#photography by antonia

[tonichelleak]

Dallas Seavey at the Ceremonial Start and ReStart of Iditarod 52. Dallas. Seavey. The kid that believed he was on a trajectory for an Olympic career and not a dog mushing one. Oh, sure, he was like many others of his generation who not only grew up in the presence of many great mushers - all the while helping his dad build a successful racing kennel - but one who watched Iron Will and tried to recreate many of the scenes from the movie... but as he often told tourists - he had no desire to make it his life like his dad had.

Then injuries sidelined his Olympic wrestling dream (was on his way to making the 2008 USA team) so he came home and continued helping his dad build monster teams.

After a while running the puppy team just wasn't enough. Puppy teams are competitive and if you know Dallas even a little bit you know the dude is extremely competitive.

He studied like he was working on a Masters Degree. No one knows the science and stats of the race more than Dallas. Guarantee it.

He won his first title in 2012, then again in 2014, 2015, 2016... took a break after his second place finish in 2017 (we won't rehash the whys) and came back in 2021 to win it again (granted the shorter "Gold Loop Trail" - thanks Covid - but he battled the Rainy Pass Pony Mafia so it still is a huge accomplishment). His '21 race meant he tied for most wins, sharing that record with the legendary Rick Swenson. Swenson was one of Dallas's childhood heroes... and Dallas had broken or tied just about every record Rick had.

This year, Dallas won number six. He is the winningest Iditarod Champion.

It wasn't easy. In November he and two of his handlers took teams out on a training run. His handler running many of Dallas's top dogs was hit by a snow machine. Dogs were killed, some injured with career ending, life altering injuries. The mushers were physically all fine, but mentally... mentally it took a while to feel "normal" on the runners.

Dallas borrowed dogs from his dad to make a competitive Iditarod team, it wasn't ideal - but he'd done it before. The Ceremonial Start and ReStart seemed to go on without an issue. Crowds cheered the musher on and he quickly slipped into the routine.

Monday of race week rolls around. Dallas' birthday. Early that morning an aggressive moose plowed into Dallas' team, the only thing for the musher to do was dispatch the moose. If you've followed the race you know what happened next. Dallas did not properly gut out the moose, one of his dogs was injured but it wasn't noticeable right away (dog is fine now), he was penelized for the improper dressing out of the moose. Dallas was not going to win.

Then things changed in the second half of the race. Teams who decided to try to outrun Dallas who was already dealing with time penalties pushed too hard, too long, too soon. Dallas caught up. And then Dallas did what Dallas does.

And now Dallas Seavey is the only six time champion in the history of the race.

That's a wild ride. (see what I did there? no, oh, well.... you can find out what I mean here.)

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[hotdaemondtargaryen]

the cast of ‘house of the dragon’ s2

photographed by fabien frankel.

[nobeerreviews]

Desolation with a hundred faces and more, desolation of a hundred different kinds and more, like the color blue.

-- Antonia Michaelis

(lake Zurich, Switzerland)

[heylolita00]

[neutron669]

Tina Kay, Jenifer Jane, Daisy Lee, Antonia Sainz, Barbara Bieber, Leidy De Leon, Sofia Lee, Marilyn Sugar, and Cindy Shine

[postcard-from-the-past]

Argentine-born Spanish dancer Antonia Mercé y Luque on a vintage postcard

[miamaimania]

꩜ Ethereal Dreamscape ➤ Antonia Wesseloh enrobed in mystique

[practicaldeliberation]

Antonia Thomas, 09/28/2024

[tonichelleak]

Iditarod 52 Rookie Connor McMahon at the ReStart in Willow, Alaska. Connor's race ended prematurely in the best interest of his dog team. Connor was known by fans as the happiest looking musher throughout his entire race and the hope is we'll see the musher try again soon. To view high quality photos, or purchase, click here.

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[the-head-in-the-clouds]

Look what I found at the bookstore- there is a second one??

I'm really unsure if I want to read it...

[zoeandsubaloveart]

Le Tre Grazie (detail)

Antonio Canova (Italian sculptor, 1757-1922)

Photographed by Aurelio Amendola (Italian photographer, born in 1938)

[clarabowlover]

Twiggy (No.40) & Antonia Ellis

The Boy Friend (1971)

[jontycrane]

Dili to Baucau

I’ve done many scenic journeys in my time and the drive from Dili to Baucau is up there with some of the best. In two and half hours it offered incredible coastal scenery and plenty of stops of interest along the way. Heading over the hills of Hera the first stop was at the home of local monkeys, whose habitat was surrounded by barbed wire. Presumably to keep humans out! Further on was the…

[tonichelleak]

Anna Berington, Bib #2, at the Ceremonial Start and ReStart of Iditarod 52. March 2 & 3, 2024. Anna is one half of the team of Seeing Double Racing, a kennel she runs with her twin sister Kristy. 2024 was the first time Anna ran Iditarod without her sister running a second team. Berington was quoted as telling her friends and family just before going up to draw her starting number that she just hoped she didn't pull the first bib number... which is exactly what she did (Bib #1 is always saved for the honorary musher).

Why didn't Kristy run? Several factors played a role, a big one was Iditarod going back to 16 dogs per team (though several teams chose to start with less) and the rising costs of entering and preparing for the Iditarod. The twins chose instead to split the racing duties all season with Kristy running the Quest while Anna focused on Iditarod.

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[havithreatendub4]

Johnny and #Antonia Desplat attend the #press conference #photocall #premiere of #Modi Three days on the Wing of Madness on #November 09, 2024 in #Seville, Spain #Seville European Film Festival

#event photography #bts #pt 1

[bspoquemagazine]

Neue Ausstellung im C / O: Träum Weiter — Berlin, die 90er 

Aufbruchstimmung wie Verlustängste liegen nah beieinander und bilden den Grundton dieser Zeit. Einzigartige Möglichkeitsräume eröffnen sich und führen zur Blüte kreativer Zwischennutzungen. Berlin wird zur Metropole der Subkulturen – gleichzeitig beginnt jedoch auch ein Ringen um die Gestaltung der neuen Hauptstadt und ihres Zentrums. Die Potenziale und Utopien der 90er Jahre haben sich…

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