Do You Know Who You Are?: Superb Cinematic Photo Works By Nariman Darbandi
These are difficult times we live in, friends. The main thing now is to preserve the mental health of ourselves and our loved ones. The cinematic photo works of Nariman Darbandi will help to distract from heavy thoughts and immerse yourself in a beautiful melancholy. Continue reading »
Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Chicago Night Clubs’ Scene From the Mid-1970s
Between 1975 and 1977, sometimes five nights a week, photographer Michael Abramson traveled from his northern Chicago suburb to the South Side, rambling from nighttime hotspots like Perv’s House and the Five Fingers Social Club to the High Chaparral and the New Jazz Showcase Lounge. Continue reading »
Thoughts, Hopes And Disappointments in Kyiv: A Street Photographer’s Photos of Ukraine, 2001-2021
Born in Eastern Ukraine in 1954, Juri Nesterov’s photographs show us life in Kyiv, the country’s capital city. “Though I graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 1976, I have always had a passion for photography and arts and after a short stint in engineering became a full-time photographic artist,” says Juri. Continue reading »
Photographer Captures The Magical Beauty Of Winter In The Ukrainian Carpathians
According to Olha Balandiukh aka OLVIA, an Ukrainian model, singer, musician, photographer, artist and interior designer: “Have you ever wandered the snowy Ukrainian Carpathians? Have you ever taken a breath of nice, frosty air? Or maybe Coldness has tickled your eyes and your cheeks have been kissed by Winter? Continue reading »
Studio Portraits of American Indians by Alexander Gardner From the 1860s
Portrait of Tcha-Wan-Na-Ga-He (Buffalo Chief) in Native Dress wearing fur and feather headdress and peace medal, holding pipe-tomahawk.
Alexander Gardner (1821–1882) was a photographer best known for his portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, his American Civil War photographs, and his photographs of American Indian delegations. Continue reading »
Vintage Photographs of Christine Keeler Posing in a Swimsuit on a Beach in Spain and France, 1963
Christine Keeler taking a holiday in Spain and France shortly before her controversial involvement with war minister John Profumo led to his resignation. Continue reading »
Dystopian Streets Of Seattle In Gloomy Photographs By Tek
Tek is a Seattle, WA based street photographer. His creative passion aims to capture the emotions of the street’s untold stories. Continue reading »
Thatcher Says: Depressive Photos of Liverpool in the 1980s
The 1980s were a time of turmoil and upheaval for Liverpool. Unemployment and economic instability led to widespread disquiet, culminating in public shows of resistance such as the 1981 Toxteth Riots. Liverpool also elected its first Labour council in 1983, who promised to stand up for what they saw as unjust cuts under the Thatcher government. Continue reading »
Portraits of Twiggy Taken by Ron Burton for the Mirror and Herald in 1966
Twiggy was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging ’60s in London. Continue reading »
An Artist Confronts Depression with The Help of Photography
According to Dieter Ruistocht: “Four years ago I fell from a building when I was taking pictures. I hurt my leg. Since then I had a lot of surgeries, most with no result. Continue reading »
Stunning Photos of Betty Davis and Her Bold, Funky Style in the Late 1960s and ’70s
Born 1945 in Durham, North Carolina, American funk and soul singer Betty Davis recorded “Get Ready For Betty” b/w “I’m Gonna Get My Baby Back” in 1964 for DCP International. Sometime in that same era, she also recorded a duet with Roy Arlington and under their joint name “Roy and Betty,” released a single for Safice entitled, “I’ll Be There.” Continue reading »
Bowie Fans Outside a David Bowie Concert, Including a Young Sid Vicious, at Earls Court, London, 1973
Following UK dates at the start of the year, The David Bowie Tour 1973 revisited the USA in February and Japan for the first time in April. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Photos of The 2022 Underwater Photographer of the Year
Underwater Photographer Of The Year 2022: Giants of the night. © Rafael Fernandez Caballero/UPY 2022
From backyard frogs to whale sharks, the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 competition showcases the best new marine and freshwater pictures from at home and around the world. Continue reading »
Stunning Snapshots of America in Crisis in the 1970s
By the late 1960s, the American landscape was ravaged by decades of unchecked land development, blighted by urban decay in the big cities, and plagued by seemingly unstoppable air, noise, and water pollution.
In November 1971, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a monumental photodocumentary project to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” in the United States. The collection, now at the National Archives, resulted in a collection of more than 20,000 photographs by its conclusion in 1978.
