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Lightning Archives Military Jackets (revised edition)
Lightning Archives Military Jackets (revised edition) is a reference volume that assembles hundreds of vintage military jackets—from field coats to flight and bomber styles—into a 242-page photographic index, printed in Japan. Each garment is reduced to front, back, and detail shots, annotated with brief data about model, era, and origin, turning decades of conflict and logistics into orderly rows of fabric, hardware, and serial numbers. The revised edition simply expands and updates this taxonomy, confirming that uniforms designed for war now circulate as images and commodities, stripped of purpose, filed away as another closed chapter in a series of collectible books.
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Invisible: Abbott Thayer and the Art of Camouflage
Abbott H. Thayer is now best known for his portraiture and paintings of angels, such as this one from 1887 held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He was also obsessed with nature, particularly how animals could disappear through their color patterns into a landscape.
Thayer identified two visual phenomena undergirding this invisibility: “obliterative countershading” and “disruptive patterning.” In the first, animal skins achieve an illusion of monochrome flatness via coloration darkest in sunlit parts and lightest in areas generally bathed in shadows: examples include the light bellies of otherwise dark rabbit coats or the silver undersides of sharks. The resulting visual compression of a three-dimensional form produces an illusion of monochrome flatness. The second principle takes this illusion to the next level of protective concealment: mottled patterns corresponding to the animal’s habitat disrupt the contours of its flat silhouette, resulting in an impression of not being there.
Troya by Gordon von Steiner
Gordon von Steiner’s “Troya” is a visually striking short film set in the Troieshchyna neighborhood of Kyiv, known for its stark Soviet-era architecture. The film explores themes of urban isolation and resilience through a series of compelling and gritty vignettes. Von Steiner’s direction captures the raw and unembellished aesthetics of Troieshchyna, highlighting its dense clusters of monotonous apartment buildings and the lives of its residents. The film juxtaposes the area’s bleak physical environment with moments of unexpected beauty and humanity, creating a powerful narrative that resonates with the viewer .
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Junior M.A.F.I.A.
The members of Junior M.A.F.I.A. met as childhood friends of The Notorious B.I.G. All the members were under the age of twenty when the group was formed. The group was composed of three separate groups and two individual artists. The 6s, or 666, (Lil' Caesar, Bugsy, Capone, Chico, and Nino Brown) who claim to know right from wrong and practice it; the Sixes knew Biggie before he was rapping (the other members other than Lil' Kim were added on to the group but still were very close to Biggie). The Snakes (cousins Larceny and Trife) who represent the enraged attitude expressed in a large number of America’s youth, MC Klepto, who offered insight on a life of “boostin' and hustlin'”, and Lil' Kim, (a.k.a Big Momma or The Lieutenant), the only female in the group, who showed the ghetto life from a woman’s point of view. The Notorious B.I.G. acted as the "godfather" to the group.
Combat Swimmers German Special Forces
Epperson Mountaineering Large Climb Tote
Wild Things Wind Shirt WT 1.0
A minimally constructed, articulated stow-away hood fits the head snugly, allowing a helmet to be worn over it. The fit of the shirt is generous enough to pull over a mid layer, but fitted enough to keep the wind out. Features include elasticized sleeve cuffs, an adjustable hem, and an angled chest pocket.
Fit: Under Body Armor
Weight: 10 oz
Berry Amendment Compliant: 100% Made in U.S.A.Features:
- 1/2 zip pullover
- One angled chest pocket
- Concealed zippers
- Adjustable shock cord hem
- Stow-away hood
- Elastic wrists
- Dropped tail
Materials:
- 70 denier textured Nylon with silicone encapsulation
cp company urban protection jacket
Arms 1 1999-2004 Chromogenic print Thomas Struth
Avirex x Fragment Design MA-1 Jacket
aw2012 Visvim Pawnee Corduroy Jacket
Picturing Earth: Astronaut Photography In Focus
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy uses a 400mm lens on a digital still camera to photograph a target of opportunity on Earth, 250 miles below, on June 3, 2013. The many-windowed Cupola is the best place on the International Space Station for taking pictures. Cassidy has been aboard the orbital outpost since late March and is due to return to Earth in September.
Manchester Cathedral Wooden ceiling
A Kikuyu tribesman dresses up for a festival in Kenya
Martian Sunset
On May 19, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover's 489th Martian day, or sol.
