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
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 »
Toy Jared Middleto Photographer Uses Practical Effects for Amazing Action Photos
Jared Middleton (AKA Sirdork) is a toy photographer who brings miniature scenes to life using practical effects. His photos are created by carefully setting up scenes with action figures and then adding in things like water, snow, dirt, and sparklers to complete the look. Continue reading »
Japanese Hobbyist’s Mind-Blowing Models Look Exactly Like Anime Stills
Japanese Twitter user and modeling enthusiast Annkoromoti crafts and paints many plastic models, particularly those from Mobile Suit Gundam and Macross. However, where the annokoromoti’s models stand out is that they don’t simply put them together out of a box, but actually turn them into artistic dioramas that look as if they could double as an anime still. Continue reading »
Spot the Not: Body-Painting Artist Blends Nude Models in Various Landscapes
German body-painting artist Jörg Düsterwald is a master of camouflage, taking nude female models and using body paint to conceal them in various environments. Continue reading »
Italian Photographer Started To Take Photos Of Models Remotely With A Webcam During The Quarantine
Italian photographer Alessio Albi from Perugia started to take photos of models remotely with a web camera, because of quarantine he can no longer work in normal mode. This was noticed on Twitter. Continue reading »
Russian Artist Creates Incredible Ultrarealistic Miniature Models Of The Military And Utility Vehicles
A man from Tomsk, Russia, Sergey Osipov makes toy models of military and civil vehicles. They impress with detalization and accuracy. Continue reading »
“Dressed In Light”: Fine Art Photo Series By Dani Olivier
To shoot these stunning nude portraits, Paris-based photographer Dani Olivier dressed his models with nothing but light, using their bodies as a canvas, combined with a series of geometric patterns to celebrate the beauty of the female form. Continue reading »
Photographer Evgeni Kolesnik Makes Conceptual Photos With Models Wearing Colored Flowers
Evgeni Kolesnik is a freelance photographer based in Kiev, Ukraine. He is strong in developing conceptualized photography, in various specializations such as portrait, fashion, and commercial. Continue reading »
Models Posing Awkwardly For Photos
Haha! In this age of selfies and narcissism, it’s hard not to be a little cynical about our fellow men and women who try too hard to look good in photos. We’ve got to give it to humor site Sad And Useless for rounding up some of the best examples of people clumsily contorting their limbs and faces in weird and awkward ways in pursuit of that perfect picture — and failing rather gloriously. Continue reading »
Radical Beauty Project Is Challenging Misconceptions Around Down Syndrome Through Conceptual Beauty Shoots
On the face of it, the images coming out of the Radical Beauty Project aren’t that far-removed from the avant garde beauty shoots you’d expect to see on the pages of fashion magazines right now. They use some of the industry’s biggest photographers, feature boundary-pushing make-up looks and experimental styling — all under a creative, conceptual art direction. But they offer one thing you don’t tend to see in glossy mags. All the models have Down Syndrome. Continue reading »
Stunning Photos Show The Sexy Models Of 1980s Autobuff Magazine
Autobuff December 1984
Here below is a cool photo collection that shows sexy models of Autobuff magazine in the mid-1980s. Continue reading »
Vibrant Fashion Photography In Gloomy Neon By Jake Hicks
Jake Hicks is a talented freelance photographer currently based in London, UK. Jake shoots a lot of editorial, fashion and beauty photography. He is trying to keep the art of photography in the camera not just on the screen. Continue reading »
What If Abstract Models Were Real People? Photographer Imagines What The Subjects In Famous Paintings Would Look Like!
