Pleasure and Pain

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Pleasure and Pain: photos by Whitney G. Hess

Entries Tagged as 'Photography'

Photo of the day: No Yes No No

July 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Humor, Photography

That’s her response to the question, “Can I take you home?”
Found in the ladies’ room at Clery’s Bar in Boston, where the An Event Apart after party was held.

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Photo of the day: Be aware of glass door!!!

July 2nd, 2009 · Comments · Customer Experience, Photography

When Orian was apartment hunting last month, he saw this sign in a vestibule and snapped a pic. A couple things amused him: 1) the three exclamation points, and 2) that the person wrote “be aware” instead of “beware” (something I might not have picked up on).
I have a hard time believing the sign is [...]

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In case of fire: Do Not Use Twitter

June 25th, 2009 · Comments · Humor, Photography, Twitter

Last week this photo was posted to BuzzFeed and made the rounds on Twitter. It’s originally from johnpiercy on Flickr.
I think it looks doctored, but John isn’t sure. It’s just too hilarious to be real!
What do you think?
P.S. If I was caught in or near a fire, I definitely WOULD use Twitter. My followers would [...]

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@whitneyhess on Acela Express

June 15th, 2009 · Comments · Photography

When Jeffrey Zeldman uploads your photo to Flickr, you blog it.

@whitneyhess on Acela Express
Originally uploaded by Jeffrey Zeldman

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Photo of the day: How to make the perfect egg cream

May 20th, 2009 · Comments · Design, Photography, Pleasure

This photo was taken at the famous Junior’s Restaurant in Brooklyn on my first date with Orian. God what he must have thought when I eagerly pulled out my camera to snap this pic. I’m on a date with a chick who takes photos of her food? If it weren’t for that milkshake I might [...]

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