Water cooling towers of the John Amos Power Plant loom over a home located across the Kanawha River, near Poca, West Virginia, August 1973. (Harry Schaefer)
With support from the first EPA administrator, William Ruckelshaus, project director Gifford D. Hampshire contracted well-known photographers to work for the EPA on the project. Estimates of the number involved range between 70 and 120, and they were organized geographically, with each photographer working in a particular area in which they were already active. Continue reading »
Mike’s Motels 1974: Atmospheric Retro Photos of the Roadside Motels by Mike Mandel
According to Mike Mandel: “Working on the Baseball Photographer Trading Cards, traveling throughout the country, my girlfriend at the time, Alison Woolpert, and I would stay at some, shall we say, “economy” motels. We pulled into one in Texas on a wintry night and upon waking in the morning we realized that the sheets had not been changed after the visit of the previous motel guest. Continue reading »
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings Series Unveils Superb Character Posters
Amazon Studios has revealed the first official posters for the highly-anticipated The Lord of the Rings series, which will make its debut on September 2, exclusively on Prime Video. It will then be followed by new episodes dropping weekly each Friday. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images from The Budapest International Foto Awards 2021
A look at a selection of the winning images from the Budapest International Foto Awards – a platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and eastern Europe.
Unyielding Floods – Gold – Editorial / Environmental – Professional
Floods in South Sudan have triggered food insecurity across the country. About 1.3 million children suffer from acute malnutrition, exacerbated by the spread of malaria and drinking water made unsafe by the floods, which have affected a million people since July 2020. Jonglei state is at the heart of the devastation. This project documents the devastation on three levels: natural disaster, food insecurity and loss of dignified living. (Photograph: Peter Caton/Budapest International Foto Awards) Continue reading »
Infraland: A Serie of Surreal Landscapes Capturing in Infrared Light by Paolo Pettigiani
Photographer and art director Paolo Pettigiani grew up climbing and hiking in the Italian Alps. Though he now runs a creative agency in Turin, he still wanted to capture his vision of the natural world. The result is Infraland, a series of infrared landscape photos taken with a special camera converted to show the full colour spectrum. Continue reading »
Evocative Photos of Life in Texas in the 1970s
Dallas, 1972
By the late 1960s, the American landscape was ravaged by decades of unchecked land development, blighted by urban decay in the big cities, and plagued by seemingly unstoppable air, noise, and water pollution. Continue reading »
Cool Pics Show Fashion Styles of ’80s Couples
The 1980s are easily identifiable. This amazing decade featured fast music, sporty cars, TV in every home, and new materials that changed the world. Continue reading »
Stunning Vintage Portrait Photography by Clarence Hudson White
The shelter, 1897
Clarence Hudson White (1871–1925) was an American photographer, teacher and a founding member of the Photo-Secession movement. He grew up in small towns in Ohio, where his primary influences were his family and the social life of rural America. After visiting the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, he took up photography. Continue reading »
Heroes: Portraits Of 35 Frontline Workers That We Turned Into A Billboard In The Center Of Warsaw
“We are a group of 5 Polish photographers who form the Nanga Pictures photo collective. Composed of of the collective consists of: Sławek Kamiński, Aleksander Majdański, Mirosław Pieślak, Marta Rybicka and Maciej Stanik. Continue reading »
Under The Sea: The Winning Images of The Ocean Art 2021 Underwater Photo Competition
A green sea turtle hatchling surfaces for air at Heron Island, Australia.
Hannah Le Leu
Stunning images from the 10th year of the worldwide Ocean Art underwater photo competition. Thousands of entries from 81 countries were judged with the winners including nine taken in Australia. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The Global SinoPhoto Awards
Overall winner
Li Huaifeng: Dancing Dreams of a Mountain Girl, Shanxi 2020
An image titled The Dancing Dreams of a Mountain Girl, depicting a young mountain girl dancing for her grandmother in a village in China, is the overall winner of an international photo competition celebrating Chinese culture. The Global SinoPhoto awards invited photographers to tell Chinese stories, imagining, interpreting and inspiring connections between Chinese culture and the rest of the world. The awards covered four categories: water (as 2022 is the year of the water tiger), home, work and play, and environment. Continue reading »
Cool Photos Show Lifestyle of Swedish Youth in the Early 1970s
The decade of the 1970s was in many ways a continuation of the late 1960s with respect to social trends. Continue reading »
