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I Fought the Law!

Olivia Locher

Perhaps every country has at least a couple of them. Weird, strange or just plain stupid laws. Photographer Olivia Locher looked at the USA and found more than a couple of strange laws. The series’ called I Fought the Law. Above: In Alabama it is illegal to have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at all times. At all times? Perhaps a book can be written on how these laws came about. But before that just scroll down and enjoy the weirdness of the land of the free.

The complete series can be found on Olivia’s website: oliviaocher.com.
Do you know any of your countries weird, strange or just plain stupid laws? Leave them in the comments.

 

Olivia Locher

In Utah no one may walk down the street carrying a paper bag containing a violin. 

 

Olivia Locher

In Wisconsin it is illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese. 

 

Olivia Locher

In Maine it’s unlawful to tickle women under the chin with a feather duster. 

 

Olivia Locher

In Kansas it’s illegal to serve wine in teacups. 

 

Olivia Locher

In Tennessee hollow logs may not be sold.

 

Olivia Locher

In California nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a  swimming pool. 

 

Olivia Locher

In Arizona you not have more than two dildos in a house. 

 

Olivia Locher

In Rhode Island it is illegal to wear transparent clothing.

 

Olivia Locher

In Delaware it’s illegal to wear pants that are “form-fitting” around the waist. 

 

Olivia Locher

In Texas it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

 

Olivia Locher

In Oregon one may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on a highway. 

Olivia Locher

In Hawaii coins are not allowed to be placed in ones ears. 

 

Olivia Locher

In Ohio it’s illegal to disrobe in front of a mans portrait. 

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A Strange but Wonderful World by Rodney Smith

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“He can wear an ascot without appearing pretentious. He proclaims himself to be a closet optimist. He believes Modernism took a wrong turn at a wrong time. He thinks Freud saved his life. He graduated Yale. He lives in a wooded enclave in Snedens Landing, just close enough to Manhattan to meet an editor for lunch at a moments notice, but far enough away to mollify his distain for city living. He loves books. Paper. And printed matter. He wrestles with Big Ideas and references Wittgenstein and Plato as if he saw them just yesterday. He’s tweedy. Proud. Not loud. He’s a perfectionist. Workaholic.”

This is a short bio of photographer Rodney Smith. You can read the rest on his website. But more importantly you can see his wonderful work there as well. His photography is like that of another world or dimension. Strange but beautiful settings. Men wearing suits and hats, women wearing dresses. Each photographs with its own story, or so it seems. Visit his website and create yours.

Rodney Smith’s website: www.rodneysmith.com and his blog: rodneysmith.com/blog/

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Impossible Photography

Creating something impossible is what many artists like to do. When it comes to painting or drawing a piece of art, it seems that the artist is free to create anything. In photography this seems harder to do, mainly because of the photorealism that is a big part of our understanding of photography. But with a little manipulation and with some wonderful ideas one can be as free a painter. Erik Johansson is someone who really goes the extra mile when it comes to creating an impossible photograph. And with the photorealism still intact , he manages to create weird, funny and amazingly creative photographs. Watch his TED talk and be amazed by his work.

Erik Johansson’s website: www.erikjohanssonphoto.com

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