In her Real Life Models series Hungarian photographer Flora Borsi (previously) imagines what real life models of strange abstract paintings would have looked like. Through some pretty hilarious photo manipulation Borsi examines the models for paintings by Kees van Dongen, Rudolf Hausner, and Picasso among others. Continue reading »
“Women To Look Up To”: Stunning Christmas Tree Toppers Of Female Role Models
The Christmas Angel, Fairy, Tree Topper, by whatever name you call her, is a woman from a bygone era; a woman made of no more than plastic and glitter. No wonder, when the Victorians invented her! Continue reading »
Mugshot Models: A Selection Of Images Showcase The Most Glamorous Mugshots Found Online
If we are to believe what we see on TV, arrests are a messy business with many suspects left at least a little disheveled. However, this appears not to be the case for these glamorous female felons whose mugshots wouldn’t look out of place in a modelling agency. Continue reading »
Paper Models Of The Most Controversial Buildings Erected Behind The Iron Curtain
Zupagrafika, creators of make-your-own-paper-model sets of “brut-iful” architecture in London, Paris, Warsaw, and Katowice, have released their newest set, ‘Brutal East’. The creators’ selection captures the “certainly brutal” charm of the “functionalist panelák estates and otherworldly concrete grand designs” of the Eastern Bloc. With ‘Brutal East’ you can build your own East European city. Continue reading »
Artist Maria Gasanova Paints Live Models To Look Like Watercolour Masterpieces
Model Karina Magomedova poses while she presents “The Alive Painting” body art work by Russian artist Maria Gasanova during the Art Krasnoyarsk annual festival in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Maria Gasanova paints live models to look like watercolour masterpieces Continue reading »
Japanese Artist Makes Models Burst At The Seams With Creepy Zips, Buttons And Power Plugs Painted On Their Skin
With zips, power plugs, laces and buttons adorning their bodies, these young models look like something out of a travelling freak show. But they are in fact the latest walking exhibits of Japanese artist Chooo-San’s incredible illusionary makeup art. Bored with digitally enhanced pictures, the artist decided to see how far she could push her limits without technology – with impressive results. Continue reading »
Former Playboy Models Photographed 60 Years Later
Image courtesy of Nadav Kander
In the photo feature “The View From a Centerfold,” six former Playboy models, from Miss March 1954 to Miss January 1979, talk to New York about “meeting the male gaze—then and now.” The magazine commissioned Nadav Kander to photograph the women for the story, and accompanying video pieces that he directed are featured in New York‘s iPad edition. Here: Dolores Del Monte. Miss March 1954. Age: 82. Post-Playboy: Public relations. Continue reading »
Impeccably-Dressed Bunny Models The Tiny Dapper Outfits Made By His Human
PuiPui is one bunny whose style is always on point. With help from his human Mumitan, the Tokyo-based Holland Lop dons dapper outfits and impressive costumes that include driving caps, capes, kimonos, and crowns. Often, his looks are inspired by literary characters or famous figures, such as the iconic Sherlock Holmes or an English Beefeater—all of whom PuiPui imitates with an adorable sense of poise. Continue reading »
Breathtaking Photos Of The Beauty Models Pose Perilously Close To The Edge Of New York’s Buildings
A series of stomach-churning photographs see models teetering dangerously close to the edge of New York City’s tallest buildings. The incredible pictures are part of a series called Beauty And NYC which sees the women lying on ledges and peering out at the surrounding skyline. However, these models are not here to show off any clothing, with all pictured in next to nothing and some even posing nude. Photographer Mar Shirasuna, from Japan, has been shooting New York for the past three years, and he estimates he has been on more than 150 rooftops in the process. Continue reading »
Anatomical Balloon Dog And Rubber Ducky Models By Jason Freeny
Designer Jason Freeny is known for his humorous realizations of popular toys turned into anatomical models. Lego figures, Barbie dolls, gingerbread men, and even gummy bears have all gotten the cross-section treatment, and next up: the classic rubber bath ducky and the balloon dog. Continue reading »
Lingerie Models Replaced Mascots During A Football Match
A Dutch football team replaced their mascots with lingerie models for their Valentine’s Day match. Well, the look on those guys’ faces says it all. Continue reading »
Benetton Uses Ethnicity Data To Create Computer-Generated ‘Models’ From Different Cities
For decades, Benetton has been known for using models of different skin colors, ethnicities and appearances to promote diversity with its “United Colors” campaigns. But the latest campaign doesn’t use real models; instead, the Italian fashion retailer has used computer-generated faces based on data from different cities around the world. Continue reading »
Body Artist Emma Fay Transforms Models Into Animals In Mind-Bending Optical Tricks
There is something frightening and at the same time appealing in the living sculptures of 27-year-old British artist Emma Fay. Body art in conjunction with the flexibility of acrobats and fantasy of the artist using water-based paints, a brush and sponge, is transformed into a beautiful work of art. Continue reading »
