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continuing on the project but in a new location.....

Dhaka City in Bangladesh, one of the last remaining untouched places on earth I am literally the only westerner in this city (slight exaggeration I am sure but not far off)

anyway will update with a few shots here, there are 4 up already:

www.nicholas-adams.tumblr.com

Thanks

N

shit meant to post this in the for sale section, dammit can someone move it

Friend of mines stuff all hand made, she lives in Hamburg but can post to the UK thought some people on here may like it

La plus cool:

http://me.lt/13dcr

(info stolen from Wiki

The US National Security Agency (NSA) built one of its largest listening stations on top of the hill, rumored to be part of the global ECHELON intelligence gathering network. "The Hill", as it was known colloquially by the many American soldiers who worked there around the clock and who commuted there from their quarters in the American Sector, was located in the British Sector. Prior to establishing the first permanent buildings there in the very late 1950s, Mobile Allied listening units had driven to various other locales throughout West Berlin hoping to gain the best vantage point for listening to Soviet, East German, and other Warsaw Pact nations military traffic. One such unit drove to the top of Teufelsberg and discovered a marked improvement in listening ability. This discovery eventually led to a large structure being built atop the hill, which would come to be run by the NSA (National Security Agency). At the request of US government, the ski lifts were removed because they allegedly disturbed the signals. The station continued to operate until the fall of East Germany and the Berlin Wall, but after that the station was closed and the equipment removed. The buildings and radar domes still remain in place.
During the NSA Operations some other curious things happened: It was noticed that during certain times the reception of the radio signals was better than during the rest of the year. The 'culprit' was found after a while: it was the Ferris wheel of the annual German-American Festival on the Hüttenweg in Zehlendorf.[citation needed] From then on, the Ferris wheel was left standing for some time after the festival was over. While there were rumors that the Americans had excavated a shaft down into the ruins beneath, that was never proven, and was likely based on reports that those who maintained equipment in one of the first enclosed antenna structures accessed the upper levels of the inflated dome via an airlock that led to a "tunnel" that was embedded in the structures central column. Speculation as to what might have existed within the highly restricted area frequently gave rise to rather elaborate but false rumors; one theory stated that "the tunnel" was an underground escape route.
In the 1990s, as Berlin experienced an economic boom after German reunification, a group of investors bought the former listening station area from the City of Berlin with the intention to build hotels and apartments. There was talk of preserving the listening station as a spy museum. Berlin's building boom produced a glut of buildings, however, and the Teufelsberg project became unprofitable. The construction project was then aborted. As of the early 2000s, there has been talk of the city buying back the hill. However, this is unlikely, as the area is encumbered with a mortgage of nearly 50 million dollars. Recently the site has been vandalized heavily since the company abandoned the project.
Following the announcement of plans to raze the facility and reforest the hill,[1] talk of preserving the facility resurfaced in 2009, spearheaded by the Field Station Berlin Veterans Group, which hopes to have the memorial named in honor of Major Arthur D. Nicholson, the last military Cold War casualty, the U.S. Military Liaison Mission tour officer who was shot and killed by a Russian sentry near Ludwigslust on March 24, 1985.[2] After no further construction was done after 2004, in 2006 the hilltop was categorized as forest in the land use plan of Berlin, thereby eliminating the possibility of building.[3]
Guided tours (also in English) to the former NSA field station have been offered by a student entrepreneur since February 2011. This has been the first opportunity for Berlin inhabitants (and visitors to Berlin) to legally visit the Teufelsberg area.[4]
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Came here for a picnic as the view is incredible...

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Thanks for looking

N

I love him but always think he should have died young.....

Beelitz Sanatorium, Germany.

