The White House’s Pete Souza Has Shot Nearly 2M Photos Of Obama, Here Some Of His Favorites
For the last 8 years, Pete Souza has been the Official White House Photographer. Over the course of President Obama’s two terms, Souza estimates he will have taken nearly 2 million photographs. You can find over 6,600 on the White House’s official Flickr account. Souza has captured some incredibly powerful, heartfelt and poignant moments of the President over the last 8 years and a gallery of 16 photos has recently gone viral, claiming to be Souza’s personal favorites. Although he has denied this claim, the photos are still amazing. Continue reading »
Photographer Peter Thorne Captures Adorable Photos Of Toronto’s Chubby Cats
Peter Thorne is a talented pet photographer who has lived and shot in Halifax, Vancouver, Havana, and currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Peter received his Bachelor of Fine Arts with major in Photography from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. His most recent project, entitled Fat Cats: Large and in Charge is a collection of cats of the chubbier variety. Thorne aims to deliver a strong message through his photo project that all body types can be beautiful and all body shapes can be healthy. Continue reading »
Stunning Colorized Photos Of The Discovery Of The Tutankhamun’s Tomb In The 1920s
Harry Burton’s photographs capture Tutankhamun’s tomb at the moment of its discovery have enthralled the world for generations, enabling the viewer to witness the ‘Wonderful Things’ the discoverers of the tomb, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, were fortunate to experience first-hand. Burton’s iconic black and white photographs have illustrated the imagination of millions for almost a century, and now a selection of the original negatives and photographs, housed in the archive of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford, has been digitally colourised by Dynamichrome on behalf of SC Exhibitions and the Griffith Institute. Continue reading »
Rare Photos Capture Native Americans In Early 1900s
Early portrait photographs of Native Americans, similar to those presented below, reflect a widespread public interest in Indian life during the 1900s. In the mid-nineteenth century, the popular ‘carte de visite’ photograph introduced the faces of prominent public figures into homes across America. Easily mass-produced, uniformly sized, and cheaper to purchase than early cased photographs, these portraits were collected, in part, as a record of current political and social events and of the people who drove them. These striking images of Native Americans depict the changing ways in which photographers portrayed native subjects during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. These images are attempts by photographers to document what they saw as the fading of Native American cultures and traditions, to illustrate periods of conflict between the U.S. government and the tribes, and, by the twentieth century, to evoke political sympathy for the cause of the “vanishing race.” Continue reading »
Terrifying Photos From Streets Of China Covered With A Deadly Fog
The National Meteorological Center of China announced a “red” level of risk caused by fog in the northern and eastern regions of the country. According to local news agencies this is the first time such a warning has been issued. China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue. Continue reading »
Adorable Photos Of A Young Austrian Boy Enjoys A Special Friendship With Shy Marmots
A 12-year-old boy from Austria has formed a unique bond with a group of marmots.
Matteo Walch struck up the remarkable friendship with the alpine marmots when he was first introduced to the animals by his nature-loving family when he was just four years old. Matteo and his mum Michaela, a schoolteacher from Innsbruck, Austria, return to visit the colony of marmots in Grossglockner in the Austrian Alps for two weeks every year. Continue reading »
Powerful Photos Show Mermaids Swimming In A Plastic Bottle Ocean
Montreal-based photographer Benjamin Von Wong put together an interesting project to try and raise awareness about pollution in the oceans. Von Wong used 10,000 plastic bottles and he placed them in a warehouse then had two beautiful mermaids attempt to swim through the collection and the photos are captivating. Continue reading »
National Geographic Unveils Its 50 Most Beautiful Travel Photos Of 2016’s
Curated from 91 photographers, 107 stories and a whopping 2,290,225 photos, National Geographic has unveiled its top 50 images of 2016. From Russian roof-toppers risking their lives to the atrocities of war, here are some of the most extraordinary moments captured in 2016.
