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Photographer Captures Abandoned Second World War Fortifications Slowly Being Reclaimed By Nature

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From Britain to Denmark and France to Norway, these are among Europe’s eeriest abandoned Second World War fortifications. Among the military structures pictured are those at Widemouth Bay in Cornwall, Hayling Island in Hampshire and Studland Bay in Dorset. They were also photographed at Lamba Ness in the Shetlands, Newburgh in Aberdeenshire and Cramond Island in the Firth of Forth.

Above: HAMPSHIRE: An anti-aircraft battery at Sinah Common on Hayling Island in Hampshire, where six gunners died in a heavy raid in April 1941 Continue reading »

Photographer Takes Portraits of Black Shelter Cats Who Are Often the Last to Be Adopted

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Los Angeles-based photographer Casey Elise adopted a kitten in December 2014 and, soon after, began volunteering at an animal shelter. This inspired her to combine her love of animals with her passion for photography. She started by snapping adorable portraits of cats at the shelter, which lead her to create the Black Cat Project, a photography series aimed at shining a positive light on dark-colored felines. Continue reading »

A Daredevil Photographer is Determined to Capture London in a Whole New Light – by Scaling the City’s Many Rooftops

Jacob Riglin, from Richmond Upon Thames, photographs the nation’s capital from above – hanging from scaffolding, dangling his legs over the edge of buildings and looking down from perilous heights.

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Jacob looking out to the London skyline. Continue reading »

Attractive Photos from the Urban Photographer of the Year 2015 Competition

The CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year competition – now in its ninth year – encourages professional and amateur photographers to capture cities at work.

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Blizzard Days. For the first time, the 2015 competition included a mobile category. The winner, Cocu Liu from China, captured the Chicago Board of Trading Building. (Photo by Cocu Liu) Continue reading »

The Atlas of Beauty: Photographer Mihaela Noroc Provides a Rare Look at Women in North Korea

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“She was working in a hotel in Sinuiju”

Over two years ago, Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc embarked on an ambitious quest to document diverse examples of beauty around the world through stunning portraits of women from more than 37 countries. Her journey has taken her to a diverse range of lands, including Tibet, Iran, Brazil, and the US, but her latest destination is particularly noteworthy—none other than North Korea, the isolated and rarely photographed East Asian nation.
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Hungary Fashion Photographer Under Fire Over ‘Migrant Chic’ Shoot

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Hungarian photographer Norbert Baksa says many people appreciate his latest project – a series of photos in which a scantily clad fashion model is depicted as a migrant – for “what it is meant to mean.” Continue reading »

Photographer Angelica Dass Matches Skin Tones with Pantone Colors

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For her ongoing project ‘Humanæ‘, photographer Angelica Dass takes portraits of people from all around the world to match their skin tones with the PANTONE® color system. To create a photo background of the same color, a sample of 11×11 pixels of the portrait’s face is extracted digitally. The photographer’s aim is to document every human skin tone on earth.
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Photographer Took Aerial Photos of Ships

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Photographer Dirk Brömmel made use of the available digital techniques and expanded the range of our perception. In what way? By means of technology he literally took us into the air, where everything is more visible and clear in order to show us how ships look like from the top. He took pictures of thirty ships which hev a different transport character and that vary in sizes. Continue reading »

Photographer Mom Takes Magical Autumn Portraits Of Her Kids

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Jessica Drossin is a former graphic designer turned portrait artist who will lead you into her fabulously beautiful imagination through her photography.
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Photographer Thomas Windisch Explores The Abandoned Mental Asylums Across Italy

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These images of abandoned hospitals across Italy are not for the faint-hearted. Both of the hospitals featured in the photographs are Italian asylums – known as manicomios – that were used as mental hospitals. Shut down by law in 1978, the derelict buildings are visibly overgrown and make for very eerie portraits. Photographer Thomas Windisch, 32, of Graz, Austria, said the asylums, located in top-secret spots, can get very creepy when there aren’t many people there with him. Here: a ray of light beams down on a decaying theatre in an abandoned hospital. Continue reading »

Architectural Photographer Pavel Bendov

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Pavel Bendov photographs architecture, interiors and design to stun. Executing each shot with expertise and empathy, he works with passion and steadfast attention to detail. Continue reading »

Beautiful Nordic Nature Through The Lens Of Photographer Roger Brendhagen

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Nature photographer and Nikon Ambassador Roger Brendhagen will show some of his pictures from the Nordic wildness – and talk about techniques he uses – and tell the history behind the pictures. Continue reading »

Photographer Took A Pictures Of People On Drugs To Show How They Affect Their Brains

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According to photographer Les Baker V: “Humans have been finding ways to alter their minds for thousands of years. The culture constantly evolves; from picking wild berries and fermenting them in a gatherer’s pouch to collecting mushrooms filled with psilocybin. Millions of dollars are spent on research and development of pills from pharmaceutical companies, while at the same time a guy is in his garage using household chemicals in a dangerous homemade lab. Continue reading »

Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2015: First Glimpse Of Finalists’ Images

Wrestling Komodo dragons, a shark-repellent surfboard and a concerned gorilla are among the images captured on camera by finalists in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 competition. The competition attracted over 42,000 entries from both professionals and amateurs from 96 countries.

