Beautifully Arranged Visual Recipes By Mikkel Jul Hvilshøj
Mikkel Jul Hvilshøj is a talented Danish photographer based in Copenhagen, who specializes in high-end still life photography, mainly shooting advertisements and editorial features. Mikkel captured stunning photo series of various recipes as minimalist photographs that show various recipes as minimalist photographs that show all the ingredients before they’re made into meals. Continue reading »
Beautiful Photo Portraits Of Australian Women Painted In Vibrant Colors
As part of FLAIR Melbourne – a Flinders Lane art festival – Melbourne’s Lisa Minogue presents stylised photographic portraits of Australian women of colour, their faces painted vibrantly to accentuate their individuality and encourage the viewer to study each face more closely. Minogue asked each woman the same question: “What do the words “coloured girl” mean to you?”.
Ayah. “When I was at primary school, all these kids would touch my hair and rub my skin to see if the colour would come off. I would think, “It’s just skin … what do you expect?”. Continue reading »
Meet Angela Nikolau, The Russian Girl Who Takes The World’s Riskiest Photos
Angela Nikolau is a talented self taught photographer, adventurer and roofer based in Moscow, Russia. Angela was born in 1993, she shoots a lot of urban, street and underground photography. Nikolau’s Instagram feed contains plenty of skyscrapers and high-rise buildings. Continue reading »
Here Is The Most Terrifying Place On Earth
Shivers run down one’s spine while looking at pictures of this unique place which is located near San Diego, USA. It is called Potato Chip Rock. The world’s most intrepid tourists climb to the very edge of this super thin rock to take cool pictures. Continue reading »
This Girl Creates Magically Awesome Crowns Out Of Seashells
Chelsea Shiels is a 27-year-old Australian accessories designer who has always been in love with the sea and collected seashells. Sometimes you can find a brilliant idea right beneath your feet: Chelsea, inspired by the elegance of the seashells, started to create awesome crowns with them, and she posted them on her Instagram and Facebook. At first it was a hobby for herself, but soon the beauty of these accessories conquered the Internet. Fashion magazines wrote about the crowns, worthy of a Sea Queen. Now, people buy them for photo sessions and parties. Continue reading »
Detailed Animal Portraits Meticulously Painted Onto Delicate Feathers
Using feathers of wild turkeys and macaws as her canvas, Krystle Missildine paints intricate acrylic portraits of animals, ranging from small birds to big cats and everything in between. The texture of the feathers naturally adds a wispy visual effect to the painted animal’s fur, producing a strikingly realistic image. The gifted artist has made a career out of pet portraiture—including ones on custom-made ornaments—but only recently decided to venture into the art of painting on feathers, using a molted feather from her Lutino Cockatiel as her very first quill canvas. Continue reading »
This Hotel Is Built Around The Surrounding Rocky Landscape
Instead of blasting away all of the rock to create a flat area to build on, this hotel worked with the landscape, and incorporated it into the design. Designed by C+ Architects and Naza design studio, the Nashare Hotel is located in a tranquil forest in Xiamen, China. In the design of this 12 room hotel they have worked around large boulders and rock walls, to create a natural element that is unexpected. Each room is different, depending on its location within the hotel. This room has a large rock that makes an appearance in the bathroom. Continue reading »
Artists Built A Colorful, Unique Island That They Call Home
After realizing there is no way to afford real estate, artists Catherine King and Wayne Adams decided to build an island, and named it ‘Freedom Cove’—it is located off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, and is about a 45-minutes boat ride to the nearest town. Weighing around 500-tons, the 12 tethered sections of this floating home include “four greenhouses, living quarters, a kitchen, workshop, art gallery, a lighthouse and even a dance floor.” Continue reading »
Amazing Face Paintings By Jordan Hanz
I found this amazing artist, Jordan Hanz, over the weekend and I had to share her work. The most amazing face paintings I’ve ever seen before. In her latest looks, she transforms herself into a version of Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad, and Pokémon characters such as Pikachu, Ivysaur and Jigglypuff. Check it out! Continue reading »
American Woman Celebrated Getting A Job With A Romantic Photoshoot
American Benita Abraham who got a job offer after several months of searching decided to celebrate it with a romantic photoshoot, The Huffington Post writes. Continue reading »
Behind Her Uniform: The Double Life Of Servicewomen In The Netherlands
Photographer from the Netherlands Vivian Keulards showed Dutch women who serve in the Navy at work and at home. Continue reading »
A Photographer Takes To The Streets to Snap Pictures Of New Yorkers’ Legs
Photographer Stacey Baker navigates New York with her eyes cast down. But unlike most of us, she’s not looking at a smartphone screen. She’s looking at women’s legs. Baker, the associate photo editor of The New York Times Magazine, launched Citilegs in March of 2013, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a chronicle of the most interesting legs in New York City, photographed from the waist down and captioned only with the cross streets where Baker discovered them. Continue reading »
Couple Travel To Iceland With A Full Crew For Pre-Wedding Shoot Atop Volcanic Rocks And Glaciers
Photo © by Life Studios Inc
