Photographer’s Unconventional Self-Portraits Highlight Intriguing Architecture in Urban Spaces
In her ‘Urban Self-Portrait’ series, Anna di Prospero photographs herself against the backdrop of towering, irregular architectural forms in the middle of sprawling cities. Continue reading »
This Super Mario Themed Wedding Is The Ultimate In Geek Chic
This wedding will have gaming nerds and nerdettes all over the country swooning over their joysticks. Continue reading »
Rare “Fire Rainbow” Appears In Sky Over South Carolina
Image credits: Jackie Hill
Residents of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, were surprised by what they saw in the sky this past Sunday. A so-called “fire rainbow,” a twisted and colorful cloud, appeared in the sky and lingered for about an hour. The technical term for these phenomena is circumhorizontal arcs, and they occur in high-level cirrus clouds which are made up of tiny ice crystals. Continue reading »
How Do Perceptions Of Beauty Vary Across The Globe?
According to website Online Superdrug Doctor: “From that simple question, the idea for this study was born. We asked female graphic designers from around the world to Photoshop a female form by making her, in their opinion, more attractive to other citizens of their country. Widely held perceptions of beauty and perfection can have a deep and lasting cultural impact on both women and men. The goal of this project is to better understand potentially unrealistic standards of beauty and to see how such pressures vary around the world.
The resulting submissions are intriguing.” Continue reading »
Sensual Shadow Photography By Sølve Sundsbø
Sølve Sundsbø is a Norwegian photographer who lives in London. His career began when four months into a course at the London College of Printing he became Nick Knight’s assistant. Continue reading »
Lithuanian Photographer Took A Pictures Of The Most Colorful Old Garage Doors In Her Country
According to Agne Gintalaite, a Lithuania-based artist: “There I stood on Prusu Street with 500 garage doors staring at me, a relic from the past inviting me to engage with a world in which there was no IKEA, no conspicuous consumption, and cars broke down. I accepted their challenge.This is how this series of photographs of garage doors was born.” Continue reading »
An Artist Creates Stunning Portraits By Combining Photos Of Celebrities
Pedro Berg Johnsen of Norway has an unusual hobby: in his spare time, he combines portraits of celebrities to create real-looking photos of people that don’t actually exist. For example, the portrait above was created by blending the heads and faces of singer Taylor Swift and actress Emma Watson. Continue reading »
Russian Photographer Dresses Siberian Huskies In Human Clothes
A Russian photographer has embarked on what may be one of the most adorable picture projects of all time – dressing huskies in human clothes. Continue reading »
Portraits of a Baby Boy and Bulldog Who Were Born on the Same Day
Chicago-based photographer Ivette Ivens has been shooting a heartwarming series of portraits of her son and dog and the special bond they share. The baby boy, Dilan, and the French bulldog puppy, Farley, were born on exactly the same day about 8 months ago. Continue reading »
Photographer Took Stunning Macro Pictures Of Beautiful Dew Drops
Ever wondered what life is like in miniature? An Italian photographer has perfected his own brand of macro photography with stunning pictures of miniscule drops of dew on flowers. Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, 40, has been a photographer for 18 years and specializes in macro images. Continue reading »
Photographer From Slovakia Took Portraits Of Dogs And They Are Beautiful
According to photographer Nicol Urbanova: “I am 20 year old photographer coming from the Košice, Slovakia. We have been photographing four years, but my passion has become a photo shoot dogs that are particularly attentive since November 2014. My first photo was a tiny dog that I met on a walk (black and white photo above) From that moment on I was determined that the photograph dogs is what I want to photograph.” Continue reading »
Photographer Transforms His Kitchen Into a Skatepark for Fruits and Vegetables
Since childhood, Paris-based photographer Benoit Jammes has held a passion for skateboarding and extreme sports; although throughout the years he has turned his attention towards his artistic pursuits, he has found a way to marry his boyhood passion and his current everyday life with Skitchen, a photographic investigation into the unknown and clandestine adventures of foods. Continue reading »
A Photographer Took Delightfully Messy Photos Of Meals In Mid-Air
Sometimes it takes the most meticulously-laid plans to achieve true chaos, and no one understands this better than London-based photographer Piotr Gregorczyk, whose Flying Food series captures the topsy-turvy projectiles of lavish meals as they leap from the plates on which they have been so carefully arranged. Continue reading »
“HAZMAT Surfing” Photos Predict a Poisonous, Dark Future for Our Oceans
