Tag: 1960s

Mai Nam :: An American F-105 warplane is shot down and the pilot ejects and opens
his parachute near Vinh Phuc, north of Hanoi,
September 1966.

This photo is one
of the most recognized images taken by a North Vietnamese photographer
during the war. The pilot of the aircraft was taken hostage and held in a
Hanoi prison from 1966 to 1973. (AP Photo/Pioneer Newspaper/Mai Nam)

/ source of text and image: patriotfiles

Masahisa Fukase :: Slaughter, 1963 / src:
manundertheinfluence via lesdoshumain

This image
is from the photo-book “Slaughter”,
published by Super Labo.
Photographed in a slaughterhouse in Shibaura close to Tokyo Port,
Fukase captured a series of strong black and white images of his model, Yoko,
posed and cloaked in various positions in which Fukase instructed, side by side metal hooks and stainless steel work
tables within the slaughter house.

more info about this book, here

more [+] by this photographer

Oda a la necrofilia, 1962

Kati Horna :: Untitled (Leonora Carrington), series Oda a la necrofilia, Ciudad de México, 1962. | src Michael Hoppen Gallery via l’œil de la photographie
Kati Horna :: Untitled (Leonora Carrington), from ‘Ode to Nechrophilia’ series, 1962. © Ana María Norah Horna y Fernández
Kati Horna :: Untitled (Leonora Carrington), from ‘Ode to Nechrophilia’ series, 1962. Museo Amparo Collection.
Kati Horna :: Leonora (Ode to Nechrophilia series) signed ‘Kati Horna’ (on the verso) gelatin silver print. Mexico City, circa 1962. | src Christie’s This image was published in S.nob magazine, issue number 1, 1962.