When it comes to their wedding, couples want to make sure that it is captured in the best way possible. But Cici and Clement, a ‘jet-set power couple’ from Canada, decided to start early and travel to Iceland to capture their love in an epic engagement video and photoshoot. Working with Life Studios Inc, a boutique Cinematography and Photography Studio based in Sydney and Vancouver, the couple were given a team of two cinematographers and two photographers. Continue reading »
This Stellar Dad Photographs His Astronaut Kid Boldly Going Where No Kid Wants To Go
Photo © by Aaron Sheldon
Photographer Aaron Sheldon’s son originally got the idea to dress up like one of these tough rocketeers when he was afraid during a check-up. But Sheldon took his son’s statement and ran with it. The project took on a bigger meaning when he noticed that a kid’s entire life is like a mini mission to Mars: Their universe is totally alien, and everything they encounter is awe-inspiring. Continue reading »
Compare Orcs And Their Actors In “Warcraft: The Beginning”
In Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Warcraft: The Beginning,” the filmmakers went back into the past to introduce the origins of Warcraft and then took a giant step forward with their use of special effects, computer generated imagery, and motion capture technology to tell that story in the most believable way. Continue reading »
The Abandoned Houses Left Behind In The Pristine Landscape Of Scandinavia
Photo © by Britt M / REX / Shutterstock
Norwegian photographer Britt M visited Troms, Østfold, Buskerud and Akershus counties in Norway and Värmland, Sweden. In the pictures mysterious wooden houses, farms and cabins can be seen pictured against a stunning Scandinavian backdrop in Sweden and Norway. Continue reading »
Swarm Of 20,000 Bees Grounds U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor In Virginia
Photo by Master Sgt. Carlos Claudio / USAF
The US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor may be the most advanced fighter jet in the world but even with $143 million-worth of stealth and supersonic capabilities, it proved to be no match for one unlikely adversary — a huge swarm of honey bees. An F-22 aircraft from the 192nd Air Wing was temporarily grounded on June 11 after crew members at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia discovered nearly 20,000 bees hanging from the jet’s exhaust nozzle following flight operations. Continue reading »
Glorious Pieces Of Handwriting In The Most Unusual Places
Beauty can be found in the most unexpected places. Here: this perfectly written name on a coffee cup. Continue reading »
Photo Project That Proves Beauty Knows No Nationality
“The Ethnic Origins of Beauty” is a photo project by Natalia Ivanova, a Russian photographer and photojournalist. It is dedicated to documenting “the ethnic diversity of mankind, presented through the beauty of women of all ethnic groups of the world.” Continue reading »
This Man Photographs Maine Coon Cats And Makes Them Look Like Majestic Mythical Beasts
Photo © by Robert Sijka
The man who takes these glorious photos is Robert Sijka, and he did an excellent job. Each of these cats we would follow to the end of the world. We would battle dragons and go on dangerous quests against mythical monsters… if these cats told me to do so. They’re… magical. Continue reading »
This Tumblr User “Normalizes” Cartoon Characters And Now People Can’t Decide Which Is Better
Have you ever wondered what makes the animated characters so cute? Sure, the colors and the fluff help, but the key selling point have always been their child-like features. And over the years animation companies like Disney have made that adorable look an industry standard. Continue reading »
Controversial Photos Inside The Homes Of Russia’s Ultrarich Show The Country’s Problem With Wealth Inequality
Photo © by Lilia Li-Mi-Yan
Russia has greater economic disparity than any other major global power. In 2014, Credit Suisse’s Global Wealth Report said the wealthiest 10% of people in Russia controlled 85% of the country’s wealth. Additionally, the report said 111 billionaires controlled 19% of the country’s total household wealth. This discrepancy is what photographer Lilia Li-Mi-Yan set out to explore in her series “Masters and Servants,” an intimate view of Russia’s elite photographed within their homes alongside their hired help. Continue reading »
Captain America Statue Unveiled In Brooklyn
Legendary Marvel Comics editor and writer Mark Gruenwald who famously had his ashes mixed with printers ink for a paperback comic-book collection now had more of his remains sprinkled on the newly-unveiled Captain America statue in Prospect Park Wednesday, thanks to his widow. Continue reading »
Wall Street Banker Quits to Open One-Dollar Pizza Joint, Customers Pay It Forward to Feed Homeless
Meet Mason Wartman. In 2013, Wartman left his job on Wall Street to open up Rosa’s Fresh Pizza, a shop that sells slices of pizza for only $1 (tax included). The concept is popular in New York City and Wartman wanted to bring the idea to his home town of Philadelphia. One day a customer asked if he could ‘pay it forward’ and buy a slice for someone in need. Wartman loved the gesture so he drew a smiley face on a Post-It note and stuck it on the wall to symbolize a free slice for someone in need. Continue reading »
This Super Mario Cat Furniture Is Amazing
Lovers of cats and video games will love this Mario Cat Complex by Catastrophic Creations. The hollow complex with sisal-lined portals allows cats to jump through one end and ‘teleport’ out the other. The boxes are made out of birch wood, the question box is made with pet proof mesh and the entire complex can support up to 85 lbs of feline feistiness. Continue reading »
