The Best Photos From The B&W Child Photography 2015 Photo Contest
B&W CHILD is Annual International Photography Contest devoted 100% to the Art of Black and White Child Photography. Continue reading »
Every Spring This Forest In Belgium Becomes A Blue Wonderland
There’s a mystical forest in Belgium, not far from Brussels, that will take your breath away if you visit it in April or May. Every spring, Hallebros, or Bois de Hal (Halle Forest in Dutch), a beautiful 552 ha forest, is carpeted with a thick layer of bluebell flowers. Continue reading »
Into The Make-Believe World Of Polish Re-Enactors
‘Warriors’ is a long-term project about people who are history or exotic culture buffs. Our heroes were found next to us. They are usual people like most of us are and they behave the same in everyday lives. Until the time they put on a costume — mostly made by themselves. Continue reading »
Stunning Action Photos Of Daredevil Bikers Performing Gravity-Defying Stunts As They Get Covered In Colored Powder
These snaps show a pair of daredevil bikers performing gravity-defying stunts as they get covered from head to toe in brightly colored powder. The stunning action shots show the fearless duo perform nail-biting tricks on their BMX bikes as they get showered with the brilliantly colored powder. Continue reading »
The Weight Watchers: Candid Photos Taken By An Obese Woman Reveal How Strangers Really React To Her On The Street
An overweight woman who photographs herself in public to capture the cruel looks and stares she attracts has turned her series of portraits into a book. The Watchers shows photos of Haley Morris-Cafiero, an artist from Memphis, Tennessee, taken in different social settings around the world over six years. The 40-year-old positions a camera and stations herself in front of it in public spaces to take photos of herself and capture the reaction of those passing by. Continue reading »
13th Annual Smithsonian Photo Contest Finalists
“A Little Monkey on the Cliff”. “A cold front hit the Nagano prefecture. I saw a little monkey enduring the cold in Jigokudani Monkey Park. This little monkey is really cute”. (Photo by Hidetoshi Ogata/Smithsonian Photo Contest) Continue reading »
This Is Known To Be The Only Photo Of Van Gogh As An Adult
Antonio de Robertis and Alan Zamboni, two Italian art experts, believe they have found a unique photo of famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh in the collections of the INHA research institute, taken in Paris in 1887 or 1888. Continue reading »
“The North American Indian” – One Man’s Vision Of A Continent Of Cultures
Born on a Wisconsin farm in 1868, Edward Sheriff Curtis grew up to become a commercial photographer in Seattle. In 1895 he photographed Princess Angeline, the daughter of the Duwamish chief Seattle, for whom the city was named. That encounter sparked Curtis’ lifelong fascination with the cultures and lives of Native American tribes. He soon joined expeditions to visit tribes in Alaska and Montana. Continue reading »
Playful Seniors Wear Organic Materials To Personify Nature
Eyes as Big as Plates is a whimsical series by Finnish photographer Riitta Ikonen and Norwegian photographer Karoline Hjorth that features senior citizens donning organic materials like twigs and grass. Ikonen says that the collaborative project originally began as “a play on characters and protagonists from Norwegian folklore” but has since evolved into a collection of images exploring “mental landscapes” that reflect a return of body to nature with the use of scavenged materials. Continue reading »
Underwater Photographer Jordi Benitez Castells Captures Jellyfish Off Spanish Coast
The incredible detail in each photo is thanks to Jordi Benitez Castells, years of experience taking photos while diving. Jordi, 40, from El Vendrell, Spain, was in Catalunya when he took the photos and managed to get the snaps at about three metres below the surface in most cases. While he works full-time in a bank, Jordi dons his wetsuit out of hours to go diving and uses a Canon 7D to get his shots. Here: One of the beautiful jellyfish. Continue reading »
A Daredevil Surf Photographer Ben Thouard Captures Stunning Pictures Of The Big Waves
Ben Thouard, 29, regularly dives into the crystal clear waters of Teahupoo, Tahiti’s most famous surf break, to snap the empty waves. He stands in the water scouting out particular shapes and the right swell direction and shoots most of his pictures during the golden hours of sunrise and sunset. Here: A shot of a wave crashing down into the ocean in the clear waters of Teahupoo. Continue reading »
This Guy Photoshops His Dog Into A Giant In All His Pics And It’s Hilarious
Photographers can have a hard time of capturing their subjects perfectly. Waiting for the right moment can make them anxious, and any slip up could ruin everything. Continue reading »
An Artist Infused Colour Into A 100-YO Black & White Photo And The Result Is Beyond Stunning
Black-and-white photos have their own charm but they often make us wonder the alternative – would the people or objects captured look different in colour?
