Nice Photography photos

A few nice photography images I found:

Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea

Image by cliff1066™
1951 Pulitzer Prize, Photography, Max Desfor, Associated Press

In October 1950, photographer Max Desfor packs up his 4 x 5 Speed Graphic, straps on a parachute and jumps out of an airplane for the first time. He is covering the Korean War for The Associated Press. "As a war correspondent, I was attached to a military unit," says Desfor. "Whichever one I chose." Desfor picks the 187th Regiment, which parachutes deep into North Korea to try to liberate U.N. prisoners.

The jump is successful; the rescue is not. Desfor stays with his unit, covering its movements in the north. But on Nov. 25, 300,000 Chinese troops swoop across the border to aid their North Korean allies. Within weeks U.N. troops are in retreat, abandoning the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. "Our troops could no longer hold the capital city." remembers Desfor. "We could hear the explosions. Fires raged. I was in a jeep with a couple of other correspondents and we were retreating along with everybody else.''

Desfor and his colleagues head south, crossing the Taedong River on a military pontoon bridge. As they race down the other side of the river, they come upon a bridge that has been bombed into ruin. Undaunted, hundreds of refugees crawl over the twisted metal. The weather is bitter cold; the wind, piercing.

Says Desfor: "It was a fantastic sight. All these people clambering over the girders and the broken girders were dipped down into the icy water." Fingers numbed by cold. Desfor takes only a few shots. One frames the desperation— and determination — of the refugees' flight.

Vintage Fashion for a Modern Bride

Image by JuneBugWeddings.com
Photography by: Cheri Pearl Photography
www.cheripearl.com
Dresses, Accessories and Jewelry available at: Isadora's
Hair and Makeup by: Erin Skipley of Bellatrix Studio
Flowers by: Bella Rugosa
Models: Sam Motley and Cayte Bosler
Location: Ornamo