Sea Creatures Come out for Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade
Revelers pose at the 2013 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 22, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Coney Island was hard hit by Superstorm Sandy but parade organizers, whose offices were flooded, were able to raise $100,000 on Kickstarter to fund the parade. The Mermaid Parade began in 1983 and features participants dressed as mermaids and other sea creatures while paying homage to the former tradition of the Coney Island Mardi Gras, which ran annually in the early fall from 1903-1954. (Timothy Clary/Mario Tama/AFP Photo/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Saving Cat
Kevan Yaets follows his cat Momo to safety as the floodwaters sweep him downstream after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta, after the Highwood River overflowed its banks, on June 20, 2013. Yaets crawled out the back window of the truck and swam with the cat to safety. (Jordan Verlage/The Canadian Press) Continue reading »
Wild Life by Jeff Friesen: Animals Meet Interiors
Canadian photographer Jeff Friesen has created an adorable photo series that depicts the imaginary lives of plastic toy animals. Continue reading »
“Battleships”: Grid Battle
Table Games is the new coasters-game series from t&m. The games provide exciting entertainment at the table when the conversation runs out or the mood drops. With GRID BATTLE the Bavarian company team & marke revisited the classic “Battleships”. It is is available in a handy metal tin with 12 beer coasters for 12 exciting games (2 per player) including 2 pencils for € 8.60.
Serene Waters of Hawaii
Amazingly every wave produces different textures from the last – from powerful blasts rushing over calmer water to gentle waves splashing together. Photographer Bryce Groark, is no stranger to the fascinating waves having lived on the island for 13 years and becoming inspired by other photographers snapping the water. But ironically after trying it for himself, he was drawn to those images where he missed the crest of the wave and instead preferred the ones where the wave had already crashed. Continue reading »
Skateboarding Light Skeletons
These stunning light art pictures of skateboarding skeletons were created by Darren Pearson from Los Angeles. He works as a full time illustrator by day and by night he explores the varying landscapes of California in search of the perfect scene for his light-sculptures. Pearson makes complex light-effect photographs, none of which are photoshopped. He describes the work as location-based light art. Continue reading »
Free Dive Hunters
Eyeconic Images is the partnership of DJ Struntz and Logan Mock-Bunting, two internationally renowned photographers with a passion for story-telling, image-making and the ocean.
Spearfishing is a type of hunting done with underwater guns, harpoons and strong line. Freediving is a type of breath-hold diving in which divers descend for the duration of one breath, without any SCUBA tanks or any breathing apparatus. The best freedivers can hold their breath for over five minutes and go deeper than 100 feet. The combination of both these skills makes a high adrenaline sport done by only a few brave souls…
Ren Chapman prepares for a dive with a loaded and ready speargun while another diver rests, holding onto a dive-line to stay in position against the current. “Blood in the water – Predive” Continue reading »
Ice Bubbles Create Picturesque Scene at the Foot of the Rocky Mountains
Located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains on the North Saskatchewan River, the rare phenomenon occurs each winter in the man-made lake. The simple but stunning nature of the bubbles was captured on camera by a 40-year-old American photographer, Chip Phillips, who walked onto the lake for a better view of the scene. Ice bubbles occur during the months of November and March when the plants on the lake bed release methane gas, which freezes as it comes closer to the cold surface of the lake. Photos: Ice bubbles in Abraham Lake, located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Canada. In photos by Chip Phillips/Rex Features. Continue reading »
People in Need
The Dutch charity organization Mensen in Nood (people in need) hits the streets with a remarkable campaign. People in need are posing with the typical attributes of consumer culture. The price of a designer handbag (€32) is compared with the price of a whole week of food (€4), The price a pint of beer (€4.50) with the price of 50 liter clean water (€1.50). The pictures were taken by Swedish fashion photographer Carl Stolz. via Occupy Design UK Continue reading »
Seaweed Swamps Qingdao Coastline in China
Tourists play at a beach covered by a thick layer of green algae on July 3, 2013 in Qingdao, China. A large quantity of non-poisonous green seaweed, enteromorpha prolifera, hit the Qingdao coast in recent days. More than 20,000 tons of such seaweed has been removed from the city’s beaches. Photos by China Foto Press. Continue reading »
Painted Mil Mi-24 Hind
The pictures are not of an American helicopter, but of a Russian MI-24 “Hind” assault helicopter. It was used extensively by the Soviets in Afghanistan but this paint-job does not appear to be for combat. We suspect it is for purposes of promotion or public performance. There are some pictures of it on display at an air show at Szentkirályszabadja, Hungary. Whether there are others like it, we don’t know, the the only pictures of this paint scheme are all on the same helicopter designated number 117. Continue reading »
Apocalypse – A Survival Guide
Hit by a meteorite, wiped out by a pandemic, fried in a nuclear holocaust or frozen in another Ice Age: Civilization could end in a hundred ways. Yet the relentless onslaught of disaster prophecies leaves you overwhelmed, exhausted and unsure who to believe. You’ve got Apocalypse Fatigue, but don’t give up. The climate is the hottest it’s been for 1,000 years, and this century will see temperatures rise five times more than they have already, bringing hurricanes, floods, famine and wildfire. So start preparing: build a bunker, secure your energy supply, stockpile food. When mankind throws itself into the abyss, you need to be ready to climb back out. Continue reading »
Art Prints for Geeks
Take a look at the artworks presented by Geek-Art.net Store. You will find here exclusive prints, especialy designed by artists from the whole world, selected with care by Thomas Olivri, curator and creator of Geek-Art.net. Each artwork is stamped and numeroted. The rarest are shipped with a Geek-Art certificate of authenticity. Once a print is sold out, the artwork is removed from the store, not to be printed again.
