Rare JFK and Marilyn Monroe photo to be auctioned

Very rare photo of JFK and Marilyn Monroe chatting away at a function, often described as 'scandalous', will be up for auction soon. For many years, it was classes as 'sensitive' by the secret service.

More about it at:

http://media.theage.com.au/?from=hpstrip

Interesting Photo Slide Show Of Pablo Picasso

An interesting photo slide show of Pablo Picasso, sometimes showing how silly he could be. "Portrait of the Painter", if you will ;-)

The photo slide show can be viewed here:

http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/entertainment/art-and-design/photographs-of-pablo-picasso/20100423-tj6s.html?selectedImage=0

Etihad Airways - First Class Photo Slide Show

Mmmmmmmm, very nice indeed. However, I dare not ask the price. Just unbelievable levels of luxury. Visit the link below for images:

http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/travel/on-board-etihad-airways/20090825-exv8.html?selectedImage=0

Words Can Blur Photographs

We found a really interesting article on the effect that descriptions accompanying photographs can have on your perception of those photographs.

A very interesting read.

The article can be found at:

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/thought-experiment-2/?th&emc=th

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