Spectacular Winning Photos Of The Epson International Pano Awards 2023
The 14th edition of the Epson International Pano Awards has unveiled its champions, with Spanish photographer José D. Riquelme earning the top spot. This competition, dedicated to celebrating the finest panoramic photography from around the world, is recognized as the foremost global platform for panoramic imagery.
Hailing from Murcia, Spain, Riquelme is a passionate landscape and night photographer. Remarkably, despite his extensive background in graphic design and printing, he only delved into photography eight years ago. During his initial two years, he exclusively used his smartphone, ingeniously seeking captivating compositions in commonly overlooked and less photogenic settings.
Open Photographer of the Year: The Bridge, Iceland by Jose D Riquelme
“After a dozen visits to Iceland, exploring its majestic lands, during a rest stop, I decided to change my perspective and launch my drone. To my amazement, I captured this incredible image. From above, lines form a bridge extending from left to right, while on the ground, abstract shapes emerge from the flowing river water originating from the glacier,” Riquelme explains of his overall winning image, The Bridge. Continue reading »
“An Amazing World Right Under Your Nose”: Photographer Captures Beautiful Nature Pictures With A Macro Lens
Mark Andrew Thomas is a photographer who discovered the wonders of macro photography recently. He uses a special lens that allows him to get very close to his subjects and reveal their amazing details and beauty. Continue reading »
Meet Michal Dziekan, The Creative Warsaw-based Visual Artist and Character Designer
Michal Dziekan is a highly talented and sought-after visual artist and character designer based in Warsaw, Poland. He is renowned for his outstanding ability to create impactful and entertaining editorial illustrations that captivate audiences worldwide. Continue reading »
Diana Beltran Herrera’s Amazing Paper Creations
Diana Beltran is a visionary artist whose paper artistry is captivating global audiences. Her stunning creations, which feature intricate designs of birds, animals, insects and flowers, showcase the beauty of nature as well as the incredible potential of paper as a medium for art. Continue reading »
Interactive Masterpieces: Kurt Wenner’s 3D Illusion Art
Kurt Wenner’s 3D pavement artwork is a true testament to the power of imagination and creativity. His use of anamorphosis, a projection technique, allows him to create realistic street paintings and chalk murals that trick the mind into believing they are three-dimensional. Continue reading »
Bringing Characters to Life: An Artist’s Humanistic Interpretation of Popular Characters
Have you ever wondered what Voldemort would look like with a more ‘normal’ nose? Meet Ronald Restituyo, an artist who goes beyond that imagination and brings popular characters to life in a more human-like form. Continue reading »
Amazing Illustrations, Posters and Comic Covers by Doaly
Doaly is a UK based graphic designer and digital illustrator with a passion for story telling. His work is characterised by his bold conceptual approach to illustration and his ability to adapt his style to the most sympathetic to the subject matter. Continue reading »
Gorgeous Ceramic Sculptures, Installations and Acessories by Elena Salmistraro
Milan-based artist and designer Elena Salmistraro crafts exquisite ceramic pieces, including these limited edition sculptures of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, produced for Disney and Bosa, a leading producer of ceramic objects and accessories. Continue reading »
Amazing Sci-Fi Artworks by Matt Griffin
Matt Griffin is an award-winning illustrator, author and animator from Kells, Co.Meath, Ireland. With clients including Disney, Warner Bros, Lucasfilm, Universal, Folio Society, Penguin & Harper Collins, he has garnered an international reputation for distinctive and innovative graphic art. Continue reading »
This Artist Creates Amazing Illustrations Based On Wholesome Pet Photos
“Mr.Lucifer,” who also goes by the pseudonym “no0tahuman” on social media, is an artist from Russia who uses pictures of pets as a reference to create adorable illustrations with their colorful and cartoon-like style. Their work is very expressive; the artist manages to capture the facial features of wholesome animal images and make them look even more adorable. Continue reading »
Wonderful Photos Capture Everyday Life of Florida in the 1980s
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading »
The Little Trashmaid: Artist Imagines Ariel in the 21st Century
The story of The Little Mermaid was written over 180 years, in 1836, when Danish author Hans Christian Andersen wrote it. However, the best-known version of the story is probably the Disney movie from 1989. Continue reading »
Attractive Girls, Freaks, and Grannies with Rifles: Crazy Art by Ramón Nuñez
Ramón Nuñez is a Spanish artist who draws fantastically dynamic and colorful illustrations somewhere between anime and classic Disney cartoons. Many of Núñez’s works are quite sloppy, but he doesn’t forget about the detailing, which gives them style and crazy energy. Continue reading »
Twins Show What Pop Culture Characters Would Dress Like In Real Life
Ever feel like you have nothing to wear even with a closet full of clothes? Yes, us too. Although who would’ve thought that it’s possible to look for outfit inspiration in famous pop culture characters – even the animated ones. Continue reading »