The winning images will be announced on 13 October, and an exhibition of the 100 shortlisted and winning images opens on 16 October at the Natural History Museum in London. These 100 images will also be part of an international tour spanning six continents, allowing millions of people to marvel at the beauty and variety of the natural world.

IBTimesUK presents a first look at ten of the finalists. A full gallery of winners will be published as soon as they are announced.

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Finalist, Amphibians & Reptiles: Komodo Judo by Andrey Gudkov, Russia. The fight was fast and unexpected. Andrey had been to Indonesia’s Komodo National Park many times before, hoping to witness a battle between male Komodo dragons – the largest lizards in the world, measuring up to 2.5 metres (8 feet) long. Continue reading »

A Photographer Found An Abandoned Wooden Model Of Russian Buran Spacecraft

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Russian photographer Aleksander Markin found an abandoned wooden model (1:3 scale) of Russian Buran spacecraft at the far corner of Zhukovsky airfield, not far from Moscow, Russia. But, according to Aleksander, the model it no longer exists, it’s destroyed. Continue reading »

A Photo Serie Where The Dancer And Photographer Arthur Cadre Twist His Body Into Mesmerising Position

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“Wonderland Creatures” is a serie of photographies, where the dancer and contortionist Arthur Cadre twist his body into mesmerising position. He turn himself into mysterious creatures evolving in different landscape. His work make us look at the human body from a different perspective. Continue reading »

Photographer Explores the Beautiful Diversity of Redheads

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Between one and two percent of the world’s population are redheads, according to BBC News. While gingers are usually thought to be white, pale, and of Celtic-Germanic descent, the reality is that there are millions of people of color around the world who have freckles and fiery locks of hair. French-born, London-based photographer Michelle Marshall explores the stunning diversity of redheads in her portrait series MC1R, named after the gene known as “melanocortin 1 receptor” that causes red hair. Continue reading »

Like Owner, Like Dog: Photographer Captured Dog Owners Mimicking Their Best Friends

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“My name is Ines Opifanti and I am a photographer from Hamburg, Germany. For this series, I photographed dog owners who mimic their dogs’ facial expressions. Almost 3 years ago I adopted a puppy out of the blue and quickly noticed her amazing ability to pull off almost human-like facial expressions.” – photographer Ines Opifanti told to Bored Panda. Continue reading »

Photographer Took Photos Of Pan Bottoms, Which Are Visually Similar To A Planet’s Surface

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Is it the surface of the Mars or Venus or an undiscovered planet? Not at all. These pictures aren’t what you think they are. Christopher Jonassen, a Norwegian photographer shot these beautiful and otherworldly series called ‘Devour of frying pan bottoms’, which are visually similar to craters and scars on a planet’s surface. Continue reading »

The Ginger Project: Photographer Took Portraits To Fight Against Red-Head Discrimination

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According to photographer Gabrielė Gurčiūtė: “I created a project in order to change the common view about red haired people. They are quite often discriminated or bullied just because of their natural hair color and unusual features, such as freckles or pale skin.” Continue reading »

Past Present Project: Photographer Placed Grandparents Photographs In Today Places

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Christian Carollo, through his ‘Past Present Project’, recounts his grandparent’s life with their photographs. He places old pictures in their original location but at our time. An original way to show the evolution of these places, sometimes negligible, and paying a real tribute. Continue reading »

This Photographer Turns Vintage Photos Into Surreal Works Of Art

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Australian photographer and artist Jane Long brings old photos to life in beautifully wild and imaginative ways. Continue reading »

Photographer Took A Pictures Of Colorful Bus Stops Across Belarus

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For the series ‘It Must Be Beautiful’, photographer Alexandra Soldatova captures colorful painted bus stops across Belarus. In an interview, Soldatova explains that since the 1980s, various unknown artists painted over the walls of the bus stops to beautify reality. Additionally, the motifs differ depending on the region, for instance, flowers appear around the eastern town of Orsha, while landscapes are mostly featured along the southern road of Zitkovich Turov. Continue reading »

Photographer’s Unconventional Self-Portraits Highlight Intriguing Architecture in Urban Spaces

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In her ‘Urban Self-Portrait’ series, Anna di Prospero photographs herself against the backdrop of towering, irregular architectural forms in the middle of sprawling cities. Continue reading »

Lithuanian Photographer Took A Pictures Of The Most Colorful Old Garage Doors In Her Country

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According to Agne Gintalaite, a Lithuania-based artist: “There I stood on Prusu Street with 500 garage doors staring at me, a relic from the past inviting me to engage with a world in which there was no IKEA, no conspicuous consumption, and cars broke down. I accepted their challenge.This is how this series of photographs of garage doors was born.” Continue reading »