Real Life Sized Soviet Era Motorbike Made Of Wood
Ok, I haven’t seen anything like this before. Please meet a 1:1 wooden motorcycle replica with intricate detailing, all made from wood, all real life sized. As the source reports, a guy called Yury decided to make something unusual. He has chosen a Soviet IZH-49 motorbike as a target to apply his wood crafting skills. So this is what he did. Tires, exhaust pipe, everything from wood. Continue reading »
11 Haunting Photos And The Real Stories Behind Them
Inside a Glasgow shipyard. “In the 1990s I lived in Govan, on the south side of Glasgow, near the shipyard. I wanted to grab my own little slice of Glasgow history. These are the shipyards that helped build the city and make its industrial capabilities renowned the world over. There are three yards in Glasgow now. Two are owned by BAE Systems and dedicated to defence. I haven’t tried to get in, but I’ve been told it’s pretty much impossible. The third yard, Ferguson Marine, nearly went into liquidation in 2014. I was 24 and wanted to get into the yards before that world disappeared. I remember being impressed by the monumental scale of it all. Parts of the ship seem quite organic: the blades of the propeller look like the underside of a whale. I shot it on an old Nikon in black and white, as that puts the focus on shapes and sizes. People have asked me if it’s perspective that makes the workers look so tiny. But it’s not. They are to scale”. (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert) Continue reading »
Marathon Runner Adopts Stray Dog Who Set Pace For Him In The Gobi Desert
Image: www.4Deserts.com / Onni Cai
She is so tiny that her head didn’t even reach his knee – but the stray dog still kept the pace for Dion Leonard in the desert heat. The ultramarathoner came to rely on the little dog as he ran through the Gobi in China in the last section of the 155-mile Gobi Desert March race. She appeared out of nowhere, miles from any village, and ran just in front of him – helping him to second place. Continue reading »
“Swords In Rock”: The Colossal Sculpture By Fritz Røed
The “Swords in Rock” monument seems to be an everlasting motif in the online Viking communities, created by Fritz Røed. It is placed in Møllebukta (the Miller’s Bay, Norway), which is a very popular recreation area in Stavanger. The Miller’s Bay and the monument lie at the bottom of Hafrsfjord, where the famous King Harald Fairhair won a great battle in 872 AD. Having defeated a lot of petty kings supported by the Danes, he is regarded as the king who united Norway into one kingdom. Continue reading »
This Guy Has Made A Full Career Out Of Rolling Extravagant Joints…
…and is here to teach us how to roll the perfect joint every-goddamn-time!
Tony Greenhand has made a career out of rolling joints, both for size and for style. Living in Oregon, where recreational marijuana was legalized in 2015, Tony has had plenty of time to be a perfectionist when it comes to the basics, and his step-by-step tutorial walks through the nine steps to a stupendous jay. Continue reading »
Engineer Grandfather Turns His Backyard Into An Amusement Park For His Grandkids
Tired of waiting in lines at amusement parks? So was Steve Dobbs of Fullerton, California. More than that, though, the loving grandfather wanted his grandchildren to have a reason to come over to his house and spend time with him. Living so close to the Happiest Place on Earth in Anaheim, he could feel the pressure building that somehow, he needed to outdo Disneyland’s magical allure. Dobbs told the OC Register that “Disneyland is tough to compete with,” but he wasn’t going to give up. Continue reading »
The Man Who Made It Rain: Contemporary Oil Painter Jeff Rowland
Jeff Rowland is an established contemporary artist – mainly in oil and pencil – who lives in the UK on the North East coast near Newcastle. After studying art at North Tyneside College, Jeff became a self employed professional artist. He used this time to experiment with all medium. including glass engraving, printing and painting, but he always feels drawn back to oil paint. Continue reading »
This Is How A Person’s Appearance Can Change In Just One Day
Every morning, millions of people spend a lot of time getting themselves ready for the coming day. The results can vary, but one thing is clear: a person’s appearance can change radically in the course of just one day. This theme caught the imagination of Belgian photographer Barbara Iweins, who decided to show the metamorphoses that can take place in 24 hours in a project she titled ’7 AM — 7 PM.’ Continue reading »
Doctors Told Model With Jaw Cancer To Have An Abortion, So This Is What She Did
When Latvian-born Canadian model Elizaveta Bulokhova was 24 years old, she received both the best and worst news of her life: she was pregnant, but she also had cancer. Continue reading »
Ancient Wooden Churches Of Karelia Land
If you really want to see a lot of old Russian traditional wooden architecture, namely churches and chapels, then for sure you need to visit Karelia. This land borders Finland for over 1,000 km along its length on one side, and like Finland is called “Land of the Lakes” with over 90,000 small lakes. Since the early times people have lived here and built these beautiful, unique wooden churches. Let’s see inside, thanks to the Russian blogger Alexei, who took those awesome photos! Continue reading »
Eyes Wide Open: Stunning Street Art Masterpieces By Nikita Nomerz
Nizhny Novgorod based street artist Nikita Nomerz creates amazing art works in different parts of Russia, which are interacting with the environment and bringing emotions to otherwise dull architecture. Architectural elements, window and cracks on the object become startlingly impressive artworks. “When you are doing street art, you create a dialogue with passersby, architecture, nature and with other artists.” His graffiti have been featured in major art publications all over the world. Continue reading »
