Talking Barnacles

Photo diary of Patrick Tsai, an American photographer living in Tokyo. Continue reading »

Magic Corn

It’s definitely not photoshop. Does anyone know what sort is this? I would like to try this wonder of nature. Continue reading »

Yakuza

A real life photo story by the photographer Anton Kusters.

YAKUZA is a personal visual account of the life inside an inaccessible subculture: a traditional Japanese crime family that controls the streets of Kabukicho, in the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Through 10 months of negotiations with the Shinseikai, my brother Malik and I became one of the only westerners ever to be granted this kind of access to the closed world of Japanese organized crime.

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Cherry Cake

“Cherry Cake” is an amazing and colorfull photo project, created by Olga Guzhevnikova, a Russian photographer. Continue reading »

New York Secret Rooftop World

Amazing aerial shots give you a view of city’s skyline as you’ve never seen it before. By Landsliders Aerial Photography.

Secret world: One of photographer Alex Maclean’s amazing aerial shots shows a block in Upper West Side. Continue reading »

Facebook’s New Headquarters in Menlo Park, CA

Menlo Park, is an affluent town at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. And it’s a new Facebook HQ. 1601 Willow Rd., Menlo Park, CA, 94025. Continue reading »

Photo of the Day: 2012 Solar Eclipse

An annular solar eclipse occurs as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun as partially seen at sunrisefrom the coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, 187 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP)

Floriade 2012: World Horticulture Festival

It’s the return of the once-in-a-decade Netherlands flower fest, the Floriade 2012 World Horticulture Expo. With 1.8m bulbs planted across 44 hectares, and more than two million visitors expected over a six-month run, this is one of the gardening world’s stratospheric events. Here’s the view from the opening week. Photograph: Ermindo Armino/AP, Paul Raats/EPA, Robin Utrecht/AFP/Getty Images.

A field of flowers at Floriade in Venlo, the Netherlands, where the sixth edition of the festival has opened. Continue reading »

Photo of the Day: Dolphins Compete For The Highest Jump

Bottlenose dolphins leaping at sunset in Bahamas. (Barcroft)

Photographer Ludgero Filipe

Ludgero Filipe born in Lisbon, Portugal. Grew up in Sydney, Australia. Learnt how to ride a bike. broke his leg in the process.Grew some more. Fell in love with his parents Minolta X-700. Fell in love with film. Studied photography. Turned his room into a dark room. Studied advertising. Picked up a bass guitar. Started a band. Wrote a little.Supported a few big acts. Took more photos. Drew some pictures. Visited a few galleries. Recorded a few songs. Took photos of the band. Played on the radio. Left the band. Shot Sydney fashion week. Flew to Lisbon.Shot Lisbon fashion week. Had some free champagne. Went to the FTV launch Party. Had more Champagne.Flew back to Sydney. Shot a Gucci launch party. Shot a Lavazza Calendar launch party. Shot the GQ awards. Shot backstage for FTV at fashion week. Visited a few galleries. Learnt a lot from people. Crashed his car on a surf trip. Surfs badly. Met a French girl at a Hawaiian party. Went to Paris. Got married in Lisbon.Moved to London. Shot backstage at London fashion week. Shot a few portrait sessions. A few lifestyle shoots.Loves life. Loves Art. Loves all things Photography: Editorial – Portraits – Lifestyle – Food – Corporate. Continue reading »

Photo of the Day: Penguins Of Antarctica

A King penguin looks into the viewfinder of a camera in Antarctica. (Barcroft)

Photo of the Day: Incredible Tiger Wrangler Ashley Gombert

South African Wrangler Ashley Gombert interacts with Shosho, a 250kg male tiger at the Seaview Lion Park on April 25, 2012 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Barcroft)

Photo of the Day: Surfing Wipeouts

Nathan Fletcher riding what is generally considered by people in the surfing world as the heaviest wave ever ridden in Tahiti. (Barcroft Media)

Photo of the Day: The Season is Open!

A boy jumps into the water on the occasion of the season opening of public swimming pools in Munich, Germany. (Joerg Koch/dapd) Click image to zoom.

High Flying Fashions At Boston Hotel

A model walks down the side of Revere Hotel in Boston during a vertical fashion show for the Massachusetts College of Art and Design on April 18, 2012. (Dominick Reuter/EPA/Lauren Fish/Lauren Frohne/Globe photo)

The Revere Hotel in Boston, Ma. celebrated its grand opening on April 18 with a vertical fashion show. The Boston Rock Gym provided the models who rappelled down the exterior of the 24-story hotel wearing outfits created by the students from the Massachusetts College of Arts and Design and by Ted Baker London. Continue reading »

Tokyo Street Fashion

In Tokyo, there are so many different fashion styles, cultures, and subcultures that it’s hard for even the most devoted fashion freak to keep up. Fashion photos from the streets of Tokyo. Continue reading »

Otaku In Osaka

The eighth annual Nipponbashi Street Festa stamped Osaka March 20, 2012 (Nipponbashi is Osaka’s geek district – much like Akihabara is for Tokyo). Cosplayers turned up in colourful outfits, dressing as characters from their favourite manga, anime, and video games. The street was closed to cars, and otaku flooded the streets, snapping pics, cosplaying, and hanging out. Continue reading »

Miss Bikini Fitness Vladivostok 2012

Contestants pose during the “Miss Bikini Fitness 2012”. Russia, Vladivostok. April 7, 2012. Continue reading »

Amazing Works Of Joshua Hibbert

Take a look at amazing typo- and artworks of Joshua Hibbert, a graphic and sound designer from London. Continue reading »

Revolve Camera Dolly

REVOLVE is a portable, versatile, and affordable camera dolly system. It allows any video device (camcorders, DSLR’s, iphones, etc.) to achieve smooth, dynamic, cinematic video easily and in a package they can actually afford! It also functions as a hand held steadicam, and has an innovative rail kit that sets it apart from anything else currently available. Continue reading »

Photo of the Day: Don’t Bear With Me!

A bear that wandered into a University of Colorado Boulder, dorm complex falls from a tree after being tranquilized by Colorado wildlife officials. Colorado University police spokesman Ryan Huff said the bear was likely 1-3 years old and weighed somewhere between 150-200 pounds. (Andy Duann/ACU Independent) Click image to zoom.

Photo of the Day: Fantastic Lava Flows on Mars

This image provided by NASA shows lava flows in the shape of coils located near the equatorial region of Mars. Analyzing high-resolution images of the region, researchers have determined the area was sculpted by volcanic activity in the recent geologic past. This is the first time such geologic features have been discovered outside of Earth. (NASA) Click image to zoom.

XCIA: Street Illegal

Hank O’Neal’s street art project spans four decades of dazzling­—mostly illicit—street art. Over the next 35 years, the 71-year old photographer (whose street moniker is XCIA) snapped more than 20,000 pictures of New York City’s vibrant street art, capturing luminaries from Haring and Basquiat to Banksy and J.R. along with thousands of other talented artists. Continue reading »

Photo of the Day: The Game

An European shorthair cat plays with its booty in a graden in Berlin. Due to their ability to hunt mouses and other vermin, cats have been domesticated by humans at least 9,500 years ago. (WOLFGANG KUMM / AFP / Getty Images)

Disco Inferno: South Africa’s AfrikaBurn Desert Festival

AfrikaBurn brings the spirit of California’s famous Burning Man to Tankwa Karoo national park in South Africa – complete with crazy outfits, surreal art installations and all-night parties. Photos by Jonx Pillmer. Continue reading »