#Unisphere

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📸 Sunny Bak

[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_932 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new micro-messaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally.

[wandering-jana]

The Unisphere, from the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens.

April 2016

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[enobullphotography]

An ode to New York City. Looking through all of my prints, I'm sure anyone would say I'm just shooting "anything." However, when I take a deeper look, I realize that what I'm actually doing is capturing New York City. Capturing all the different walks of life that make it the living organism that it is. The addicts, the homeless, the every day people going to work, the old and new buildings, even the guy wearing a Trump mask! Lol

I can imagine that most photographers feel this way, but most things in the street catch my eye in some way, shape or form. I see everything as a photograph! I walk past my dream car, gotta get a shot! I see 3 young women waiting for the light all with similar yet different hair, gotta take a shot! And ask yourself, have YOU ever played 'Hide n Seek' with the Empire State Building? Lol.

For the first time since restarting my film journey, I came across a discarded mirror while walking back to work. It was my first opportunity to get my Vivian Maier on! Lol. Of course I'm just kidding, Ms. Maier would have had a much clearer and lighter photo!

But overall, It's just New York! The living, breathing, and always random and unexpected New York. You can go days without catching a shot, but there's ALWAYS something to shoot!

It might be a shot of a man surrounded by hundreds of pigeons, it might be a cool shot of a homeless man or addict sleeping on the sidewalk, or it could be whatever catches your eye. But one thing's for sure, there's never a dull moment, and always something to shoot.

New York, you owe me nothing!

An ode to New York City! Eno Bull Photography

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[koffiphotography]

[circuitmouse]

Unisphere

[davidgeorgebrommer]

New Beginnings and let's stay connected

A new dawn, a rubicon crossed, and the saga continues seemingly anew. After 26 years to the day, on Halloween I resigned my position at B&H Photo to pursue photography full-time. As we enter the final days of 2023 I have put many irons in the fire and I’m thrilled to see them bear fruit in the form of workshops in 2024 of which I’ll be announcing shortly. As all intrepid things are, this has…

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Photography: Unisphere 4/25/23

Photography: Unisphere 4/25/23 @AllianceForFMCP @FMCP_NYC @NYCParks

[joggel]

The other day in Flushing Unisphere & Sunset #unisphere #nyc #queens #leicaq #newyorkcity #leica #flushing #newyork #leicaqtyp116 #nycphotographer #leicacamera #flushingmeadows #leicaqtype116 #flushingqueens #nycprimeshot #shakirashakira #leicaqphoto #ny #manhattan #leicaphoto #nyclife #nycphotography #coronapark @leica_store_nuernberg @leica_camera_deutschland (hier: New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CozkQbft-Yb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[williamsteiger-valencia-spain]

Unisphere, 2023, 16″x20″, collage of cut & found paper, hand marbled paper, gouache, glue, mounted on panel

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#unisphere #queensnyc https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFscbpr0m-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bixiebeet]

I’ve always loved this scene and this reference to the world’s fair. Let me share some more context!

The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants representing 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and over 45 corporations with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_New_York_World%27s_Fair#:~:text=The%201964–1965%20New%20York,in%20Queens%2C%20New%20York%20City.

Presumably Janine was a kid when she went to the 1964 World’s Fair. The theme was Peace Through Understanding, and the fair celebrated the growing interconnectivity of the modern world and technological achievements. More than 50 million people attended, and there were lots of souvenirs available for purchase. You can still find them floating around on secondhand sites.

The fair grounds are still largely intact in Queens, New York. (The same area was also used for the 1939 World’s Fair, which was themed “Dawn of a New Day.”) One of the most iconic representations of the 1964 fair is the Unisphere, a stainless steel representation of Earth. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisphere

I’d like to think that Egon and Janine eventually went to visit the old fairgrounds. Maybe they saw a New York Mets baseball game in Queens (it’s nearby) and then went to see the Unisphere. The coin obviously brought them a lot of luck, so it makes sense to pay a visit.

That Flushing Meadows Fair token is a symbol of their love and no one can tell me otherwise

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[riaaanna]

Montreux Part 3: Queen Studio Experience - 2 Sept 2023

I had the opportunity to visit Queen Studio Experience in Montreux for the occasion of Freddie's birthday celebration! This day (2nd Sept) was the main agenda of my entire visit to Montreux. The morning was for my dissertation lol but the afternoon was for the Studio Experience and the evening was for the official Freddie Mercury Birthday party! So here was my afternoon.

