Tag: menorca

David Moore ::

Diving suits, Menorca, Spain, 1954 / source: State Library of New South Wales

‘[Moore] was on assignment to cover the life and landscape of this island. The diving suits were used by local fishermen
working from boats that crowded the harbour. Moore
photographed the drying suits because they looked ridiculous, reminding
him of two boys practicing handstands or marine creatures.’ (quoted from
source)  

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David ‘Chim’ Seymour :: Children take refuge in underground shelters to escape the bombings. Minorca was the only island that remains loyal to the Republic. Located directly across the Catalan coast and close to the Franquist island of Majorca, its main town found itself in the path of the Italian Fascist army, 1938 / source: Magnum Photos 

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