People like to say that my work is about making the invisible visible, but that's a misunderstanding. It's about showing what invisibility looks like.
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The dragon is a very consistent symbol of secret satellite iconography and signals intelligence satellites.
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When we look up into the starry night sky, we tend to see reflections of ourselves.
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Religions have always adopted rich symbolic languages to signify the different aspects of their respective forms of faith and mythology.
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If you are a plane-spotter, and you are interested in the history of a particular aircraft, you know there are many documents publicly available: registration papers and airworthiness certificates from the FAA. You can also get flight data from the FAA.
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Looking out at the photographic landscape that surrounds us - the world of images and image-making that we inhabit - it seems obvious that photography has undergone dramatic changes in its technical, cultural, and critical composition.
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