History (stolen from Wiki)

Beelitz-Heilstätten, a district of the town, is home to a large hospital complex of about 60 buildings including a cogeneration plant erected from 1898 on according to plans of architect Heino Schmieden. Originally designed as a sanatorium by the Berlin workers' health insurance corporation, the complex from the beginning of World War I on was a military hospital of the Imperial German Army. During October and November 1916, Adolf Hitler recuperated at Beelitz-Heilstätten after being wounded in the leg at the Battle of the Somme. In 1945, Beelitz-Heilstätten was occupied by Soviet forces, and the complex remained a Soviet military hospital until 1995, well after the German reunification. In December 1990 Erich Honecker was admitted to Beelitz-Heilstätten after being forced to resign as the head of the East German government.
Following the Soviet withdrawal, attempts were made to privatize the complex, but they were not entirely successful. Some sections of the hospital remain in operation as a neurological rehabilitation center and as a center for research and care for victims of Parkinsons disease. The remainder of the complex, including the surgery, the psychiatric ward, and a rifle range, was abandoned in 2000. As of 2007, none of the abandoned hospital buildings or the surrounding area were secured, giving the area the feel of a ghost town. This has made Beelitz-Heilstätten a destination for curious visitors and a film set for movies like The Pianist from 2002.

All shot handheld as I did not have a tripod with me in germany....

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Nick

Finally got round to uploading the final part to this project, the day I took the images back to give to the community I met

Enjoy, share and think

http://tumblr.com/xyj2hripce

considering I rarely open this thread its probably going to be a repost but thought this was kinda cool:

http://www.portraitofmumbaislums.com

everything in one place :)

What Rich is talking about is, I decided not to go to press with what I found in a certain Factory in the slum belonging to a large fashion retailer in the UK, instead I called them up. I informed them of what I had found and that I had photos, even sent some images to them. They are in the process of improving work conditions and pay, and providing me with evidence of this.

Stunning work.
I'm sure there was more to it but I love how you make it sound like you just nonchalantly fancied popping over to Mumbai and taking some snaps and the output is what many a photographer would spend their whole life striving to achieve!

shucks lol, seriously that is one of the nicest things someone has ever said, cheers :)

Thanks Vinyl :)

I thought I would push myself to see if I could do photojournalism. I decided Mumbai is a city with such a wide variety of people and huge gaps in the socio economic groups that many people get forgotten. I took no guide instead just explored and got lost. I guess the project turned into an exploration of the people who live within these slum communities I was welcomed into people's homes and offered food and drink when these people had nothing and that moved me to go out and meet more people. I had some of the photos printed and returned to some communities and gave the photos as presents. I believe that before a photographer I am a people person and a traveller. I hope this random rambling explain a little about why I went there...

So have been away for a while, lots of personal issues and also decided to go to Mumbai and shoot some photojournalism in the Slum areas. I spent just over two weeks basically living and eating in the slums of Mumbai. the results can be seen here:

The Sweatshops of Mumbai's slums:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guerillaphotography/sets/72157626506169914/

The people of Mumbai Slums:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/guerillaphotography/sets/72157626381586531/

I shall be adding more sets when I get a chance and returning to shoot more once I can find funding. I am also looking for a gallery to exhibit in if anyone knows of one....

Thanks for looking

Nick

and there is the reason I left brighton. Harvey and me broke up. It was a long relationship, but unfortunately Harvey wanted me to do things to him that I was not willing to do.

Hey guys, due to circumstances I am no longer living in Brighton :( sad face.

hope to see you all soon though.

Nick

need help again lol.
anyone able to help? pm please

Do one you student cunt! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Not sure where the idea that I am a student came from? Pretty sure I am self employed and fairly successful.

Now have you stopped crying over people reporting you, they are not the issue, you are. Clearly you can see this as no one else gets reported as much as you. Maybe just maybe it's your attitude and the manner in which you address and respond to people.

(awaits abusive non reply)

blind forever, he is suing the German Authorities for the use of a cannon on him when he was just trying to help injured protesters.

One of the wanted list is from Paris......

http://guerillaphotography.tumblr.com/post/2166624697/dayx3-student-protests-london-9th-dec-2010

my blog post from inside Parliament square yesterday, well that was fun.

Snowed in here in Brighton

my coverage of the day:
http://guerillaphotography.tumblr.com/post/2060586104/dayx2-student-protests-london-30th-nov-2010