Photography by David Raphael Biren

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The Beauty Children See Better than We... so often.

The Beauty Children See

c.2003

Boy with Peacock

Cincinnati Zoo

March 27 2003

Adding this photo (below) now as it is interesting to me. The boy is my son. I saw my purpose in life as guiding him through childhood etc. To have a comfort zone that was expansive yet respecting. To fear what is truly dangerous, to explore what may not be dangerous. This is never easy as he would refuse to believe that he could not catch poisonous copper head snakes...so it was challenging. The other children in this particular photo below are mostly reticent while my son is calm and curious.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Ancient method of Semi Precious Stone Cutting Jaipur India

Jaipur India

c. 1990s

Ancient method of semi precious stone cutting

Stick and rope moved by hand powers the grinding wheels of various abrasives as the other hand holds the piece of stone to the grinding wheel.

Festival juggler outside of Delhi India

Festival Juggler

outside of Delhi India

c.1990s

There are many fun things going on outside of a major city or inside of a village.

Take enough time to explore where few tourists go.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Old Images of Cincinnati presented on the Esquire screen in 2011 with Jerry Springer Hosting

Old Images of Cincinnati and Clifton presented on the Esquire screen in 2011 with Jerry Springer Hosting

Clifton School

The Busy Bee

Old Hardware Store

Burnet Woods ?

Street Cars...when Street Cars were Street Cars !

Clifton Fire House (?)

Gag shot of boy with pin about to burst balloon.

I have no idea why this was shown....

I would like to finish this series...so a few of Jerry Springer in 1972 and I'm done.

Jerry was, in November 2011, upon seeing this photo (and others but I believe this one in particular)
very pleased, recognizing the woman and finding an example of when smoking cigarettes inside buildings was acceptable.

Photos above taken in April 1972, autographed November 2011

While posting this series of photos illustrating the rescue of the neighborhood theater, Ihave always had in my mind the project at hand https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/clifton-market-cooperative
I was reminded today that after "Politics" Jerry was on the air for TV news before he went on to...hosting that weird show we won't mention.

The thought had long been in my head and possibly in many heads that our project https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/clifton-market-cooperative could be accelerated if we had more ..something...something like the link below.

From, coincidentally, 2011, this piece http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/05/entertainment/la-et-jerry-lewis-20110805 returned my imagination to what might be possible.

Jerry Lewis...Jerry Springer..a logical stream of thought...?...
My fantasy is that Jerry Springer might do a TV or radio event in Cincinnati for a couple days to raise the funds more efficaciously to get this Clifton Market built and functioning very soon with the help of all of the Cincinnati audience. In theory enough funds could be raised to surpass the present design envisioned for the Clifton Market. There are greater design possibilities to allow Clifton to shine amongst other communities in Cincinnati. Imagination and action are only hindered by lack of "fuel - energy" ($$$$$$)....something of which I am intimately aware.

Jerry Springer singing in Cincinnati 2011

Continued from http://lens-image.blogspot.com/2015/02/jerry-springer-cincinnati-continued.html
It looked like Jerry was having a great time. I loved it! Note the last image at bottom with the message we need to keep in mind at this time.

Monday, February 2, 2015

Jerry Springer - Cincinnati; Continued

Going back to the movie made to promote the success of the Esquire theater.
Here Jerry Springer is playing a corrupt politician.
Apparently the big cigar is mandatory :)