London and Chester Zoo’s Annual Animal Stock Take
Kumbuka, a male silverback gorilla sits next to the keeper’s chalk board in his enclosure at London Zoo, Thursday, January 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, zoo keepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorilla is duly noted and accounted for. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo) Continue reading »
Skoda Giant vRS Man-Pram
Skoda is celebrating the launch of the Octavia vRS, so company unveiled the ultimate baby buggy, dubbed the ‘vRS Mega Man-Pram’ – a high performance vehicle that has been designed to provide the ultimate baby transportation experience. the company gave a team of engineers the task of bringing the same qualities that go into the car to other everyday objects. These included the vRS Man-Pram and were highlighted in a new ad launching the third-generation Octavia vRS. Continue reading »
Fully Functional and Driveable Truck Made of Ice
A Canadian ice sculpture company called Iceculture took on an incredible challenge recently. The result is pretty much unbelievable.
Canadian Tire wanted to showcase just how well their batteries hold up in the cold. The best way to do that? Build an 11,000+ pound, fully functional and driveable ice truck. Every part of the truck that is not absolutely necessary for driving is made of ice. Continue reading »
TRON: Legacy Body Paint
Farrah DeFulio looks stunning in TRON: Legacy body paint by the talented artist Allyson Averell! And the photos were done by the also talented and awesome photography by Joey D. Continue reading »
Daring Fantasy Cosplay Features a Real Live Bear!
You know you’re committed to your craft when you find a way to wrangle an actual bear for your photoshoot. This is Tina Rybakova in what is touted as a unique interpretation of Merida from the movie Brave (though that is a major stretch. We’ll stick with “fantasy”). The moment is beautifully photographed by Dasha Kond who has a whole portfolio of unique shoots featuring live animals.
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Photographer Captures American Apparel Ads in their Gritty Natural Environment
One of the most ubiquitous sights in Los Angeles is the American Apparel billboard. They are mostly small signs, found in strategic neighborhoods such as Silverlake and Echo Park and featuring a young, attractive women in Dov Charney’s products. The billboards reflect a vintage softcore aesthetic that make the ads nearly unmissable.
Los Angeles-based artist Thomas Alleman set out to capture these tiny billboards in their natural environment. The end result is “The American Apparel,” a gritty look at the role these ads play in the streets of Los Angeles. There are billboards overlooking homeless squats, perching over a street corner, hiding behind buildings and looking down on alleyways.
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From Homeless to Handsome Overnight
45 year old Steve Rimmer has shot to instant stardom since he played his accordion on Manchester’s 103FM radio station after a band failed to show up. Listeners loved him. The former bum got a snazzy new $6,000 makeover to go with his new job as a permanent radio station employee. Continue reading »
A Catalog that Believes Reality Can Sell Clothes Better than Photoshop
These are images from the catalog for Debenhams, a British department store. Don’t you wish every store expanded their ideas of beauty like they have? Continue reading »
‘The Hobbit’ Cast with their Scale and Stunt Doubles
Used when you only see the dwarves from behind next to a taller person, for example Gandalf and the Laketowners. The scale doubles had to audition like the actors, and they all went to dwarf boot camp together. Continue reading »
Amazing Places on Earth Most People will Never See
Hike the Haiku Stairs in Oahu, Hawaii — also known as “The Stairway to Heaven” — a steep trail with a wooden ladder spiked into the side of a cliff. Technically it’s not open for public use, but people still climb it, and rave about the views from the top.
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Historic Photo Changed to Modern Art Through Stencils
This is the original photo. “Beatlemania. October 1965, London, England, UK. Policemen struggle to restrain young Beatles fans outside Buckingham Palace as The Beatles receive their MBEs (Member of the British Empire) in 1965.” Let’s take a deep into the process below.