Amazing Colored Pencil Drawings By Morgan Davidson
Today I am coming along with amazing colored pencil drawings by Morgan Davidson. She belongs to USA and her work inspired me to bits that I was so determined to put forward her collection of flamboyance before you. Her beautiful drawingsare very detailed and crisp sharp, how incredibly she has drawn girls in different hues making them look so different. Continue reading »
Slave Leia Sailor Moon
Knockie Cosplay offers this beautifully executed mashup of Princess Leia in her slave outfit from Return of the Jedi and Chibiusa from Sailor Moon. She is accompanied by the cat Luna-P, now transformed into a fully operational Death Star. Continue reading »
Toru Iwatani Shows His Original Drafts For Pac-Man
Photos of Toru Iwatani, the Japanese video game creator of the arcade game Pac-Man, showing his first sketches for the iconic game has surfaced on Reddit. Continue reading »
19th-Century People Have No Clue What To Do With 21st-Century Technology
This photo series from Los Angeles-based photographer Qingjian Meng, called “Gold Rush,” provides a glimpse at 19th-century people interacting with modern technologies. Continue reading »
How Soviet Space Dreams Became A Photographer’s Inspiration
The rocket and space program of the USSR, along with the exploration of the universe left its mark on the country. Obviously, it reflected on the people’s minds as well. Every other little boy wanted to be an astronaut. One of them was the photographer Ivan Mikhailov. As a child, he often stared at the stars, and thought of planets and space adventures, while sitting atop of a rocket-shaped slide near his house. Presently, his series of photographs titled ‘Playground’, includes images of rocket ship style playgrounds built in Russia during the Space Race. Continue reading »
This Sculptural Coat Rack Design Was Inspired By Waltz Dancing
Italian-Danish duo GamFratesi, have designed a modular coat hanger that is inspired by the classical dance of the Waltz. Taking note of the lightness of the steps of the ballroom dance and the rotations the dancers make, the designers made the modular piece curve, and appear to dance on the wall. Continue reading »
Grieving For The Lost Childhood: The Creepiest Graffiti Of Pripyat
30 years ago the Ukrainian city Pripyat was abandoned after probably the biggest accident in nuclear power stations history of all times – Chernobyl disaster. But the city continues its existence in other forms. Graffiti in Pripyat is directly connected to the motive of the lost childhood and fear of the artists painting the abandoned town. This place causes mingled feelings: interest from one side and pity from the other. Pity for those people who used to live here and especially children whose childhood was stolen. Continue reading »
Stunning Photos Of Wild Animals Invade The Supermarket
If human life disappeared from our planet, wild animals would be welcome to peruse our grocery stores. This hilarious collection of photographs by Indonesian photographer Agan Harahap shows wild animals out of their natural or pseudo-natural zoo environments in a human territory where we never expect to see them. Continue reading »
Artist Creates A Giant Anamorphic Tribute Portrait Of James Conway Farley Using Thrift Store Clothing
In a site-specific installation for Family Day at the Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, artist Noah Scalin used thrift store clothing to create a giant anamorphic portrait of James Conway Farley, a renowned African-American photographer in the 19th century Continue reading »
Stunning Vintage Photos Of Women Modeling Bathing Caps With Faces On Them
Image courtesy of Ralph Crane — The LIFE Picture Collection / Getty Images
Outside of the Olympics and synchronized swimming competitions, it’s fairly rare to see swimming caps these days. It’s rarer still to see swim caps that give the illusion that the bather has two faces. But these poolside headpieces were all the rage in 1959, when LIFE featured them in a fashion story called “Two-faced Swimmers in Crazy Caps.” Continue reading »
Photographer And Her Friends Reclaim Their African Roots In Visually Striking Portraits
Image courtesy of Atong Atem
25 year-old South Sudanese, Melbourne based photographer Atong Atem discusses Studio Series, a series of portraits inspired by vintage African studio photography. With these images, Atong and her friends, who posed as her subjects and who all live in Australia, aim to celebrate the culture of their countries of origin in Africa. Continue reading »
Russian Photographer Captures Breathtaking Photos Of Milky Way Mirrored On Salt Flats In Bolivia
Imge courtesy of Daniel Kordan
In May 2016, Russian photographer, Daniel Kordan, traveled to the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia – the world’s largest salt flat and took some photos that look out of this world. Using a Nikon D810A astrophotography DSLR and a 14-24mm f/2.8 Nikon lens, he managed to capture the Milky Way being reflected on the flooded salt flat at night, and the results are absolutely breathtaking. Continue reading »
Belgian Designers Have Created A Canoe For Two That Folds Away Into A Box
Belgian’s Otto Van De Steene and Thomas Weyn wanted to travel with a canoe and be able to easily use it within the city, but there wasn’t anything on the market. They set out to design their own canoe, but it had to be lightweight, easy to carry, and it had to be possible to store it anywhere. Continue reading »
When Airplane Food Was First Class – A Mouthwatering Look At What In-Flight Meals Used To Be Like In The Golden Age Of Flying
Have you ever had any complaints about the meals served up to you during a long-haul flight? They are admittedly not the same as they were before. You can now travel back in time to the golden age of flying when airline food was actually first class. Continue reading »
