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 »
Shelter Dog Photobooth Pics Helps More Pups Find Forever Homes
Nero – Adopted
We’ve previously covered the Humane Society of Utah, an animal rescue and adoption organization in the U.S that famously takes “photo booth” pictures of dogs to get them adopted. Now, pet photographer Guinnevere Shuster is back again, with another series of whimsical dog photos that are looking for a home. Continue reading »
Woman Uses Her Hijab To Turn Herself Into Disney Princesses, Fiction And Comic Characters
The Little Mermaid, Mulan, or even Jafar – Malaysian make up artist Saraswati can transform herself into any Disney character. The mother-of-two has not only mastered the art of face paint, she also creatively uses her hijabs to complete her looks. Continue reading »
“Before I Die, I Want To…”
Inspired by a famous “Before I die” art project, animator Angelo Valente and gerontologist Sofia Nunez decided to find out what people in their later years dream about. For this purpose, they went to The Community of Gafanha do Carmo centre, in Aveiro (Portugal) and asked the elderly men and women living there to continue the phrase “Before I die I want to …” Continue reading »
These Portraits Reveal The Incredibly Humanlike Expressions Of A Variety Of Apes
Through piercing eyes and finite facial details, the intimate photographs show the animals looking angry, sad, delighted and pensive. They are the works of Manuela Kulpa – an IT consultant and keen photographer from near Cologne, Germany – who shot the apes predominantly at zoos across Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands. 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 »
This Street Art Duo Show Their Concerns With Planet Earth
Staying true to their focal and ongoing analysis of the relationship between humankind and nature, NEVERCREW has illustrated their observations on walls and shipping containers in India, United States, and Europe. Concerned with climate change and the future of humanity, pieces like “Black Machine” and “Ablating Machine” depict whales and polar bears in artistic and thought-provoking ways. Continue reading »
This Cute Little Egg Is A Portable Wireless Lamp
Vancouver-based designers, Gavin Chu & Andrew Geng, have worked together to create Eggie, a little egg shaped lamp that is wireless and water resistant. Continue reading »
A Plush Vincent Van Gogh Doll That Comes With A Detachable Left Ear
The Unemployed Philosophers Guild sells plush Little Thinkers dolls, and their Van Gogh comes with a special feature: it has a detachable left ear that you can gift your significant other, just like Van Gogh did. Supposedly, he severed his ear in a fit of lunacy after a fight with his friend Gauguin in 1888, but new research suggests he might have lost it in a duel. Continue reading »
Childhood Of Tomorrow: The Incredible Surreal Art Of Simon Stålenhag
It does not take many words to describe the art of Simon Stålenhag, Swedish artist whose works speaking for themselves. Landscapes of a future perfect straight out from the covers of the sci-fi volumes, modern machines but not too rarefied spaceships, space poetry. But even dinosaurs found, nature (almost) pristine, the firm search through a great color palette of a surreal but true… 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 »
In 1973, Teens Got Stoned In Front Of A Government Photographer
Image: Marc St. Gil / National Archives
In the 1970s, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency commissioned nearly 100 photographers to document environmental issues around the country. Marc St. Gil was assigned to record images related to the water and air pollution crisis in the area around Houston, Texas. While photographing the Frio River and cedar woods near the town of Leakey in May 1973, St. Gil encountered a group of friendly teenagers, who allowed him to take pictures as they enjoyed the sun, water and a joint or three. Continue reading »
This Bright Pink Bubble-Gum Lake Can Perk Up Your Diet
Image: Bryan Anthonys
This pink luminosity is located on the largest island of the Recherche Archipelago on the south coast of Australia. Lake Hillier is separated from the Southern Ocean with only a thin soil stripe and filled with saline water. Standing out like a pink gem stone in the dense eucalyptus forest it strikes with the contrast against the greenery. Continue reading »
This Transparent Bubble Tent Lets You Sleep Underneath The Stars
