THE WATCHERS
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THE WATCHERS
THE WATCHERS
At nine o’clock Earth seemed to explode, catch fire, and burn.
The people on the porches put up their hands as if to beat the fire out.
They waited.
By midnight the fire was extinguished. Earth was still there. There was a
sigh, like an autumn wind, from the porches.
They could read
the great Morse-code flashes which flickered like a distant firefly:
AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT ATOMIZED IN PREMATURE
EXPLOSION OF ATOMIC STOCKPILE. LOS ANGELES, LONDON
BOMBED. WAR. COME HOME. COME HOME. COME HOME.
They stood up from their tables.
COME HOME. COME HOME. COME HOME.
“Have you heard from your brother Ted this year?”
“You know. With mail rates five bucks a letter to Earth, I don’t write
much.”
COME HOME
Ray Bradbury. THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES
THE WATCHERS
At nine o’clock Earth seemed to explode, catch fire, and burn.
The people on the porches put up their hands as if to beat the fire out.
They waited.
By midnight the fire was extinguished. Earth was still there. There was a
sigh, like an autumn wind, from the porches.
They could read
the great Morse-code flashes which flickered like a distant firefly:
AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT ATOMIZED IN PREMATURE
EXPLOSION OF ATOMIC STOCKPILE. LOS ANGELES, LONDON
BOMBED. WAR. COME HOME. COME HOME. COME HOME.
They stood up from their tables.
COME HOME. COME HOME. COME HOME.
“Have you heard from your brother Ted this year?”
“You know. With mail rates five bucks a letter to Earth, I don’t write
much.”
COME HOME
Ray Bradbury. THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES
About the artist
@ihor-kryvonos
Nuclear physicist-engineer for several years, and later director of photography, photographer, he continues successful career on television, been also an associated professor of cinematography department of Kyiv National University. During years of work on television and cinematography he filmed more then four hundred documentary, science-popular and feature movies . The Member of Filmmakers Union of Ukraine and Cameramen Guild of Ukraine. Participatant in a number of international photo contests, being also jury member in some of them. Creatively uses modern technical for creation of unusual art photos. Travels much and his photos from the different countries are always noted by his unique hallmark. His solo exhibition “Kiev night jazz“ in 2012 had big response from the audience and experts, now his works are in private collections in France, Germany, Ukraine. Kyiv State University student 1969-1974 Nuclear physicist-engineer 1974-1978 Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinematography and Television n.a. Karpenko-Kary student 1978-1983 director of photography, photographer 1983-now associated professor of cinematography department of Kyiv National University 1992-2020.
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