Deformutilation: February 2014

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Mossy Headstone Epitaphs Part II

Photo credit: Dave Webster

Photo credit: Karen DeSanno

Photo credit: skittledog

Photo credit: Taffy van Doorn

Photo credit: Pics_by_L

Photo credit: Brucey

You can find Part I here

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Tribal Scarification VII

From delicate swirls of raised flesh to intricate dotted patterns, the scars that decorate the bodies of Ethiopia's Bodi, Mursi and Surma tribes are more than just the sign of an old injury. Now the stunning scar markings of Ethiopia and Sudan are the subject of an incredible set of photographs by French snapper, Eric Lafforgue, who travelled through the country observing cutting ceremonies and meeting the locals.Despite the risks, scarification continues to play a huge role in tribal life, not least across the border in South Sudan where scars are a distinctive feature of life for the Nuer people.'This tradition isn't done as much anymore,' explains Lafforgue. 'Partly, it's because of better education and the increasing number of people who have turned to Christianity but also because it is a too visible sign of tribal belonging in an area that has suffered many disputes.'

All photo in this post by Eric Lafforgue and can be found here

Click the respective links for Part I, Part II, Part III,
Part IV, Part V and Part VI

Child ritual scarification here

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Animals Eating Animals Part II

Photo credit: James Torr

Photo by the-shiznite on Deviantart

Photo credit: Christian vd Berge

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Photo credit: © Alejandro Prieto - LINK

Photo credit: Jaden Boswell - LINK

Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features- LINK

Photo credit: © Daniel J. Cox/Natural Exposures - LINK

Photo by 00Tiger00 on Deviantart

You can find Part I here

Flooded Cemeteries Part V

Linden Grove Cemetery. Photo credit: Amy Clark

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Photo credit: Sean Birmingham

Rising flood waters surround headstones in a graveyard in the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels - LINK

A view shows the flooded cemetery at Moorland in Somerset, southwest England - LINK

A submerged headstone in the graveyard of Moorland church in the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels - LINK

Photo credit: Carol Brookheart

Cedar Grove or Ellwood Cemetery in Norfolk, VA after Hurricane Floyd came through on September 15, 1999. Photo credit: phil

You can find Part I here, Part II here, Part III here and Part IV here

Monday, February 10, 2014

Murder Weapons Part VI

Here you can find Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV or Part V

Friday, February 7, 2014

Ice Coated Slovenia

Swathes of Slovenia have been entombed in a four-inch thick layer of ice after Eastern Europe was hit by a freak blizzard. Rain brought in on a warm weather front collided with freezing air hanging over much of the country, causing the water droplets to turn to rock hard ice the moment they landed.

Anything which come into contact with the rain was soon covered in a thick layer of impenetrable ice.

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Photo credit: Marko Korosec - LINK

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