Amazing Black and White Photographs Capture Scenes From Venice Beach In The 1970s And ’80s
Sun-bleached babes, roller skates, cruisers, Vans, campers, corduroy OP shorts… The smell of the ocean, the feel of sand on your feet and the burning of incense bring back the memories of a golden era in Venice Beach. Continue reading »
Alex Prager’s Hyperreal America In Photographs
Alex Prager Studio/Lehmann Maupin Gallery
Alex Prager is an American art photographer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her photographs primarily use staged actors, models and extras to create “meticulously designed mise en scène”, often described as film-like and hyperreal. “Alex Prager: Silver Lake Drive” is at the Photographers’ Gallery, London, 15 June – 14 October 2018. Here: Crowd #3 (Pelican Beach), 2013. Continue reading »
Striking Black And White Photographs Of Venice Beach Eccentrics In 1984
© Claudio Edinger
In 1984, Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger documented the rainbow of oddballs who called the countercultural Southern California beach neighborhood home. The photographs he took of the denizens of Venice Beach in their natural habitat: a bodybuilder in the surf, a roller skater soaring over an aging skateboarder, beachgoers showering off after a day in the sun. Continue reading »
Spectacular Vintage Photographs Of America’s Western Frontier By Timothy O’Sullivan
In the 1860s and 1870s, photographer Timothy O’Sullivan (1840 – 1882) was part of a government-run team of artists, soldiers, scientists, and photographers tasked with documenting America’s frontier in the West. His photographs of the landscape and people of the West touch on the sublime. The wilderness has rarely looked as spectacular.
Here: Colorado River in the Black Canyon, Mojave County, Arizona – 1871 Continue reading »
Rare And Amazing Photographs From The First Australasian Antarctic Expedition Between 1911-14
Cavern carved by the sea in an ice wall near Commonwealth Bay, circa 1912
In 1911 a group of scientists and adventurers left Hobart under the leadership of Dr Douglas Mawson. They were bound for Macquarie Island and the then unknown parts of Antarctica. Continue reading »
Hong Kong Streets In Neon – The Haunting Photographs Of Zaki Abdelmounim
Through his series entitled Neo Hong Kong, the photographer Zaki Abdelmounim wanted to capture the very special atmosphere of the nights of Hong Kong, paying tribute to the iconic neon signs of the city before they disappear, replaced by more modern displays. A mesmerizing, almost surreal, series of street photography. Continue reading »
This Couple Of Artists Photographs Yoga Poses
With their Yoga Photograms project, the duo of British artists Rob and Nick Carter is having fun photographing yoga poses through a very special process. A series of large format enigmatic portraits that capture the imprint of bodies and movements through the light. Continue reading »
Vivian Maier: Lost Photographs Of 1950s New York
Courtesy the Maloof Collection/Howard Greenberg Galleries
Found after her death, Vivian Maier’s photographs capture New York City in motion.
Two years before Vivian Maier died in 2009 at age 83, 30,000 of her negatives were bought at a Chicago thrift auction by former estate agent John Maloof. He was writing a book on Chicago history. Maier had been unable to pay the rental on a storage locker. So 100,000 of her unseen negatives housed in hundreds of boxes and undeveloped films were sold. Continue reading »
Germany After The World War II In Photographs By Josef Heinrich Darchinger
Germany after the war 1952 – 1967 It was no more than eight years after the surrender of the Nazi government when Josef Heinrich Darchinger set out on his photographic journey through the West of a divided Germany. Continue reading »
Frozen Landscapes Tell A Winter’s Tale In New Photographs By Kilian Schönberger
German photographer Kilian Schönberger (previously) is known for capturing otherworldly images of his natural surroundings. His latest series, Winter’s Tale, was shot in the mountain ranges of Germany and central Europe and showcases the desaturated, hushed landscapes of snow-covered forests. Continue reading »
Fascinating Photographs Capture Daily Life In Russia Just After The Collapse Of The Soviet Union
Norilsk, bus stop. 1993.
