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Beautiful Award-Winning Black and White Landscapes from the 2024 reFocus Photography Awards

Gold: Wave Washing on Iceberg, Antarctica by Jeff Schewe
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The 2024 reFocus Black and White Photography Awards spotlight breathtaking landscape photography from around the globe, showcasing how monochrome enhances contrast, texture, and form to transform natural scenes into powerful works of art. Continue reading »

Spectacular Award-Winning Nature Photos From The Tokyo Foto Awards

st Place: Horses Running At Sunset by Shirley Wung, Taiwan
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The Tokyo Foto Awards 2023 showcased breathtaking nature photography from around the world, capturing the beauty, diversity, fragility, and power of our planet through stunning landscapes, wildlife portraits, and intricate natural details. Continue reading »

Amazing Photos of the Zagato Zele 1000 “Electric Car”

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The Zagato Zele 1000 was an electric microcar produced from 1974 to 1976 by the Italian design house Zagato. Continue reading »

Employee Portraits of the 1960s: How Fast-Food Chains Used Training Guides to Standardize Conduct and Appearance

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In the 1960s, fast-food chains began standardizing their operations, including employee appearance and behavior, with instructional photos and manuals often detailing how to “dress for success” in the industry. Continue reading »

Spectacular Nature-Winning Photos From The Fine Art Photography Awards 2024

1st Place Winner: Flower Portraits by Tim Platt
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The 2024 Fine Art Photography Awards celebrate breathtaking nature photography from around the world, showcasing awe-inspiring landscapes, intimate wildlife moments, and striking natural phenomena, with entries for the 11th Edition contest open until October 13th, 2024. Continue reading »

Breathtaking James Webb Space Telescope Photos Of 2024

In 2024, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captivated the world with breathtaking images that showcase distant galaxies, nebulae, star formations, and exoplanet atmospheres with unprecedented clarity. Among the highlights are the vibrant Carina Nebula and detailed views of exoplanet atmospheres, revealing their compositions and hinting at potential life beyond our solar system.

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This new Webb image shows two galaxies: a Penguin (NGC 2936) guarding an Egg (NGC 2937). Webb’s observations reveal the two are in a cosmic hug, joined together by a blue haze of stars and gas. Continue reading »

Amazing Illustrations, Lineart and Design Artworks of Nabil Nezzar

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Nabil Nezzar is a French illustrator based in Belgium who creates mesmerizing multifaceted pencil drawings. Continue reading »

Lost & Found: Insightful Photos Discovered in a Thrift Store and Their Unbelievable Beginnings

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In 2015, Meagan Abell discovered medium-format negatives in a Richmond, Virginia thrift store, featuring two unidentified young women. Continue reading »

One of the Rooms in the Oldest Hotel in Yosemite Once Housed a Huge Relic Tree: the Hotel is Gone, but the Tree is Still Standing

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James Mason Hutchings, 28, moved to America from England in 1848. He came to California in the early gold rush, young and ambitious. Continue reading »

Spectacular Black And White-Winning Photos From The 35 Photography Awards

1st Place: “Single Tusker” by Haarish Mohammed, India
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The 35 Photography Awards recently showcased a stunning collection of black-and-white pictures that have captivated audiences around the world. These remarkable photographs, which won in a variety of categories, demonstrate the eternal allure and powerful impact of monochrome photography. Continue reading »

Alison Friend’s Cute And Funny Animal Drawings Will Completely Melt Your Heart

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According to scientific study, we appreciate art because it releases dopamine, a hormone responsible for feelings of pleasure and motivation in our brains. But what if we combined art with another thing that makes people happy—pets? So we end up with a design that is sure to make people pleased. Continue reading »

Meet Luigi Lineri, The Wealthy Collector Of River Stones Who Has Amassed An Enormous Collection Over The Course Of The Past Half-Century

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For over 50 years, Luigi Lineri has collected and categorized stones from the Adige River in Northern Italy by shape—human profiles, animal heads, tools, and more. Continue reading »

