Soviet Ghosts: The Ruins of the Communism
Only the most intrepid urban explorers cross the tattered ruins of the old iron curtain to endure the excessive bureaucracy, military paranoia and freezing winds of the East to hunt for the ghosts of an empire.
Rebecca Litchfield is one who couldn’t resist the haunting allure of the ruins of the Soviet Union. Time and again she risked radiation exposure, experienced arrest and interrogation, and was accused of espionage while collecting the stunning photography in Soviet Ghosts. Join her on an adventure through the ruins of soviet bloc, never before seen by western eyes.
The emotional affect of this poetic collection will keep you coming back for more, while a series of expert articles offer in-depth analysis of the historical context. Contemplate the uncanny and disturbing emotional power of the imagery. Discover the story of the rise and fall of the USSR, the empire whose ghost continues to haunt Europe even today…
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Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Exhibition
Pokot tribe, Amaya village, East Pokot, Kenya. (Photo by Roberto Nistri)
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Chinese Workers Prepare Australian Sheep’s Wool for Fashion Industry
Chinese workers prepare sheep’s wool before it is processed and bleached at a factory on July 12, 2014 near Zhangzhou, China. The facility prepares wool to be used in the manufacturing of footwear and clothing for export to Western markets and for consumption within China. (Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images AsiaPac) Continue reading »
Artifacts from the Central Intelligence Agency Museum
An essential part of the survival kit for American forces in the Philippines, China and Burma, this knife was ideal for cutting through jungle brush. It also had potential as a combat knife – its manufacturer provided instructions on how to use the Woodsman’s Pal to defeat a Japanese soldier armed with a samurai sword. (Photo by Central Intelligence Agency)
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The Robot Skateboards
Artist Sanja Cezek created this series of illustrations of skateboards painted in the image of her favorite robots, ever. Continue reading »
Sew Awesome: Fun Sci-Fi Kitty Pincushions
Artist FatCatCrafts offers all kinds of cool Sci-Fi pincushions. Whether you sew or not, these fun pincushions are just plain fun to have around and display. In her shop, you’ll find Boba Fett (Bubba Fatt), Ewoks, R2-D2 (Purr2D2), Doctor Who, Jawas (Catwa) and more. All looking like fat cats and ready to be poked if you need somewhere to park your needles. Continue reading »
Godzilla Invades Tokyo: Midtown Meets Godzilla
Crewmember Tetsuo Hayashi airbrushes the final touches to a 6.6 meter replica of the famous Godzilla at Tokyo Midtown on July 15, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. The “MIDTOWN Meets GODZILLA” project is in collaboration with the Japan release of the Hollywood film version of “Godzilla”. The Godzilla built on the lawns of Tokyo Midtown will host a light show everynight complete with mist, audio and fire rays. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Redhead Day – Dutch Summer Fest
Redhead Day (Roodharigendag in Dutch) is the name of a Dutch summer festival that takes place each first weekend of September in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands. The two-day festival is a gathering of people with natural red hair, but is also focused on art related to the colour red. Activities during the festival are lectures, workshops and demonstrations which are aimed specifically at red-haired people. The festival attracts attendance from 50 countries and is free due to sponsorship of the local government. Continue reading »
Real-Life Futurama Is Gorgeous
Artist Alexey Zakharov has created a lovely 3D-animated “test shot” of the exceedingly complicated 31st-century world of Futurama, starring the Planet Express ship and Mom’s Old-Fashioned Robot Oil. It’s just… wow.
On his website, Behance, Zakharov has posted a collection of videos and gorgeous pieces of concept art that brings the Futurama world to life. You can even see a tiny Leela sitting on the loading dock. Wow. OK, so it may not be photorealistic, but it’s the closest we’re going to get for a long time.
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Fantastic Wire Sculpture by Fantasywire
Created by British artist Robin Wight and inspired by an inexplicable real life encounter, these galvanised or stainless wire sculptures make the perfect statement piece for the bottom of any garden. Every fairy is a handmade sculpture uniquely crafted to your desired pose and installation requirements. Continue reading »
Men With Flowers In Their Beards
Image credits: Cloe Ashton
Men around the world are putting beautiful arrangements of flowers into their beards.
It’s hard to identify who started the trend, however, one of the pictures on our list dates back to 1977. This probably means that the idea was born even earlier with the hippie movement and John Phillips’ song “San Francisco”. The line “If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair”, inspired thousands of young people from all over the world to travel to San Francisco, wearing flowers in their hair and now, apparently, in their beards.
