Terrific Images Reveal The Vulnerable Beauty Of Abandoned Cars That Have Been Left To Rust Over The Years
A Ferrari with parts missing stands forgotten in a workshop
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Stunning images reveal the vulnerable beauty of abandoned cars that have been left to rust over the years. The collection of spectacular images show how a Volkswagen Beetle, Citroën C2 and even a Ferrari have been taken over by nature and piles of rubble. In other shots, a Mercedes Benz is overgrown with ivy and an old-fashioned BMW has been left in a garage with a collapsing roof and debris on the floor. A Ford vehicle has also been forgotten in the woods and one car even appears to have a tree growing from it. The haunting images were taken by Belgian security guard, Kenneth Provost at various locations across Germany and Belgium. Continue reading »
Wonderful Images That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity In 2016
Most people will agree that 2016 wasn’t the best year. But these pictures prove that it wasn’t all bad. Continue reading »
Artist Duo Have Created A Unique Set Of Images From The Underside Of Dogs
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Forget the cats, itÌs just raining dogs! A creative duo have come up with an innovative way to raise money for animal welfare; photographing dogs as youÌve never seen them before. Professional photographer Jason Kenzie and designer Tania Ryan have created a unique set of images from the underside of dogs, named The Underdogs Project. The project will be featured as a 2017 calendar, with each month belonging to a quirky canine. Continue reading »
Aerial Images Of Salterns That Blur The Line Between Photograph And Painting
Photographer David Burdeny, whose photo of a towering iceberg we featured last month, has been working on another large-scale photography project. Burdeny began the series SALT: Fields, Plottings and Extracts in 2015, using aerial photography to explore some of the world’s most vibrant salterns in Utah, Mexico, and Australia. Gazing upon the images it’s difficult to determine whether the expressive boxes of color are produced with a camera or paintbrush, or if the gestures were made by hand or nature. Continue reading »
An Artist Combines Everyday Objects With Images From His iPhone
Yahav Draizin is a talented photographer and artist based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Yahav works in advertising as a deputy c.e.o for JWT Israel. He creates stunning images by combining everyday objects with images on his iPhone, and it’s simply brilliant. “As part of my job, and my passion, I’m constantly looking for inspiration to boost my creative skills and I love doing it by taking photos with a twist,” Draizin explaines. Continue reading »
Paragliding Photographer Captures Stunning Landscape Images From High In The Air
Polish photographer Kacper Kowalski has found a truly unique way to combine his talent with his self-described “addiction” for paragliding by shooting stunning local landscape photos taken on his way down from very high up in the air. Continue reading »
An Artist Creates Stunning Fashion Logos Made From Images Of Their Brand Personalities
The Netherlands-based artist Mike Frederiqo has recreated the logos of haute couture using cartoon images of their founders and brand personalities. Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs and fashion mag Vogue got the treatment. It is hard to explain, but rather easy to understand once you dig through them in the gallery below. Continue reading »
Stunning Images From Arcaid’s Architecture Photographer Of The Year 2016 Shortlist
Stock photography stalwart Arcaid Images just announced the 20 of the year’s best architectural photographs in the running for the 2016 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards. Photographs are shortlisted under four categories: Exteriors, Interiors, Sense of Place and Buildings in Use. The photographs will be showcased at World Architecture Festival from November 16-18 in Berlin, Germany. The overall winner will be revealed at a gala dinner following the show
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland. Architect: Yrjo Lindegren and Toivo Jantti. Photographer: Sebastian Weiss. Continue reading »
Photographer Vadim Stein Captures Mindblowing Images Of Dancers
Vadim Stein was born in Kiev (Ukraine) in 1967, where he got an education in the sphere of sculpture and restoration. From 1985 to 1992 he worked in the Theater of Plastic Drama – as an actor and a lighting designer. After leaving the theater he got keen on decorative sculpture and graphics. Then it became necessary to take photos of his own works. It was the beginning. Now Vadim Stein lives and works in St. Petersburg (Russia), in the city of the white nights and the melancholy people. He is known here as a photographer, sculptor, and stage designer. Now he is trying himself as a videographer. Continue reading »
Photographer Captures Remarkable Images Of Largest Cave In The World
Using standard DSLR cameras and a GoPro HERO4 attached to a camera drone, Ryan Deboodt has captured images of one of the world’s best kept secrets. Hang Son Soong, located in Vietnam, is the largest known cave in the world. The largest chamber in the cave is more than 3.1 miles long, 490 feet wide, and 660 feet high with stalagmites that reach up to 230 feet tall. Continue reading »
The Spanish Photographer Digitally Combines Sequential Images Of Birds To Create A Fantastic Single Image
The Spanish photographer Xavi Bou digitally combines sequential pictures of birds to create a single image, or chronophotograph, that reveals the shapes of their flight paths against Catalonian skies. His work shows the variety and beauty to be found in the daily activities of the local birds, including spiralling storks, swooping starlings and giddy swifts.
Greater flamingos at Ebro Delta, Catalonia. (Photo by Xavi Bou/Rex Features/Shutterstock) Continue reading »
Images Of Europe’s Most Spooky Abandoned Hospitals Show Just How Frightening These Once Sparkling Medical Facilities Can Be
The haunting shots show the beds patients would have recovered on as well as the tables and instruments that would have been used during grim operations. Peeling, flaking paint and crumbling walls are prevalent in some of the hospitals while others look almost untouched by time. The spooky pictures were taken by Austrian photographer Stefan Baumann from Vienna as he travelled across Europe. Continue reading »
Stunning Images From The UK Wildscreen Festival 2016, The Internationally Renowned Festival That Celebrates And Advances The Art Of Natural World Storytelling
The Wildscreen festival is the world’s biggest celebration of screen-based natural history storytelling which takes place every two years in Bristol.