In Alaska, a mother grizzly and her cubs cause a “bear jam” on Denali’s 92-mile-long Park Road, open to private vehicles only five days each summer. Photograph by Aaron Huey Continue reading »
Impressive Color Photos Of 60’s Women Fashion Taken By Norman Parkinson
In a career that spanned seven decades, Norman Parkinson (1913 – 1990) dazzled the world with his sparkling inventiveness as a fashion photographer. His long association with Vogue, and his numerous assignments for Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country and other international magazines, brought him worldwide recognition. His impulsive and unstructured style changed forever the static, posed approach to fashion photography, while his enchanting, idiosyncratic persona charmed his sitters and projected an alluring and glamorous public image. Continue reading »
Magical Photos Of Budapest At Christmas Time
For photographer Rizsavi Tamás, photography is a way to capture an ephemeral moment. It’s a way to compare old and new, remember days gone by, and reveal the magic found within a city. And what better city to do that in then the jewel box known as Budapest! Continue reading »
The Last Of The Kings: Very Sad Photos Of The Hard Life Of Congolese Gorillas
Photo by H. Goldstein/Central Press
A gorilla being marched along immediatedly after its capture in the Belgian Congo, circa 1960. Continue reading »
Incredible Colorized Photos Of Soldiers During World War One
Here is a collection incredible colorized photos showing everyday life of soldiers from 1914-1918, during World War One. Continue reading »
Enchanting Photos From Disneyland’s Opening Day
Photo courtesy of Getty Images
Back in 1955, this is what Disneyland’s opening day looked like. Continue reading »
Guy Hilariously Photoshops Himself Into Awkward Stock Photos, Again
Stock photos are always awkward and strange, but that’s all about to change thanks to the The Stock Photobomber aka Mathew. Continue reading »
Street Photos Taken At The Absolute Perfect Time
A lot of the time, catching the most perfect photos happen from being at the right place at the right time. Sometimes, it all depends on luck and how quick a photographer can click his camera’s button. If the photographer isn’t fast enough, he or she can miss their moment in the blink of an eye. And once special moments like these pass, they cannot be repeated.
Take a look at the photos we’ve compiled below to further understand what we mean by perfect timing. These are photos that can’t be recreated and are special because of that. Above: A bird flying by at the perfect time. Even the tear looks like a bird in the continuation. Continue reading »
New York City Skyline In Stunning Aerial Photos By George McKenzie Jr
George McKenzie Jr is a freelance photographer, who was born in Georgetown, Guyana and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. George started photography in 2005, he shoots a lot of street, urban and architecture photography. His work has been featured in People Magazine, Jumpman23, Vibe Magazine, Trace Magazine, The Source Magazine and several others. Continue reading »
A Look Inside One Of The World’s Most Isolated Tribes With Incredible Photos You Probably Haven’t Seen Before
Dani warrior carrying weapons in, Western New Guinea, Indonesia, August 2016. Deep in the highlands of Western New Guinea, Indonesia, lives one of the world’s most isolated tribes. Known as the Dani people, the tribe was unwittingly discovered by American philanthropist, Richard Archbold, after an expedition in 1938. Continue reading »
The Obama Wedding Photos Will Remind You Of Better Times
Though their 24th wedding anniversary was a month ago, we defy anyone to look at these wedding photos of the Obamas and not feel a little twinge. Barack and Michelle married at Trinity United Church in Chicago on October 3, 1992. Continue reading »
Hilarious Photos Of Jumping Cats By Photographer Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek
Vienna-based photographer Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek documents the aerobatic prowess of Elli, Flitzie, Nevio and Fiffy. Continue reading »
80’s Young Fashion: Color Photos Of US Teen Girls During The 1980s
The 1980s is the period of multi-style fashion, especially for young people in the United States. From hairstyles to clothes, everything looked pretty rock. Here below are some fashion styles you could catch in American teen girls in this era. Continue reading »
Haunting Photos Of American Slaves 70 Years After Abolition
In the 1920s and 1930s, domestic interest in US slavery was rekindled, and as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Work Progress Administration, more than 2,000 first-person accounts of slavery were collected, as well as 500 black and white photographs. The collection was compiled in 17 states between 1936 and 1938. Many of the former slaves interviewed were well into their 80s and 90s – some were even past 100. Continue reading »
A Series Of Photos Show The Frogs Hitched A Lift On A Passing Crocodile
Photo by Tanto Yensen/Media Drum World Photo Agency
A group of frogs hitched a lift on a passing crocodile. The multi-coloured group of five amphibians appeared to thumb down a passing croc after getting tired on a long hop. Continue reading »
Beautiful Photos Of Vietnamese Street Vendors From Above
Photo by Loes Heerink/The Guardian
Photographer Loes Heerink spent hours waiting on bridges in Hanoi to capture the street vendors who walked underneath. She recently launched a Kickstarter project to publish a book of these images. Continue reading »
Stunning Color Photos Captured The Life At Beaches Of Chile In The 1980s
Here are stunning color photos taken by photographer Don Terpstra that documented the life at Renaca beach, Chile in the 1980s. Continue reading »
Wonderful Photos Of John F. Kennedy With His Children In Halloween Costumes In The Oval Office
These wonderful family photos were taken on Halloween, 1963. President Kennedy, Caroline, and John Jr. all look like they’re having so much fun. It’s so sad to think that just three weeks later he would be killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas.
John F. Kennedy, Jr., walks into the Oval Office, wearing a Halloween costume. President John F. Kennedy’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, stands in doorway. White House, Washington, D.C. Continue reading »