These fascinating color photos were made by a French photographer Jean-Paul Guilloteau, who visited Russia right after the collapse of the USSR. For most Russians these shots will cause nostalgic feelings. The photos show the Russian country that was already done with Communism but at that point Russia still didn’t know which way exactly should they go on next… Continue reading »
“The East End In Colour”: Rare And Gorgeous Kodachrome Photographs Of London In The 1960s And 1970s
Brushfield Street, 1970 © David Granick/Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
These previously unpublished photographs by David Granick capture the streets and waterways of London’s East End in the warm hues of Kodachrome film. Journey back in time to a place now long vanished. Continue reading »
Symmetric Top-Down Photographs Inspired By Nintendo Games Of The 80’s
Always curious to know what was hiding behind big buildings or beyond a thick forest, Martin Reisch started to photograph landscapes from above with his drone. Continue reading »
Russian Photographer Makes Astonishing Photographs That Reveal The Beauty Of Russian Cities
Russian photographer Aygul Vishnya captured these beautiful photos in Moscow, Sochi, Kazan And St. Petersburg. Aygul capture the cities as if it were an autumn wonderland. Let’s enjoy and discover the magical beauty! Continue reading »
Vintage Photographs Document the Defiant Street Styles Of Swiss Rebel Youth From The Late 1950s Through The ’60s
Karlheinz Weinberger (1921-2006). Living in Zurich, Switzerland, Weinberger was a self-taught “amateur” photographer whose day job working in a factory warehouse allowed him to pursue photography seriously in his free time. In the late 1940s Weinberger began to publish his pictures for a gay magazine using the pseudonym of Jim, and later was a freelance photographer for a Swiss sports magazine. Working in relative obscurity, Weinberger produced all the prints featured in this exhibition in his home darkroom, and these have remained inaccessible until recent years. Continue reading »
Breathtaking Aerial Ocean Photographs By Seth Willingham
Equipped with his drone, the photographer Seth Willingham overflies the heavenliest beaches of the planet. From Capri ton Honolulu and Laguna Beach, the scenery puts the viewer into deep dreams. We just need to find a way of teleporting ourselves, and that’s it. Continue reading »
Fascinating Vintage Photographs That Capture Kids Finding Fun On The Streets In Postwar London Rubble
Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images
In the summer of 1954, the streets of London were overrun with rambunctious kids enjoying their time off from school. Continue reading »
Maggie Out: Striking And Depressive Photographs Captured Everyday Life In Glasgow In 1980
Raymond Depardon/Magnum Photos
In 1980, French photojournalist Raymond Depardon was commissioned by the Sunday Times to travel to Glasgow for a feature on Europe’s overlooked tourist destinations. He knew nothing about the city and couldn’t speak English either. Continue reading »
Evocative Photographs Of London In 1969
On the way to Liverpool to visit friends Bernd Loos, feeling unwell, stopped for one afternoon and a saturday night in London. It ‘rained cats and dogs’ and he clicked away. His wonderful photos can be seen at his Flickr. Continue reading »
Shocking Photographs Show Japanese Drinkers Using Pavements, Doorways And A Plant Pot As Impromptu Pillows After Succumbing To The Effects Of Alcohol
Japan has a relatively tolerant approach to public drunkenness and people are often just left to sleep it off. However, in this case an official is seen attempting to rouse someone who has passed out. Continue reading »
Stunning Photographs Taken By Stanley Kubrick That Capture Street Scenes of New York City In The 1940s
Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. Continue reading »
When Photos Looked Like Paintings: Dreamy Landscape Photographs Taken By Leonard Misonne
Belgian photographer Leonard Misonne (1870-1943) trained as an engineer before discovering photography. Raised in Gilly, Belgium, the photographer traveled throughout his homeland and beyond to capture the landscape and people of Europe in the Pictorialist style. Continue reading »
Gorgeous Color Photographs Of Frida Kahlo Taken By Nickolas Muray
In May 1931, Nickolas Muray traveled to Mexico where he met Frida Kahlo, a woman he would never forget. The two were at the height of their on-again, off-again, ten-year relationship when these pictures were taken. Continue reading »
Fascinating Color Photographs That Capture Boston Youth Fashion In The Early 1970s
Fashion in the 1970s began with a continuation of the mini skirts, bell-bottoms, and the androgynous hippie look from the late 1960s and eventually became an iconic decade for fashion. Continue reading »
African Souls: The Amazing Photographs Of Animals By Manuela Kulpa
The “African Souls” series of the German photographer Manuela Kulpa, who captures the African animals with a very particular look and rendering. Some beautiful photographs through which she seeks to express the beauty, the strength, but also the fragility of wildlife and our environment. Continue reading »
