flickering pictures

Hi all,
When I started this little site back in February 2008, I swore I’d never write a post like this one — all apologies for an extended lack of new posts, and all promises for more consistent posting in the future. I told myself I was serious about this blogging business, and that […]

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One year ago today, the very first post went live here at Flickering Pictures, and I leapt headfirst into the great unknown of the blogosphere. I’d wanted to do this for a long time, but kept putting it off, like I’d put off a lot of things I wanted to do.
Since then, I’ve been […]

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A big thank-you to CNN for picking up my post on Roméo Dallaire!
EDIT: 17:40 EST
Proving that the world is in fact a Möbius strip of awesomeness, this CNN article just linked to my post about the article linking to me. To the CNN Web person who’s been checking out this little site: you sure […]

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For the last nine months, I’ve been running this little site for fun, as a writing exercise, and mostly as a labour of love. For some reason — likely a neurosis of some kind — I just really love digging through the many fascinating stories that don’t make it to our TV screens, and […]

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To the guy in Ozark, Arkansas who surfs this site with Opera on a Nintendo Wii, all I have to say is: awesome…
Image via Opera Software ASA.

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I gotta say, this never gets old. And to the person at CNN who reads this little site, and plugs it even though I may sometimes bash his/her employer a little, thanks. : )
Click here or on the image for a larger screenshot, if you like.

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Maïra Christine is the sixth photographer to add her work to our fast-growing galleries so far. I really like her work, and it’s good to see someone reviving what sometimes seems like the lost art of the B&W photo.
Check out some of the others if you haven’t already.
From Maïra’s bio:

Ever since she can remember, Maïra […]

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The last 10 search terms that led to this fine site were:

Who exactly needs to know whether insects poop at 12:34 in the morning? Why would someone seek out “weird creepy asian flash games”? And who’s pondering the pros and cons of keeping Italian lizards as pets?
Sadly, I’ll likely never know. You […]

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Last week we dazzled you with Andrea’s sublime boudoir photography. This week we move from the sexy and urbane to the sleek and urban.
Ricky is photographer number five to add his work to the our fast-growing galleries. Check out some of the others if you haven’t already.
From his bio:

Ricky Leong takes pictures for […]

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Andrea is the 4th photographer to join our growing galleries, and we’re delighted to welcome her sexy sultry boudoir portraiture to flickering pictures.

Andrea Hausmann is an upcoming Montreal photographer who specializes in vintage portraiture and boudoir photography.
Andrea’s keen eye for detail makes for classic, intimate portrayals of beauty. She recently opened her studio in Montreal’s […]

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