I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. — Galileo

Recently I've been in search of a fresh perspective on photography.  When Winter comes around, I tend to put my camera away and wait for warmer weather to come back around.  Here are a few amazing examples of what I consider to be fresh photography.  These were found in the This Is Now group on Flickr.

Take a pencil to write with on aeroplanes. Pens leak. But if the pencil breaks, you can’t sharpen it on the plane, because you can’t take knives with you. Therefore: take two pencils. If both pencils break, you can do a rough sharpening job with a nail file of the metal or glass type. Take something to write on. Paper is good. In a pinch, pieces of wood or your arm will do. If you’re using a computer, always safeguard new text with a ­memory stick. Do back exercises. Pain is distracting. Hold the reader’s attention. (This is likely to work better if you can hold your...

Are you or someone else the black sheep of the family?

"Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't." - Bill Nye

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Assuming you’ve lost your virginity, at what age did you lose it?

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How long have you gone without something necessary to your survival (food, shelter, water, sleep, or clothing)?

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My father died in February of 2013.  I was 33 years old.  There are so many things still left unsaid.  So many things I wanted to ask my father.  And yet, with each passing year, it seems that there are more and more questions left unanswered. I decided a long time ago that I would not be having children of my own, for various reasons, despite the fact that I know I would be a fantastic parent.  Perhaps it all goes back to my childhood and all the things that went wrong.  I don't know for sure.  One thing remains certain.  As children, we are poisoned by fairy tales, and the concept...

In your own opinion, what is the greatest downfall of modern society.

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