.2 MB

Mango Blue

kdorwart — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:30:17 -0400

Culture , Motion , Work

In a studio performance by the Afro-Latin band Mango Blue, the camera moves in on two saxophonists playing, then shows three percussionists from overhead. A drummer drums, and the camera cuts back and forth between a pianist's hands moving over the keys and a bass player answer, doubling with the horns.

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4.4 MB