“Bristol Fox”
“At this recognisable landmark in front of the Clifton suspension bridge I found a secluded spot where teenagers like to hang out and local foxes would come to look for leftovers. One night, I was setting up my camera in the early evening and a fox came out of the shadows. It came straight over, looked up at me, then proceeded to try and pinch something from my open camera bag. After that, it walked up this small ridge and I saw the picture I wanted to capture. It took about two weeks of long, cold nights before it looked up at just the right moment”. (Photo by Sam Hobson/Wildscreen 2016) Continue reading »
Bizarre, Colorful Hairstyles Feature Images Of Animals Shaved Into Back Of Heads
Based in Saint Petersburg, Russian hairdresser Aliya Askarova, who is also the creative director of Image Studio Denis Osipov, has created these amazing works of hair art. She first shaves the back of the head according to the shape requested by the customer before dyeing it in all sorts of colors to make the image pop. So far, we have seen hairstyles featuring animals such as a cat, a fox and a whale. Continue reading »
“Tokyo Compression”: These Images Of Japanese Commuters Are Not For The Claustrophobic
Michael Wolf’s series of photographs entitled ‘Tokyo Compression’ shows the everyday rush-hour commute of the poor souls who have to endure Tokyo’s packed subway cars. What’s most interesting is how well they tolerate the less-than appealing situation with no aggression and in total silence. Continue reading »
Coloring Book Images That Were Turned Into Something Hilariously Horrifying
This is what happens when you put a coloring book in the hands of someone with a crazy imagination. Continue reading »
Getty Images Photojournalism Grants
A selection of work by four photojournalists who have won grants of $10,000 and editorial support from the agency
“Chasing Winter” by Katie Orlinksy. Orlinsky’s project examines the effects of climate change in Alaska. Here, a girl catches sheefish from an ice hole on the frozen Kotzebue Sound. (Photo by Katie Orlinsky/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Photographer Creates Imaginative Images Of Her Daughter And Her Shadow
Self-taught photographer Kelly Tan has an ongoing series, titled ‘I Have a Dream’, which features her young daughter casting shadows that are shaped like magical creatures and scenes. These imaginative shadows are cast on a plain gray wall, reflecting an alternate reality that is innocent and fun through the eyes of her daughter. All the images are shot and edited on her iPhone and iPad. Using apps like ArtStudio, Snapseed and PSExpress to edit and integrate them with stock photos and fairytale-inspired compositions. Continue reading »
Gloomy Images From Inside The Wreckage Of Car Crashes
Image courtesy of Nicolai Howalt
Danish photographer Nicolai Howalt has crawled inside the wreckage of numerous car crashes and captured those final moments of impact. There is no gore, no mention of the drivers or details about how the accident or crash happened – yet each car featured has either been in a severe and potentially fatal accident. Collectively they serve as a stark and sombre reminder of the dangers of driving carelessly and without caution on the road. Continue reading »
This Photographer Has Captured Stunning Images Of America’s Most Intense Storms From An Extraordinarily Close Perspective
These stunning images capture some of America’s most intense storms from an extraordinarily close perspective. They showcase the power of Mother Nature with terrifying tornadoes, supercells and lightning. Storm-chaser Maximilian Conrad of Germany captured the images while on a “chase-cation” with friends in the U.S. Together with pals Dennis, Lars and Heiko, Max chased ferocious storms across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas in search of the perfect shot.
A panoramic view of the almost stationary supercell. Woodward, Oklahoma on May 24, 2016. Continue reading »
Illustrator Draws On Her Self-Portraits To Create Fun, Whimsical Images
Based in Brisbane, Australia, Lauren Carney is “a polly pocket sized artist” with “a fine appreciation of all things handmade, arty, crafty and vintage”. Not only does she create wonderful illustrations, she also has a knack for combining her drawings with her photographic self-portraits to produce delightful and whimsical images. Continue reading »
A Collection Of Images Where Bicyclists Float Along City Streets With Invisible Bikes
China-born artist Zhao Huasen created this fun collection of images where bicyclists float along city streets, pedaling and steering invisible bikes. For the project, entitled ‘Floating’, the artist captured hundreds of cyclists going about their every day lives and he then digitally removed the bicycles from the images. The bicycle seats, position of the riders, and the shadows on the streets remain intact, allowing viewers to easily access the story of the picture. The photographs have a playful character, adding humor to an otherwise common scene. Continue reading »
Stunning Images Of Jellyfish At The Vancouver Aquarium
As Canada’s largest aquarium, the Vancouver Aquarium connects hundreds of thousands of Aquarium visitors with the natural world. With over 50,000 animals and unique opportunities to come up close with some of the world’s most elusive creatures, every visit is an unforgettable one. Continue reading »
Disturbingly Beautiful (Almost Dirty) Images Of Human Anatomy From The 1700s (NSFW)
Jacques Fabien Gautier was a printmaker, painter, anatomist and philosopher who is now best remembered for his often lurid anatomical illustrations. Born in Marseilles in 1716, Gautier began his career as a painter before moving onto printmaking where he developed an interest in the techniques of color printmaking which were then being pioneered by Jacob Christoph Le Blon (1667-1741). Gautier posited the theory colored prints could be created in much the same way as colored patterns were woven into cloth. Continue reading »
Sensitive Women Images By Painter Vladimir Volegov
Born in the city of Khabarovsk, Vladimir Volegov began painting when he was three years old. Vladimir honed his skills during a trip, drawing portraits on the streets of Europe, and working at a Moscow publishing house. Now he creates wonderful expressive pictures of young women with kids, books, flowers, and cats. All his artwork is full of tenderness and infinite sensitivity. Continue reading »