Artist Uses AI To Create Mindblowing Digital Art Works, Here’re 92 Of Them
Orange Teal Necromancer
According to Antti Karppinen, a visual artist and photographer, based in Finland: “Last year I stumbled on the amazing world of AI-generated art and I dove right into that wonderful rabbit hole. Continue reading »
Madness and Power: Stylish Monsters Illustrated by Dave Guertin
Dave Guertin is an American artist who started his career at Singletrac (the developers of the Twisted Metal series). After its closure in 2000, Dave moved to Insomniac Games, where he drew concept art and developed characters for the console classic Ratchet and Clank. He still works for Insomniac today. Continue reading »
Cartoon Robocop and Gremlins: Superb Caricatures by Lyle Cruse
Lyle Cruse is an artist from the USA who has worked as an illustrator for Disney, Warner Bros., Marvel Studios and Universal. Cruse draws funny and very accurate caricatures of popular movie characters: he has painted portraits of Robocop, Ellen Ripley, The Lost Boys, and many others. Continue reading »
Fine Mermaids and Tomboy Girls: Art by Pernille Ørum
Pernille Ørum is a Danish artist living in Nairobi. Pernille has worked as an animator for Hasbro, Nickledeon, Dreamworks, Disney publishing, and Penguin Goldenbooks, and has worked on character development for the Warner Brother series “DC Super Hero Girls.” In 2019, she debuted as a comic book artist on Mark Miller’s “Hit-Girl” project, with a script written by director Kevin Smith. Continue reading »
The 5 Most Delightfully Cheesy Dinosaur Parks
Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History. Richfield Springs, New York.
Dinosaurs were discovered in the 1920s, and a century later Arthur Conan Doyle in The Lost World cemented their image in the minds of ordinary people – they became part of pop culture. Along with this, theme parks began to appear in the U.S. in the 1930s. They grew along the federal highways like mushrooms, and most of them were just awful – about the level of street art from tires. Continue reading »
Amazing Photographs of Jim Henson Posing With His Muppets From the 1970s and 1980s
Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990), the man behind the Muppets, began working as a puppeteer in college, creating characters like Kermit the Frog. He worked as a producer on Sesame Street, a popular kids’ show that launched in 1969, and created The Muppet Show in 1976. The Muppet Movie, the first of many movies featuring Henson’s famous characters, appeared in 1979. Henson received several accolades for his work, including Emmys, Grammys and a Peabody Award. Continue reading »
People Are Sharing Pics Of Life 50-100 Years Ago And They Might Put Things In A New Perspective
“My Grandfather And His Horse, Ruby. 1940’s”
How would you describe normal, everyday life? Well, for a modern person, it’s anything from brushing their teeth to… commuting to work. Oh wait, not anymore. Coronavirus has shaken up quite a few things, and made us work from home, stay in more, keep distances and whatnot. The change is dramatic and it’s only been like two years (almost three!, o-m-g) since it first started in late 2019. Continue reading »
‘80s Pop Culture Icons as McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys
McDonald’s launched the Happy Meal across the US in 1979, and it will forever feel very ‘80s. (Especially if you grew up in the 1980s.) Like so many ‘80s icons, the Happy Meal’s combination of tasty concept and slick packaging make it a design classic. The Toy Zone, a toy retailer, worked with CGI artist Jan Koudela to cook up imaginary Happy Meal toys and boxes in the style of our favorite and most iconic ‘80s screen heroes.
Top Gun
“Sometimes serving your country and quietly believing yourself to be “the best of the best” is not enough. Sometimes you want a trophy that says TOP GUN on it, too. When you’re casting that kind of arrogance, only one man will do: The Cruiser!” Continue reading »
People Are Taking WikiHow Images Out Of Context And Adding Their Own Funny And Dark Captions
We need not mention that WikiHow is one of those blessed online databases that help to keep our lives on track with how-to instructions. It’s somewhat obvious. But let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the very niche instructables it aims to cover beg for very niche illustrations. As a result, WikiHow has become as known for its weird as hell illustrations as for its content. Continue reading »
Artist Tried To Imagine How These Famous Characters Would Be Affected By Ecological Disasters
Wall-E And Politics
“My name is Baptiste Drausin, a.k.a. The Baptman, and I’m a self-taught artist. I grew up with pop culture, and I love to use it. I’m particularly a fan of DC comics. When I began to draw in 2017, I did a mashup with two characters from pop culture. Now I use them to talk about ecology issues. Check my illustrations out, and take a look at my Instagram for more of my content.” Continue reading »
This Artist Creates Lovely Illustrations That Might Brighten Your Day
Images are a form of expression which tries to communicate something to us. While some images express only a limited amount of things, illustrations by Maia Zeidan speak volumes about love, comradery, wonder, and other positive things. Continue reading »
