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		<title>Joy and Sadness at Children&#8217;s Carnival</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/joy-and-sadness-at-childrens-carnival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The highly anticipated, month-long, Carnival celebrations of St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., slow most of the island&#8217;s secular activities to a crawl.  Festivities commence with pageants for king, queen, prince and princess of the band and Carnival. The Carnival pace increases, with various calypso shows and steel pan venues.  When the village finally opens, with the food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wonderment and Wandering about in the Snow</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snow is such a beautiful phenomenon. Every flake is of unique design and character. It can serve as something marvelous to behold, or an awesome force to be reckoned with. I&#8217;ve always enjoyed the near silence of the muffled sounds of traffic that filter through my consciousness like an elusive dream. As I traverse my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking at Music</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2010/10/11/look-at-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portraits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbey Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dizzy Gillespie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Foxx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louis Reyes Rivera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mos Def]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[musicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Weston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wynton Marsalis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Music is an intricate part of my life. Regretfully, I forfeited my opportunity to be a musician, of whatever worth, a long time ago.
I admire the musicians that I&#8217;m sometimes around, especially the younger ones. And often wonder, what sort of musician I&#8217;d be, if I had persevered with my studies as a young boy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Trip on a Hot Day</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2010/07/18/cool-trip-on-a-hot-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brooklyn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 28th was a really hot day in New York. So a trip to someplace cool was the destination of choice. This time we visited the New York Aquarium, in Coney Island, Brooklyn. I&#8217;m always thinking of stimulating experiences to expose my son to. So, I attempt to remember the things and places that captivated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking at Children</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2010/02/06/children-and-babies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brooklyn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having been blessed with the birth of a baby boy last October, I was inspired to pull together a sampling of the beautiful babies and children as subjects that I&#8217;ve photographed from time to time, over the years&#8230;
Images of children engaged in innocent activities seldom fail to warm the heart and elicit a smile.

Share on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Dancers in Motion</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2009/09/14/more-dancers-in-motion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abstract & Experimental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brooklyn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my never-ending quest for artistic expression with my photography, I seized upon the opportunity to catch choreographer, Keven Wynn, rehearsing his dance company, at the Doris Duke Theater Workshop.
And once again, after documenting several still images, I embarked on my quest to capture motion and light trails in still image capture.
The results were acceptable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dancers in Motion: Paintings in Light</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2009/06/18/dancers-in-motion-paintings-in-light/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brooklyn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally I have the opportunity to capture dance.
After the serious or purposeful work is done, I&#8217;d delve into my enduring pursuit of artistic expression with my photography.
I had this experience a few times when the lighting was a certain way on the stage, and the dancers&#8217; hands and feet appeared to be moving in slow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trip Through Williamsburg, Brooklyn</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2009/05/16/a-trip-through-williamsburg-brooklyn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 19:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brooklyn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parade]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, May 12, 2009, I took a walk across the Williamsburg Bridge. Progressing along Bedford Avenue, I stumbled upon a celebration of Lag B&#8217;Omer by the local residents, which is the anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, when Israel was under Roman rule (opinions vary about the origin of this celebration). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternate Focus: Raindrops</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2009/04/18/raindrops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abstract & Experimental]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Two years ago, I began my series of &#8220;Alternate Focus&#8221; images, featuring raindrops on glass.
The abstract character of the work appealed favorably to quite a few observers. I noticed on closer examination, that a distinct representation of the prevailing scene could be discerned within the individual raindrops on the glass. I enjoy producing these images, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Quiet Side of Springtime</title>
		<link>http://www.markblackshear.com/wordpress/2009/03/21/the-quiet-side-of-springtime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Blackshear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time again, to pay homage to the new and fragile beauty surrounding us.]]></description>
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