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Stunning Underwater Scultpures Near Maldives By Jason deCaires Taylor

Jason deCaires Taylor is a specialist of ghost sculptures. Generally placed into a urban place, where they become a monument and a symbol of a city, sculptures are not done to be hidden. On the contrary, they are here to impress and to dominate the city landscape. Continue reading »

“Moon Level Luxury At Down To Earth Rates”: Al Stovall’s 1960s Space Age Lodge In Anaheim, California

The Space Age Lodge in Anaheim, California, housed its first cadets in 1965. One of five cosmic-themed motels created by industrialist Al Stovall, the Space Age Lodge was partnered with the Inn of Tomorrow, the Cosmic Inn, The Galaxy, another Space Age Lodge (all in Anaheim) and the Space Age in Gila Bend, Arizona. This was “MOON LEVEL LUXURY” at “DOWN TO EARTH RATES.”

Let’s travel back in time to when 60s kitsch was out of this world. Continue reading »

Dad Shows What Would Happen If Kid’s Drawings Became Reality

“Things I Have Drawn” is an Instagram account where artist and father-of-two Tom Curtis shares children’s drawings from all over the world. But that’s not all – he decided that it would be fun to bring those cute, childish doodles into the real life. The result is both funny and terrifying. Continue reading »

Someone In Colorado Is Putting Up The Funniest Signs Ever

Indian Hills Community in Colorado enjoys a good laugh with their ever-changing and ever-punny signs. Local community center volunteer Vince Rozmiarek is the one to blame, because he’s the one behind all the brilliant puns featured below. Continue reading »

“This Is Not The End Of The World”: A Pessimistic Ad Campaign

A fictional communication campaign mixing advertising codes and end-of-the-world clichés with a good dose of black humour. Ironic, offbeat and striking, this series of false posters confronts us with our certainties and forces us to honestly observe our way of living and consuming. Continue reading »

Marvelous Lifestyle Portrait Photography By Steven Jonathan

Gorgeous lifestyle portraits by Steven Jonathan, a gifted amateur photographer from Pittsburgh, PA who currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA. In 2017 Steven started photography as a hobby without knowing it would happily take over most of his free time and grow to much more. Continue reading »

After A Breakup, This Artist Made His Own Boyfriend Out Of Wine Boxes

Michael James Schneider is a 44-year-old artist living in Portland, Oregon. He’s been there for about five years and previously lived in Los Angeles. Michael worked in retail until a few years ago when he decided to take a year off and be creative. Continue reading »

Fine Art Photographer Captures Mesmerizing Fairytale Photos Of Women In Natural Landscapes

TJ Drysdale is an American photographer whose works are very popular, notably online. He started photography in 2009, first shooting landscapes and nature. Then he felt in love with portraits and more conceptual photos. The result is outstanding, every work as a remarkable composition and clever lighting. Continue reading »

Superb Vector Illustrations By The Polish Artist Krzysztof Nowak

The Polish artist Krzysztof Nowak is a real master of vector illustration and he shows his skills to us through is high quality portfolio. The details are remarkable, the compositions are really dynamic and the touch of humor he sometimes brings to his works perfectly works. Continue reading »

Real Glitches In The Matrix That Will Freak You Out

Have you ever been in a situation when you look at someone and you feel like you’re looking in a mirror? You definitely have if you have an identical twin brother or sister, but if you don’t, seeing another person who looks like or is dressed like you can make you feel like the universe is a skipping CD. Continue reading »

“A Different Point Of View”: Ad Campaign Comments On World Leaders With Clever Juxtaposition Of Everyday Objects


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Print advertisement created by TBWA, Argentina for Dos Miradas, an “online news medium that proposes a different point of view from the traditional newspapers.” Continue reading »

Beautiful Winning Photos From The Bird Photographer Of The Year 2018

Bird Photographer of the Year 2018: Pedro Jarque Krebs. Black Friday – American Flamingos

Now in its fourth year, Bird Photographer of the Year is a global photographic competition; a celebration of avian beauty and diversity, and a tribute to the flexibility and quality of today’s modern digital imaging systems. Some fantastic prizes are on offer including our top prize of £5,000, plus other prizes of camera equipment from Olympus, binoculars from Swarovski Optik, outdoor clothing from Country Innovation, professional portfolio reviews and advice from Alamy, and a £1,500 travel voucher from Wildlife Worldwide. Continue reading »

Confectioner Combines Desserts With Miniature People To Create These Fun Scenarios

Matteo Stucchi is an Italian professional confectioner that makes desserts in style – he believes that the aesthetics of food are as important as its flavor. Continue reading »

Photographer Julia Christe Snaps Of ‘Flying’ Dogs In Mid-Air

For fans who loved bestsellers like Underwater Dogs and Shake comes Flying Dogs, a fun and stunning photography book capturing adorable dogs from a unique perspective: mid-air.

