From The Kudzu Project, photography by Helene Schmitz, 2012.
Helene Schmitz began documenting kudzu while working on a field study in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina, to investigate the effects of its ruinous nature in the summer of 2012. Each black and white frame produced took hours of preparation in the sweltering southern heat using a special large format camera.
[Monochrome photos and story found here.]
“Someone once described me as a non-destructive vandal which I quite like. Within the confines of a camera viewfinder I transform known, and some not so well known landmarks around the world with bits of crafted black card.” – Rich McCor (aka Paperboyo).
[Photos found here, more of McCor’s work previously posted here.
h/t Jaime G.]
[Found here. Photo by Neal Sanche, Butler Farm, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 2008.]
[These and more found here.]
She’s Gone to Napoli, Laurel Aitken (1963) Dubbed The Godfather of Ska (and later Boss Skinhead) Cuban-Jamaican Lorenzo “Laurel” Aitken moved to the UK in 1960 and dropped 15 singles before heading back to Jamaica three years later. He returned to the UK in 1970 and continued performing and recording until his death in 2005.
Hickshit [via Bits & Pieces].
Decompaction [via Thompson, blog].
Hernán Cortés vs “the Noble Savage”.
The Chimpanzee Civil War (with video).
The Strandbeests [via Everlasting Blört].
1928 Ford LM Gypsy Wagon [via Miss Cellanea].
An excellent argument against large data centers.
WWII British home bomb shelters [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: A.I. modified 1969 Fiat Abarth 2000 Scorpione found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Born in 1948 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, Andy Fairweather Low was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner. He has toured extensively with The Who, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and is a regular member of Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. He currently performs as Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders.
Stare at the wall and listen to one of Andalusia’s finest.
Beiztegui & The Hammond Lovers consists of frontman Fernando Beiztegui / guitar & vocals; Jon Sande / Hammond organ; Dani Levy / bass and Cote Calmet / drums.
La Perra Blanco (The White Bitch), aka Alba Blanco, is a high energy blues/rockabilly guitarist from Cádiz, Spain, and has been performing since the age of 14. [More about her here.]
Tax day is just around the corner, weather is on the way, the Artemis is home, and porch time is tomorrow at porch time. See you then.
[Cropped and enhanced, photo by Crow Monthly, March 2026.]
Tacky Raccoons 