When Washington-based photographer Michael Dyrland visited Los Angeles for a shoot, he anticipated surfing the open sea and riding the waves beneath the sunny sky. What he found, he admits, was not what he had hoped; after an evening of heavy rains, he was confined to the shore for days, the ocean contaminated with ten billion gallons of runoff composed of— as the photographer puts it— “sewage, garbage, oil, and shit (literally, human fecal matter).” Had he paddled into the water, Dyrland would have been vulnerable to staph infections, respiratory illness, MRSA, and Hepatitis C. Continue reading »
89-Year-Old Grandma Becomes a Beautifully Unexpected Bridesmaid
Bride-to-be Christine Quinn was preparing for her wedding day and decided to ask her Nana Betty to stand by her side as a bridesmaid. What she didn’t expect was for the 89-year-old grandmother to accept her request. “She asked me about 10 times, ‘Are you sure?’ and ‘Why would you want an old lady in your bridal party?'” Christine told The Huffington Post. “A few times she even said ‘All of your bridesmaids are young and pretty, why would you want me?’ Obviously Nana is beautiful too. Just look at those photos!” Continue reading »
2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest Winners
Grand Prize: Whale Whisperers
Photo and caption by Anuar Patjane Floriuk / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contes
Diving with a humpback whale and her new born calf while they cruise around Roca Partida Island, in Revillagigedo, Mexico. This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life so we need to accelerate the incorporation of this islands into UNESCO as natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing ilegal fishing corporations and big game fishing. Continue reading »
Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution In Silicon Valley 1985-2000 In Photographs By Doug Menuez
Susan Kare Is Part of Your Daily Life. Sonoma, California, 1987
Doug Menuez is the photographer at the origin of the documentary-book Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000, published recently at Atria Books. From 1985 to 2000, Steve Jobs and many other creators have invited Menuez in the place where the Digital Revolution operated : the Silicon Valley. During all these years, this photographer captured the portraits of the biggest innovators of our time, in moments of crisis, doubts and deep joy. Continue reading »
Photographer Wim Van Dan Heever’s Images Capture Chases And Fights In The Animal Kingdom
These breath-taking photographs reveal the everyday lives of animals living in the wild. The incredible images were taken by wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever, from Pretoria, South Africa, during trips to locations including Japan, Botswana and Svalbard. The 43-year-old has been photographing wildlife since he was a young boy and turned his passion for animals into a career and set up ODP Safaris in 2006.
This cheetah closes in on a springbok in the set of stunning wildlife photographs by Wim van Den Heever. (Wim van Den Heever / Mercury Press / The Daily Mail) Continue reading »
An Artist Re-Creates Certain Serial Killers’ Last Meals In His Photography Series
New Zealand-based artist Henry Hargreaves became interested in the Last Meal tradition, which inmates waiting on death row have the right to request. He decided to re-create certain serial killers’ last meals in his photography series. Continue reading »
This Man Took A Photo Every Year With His Son For 30 Years
This man took a photo every year with his son for 30 years. The last one might bring you to tears. Continue reading »
Muslim Lolita Fashion Is A New Trend Inspired By Japan
In an awesome fashion mash-up that nobody could’ve foreseen, Muslim fans of the Japanese lolita fashion trend have begun pairing these sweet-as-candy outfits with their hijabs, creating a unique new style that Japanese lolita fans are falling in love with. Continue reading »
IBM Engineer Gives Up Job To Be A Full-Time Instagram Photographer
Former IBM engineer, Eelco Roos, gave up his job to pursue his passion for photography and has Instagram to thank for his new-found success (a picture shown above that he shot at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada). Continue reading »
A 18 Years Old Girl From Slovakia Creates These Beautiful Photos
Young and talented photographer from Slovakia, Paula Kentošová, is taking photos for 5 years. Paula’s portraits are eye-catching, but she doesn’t just take photos of people – sometimes, she must takes photos of architecture, nature or products because she is studying on School of Applied Arts. Continue reading »
Adam Opris Photography on Mermaid Brides Bring Another Perspective to Underwater Brides
Adam Opris Photography is continuing to push the envelope with his underwater photography! By bringing brides and grooms into the underwater realm, anything becomes possible. By incorporating the weightless environment underwater with bridal beauty and elegance, he is transforming the brides into mermaids and bringing their wedding dresses to life! Continue reading »
Fascinating Satellite Photos of Seaweed Farms in South Korea
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center just shared these fascinating satellite photos taken in January 2014 over the shallow waters around Sisan Island, South Korea. The tiny patchwork of small squares are entire fields of seaweed that are held in place with ropes and buoys to keep the plants near the surface during high tide but off the seafloor in low tide. Continue reading »
