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Consignment - Why Don’t You Go Fly a Kite? 

Why Don’t You Go Fly a Kite? On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm and collects a charge in a Leyden jar when the kite is struck by lightening. The joys of kite-flying, especially in ominous weather. 

Trent Parke 2001

AUSTRALIA. Sydney. A storm approaches Bondi Beach during the... 

Trent Parke 2003

Australia. Queensland. Gold Coast. 2003.

Rene Burri 1958

BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro. Copacabana beach. 1958. 

HG 1991

The seaside resort of "Cayeux-sur-Mer". 

Raymond Depardon 2002

FRANCE. Brittany. Finistère. La Pointe du Raz. 2002. 

HG 2000

FRA.Pas-de-Calais region.Berck.Kite festival. 2000. 

David Seymour 1954

GREECE. Athens. Kites. 1954. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1996

G.B. ENGLAND. Cedric flying a kite. 1996. 

Stuart Franklin 2004

GB. ENGLAND. Farne Islands. Embleton Bay, looking over Dunstanburgh... 

Harry Gruyaert 2001

FRANCE. 2001. 

Elliott Erwitt 1975

Stuart Franklin 2000

INDIA. Jaipur. 2000. Annual Kite Festival. 

Constantine Manos 1974

USA. Boston, Massachusetts. 1974. Father and son at Kite Day,... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2000

TAIWAN. Taichung. 2000. A boy jumps in the air to fly his kite... 

Rene Burri 1961

Nigata. Festival des cerfs-volants. 

Thomas Dworzak 2001

PAKISTAN. Swat region. NWFP Province. Near the town of Peshawar.... 

Bruce Davidson 1966

USA. New York City. 1966. East 100th Street. 

Stuart Franklin 2000

INDIA. Jaipur. 2000. Annual Kite Festival. 

Guy Le Querrec 1988

CHINA. Beijing.
The Temple of Heaven (Tian-Tian).
Between 2pm... 

Larry Towell 2006

LEBANON. Beirut. November 2006. Stencil painted by university... 

Elliott Erwitt 1977

USA. New York. East Hampton. 1977 
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