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Sunland Baobab – A Bar Inside a Hollowed Out Tree
Sunland Baobab is a well-known enormous baobab in South Africa. The tree is located on Sunland Farm, near Modjadjiskloof, Limpopo Province. The Sunland Big Baobab is renowned because in its hollowed trunk there is established a bar and a wine cellar. The tree has been carbon dated and is estimated to be around 1000 years old. Continue reading »
Pussy Riot Member Nadya Tolokonnikova for Trends Brands
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of Russian female punk-group Pussy Riot poses in promo photo shoots for the Russian fashion retailer Trends Brands. Continue reading »
The Biggest Christmas Tree in the World
The biggest Christmas tree in the world is the one in Gubbio, Italy – a magical sight that will get anyone in the holiday spirit.
In 1981 the residents of the town in Umbria decided to take matters into their own hands. They set up a single tree that the whole town could enjoy. Ten years later, their tree – resting on the side of Mount Ingino – set the Guinness world record with its 450-meter base, 750 meters of height, and 130,000-square-meter surface (equivalent to thirty soccer fields). The tree is made of almost one thousand lights, wired to about eight kilometers of electrical cables. It lights up on the evening of December 7, the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and is left on until January 6, day of the Epiphany. Continue reading »
Super Mario Inspired Cat Shelf
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The Holy Book of Passwords
In summer 2012 the social network LinkedIn.com got hacked and lost its whole user database. A few months later parts of the decrypted password list surfaced on the Internet. These eight volumes contain 4.7 million LinkedIn clear text user passwords printed in alphabetical order. Visitors are invited to look up their own password. Created by Aram Bartholl. Continue reading »
Shots of Earth from Space
Australian desert. (Photo by NASA) Continue reading »
Pugs in Fancy Dress
Owner Phillip Lauer, 57, said: “They are the family photos that we put up on our walls just like other people do of their kids. Yes, it’s a lot of time and effort but we have a lot of great memories and photos to share. It puts a smile on our faces, too”.
Phillip and his wife Sue have been transforming their dogs Blue, Bono and Roxy, for the past six years.
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The Miracle of Birth
Danish photographer Suste Bonnen captured the moments after a baby was born in a series of extraordinary portraits. Suste, who has worked as a portrait photographer for 30 years, was given permission to take these remarkable shots at the Copenhagen University Hospital. Continue reading »
Airplane Stroller
DIY airplane stroller for the future pilots. Continue reading »
Sara Jean Underwood Star Wars Car Wash
Your epic post of the day! Brought to you by one of playboys finest Sara Jean Underwood. Car wash, Star Wars, Acura and miss Underwood!! Can i have a side of epic sauce with that? – yes, yes you can! Before some of you freak out, this was for charity. Sara was the perfect girl for the job no doubt! Continue reading »
Drone Survival Guide
Our ancestors could spot natural predators from far by their silhouettes. Are we equally aware of the predators in the present-day? Drones are remote-controlled planes that can be used for anything from surveillance and deadly force, to rescue operations and scientific research. Most drones are used today by military powers for remote-controlled surveillance and attack, and their numbers are growing. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicted in 2012 that within 20 years there could be as many as 30.000 drones flying over U.S. Soil alone. As robotic birds will become commonplace in the near future, we should be prepared to identify them. This survival guide is an attempt to familiarise ourselves and future generations, with a changing technological environment.
This document contains the silhouettes of the most common drone species used today and in the near future. Each indicating nationality and whether they are used for surveillance only or for deadly force. All drones are drawn in scale for size indication. From the smallest consumer drones measuring less than 1 meter, up to the Global Hawk measuring 39,9 meter in length.
Men’s Health Tech Guide by Miko Lim
Fashion photographer Miko Lim shoots the beautiful Ashley Sky and what will be 2014′s most in-demand products for Men’s Health’s 2014 Tech Guide. Continue reading »
Skull Chair by Vladi Rapaport
The ‘Skull Chair‘ is designed by Vladi Rapaport, a craftsman from Netherlands, and it’s part of his ‘Vanitas’ collection which is a collection of products inspired by the Dutch vanitas still-life paintings from the 16th and 17th century. Continue reading »
6FT6IN Lamp by Case Studio – Air Jordan 1 on Your Desk
“6ft 6in”, a sculptural lamp sporting string bean legs and blocky sneaker feet, as not only a signature Grotesk output, but also a design incubation decades in the making. 75cm – 30inch high hand painted wood. Continue reading »