Greg Guillemin – Bat Alone Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Wearing the Same Tank Top and Shirt for 40 Years
American Teacher Dale Irby has become an Internet sensation after school photos of him wearing the same tank top and shirt for 40 years went viral. Dale Irby, 63, accidentally wore the same brown v-necked tank top and big-collared disco shirt for two consecutive school photos from 1973. When he realised what he had done, wife Cathy dared him to repeat it for the third-year running. The PE teacher kept up the joke and for the past 40 years staff and pupils have eagerly awaited his arrival at school for the annual photo. (Dallas Morning News / SWNS.com)
Urban Fox by Ian Wade
“I have been photographing this group of urban foxes in Bristol for over 12 months; what started off as a chance encounter has become an obsession for me and has changed my feelings and attitudes towards urban foxes forever. Over this 12 month period, I have talked on BBC Radio Bristol twice,worked with Spring Watch TV show and published my first book title Bristol Safari – In Search of City’s Urban Wildlife and have met people who generally care about these animals, together with people who hate them with a passion. I have even been threatened in the street for photographing these animals, which shows feelings towards are mixed at the best of times. I couldn’t help but become attached to these beautiful animals which I have now watched for hundreds of hours”. – Ian Wade. Continue reading »
“One Ocean One Breath” Project
The couple of freedivers Eusebio and Christina Saeyns de Santamaria, known as «One ocean One breath», exploring the pond around the world, plunging into the water deep down in one breath. Continue reading »
Artist Recreates Barbie with Real-life Proportions
Would a Barbie doll with real-life proportions sell in stores? Pittsburgh artist Nickolay Lamm thinks so. He created a 3D model of Barbie if she had the proportions of an average 19-year-old woman. Artist Nickolay Lamm, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recreated the iconic Mattel doll using proportions of the average 19-year-old woman, according to the CDC. Continue reading »
Shrek Wedding by Paul Bellas and Heidi Coxshall
The groom Paul Bellas and bride Heidi Coxshall will have a distinctive Shrek wedding. Few brides are willing to show themselves with green painting! The wedding is just because their 4-year-old son loves the movie Shrek, who’ll be a guest donkey on the wedding. The relatives and friends of the newlyweds are all dressed as roles in the Disney movie, such wedding is absolutely unique! Continue reading »
UNICEF Ad Campaign: Slut, Drunk, Dealer
A child who learns is a teacher who teaches. Continue reading »
How to Pass Time on Your Commute to Work
We all have our own ways of passing time on our daily commutes. Some people read, others try to sleep, and many listen to music or play on their phones. But one creative commuter has a simple and highly entertaining way that hopefully more people will embrace.
By placing a face from a newspaper in front of a person at just the right angle, they transform other commuters into recognizable celebrities while keeping the unbeknownst participant obscured. Continue reading »
iblazr – the First Universal LED Flash for Smartphones and Tablets
Want to improve the quality of your pictures and videos? Tried to take a picture on iPad or other tablet in the evening and received a black square as a result? Want to shoot like a PRO on your smartphone? Or maybe your friend couldn’t see you on Skype when you are in poorly lit room? If you answer “yes!” to at least one question then iblazr is for you! Continue reading »
Scary Homemade Hairy Tights
Hairy tights are saving women in China from having men leching at their legs. Plucky Sun girl Amy Jones made her own to see if the fellas would be fur or against ’em… Continue reading »
Photographer Gareth James
Gareth James, photographer from London. He’s concentrating on street photography. Continue reading »
Terrifying Clickers Cosplay from ‘The Last of Us’
In ‘The Last of Us’, humans have to survive in a post-apocalyptic United States. You have to avoid humans infected with a fungus—and they look downright scary. Cosplayer Emma Franks looks exactly like one; they’re known as Clickers. Absolutely amazing makeup by artist JWBeyond. Total cost of materials for this shoot was £49. Photos by Innershadows Photography. Continue reading »
Hövding – Airbag for Cyclists
Hövding is a revolutionary bicycle helmet. Unlike other cycle helmets, Hövding is worn as a collar around your neck.
Hövding started out in 2005 as a master’s thesis by the two founders Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, who, at the time, were studying Industrial Design at the University of Lund.
The idea of developing a new type of cycle helmet was a response to the introduction of a law on mandatory helmet use for children up to the age of 15 in Sweden, which triggered a debate on whether cycle helmets should be mandatory for adults too. Anna and Terese saw their master’s thesis as an opportunity to find out whether it would be possible to develop a cycle helmet that people would be happy to wear – whether they had to or not. Continue reading »