A Shoe Doll That Belonged to a Child in the Slums of London, ca. 1905

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The fact that it was discovered in an Edwardian London slum around 1905, crafted from the heel of a man’s shoe, a black sock, and some scraps of household fabric, makes it both the most heartbreaking and marvelous of toys. Continue reading »

Beautiful Winning Photos From The GDT Nature Photographer Of The Year 2024

Overall Winner: Winter flood in a riparian forest by Dieter Damschen
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The GDT Nature Photographer of the Year competition once again wowed audiences with stunning images capturing the natural world’s beauty and diversity. Continue reading »

Breathtaking Landscape-Winning Photos From The 2024 reFocus Color Photography Awards

Gold: Northern Silk Road by Rolf Gemperle
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Photography, particularly landscape photography, serves as a vivid canvas where moments are captured in light, evoking emotion and telling stories without words. The 2024 reFocus Color Photography Awards highlighted this genre, presenting breathtaking images that transport viewers to majestic mountains and serene seascapes, celebrating the planet’s diversity. Continue reading »

Daredevil Photographer Traveled Around The World To Take Pictures Of Beautiful Abandoned Places

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Dimitri Bourriau, a Paris-based architectural photographer, presents a series of unique masterpieces that beckon us to explore the mysterious and suggestive ambiance of neglected sites. Continue reading »

The Superb 3D Wired Sculptures by Nicolas Desbons

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A well-known French sculptor, Nicolas Desbons has had his works displayed in solo and group exhibits all around the world. His works have been exhibited in France. Continue reading »

Hold My Juice Box: 1964’s Most Epic Carpool

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Move over clowns, there’s a new record for packing people into a tiny car! Continue reading »

Where Flesh Meets Geometry in the Sculptures of Rogério Timóteo

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Portuguese sculptor Rogério Timóteo weaves a captivating fusion of the human form and geometric elements. Carved from diverse materials – marble, limestone, resins, iron, bronze, and steel – his sculptures achieve a mesmerizing balance between the organic and the structured. Continue reading »

Alariko’s Paintings Bring Us to The Colorful Stillness of Summer

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The light, the food, the smells, the company of acquaintances and strangers… everything feels and tastes better at a time when the heat presses and the days seem eternal. Continue reading »

Horrible Photographs of Damaged Cars From the 1994 Northridge Earthquake

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The 1994 Northridge earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley in southern California on January 17, becoming the most destructive quake in the state since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the costliest in U.S. history. Continue reading »

The Lotus Esprit S1, Known as “Wet Nellie,” Was Featured in The James Bond Film “The Spy Who Loved Me,” and These Photographs Are Really Breathtaking

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The Lotus Esprit S1 was used in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, where it was affectionately dubbed “Wet Nellie.” This “car-submarine” became an iconic Bond vehicle, with its ability to transform from a car into a working submarine capturing the public’s imagination. Continue reading »

This Photo Series Sheds Light On The Taboo Of People’s Lives With Stoma

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According to a photographer Milos Nejezchleb: “A stoma – or an artificial opening made in an organ of the body. In the Czech Republic, where this photo series was created, an estimated 20,000 people carry their stoma bags hidden under their clothes. Continue reading »

Photographer Goes Around The World In Search Of The Most Beautiful Libraries, And Here Is What He Found

In July, Italian artist Massimo Listri released a book of photographs that featured the most beautiful libraries from around the world. The chosen institutions, revered for their historical value, architectural relevance and preciousness of the books they keep, are standalone works of art. For those lucky enough to visit these design marvels, spending a whole day at the library doesn’t sound so bad!

Scroll down and let your bibliophile side marvel at the beauty the likes of which only these libraries can offer! Continue reading »

Photographer Teemu Jarvinen Captures The Night Around Asia And The World

Creative nightscapes by Teemu Jarvinen, a talented self-taught photographer, filmmaker, and urban explorer currently based in Singapore. Teemu focuses mainly on street photography. He shoots amazing architecture, urban, and nightscape photography. Continue reading »