This cool Transparent Bubble Tent let’s you sleep in a Million Star Hotel…Sort of… It’s made with PVC and PVC tarpaulin material, making it water-proof and fire-retardant. This tent (4m Diameter) has enough space to host 2 people and is inflatable so it’s easy to set up and take down. Continue reading »
Inside The Taiwan’s Upside Down House
Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo / EPA
Visitors visit the upside-down family size house in Taipei, Taiwan, 23 February 2016. The three story upside-down family size house attracts hundreds of visitor’s who are amused with the exhibit. According to the organizers, the total cost of the construction is around 600,000 US Dollars and took 2 months to complete. Continue reading »
Artist Takes 20 Different Drugs And Creates 20 Illustrations To Show Drug Effects
Graphic designer Brian Pollett, aka Pixel-Pusha, pusha-ed himself to the limit by doing a new drug every day for twenty days and making art. The San Francisco-based artist said he “wanted to create opportunities to educate, whether related to psychedelics or art.” Continue reading »
This Dino-Man Photoshops Himself Into Famous People’s Photos
Actor Lorenz Valentino, also known as Dino, has a unique approach to getting close to the stars, actors, singers and politicians he loves. Instead of elbowing through crowds or entering packed arenas to catch a distant glimpse of larger-than-life personalities, he cozies up to them personally through the magic of Photoshop, wearing a funny Dino costume. Continue reading »
15 Rare Photos Taken With The First Ever Kodak Photo Camera
Travel back some 126 years and it’s there you’ll find world’s first point and shoot camera. It was created by by George Eastman the inventor who founded the Eastman Kodak Company. The world’s first handheld camera initially cost $25 which in today’s climate is around $600 USD today – expensive, but not unreasonable. Continue reading »
This Is The Most Ridiculously Fashionable Feline Ever
Everybody say hello to wonderfully glamorous Pitzush – a rescue kitty and now the proud “meowdel” of Instagram account @PussInGlam. You’ll be hard pressed to find a more fashionable kitty floating about the inter webs. Known as a ‘Cat Fashion Diva’ to over 10K+ fans, Pitzush can often be found wearing bedazzled necklaces, flowing dresses and more than a few fake eyebrows. Super cute, totally ridiculous and wonderfully funny – Pitzush has come along way from her days as a stray to becoming the ultimate feline fashionista. Continue reading »
Cartoon Characters As The Main Subject In Classic Masterpiece Paintings
It’s funny how two forms of art can provide such contrasting emotions. Think classic masterpieces – think dusty galleries and stiff audiences all mumbling out-loud about the intricacies of the artwork. Think cartoons – think fun, laughter, and zero analysis around how a huge ten tonne anvil can cause no more damage other than a hilarious bump on the head. Continue reading »
Creative Father Puts His 3 Adorable Daughters Into Funny, Eclectic Photo Manipulations
John Wilhelm, a 44-year-old IT director and father of three girls has used his passion for photography and digital photo manipulation to create a strange, eclectic and downright adorable series of photographs. While there is no singular theme to this collection, the series depicts his growing family getting themselves into some crazy, albeit fictional situations. Continue reading »
Poetic Black And White Watercolors Of Children With Wild Animals
Indonesian artist Elicia Elidanto creates delicate watercolor paintings which depict the intimate relashionship between children and animals. Her black and white watercolors show silhouettes of small children standing in front of majestic and dangerous creatures. Continue reading »
This Artist’s Huge Kinetic Big-Wheel Bike Features Technology You’ve Never Seen On A Bike
Created by Ronald Schroer, this vehicle may look like just a wooden version of an old, boring penny-farthing bike, but it is most certainly far from it… Continue reading »
Once You See These Rare Historical Photos, You’ll Never Forget Them
Like some of you, I’m also a rabid history buff, specializing in collecting the most interesting rare historic photos. I only curate the rare ones that have a significant impact on the history of the world. Find out below some of the most fascinating rare historical photos ever captured on camera. Thanks to these great images, we now have before us a rare window to some of the most interesting moments of our world history. Continue reading »