Queen Studio Experience is in the Casino Barriere Montreux, which I didn't take a picture of from outside so here's one from Google on the left (📸 Martin Tanev). It's located where Mountain Studios used to be and has been converted into a Queen museum/exhibition since 2013. It was curated by Greg Brooks after the success of the Stormtrooper in Stilettos exhibition in 2011. You can read more about its history here.

This is the display at the entrance before the door! There are two lion statues in Freddie's outfits, a Flash Gordon pinball machine (I didn't actually try it so I don't know if it works!), and one of the replicas of Freddie's harlequin catsuit that he wore on tour from '77-78.

There are actually many costume replicas that take turns taking displays inside the QSE, some of the previous ones over the years can be seen here (with pictures of other displays in QSE over the years). In fact there was a new Brian costume replica put up a few weeks after this event, and I was even back in Montreux (yes I went twice 😭) just two days before that was put up so I missed it...

There was also this coin dispenser by the entrance where you can buy a commemorative coin of Queen Studio Experience! I had exactly the right amount of cash at that time so I got myself one!

Entering the door to the exhibition, there is a small room of fan arts, poems, prints, handwritings, and a lot of fan tribute items from fans all over the world. The walls are full of them and it's touching to see the outpouring love for Freddie and Queen from so many people over the years who have come to visit the place!

When I came to visit it was quite crowded which made it difficult to take a proper overall photo of the entire place. (Not that I did that the second time round I went there either, sadly...) It took some time to get clear shots of these costume replicas on display in the middle of the room.

Inside there are four cabinets of costume replicas. The first one is Freddie's famous yellow jacket for the Magic Tour. It's also supposed to be accompanied by his Shure Unisphere microphone, but it's been taken out as a photo prop with the fee for each photo going to the MPT.

The second is Brian's Zandra Rhodes top that he wore during the '74-75 tour. There's a cute little Knucklebonz Rock Iconz statue (from the Queen II collection) of Brian on the bottom left of the cabinet. A small detail that I've just noticed is the top doesn't use a zipper in the back but instead there are fourteen buttons to hold the thing together.

The third is Freddie's black and white catsuit which he wore around '77, one of the most notable occasion being the shoot of We Are the Champions music video. Complete with matching black and white ballet shoes!

Last and absolutely The Most, is Freddie's massive lobster(? prawn?) costume for the It's A Hard Life music video, which was designed by Natasha Korniloff. I'm not sure if the big feathers are part of it. I also noticed the yellowish leaves on the back of the legs. I don't remember if they were supposed to be there? But it was a nice detail.

Inside another display case is what a typical Queen studio setup looked like when they were there. Here are closer shots of each of them along with what was written for them:

Roger Taylor’s Ludwig chrome drum kit often played in concert including Live Aid.

John Deacon’s ‘Music Man Stingray’ Bass Guitar has featured in a number of concerts.

This Brian May ‘Guild’ replica of his ‘Red Special’ electric guitar has been used in concert.

Brian’s Vox AC30 guitar amplifier.

Shure SM85 vocal microphone used during Freddie’s last studio recordings.

Yamaha DX-7 Synthesizer played on many Queen songs, including “Who Wants to Live Forever”.

"Handwritten lyrics by Brian and Roger. The band often played the game scrabble during recording sessions." The handwritten papers are clearly from Jazz session - on the left looks like a running order of the songs in the album and their durations, and on the right seems to be a lyrics draft for "Fun It". I adore the little doodles and squiggles on the paper, some of which are unmistakably Freddie's, and you can find similar ones on some items that were auctioned at Sotheby's.

There were a lot of display cases for each album, most of which are albums that were recorded there in Mountain Studios. There's not enough space to attach close-up pictures of everything but it was so fascinating to see all the different tidbits when I was there.

There was a display case that showed photos of the inside of Freddie's apartment in Montreux which I quite liked. I have to admit I never looked it up before and only saw it for the first time during my Boat Tour with Phoebe, I even struggled to find which one it was from the boat cause I stupidly didn't google what it looked like before 💀. It was new information to me that the stuff from there were also auctioned at Sotheby's so I guess it's all empty now.

But outside the casino on the side of the building there is a Queen Tribute Wall, which is just a big wall dedicated as a giant guestbook for fans to leave their own handwritten marks. On the second photo above, on the far corner on the left (I didn't properly take a picture of) there's a door, which actually used to be the original entrance door to Mountain Studios when it was still active. Again great to see marks from people from all over the world!

It was only a quick tour of QSE before the main sessions which I'll have separate posts for! But before that the next one after this will be a Lyrics special, because QSE was a goldmine of handwritten memorabilia and I adore each and every one of them. Thank you for reading!

[fashionlouist]

Louis wore Aimé Leon Dore Unisphere Hoodie in Pristine while meeting fans tonight in Sheffield.