Forget Diamonds – A Lynx Is This Girl’s Best Friend: Russian Family Share Their Home With Big Wildcat
Pavel and Svetlana from Kaluga, Russia recently adopted a small Eurasian Lynx, Zen, who became an instant member of the family. The owners say it behaves like an ordinary cat and even sleeps with them in the same bed. The owners have always wanted a pet Lynx, and when an orphan came up for adoption at the local zoo they made the adoption go through. Continue reading »
Here Comes The Bear: Fairytale-Like Photos Of Russian Family Playing With A Real Bear In The Forest
Russian photographer Olga Barantseva (previously here and here) captured these incredible shots of Russian family playing with a giant brown bear. The images look straight out of a fairytale, showing a softer side to the big predator. As part of an anti-hunting campaign, the extraordinary photos are meant to “show the natural harmony between humans and bears,” according to Barantseva. Continue reading »
This Fascinating Photo Project Shows How Much Family Means To Every Single One Of Us
Family is the most precious thing people have. Michele Crowe, an American photographer, shows in her photo project just how different and varied families across the globe can be. At the same time, though, families are very much alike in the love that is shared within them. Here’s a look at families from all over the world. Continue reading »
“The Family Of Man”: 503 Images By 273 Photographers From 68 Countries
“The Family of Man” opened at The Museum of Modern Art in January 1955 and was curated by Edward Steichen. It was groundbreaking in its scope – 503 images by 273 photographers from 68 countries – as well as in the numbers of people who experienced it on its tour through 88 venues in 37 countries. The touring exhibit drew over 9 million people and the accompanying catalog sold over 2.5 million copies. Continue reading »
Family Creates Scary-Good Replica Of The Shining’s Overlook Hotel In Gingerbread
Making gingerbread houses is a beloved holiday tradition, but chances are yours doesn’t have creepy twins or a bloody elevator. Continue reading »
‘From Me To Your F*****g Perfect Family’ – Single Sister’s Very Single Christmas Cards
Redditor MacBubs writes: ‘I have four sisters. Me and three of my sisters are married. Bridget is not. My parents decided it would be awkward to have a Christmas card with just one daughter in it, so they cut Bridget out of their Christmas card (the married siblings all do their own. except me. I’m lazy) So Bridget decided to send her own Christmas cards. This is the first one, from 2010.’ Continue reading »
12 Zombie Style Family Portraits Render Any Family Photos You Have So Alive And Well Boring
Do you remember posing for family photos as a kid? The stiff collars, the forced smiles, the photographer from JC Penney who keeps trying to cheer you up with jokes even though, at only 7, you’re already way too old for that shit? Don’t you think you think that maybe — possibly — you would have had a better time had your parents considered the idea of soaking you in fake blood and letting you act like the zombie who’s slowly dismembering them? Continue reading »
Fake Family Portraits From the Art World
Self-Portrait with Laurie Simmons at her home in New York. © Chandler Holmes
Throughout college, Chandler Holmes took a lot of photos of his family. When he applied to graduate school, one of his interviewers suggested that he continue this trend by flying back and forth to visit them, an expensive proposition for a student already coping with tuition and other living expenses. “I’d hate for you to have to get a surrogate family,” the interviewer said when Holmes balked at the idea. The idea of using a different family seemed a bit far-fetched but it stuck with him, and a few months into school he began to explore ways to create a project about family that didn’t revolve around his own.
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“Unusual Looking” Puppy Adopted By Family Who Didn’t Care About Her Scars
Image credits: Jackie MacMillan/HSSV
Disfigured animals usually have a harder time getting adopted from shelters, but this dog got “lucky.” Lisa the 10-week-old puppy was brought to the Humane Society Of Silicon Valley with scars all over her face and inflamed eyelids that required surgery. The shelter staff weren’t sure they could find a home for the pup, until Christine Doblar and her family walked in. Continue reading »
Rescued Magpie Becomes Lifelong Friend With The Family That Saved Her Life
After being rescued and nursed back to health by a young family in Newport, Australia, a magpie named Penguin has become a regular visitor and friend at the Bloom family’s home, playing with them and coming in to hide when it rains. Continue reading »
Sloth Bear Family Like a Dog
A Sloth Bear recently befriended a human family in Lakhapada village in India. While he was never domesticated, the sloth bear chose to bond with the family and become more than a pet, he was a member of the family. Continue reading »
Eight-year-old Girl Keeps Coyote as Family Pet
Hailey Hanestad thinks nothing about nuzzling up to the animal, called Wiley, and even dozes off with him on her bed. Wiley has been a treasured member of the family since being rescued by Hailey’s dad, Rick, three years ago. Today he’s thought to be just one of two coyotes in the US that have become domesticated after being born in the wild. And at the Hanestad farm, in Wisconsin, he’s treated just like a dog – sitting by the fire in the winter, going for walks on a lead and even playing fetch with a tennis ball. He’s got his own comfy chair and enjoys a diet of venison and fried eggs. He even has to have his meat cooked – because he won’t eat it raw.
Haley with a young Wiley as a pup. (Photo by Barcroft Media) Continue reading »
Amazing 12-page Calendar of Recreated Family Photos
Two brothers and sister prepared a gift to their parents – 12-page calendar of recreated family photos.
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Photo of the Day: Family Portrait
Kukena the baby western lowland gorilla clings to his mum Salome as Kukena celebrates his first birthday on September 27th at Bristol Zoo Gardens. (PA)
Family of the Photographer
Little Red Riding Hood. “The moment I pulled this sweater out of the drawer for Frankie I knew what I wanted for my picture today. I envisioned the look, the style, and the composition. When working with a 2 year old it is never easy to actually get the shot you want, especially when they decide to skip nap time. But I really like how this one turned out” – Rich. Continue reading »
An Extraordinary New Family of Spiders from Caves in the Pacific Northwest
These undated photos from the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco show the fearsome claw of a new family of spider, which led to naming it Trogloraptor, or cave robber. A group of amateur spelunkers found it in a cave outside Grants Pass, Oregon in 2010. They sent specimens to the Academy, where scientists had never seen anything like it. Since then, scientists have found a related species in the Redwoods of Northern California. The discovery is described in an article published Friday in the online edition of the journal Zookeys. (Calfornia Academy of Sciences) Continue reading »
Family Make 7ft festive Dalek from 100,000 Lego Bricks
The most evil being in the universe isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you consider Christmas – even when it’s made out of Lego. But you can’t blame the Addis family for knocking up this impressive 7ft Dalek complete with a Santa hat out of the toy bricks.
The Addis family with this year’s Lego masterpiece at thier home in Huntingdon, Cambs. Continue reading »
The Godfather Family Album
Selections from photographer Steve Schapiro’s archives provide an insider’s view of the making of the legendary trilogy. This edition is limited to 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by Steve Schapiro.
Imagine the experience of witnessing renowned actors as they made their most memorable performances. Steve Schapiro has had such a privilege as special photographer on some of American cinema’s most beloved movies. For Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather trilogy, he immortalized actors such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Diane Keaton. Brought together in a book for the first time is a vast selection of images from all three Godfather films, selected from Schaprio’s archives.