Inspired by her Frisbee-loving pup, Flinn, photographer Julia Christe set out to photograph the athleticism and freedom of dogs leaping in mid-air. She published some of these images of airborne canines digitally, and they quickly went viral with features in The Guardian, Huffington Post, and on the Today show. Continue reading »

The Best Photos From The First Half Of B&W Child 2018 Photo Competition

Portrait: 1st PLACE: “Zephyr” by Lee Jeffries, UK

B&W Child Photo Competition is the biggest international photo competition that showcases the very best of black and white child photography from around the globe every year. Ever since 2014, we are giving emerging child photographers priceless exposure and a chance to be discovered. Continue reading »

Ib Kamara: The Cross-Cultural Stylist Reassessing Masculinity

Creating arresting visuals imbued with diverse references, London-based stylist Ibrahim “Ib” Kamara champions equality and freedom of expression through his work. The cultural osmosis present in Kamara’s output is shaped by his formative years; born in Sierra Leone, he grew up in Gambia before moving to London aged 16, where he later studied at Central Saint Martins. Whether he’s styling the youth of Nigeria for Kenzo or working on a short film with Sampha, Kamara’s narratives always uphold a strong sense of cultural and sexual empowerment. Using the moniker “The Sensitive Thug” for his popular Tumblr account, the young stylist determinedly explores and subverts stereotypes. He is currently a Fashion editor at i-D Magazine. Continue reading »

What If People From Classical Paintings Attended A Music Festival


Eugène Delacroix – Liberty Leading The People (1830)

According to an artist Márton Neményi: “My name is Márton Neményi, I’m a Hungary-based photojournalist who didn’t miss Europe’s Burning Man, the Sziget Festival, but according to my vision, this year the Hungarian party island needed a fine twist. Continue reading »

The Photographer Terry O’Neill Is Eighty

Here: Jean Shrimpton, 1964. ‘People used to say she looked like a doll, so I took her to a doll’s hospital I used to pass on my way to the office. She was the best model I ever photographed, without a living doubt.’

Terrence Patrick “Terry” O’Neill is eighty. Born in Romford, Essex just over a year before the start of ww2 within ten years he was meeting celebrities at theatre stage doors collecting autographs for his mother. “Mum loved the theatre and collecting autographs but she was very shy so I would get them from people like Sir Laurence Oliver and Noel Coward.” Continue reading »

New McDonald’s Building In Chicago Draws Comparisons To Apple Stores

Fast-food chain McDonald’s has replaced its iconic restaurant in Chicago with a building by Ross Barney Architects that is “unlike any in the company’s portfolio”. Continue reading »

Hilarious Personal Computer Ads From The 1980s

It’s the early eighties, and the computer was finally entering the home in a big way. Of course, most of us had no idea how to use these things … and software and hardware companies were only too quick to tell us exactly what we needed to buy. Whether it was a dot matrix printer for the home or word processing software for small businesses, the booming eighties economies meant a seemingly unlimited supply of consumers rabidly gobbling up any tech put before them. So, let’s have a look at few items for sale… Continue reading »

1936 Stout Scarab: The World’s First Minivan?

The 1936 Stout Scarab came about in the early 1930s when William B. Stout, head of the Stout Engineering Laboratories in Dearborn, Michigan, dreamed of rear-engine/rear-wheel drive. “When we finally ‘unhitch Old Dobbin’ from the automobile,” he wrote in Scientific American, “the driver will have infinitely better vision from all angles. The automobile will be lighter and more efficient and yet safer, the ride will be easier, and the body will be more roomy without sacrificing maneuverability.” Continue reading »

The Ultimate 1980s Barn Find: This Guy Found A Lamborghini Countach Hiding In Grandma’s Garage For 20 Years

The lucky guy is Reddit user named eriegin, who posted these photos along with the caption “Despite the rust and dust, grandma’s 1981 Lamborghini Countach is the coolest.” Continue reading »

Meet Ilya Shtutsa, The Master Of The Russian Street Phoptography

Ilya Shtutsa (b. 1972) is a street and documentary photographer based in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Founding member of Observecollective. Winner of Urban Picnic Street photography award 2014, shortlisted in many other competitions. Worked for Russian newspapers, such as Molodoy Dalnevostochnik in Khabarovsk and Nevskoe Vremya in Saint-Petersburg. Studied photography in Saint-Petersburg school Tsekh under guidance of Sergey Maximishin. Now works on long-term documentary projects and on applying methods of prosess-oriented psychology in street photography. Continue reading »

“Flesh Love Returns”: Japanese Photographer Captured Intimate Photos Of Vacuum-Sealed Couples

“Flesh Love Returns” is a photo series by Japanese artist and photographer Haal who is photographing couples that he meets in nightclubs and arranges them like pieces of meat inside bags meant to store futons and blankets. He then seals their conjoined bodies inside the bag using a household vacuum that sucks out all of the air. Continue reading »

66.6 Faces Of Trump

Therapy through confrontation is the idea behind this project of Valentin Scheiner. He drew 66 Trump heads plus a “60% Version” of his face to get accustomed to the idea that this man will accompany us, if we like it or not, for at least the four next years. Continue reading »