Sunset and twilight images are occasionally acquired by the science team to determine how high into the atmosphere the Martian dust extends, and to look for dust or ice clouds. Other images have shown that the twilight glow remains visible, but increasingly fainter, for up to two hours before sunrise or after sunset. The long Martian twilight (compared to Earth's) is caused by sunlight scattered around to the night side of the planet by abundant high altitude dust. Similar long twilights or extra-colorful sunrises and sunsets sometimes occur on Earth when tiny dust grains that are erupted from powerful volcanoes scatter light high in the atmosphere.
Nikon x Porter Gore-Tex Camera Bag
Remembering Tim Hetherington
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Arc’teryx Veilance Spec Pant
The Spec Pant ensures the wearer is invisibly armed for everyday wear despite their apparent tailored simplicity. This design is extremely adaptable, with a side pocket array that's easily accessible but visually concealed, while a cotton/poly twill WINDSTOPPER® fabric with a cotton/poly tricot backer offers superior protection.
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House in Yatsugatake by Kidosaki Architects Studio
This private residence was designed by Kidosaki Architects Studio. It is located on the edge of the Yatsugatake Mountains in Nagano, Japan.
SOPHNET x visvim AMERICANA DECK VD
White Mountaineering ss2012 Footwear Collection
Aleppo, Syria. 2013. Photograph by Moises Saman
Dassault nEUROn — European Stealth UCAV Demonstrator
Have a Nice Day — M67 Grenade
Israeli Soldier With Rifle Praying
Bas Princen — Colonnade Infrastructure Photograph
Adam Curtis — The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom (BBC, 2007)
Comme des Garcons Tokyo Atelier — ARTE Documentary Still
Visvim Maliseet Folk — Brown and Navy
Theo Stylianides (StTheo) — Vector
Nike x Undercover Gyakusou Fall/Winter 2012 Autumn Monks Collection
Military Surplus Field Gear — ALICE and MOLLE Equipment
White Mountaineering Fall/Winter 2012 "Award Tour" Lookbook
Loro Piana Womenswear Editorial — Dark Khaki Sheer Shirt and Turban
NEIGHBORHOOD x Zippo 1941 Naval Lighter Replica
Uniform Experiment x Alpha Industries L-2B Flight Jacket SS11
USS Virginia (SSN-774) — Fast Attack Submarine in Snow
Stone Island Shadow Project Technical Field Jacket in Olive
White Mountaineering Military Cadet Cap
Grumman F-14 Tomcat — US Navy Carrier Fighter
USS Ohio (SSBN-726) — Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine in Drydock
Warehouse & Co Lot 2193 USMC Parachutist Utility Jacket — Frogskin Camo Fabric Detail
Quilted Down Shoulder Bag with Matching Pouch in Woodland Camouflage
Visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk Dark Brown
F-15E cockpit
A view of the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit of a 4th Tactical Fighter Wing F-15E Eagle aircraft as the plane refuels over Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield.
Conflict Photojournalism — Middle East and Caucasus 1980s–90s
Nom de Guerre Brand Campaign — Military Helmet Portrait
WWII Aviator — A-2 Flight Jacket Heritage
Fiona Banner — Harrier and Jaguar, Tate Britain Duveen Galleries (2010)
US Army Soldier Firing M249 SAW — Infantry Combat Photography
visvim F.I.L. Sendai Store Interior
Navy SEALs Combat Rubber Raiding Craft
Nike Air Magma Fall 2011 Colorways
West African Conflict — Armed Soldiers Documentary
Visvim FBT Moccasin Sneaker — Brown Veggie Suede
AK-47 Kalashnikov — Exploded Parts Diagram
Afghanistan War — NATO Coalition Forces Documentary
WTAPS Fall/Winter 2011 "Way of Life" Olive Vest
WTAPS GIP Store Interior — Tokyo Flagship, 2011
HMS Illustrious (R06) — Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier
MIM-104 Patriot — Surface-to-Air Missile System
Desert Camouflage Pattern — DCU Three-Color
Horst Faas — Michelin Rubber Plantation, Vietnam, 1965
Nike Sportswear NSW M51 Parka
AH-64D Longbow Apache Attack Helicopter
USMC MARPAT Desert Digital Camouflage