Artist Marina Amaral decided to give history an entirely new perspective when she started infusing colour into pictures captured in monochrome. Putting Photoshop to some good use, Marina reproduced many iconic pictures by bringing them to life in a celebration of colours, preserving their innate authenticity all the while. Continue reading »
This Photographer Captures Love Just As It Is
Romanian photographer Natalia Mindru depicts love in her photographs, the very sensuality and passion that live in people who can exist only if their soulmates stand by their sides. You can feel something special in her work, something attractive and magical. Natalia says such an effect comes with the emotions of people in love because of their feelings, smiles, hugs and kisses. Continue reading »
This Fascinating Photo Project Reveals How Our Concerns And Fears Make Us Completely Different People
Body language is a very powerful tool that we have at our disposal. If you can read the signs, it may help you to communicate more effectively. However, body language can also expose your biggest fears and weaknesses. Our demons can easily turn us into real monsters. Everything we’re scared of and everything we’re ashamed of sometimes makes us feel very insecure about ourselves. Continue reading »
Plasticity And Dancing: Photographic Art By Sergey Sukhovey
Sergey Sukhovey, a former professional Russian sportsman, a martial arts master from Novosibirsk, now found himself in the photographic art. And, actually Sergey makes amazing soaring photos of dancers; dynamical and graceful. Continue reading »
Surreal Photos Of Russia That Look Like A Strange Fairytale
Frank Herfort captures surreal moments in Russia. His series “Time In Between – Fairy Tale Of Russia” document the bizarre and beautiful contradictions of daily life in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other areas in Russia. Each image is layered with mystery, melancholy, and the absurd. Herfort’s photos seem to document a fairytale land forgotten by time. Continue reading »
The MacBook Selfie Stick Is The Art Project Apple Lovers Deserve
First there was the selfie. Then there was the Selfie Stick. Now we have the MacBook Selfie Stick. The device—a selfie stick outfitted with a full-size MacBook—is the product of an art project by Moises, John Yuyi and Tom Galle, who were behind the real-world Netflix and Chill Room. The device could, say, be used for FaceTime conversations or taking photos, much like a Selfie Stick kitted with an iPhone. Continue reading »
“Orcs Of New York” Is The Brilliant Facebook Parody You Need To Be Following
Harry Aspinwall cleverly created ‘Orcs of New York’, a parody of the popular “Humans of New York” series.
The hilarious series tells the stories of Orcs who have ended up in the big apple and documents their struggle to fit in. Or as the Facebook page puts it, the series covers “Mordor diaspora in New York, one orc at a time”. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll never see Orcs the same way again. Believe it or not, Orcs struggle with all the same issues we face. You’ll hear stories of Orcs who work weird hours and have recently turned to dating apps. Or actor hopefuls who move to New York to try to give young Orcs back home role models to look up to in popular media. Continue reading »
Beautiful Monica Bellucci And Her Never-Before-Seen Pictures
Following a successful modelling career, Monica Bellucci decides to turn herself towards acting and stars in her first Italian film, in 1990. Having travelled throughout the world and mastering foreign languages, she rapidly participates to American and French productions alternating blockbusters and independent, often dark, films. Incarnating Mediterranean beauty, the actress revives the spirit of 1950s Italian divas with her dark hair, feline eyes and curvaceous forms and perfectly combines the multiple identities of women, from sensual lover to la mamma: roles she has been portraying for 20 years for Dolce & Gabbana. Some kind of contemporary Roman she-wolf. Continue reading »
16 Classic Photos That Capture Nylon Stockings’ Allure In The 1940s And 1950s
Before the 1920s, stockings, if worn, were worn for warmth. In the 1920s, as hemlines of dresses rose, people began to wear stockings to cover the exposed legs. These stockings were sheer, first made of silk or rayon (then known as “artificial silk”), and after 1940 of nylon. Continue reading »
Bizarre Cameras Used Before GoPros Existed – This Is How People Filmed Their Stuff
What did we do before GoPro? When it comes to capturing speed, back in the day, photogs tied themselves to the back of cars, hung off of trucks and then when that wasn’t enough, they jury-rigged point-of-view (POV) cameras on racer’s their helmets with metal brackets, cordes and special made contraptions. Continue reading »
17 Seriously Intriguing Photographs That Will Trick Your Eyes
Have a look at these once-in-a-lifetime pictures. Aren’t they amazing? Sometimes a photographer has to spend hours planning his future shot before he finally takes some really great pictures. But sometimes all you need is to be in the right place and to press the shutter at the right time. The main thing here is to be creative, open-minded and to have a keen eye for details. When all of these components come together as one, amazing and perfectly timed pictures are guaranteed. Continue reading »
Sony World Photography Awards 2016 Final Shortlist, Part 2
Maroesjka Lavigne, Belgium. Shortlist, Professional, Landscape. A country named after a desert. One of the least densely populated places on earth. Defined by its rich variety of colors yet in a forever changing, yet completely barren landscape. Namibia’s landscape draws you in, through a vast brown plain of scorched earth, and steers you over the white surface of a salt pan to finally arrive in the gold tones of the sand dunes. Patience is required to discover the wide range of Namibia’s subtle scenery. It literally takes you hours, driving though nothing, to at long last arrive at…more of nothing. Continue reading »
Tokyo-Based Artist Miki Takahashi Launches New Double-Exposure Pics
Three years have past since Miki Takahashi published her popular multiple exposure series “Look,” “Inside” and “In Urban Sense”. Recently launching new photos — her first series “Utakata” displays various greeneries and rain drops overlaying and intertwining with a female face (which looks to be the face of the artist). The second series “Redolent of Flowers” is not double-exposure related, but absolutely gorgeous portraiture and still life done in a photographic poster style. Continue reading »
