Photographer tracked down people he captured 40 years ago to recriate their photos
Street photographer Chris Porsz spent the 1970s, 80s, and 90s walking through the streets of Peterborough, capturing spontaneous portraits of everyday life.
Decades later, in the 2010s, he began the incredible task of finding those same people to recreate the exact moments he once photographed.
The project resulted in two books — Reunions (2016) and Reunions II (2020) — featuring more than 300 portraits revived across generations. “I wanted to celebrate the passage of time and the resilience of the human spirit,” Porsz explains.
The result is a living time capsule — a bridge between past and present, where ordinary faces become extraordinary stories.
Photographer: @porszpics #Art
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Zelenskyy Praises Trump's Russia Sanctions But Says "It's Not Enough" — Demands Long-Range Missiles to Force Putin Into Peace Talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed President Trump's new sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, calling them "a significant step," but insisted that Ukraine still desperately needs long-range missiles to pressure Vladimir Putin into serious negotiations.
In an exclusive interview with Axios, Zelenskyy estimated that Trump's sanctions could slash Russia's oil exports by 50%, costing Moscow up to $5 billion monthly. However, he warned bluntly: "sanctions alone won't stop" Putin.
The Shift in Trump's Approach
The Ukrainian leader revealed details of his tense October 17 White House meeting with Trump, which he diplomatically called "constructive" but acknowledged "wasn't easy." During that meeting, Trump rejected Ukraine's request for Tomahawk cruise missiles, citing escalation concerns.
But after Putin stuck to maximalist demands and diplomatic talks stalled, Trump cancelled a planned Putin summit and imposed the first direct sanctions on Russia since taking office — a dramatic U-turn.
Ceasefire Plan in the Works
Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine and its allies will finalize a ceasefire plan within the next 10 days following discussions with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The plan will be "short, without too many details" and modeled loosely on Trump's Gaza approach.
The Ukrainian president said he accepted Trump's proposal to freeze current front lines as the basis for negotiations, though he remains skeptical Putin will accept any peace proposal.
"We Need More Pressure"
"We speak not only about Tomahawks. The U.S. has a lot of similar things that don't require much time for training. I think the way to work with Putin is only through pressure," Zelenskyy told Axios.
He argued that Ukraine wouldn't even need to use the missiles immediately — just the threat of strikes on Russia's energy facilities could bring Putin to the negotiating table.
#Ukraine #Russia #Trump
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That $300 Million WH Ball Room being built - Trump to name it after himself.
Construction on Donald Trump’s controversial new White House addition is off to a disastrous start if his model of the glitzy East Wing ballroom is anything to go by. Plans shared by the MAGA administration suggest “a hurried process,” the New York Times reports, noting that a miniature mock-up of the 90,000 square foot annex, proudly unveiled to the press Wednesday, featured some truly bizarre architectural features.
Critics, like MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, have lamented what they describe as the president treating the physical structure of the nation’s highest office as if it was his own personal backyard. “To take literally a wrecking ball to the White House… it’s grotesque, just grotesque!” the Morning Joe host said Tuesday. “It’s not yours! You rent it from the American people for four years.”
Others have compared the Trump administration’s work on the building, which the president had previously promised would leave the existing structures untouched, to ISIS’s desecration of historic sites and artifacts during the terrorist group’s brutal reign across parts of Syria and Iraq.
“The first reaction I had was, what the f---? It’s not OK. The White House doesn’t belong to Donald Trump—it’s a federal building, a taxpayer building, belonging to the American people,” archaeologist Matthew Vincent, who spent two decades documenting the recovery of artifacts looted by the Islamic extremist movement, told the Daily Beast.
“What he’s doing is horrific and done without any oversight or acknowledgment from the bodies that should oversee this—and certainly not with the American people,” he added.
The NYT says Trump has indeed failed to follow established procedure for renovations on White House grounds, bypassing the usual reviews from federal groups like the National Capital Planning Commission. #Trump #US #News
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