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Artist Recreates His Own Childhood Drawings 20+ Years Later
With the help of Photoshop, Telmo Pieper, a Dutch muralist, digitally recreates his old drawings into realistic versions of his childhood imagination. The Kiddie Arts series features some of the weirdest-looking animals – a shoe-shaped whale, a snail with world’s smallest shell, and an alien looking fly – a great collection of typical boy-ish drawings. Continue reading »
Billboard Houses For The Homeless
Phenomenon of homelessness has became an intensly global question during past couple of decades. Finding solutions to it is a complex task which involves coordination of skills in socio-psychological and administrative fields – to name a few. Priority of the Gregory project is to find optimal alternatives for existentional questions of people without a home through the use of billboard objects and their advertisment spaces. Continue reading »
Seemingly Offensive Fold-Out Greeting Cards
Getting nice greeting cards from your loved ones makes every holiday or celebration even more special. But how would you react if instead of saying “Happy Birthday!” your card would read “You’re Old”? Etsy shop FINCHandHARE specializes in creating funny greeting cards that look somewhat insulting at first glance, but cheerfully say the opposite when folded out. “I imagine the cards in this shop bringing a little excitement to mailboxes all over the world,” says Heather Abbot, a witty owner and designer of FINCHandHARE. Continue reading »
Tornado Captured in Couple’s Wedding Photos
A Saskatchewan photographer captured some striking images of a couple on their wedding day when a funnel cloud touched down in the distance during a photo shoot Saturday.
Professional photographer Colleen Niska was taking photos of a bride and groom on a rural road near Saskatoon when she noticed the twister in the distance, and kept snapping away. Niska posted the stunning images on Facebook, saying said she’d only “dreamed” of capturing such images.
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How Animals Chill in Summer Heat
Is the big feline dancing in the rain? Not really. The playful shot of a Sumatra tiger was taken in Ragunan Zoo, in South Jakarta, Indonesia on June 24th, 2014. Water droplets scatter through the air when it was taking a refreshing dip from the heat. (Photo: CFP)
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This Woman’s Mirror Art Makes For The Most Creative Selfies We’ve Ever Seen
Anyone can take a mirror selfie, but Helene Meldahl takes things to the next level. The 26-year-old has been inserting herself into some fantastic mirror artwork for about a year and posting the results to her Instagram account, Mirrorsme.
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Russian Motor-Head Creates Perfect Life-Size Motorcycle Out of Wood
Yuri Hvtisishvili, a carpenter from Russia, has created an astoundingly perfect wooden replica of the legendary IZH-49 Soviet motorcycle. The life-size model is so realistic that you’d expect him to mount it and take off at any moment. Continue reading »
Make-up Artist Stephanie Fernandez
Make-up artist Stephanie Fernandez loves nothing more than turning models into zombies with spine-chilling artwork. The 18-year-old Louisiana girl’s torturous designs amaze fans of incredible zombie make-up.
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Plant Sculpture by Emeric Chantier
French artist, Emeric Chantier, created these magnificent skull-infused plant sculpture. I say infused because I can’t think of another way to describe this unusual piece of art. Emeric is part of the Macadam Gallery and also created other pieces of art in a similar style which contains guns, hearts, hands and cars. Continue reading »
United Colors of Ukraine
‘United Colors of Ukraine‘ is a series of patriotic works by Andrey Ermolenko, Ukranian artist.
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40 Weeks and a Mirror: Mother Documents Her 9-Month Journey with Child Through Selfies
Photographer Sophie Starzenski does a unique twist with a selfie, and documents her journey into nine months of being with child. Just in case you are from another planet, a selfie is a kind of self-portrait taken using a hand-held digital camera or camera phone. Continue reading »
Professional Ballerina Documents Her Pregnancy in Photo Series ‘Ballet Beautiful’
The internet has been quite busy with its share of pregnant women who defy normal conventions of child bearing. These was the woman that lifted weights all throughout her pregnancy, the mother who posted a selfie post childbirth looking none the worse, and now this pretty ballerina. Mary Helen Bowers has been dancing ballet throughout her pregnancy with a grace and agility as if not bearing a child.
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Fantastic Portraits of Superheroes Set Against Tranquil Environments
Superman has the Fortress of Solitude, Batman has the Batcave. Obviously, even superheroes need some space and alone time. When the writers drew up these characters, they also had to humanize them by giving them some kind of escape where they could be by themselves. French photographer Benoit Lapray‘s imagined series, ‘The Quest for the Absolute, Portraits of Superheroes’ builds on that premise. The collection shows images of famous superheroes alone with their thoughts while in tranquil environments. Continue reading »
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ with Andy Serkis and Gary Oldman
Andy Serkis as Caesar, the leader of the ape nation in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.’ (WETA/Twentieth Century Fox)
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