Then-and-Now Photos of Abandoned Detroit School
To “raise awareness of the social and economic challenges the city of Detroit,” the folks at Detroiturbex decided to tell the story about an abandoned Lewis Cass Technical High School with the help of superimposed then-and-now photos. First, they photographed every room the old Detroit school, which was abandoned after a 2007 fire. Then they put the pictures of the buzzing life from the past on top of them.
These sad pictures are a mirror of today’s Detroit. The city has suffered tremendous population increases and then rapid declines. Today, Detroit is designed for 2 million people, however, less than 1/3 or ~ 700 thousands have remained in the city. The infrastructure, built at the time of the population boom, stands abandoned, run down and an easy target for arsonists.
The city is in need of the change, and such projects definitely bring it one step closer. Continue reading »
Project DOCUMERICA: 1970’s Skiing Resort Photos of Aspen, Colorado
American photographer Ron Hoffman captured images of skiing and other recreational activity in the Aspen, Colorado, area, in January and February of 1974.
Looking North on Galena Street to the Ajax Mountain Ski Area 02/1974 Continue reading »
Impossible Instant Lab: Turn iPhone Images into Real Photos
Transform your digital iPhone images into real instant photographs that you can touch, caress and share with friends!
The Impossible Instant Lab is designed to transform any digital image via your iPhone into an instant photo that is exposed using only the light from the display, then processed and developed by chemicals. A photo that exists physically – IRL. A photo that is a one-of-a-kind original that can be shared, exhibited and preserved. A photo that no longer needs an electronic device to be seen.
Just select an image from the Instant Lab app, place the iPhone in the cradle and slide open the shutter on the base. A signal tells you when the exposure is finished. Close the shutter, push the button and the Instant Lab ejects your photo, ready to develop in the palm of your hand. That’s it! Continue reading »
‘Stacked’ Space Station Photos Highlight Star Trails
A scientist aboard the International Space Station took extraordinary photos of the starscape from aboard the vessel, using a special technique that highlights their movement. Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit used long exposures in conjunction with digital editing to achieve the star-trail effect. Given that some of the shots required nearly 15 minutes of exposure, Pettit needed the software to overcome the limitations of his camera. Continue reading »
Creative photos by shmilebliK
Creative photos by the girl under the nickname of shmilebliK. Such a unique and creative style. Inspiring. Continue reading »
One57 Gets Glassy: Photos Of Midtown’s Newest Supertall Skyscraper
Midtown Manhattan’s much-awaited 1,004-foot One57 residential tower hasn’t topped out yet, but the first dozen or so floors have already gotten their glass façade (although some of the blue panels appear to still have their protective pastic coating). The Christian de Portzamparc-designed skyscraper, across from Carnegie Hall on 57th Street, will tower over the south end of Central Park, and will be the first major addition to the park’s skyline since Robert A.M. Stern’s 15 Central Park West, a limestone-clad throwback to the pre-war era, was completed in 2008. Extell Development is hoping One57’s six-bedroom penthouse will fetch $110 million, which would make it the most expensive single residence ever sold in New York.
The following are photos taken at a few different times at the end of March and beginning of April by Flickr user 600west218, who has allowed us to use his shots. Continue reading »
Ubi-Camera Let’s You Take Photos With Your Hands
Researchers at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences are working on a device that allows you to take pictures using your hands. The small camera is attached to your thumb and let’s you frame shots using your fingers in the shape of a rectangle.
“When you draw a picture or take a photo, you sometimes form a rectangle with your hands to decide the composition. With this camera, you can take a photo using the exact same motion. You attach this device to your index finger, and form a rectangle with your finger like this. You take the photo by using the rectangle as the viewfinder, like this. When you push hard with your thumb, the shutter is pressed.”
Camera users fit the tiny square camera unit over a finger, then ‘frame’ shots using their fingers. Continue reading »
Planet Mercury Unmasked: Fantastic Photos Of Crazy New Discoveries
There are competing theories about Mercury’s formation. Physical models pictured here invoke one or more giant impacts (left) or the vaporization of surface by a hot solar nebula to remove the planet’s original crust and outer mantle. Image Credit: Left: NASA/JPL/Caltech; Right: Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature [473(7348):460–461, © 2011] (NASA) Continue reading »
It’s a Snap: Travel Photos from Around the World
Chameleon, Hawaii. (Sher Williamson / UGC) Continue reading »
LIFE Magazine’s Sexiest Photos Of All Time
Actress Elizabeth Taylor posing in bathing suit on location during filming of motion picture The Night of the Iguana in Mexico. (Time / Getty Images) Continue reading »
Christmas in New York: Rare Photos from Turn of the Century
It was a time when William McKinely was finishing up his tenure as President of the United States and Theodore Roosevelt was starting his. It was a time when our families were stepping off the boats to start their life anew in a foreign city. A time before The Great War gripped the nation at its core.
These are rare photographs from the early 1900s depicting captured moments of Christmas in New York City; pictures of a long forgotten era.
Santa Claus and Salvation Army musicians entertaining children on N.Y.C. street (Library of Congress) Continue reading »
Rare Color Photos From The Depression Era
These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created the images between 1939 and 1944. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Spectacular Photos of World’s Largest Fish Whale Sharks Seen Almost Swallowing Dive
A diver was almost swallowed by a whale shark while he was staring into the mammoth jaws of the largest fish in the world that feed mainly on plankton. The breathtaking photograph was captured by photographer Mauricio Handler in the waters of Mujeres Island in Mexico. (Mauricio Handler/handlerphoto) Zoom.
Best Photos of Mountain Summit Contest 2011
Mountains are made of rock. They don’t usually move. But they do generate plenty of motion: they allow for streams to carve their way through their slopes. They create habitats for animals and plants. And they are shaped by wind and weather. For us humans, they are a recreational destination, a playground and in a way, a “gym”. Everything in them that moves or is moved is part of “Mountain.Moves”.
In cooperation with partners of eight countries and the support of the IMS, KIKU wants to acknowledge creativity and the powers of observation of all mountain lovers. The best photos will be rewarded with a special prize and the photographers invited to the award ceremony at the IMS. A selection of pictures will be exposed in the city center of Brixen/Bressanone, Italy. Continue reading »
Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami
Really scary photos, by the New York Times.
Create amazing paintings from photos!
Psykopaint is a new kind of online painting application which select the colors from an image and apply it to your brush automatically. It’s really fun, easy, and totally unique! Continue reading »
More Awesome “Gun Girl” Photos!
I have found more photos of a Gun Girl (related to this post)! Don’t worry about the last photo ;) Continue reading »
Photos from Old Japan. Politically Incorrect and Controversial.
SEPPUKU SAM, THE WILD MAN OF OLD JAPAN — or, How to KILL YOURSELF (After Losing a Game of Tic-Tac-Toe) 切腹.
If you haven’t a sense of humor – I’m sorry. All photos contains original comments.
Sarah Lee’s Amazing Photos
Sarah Lee. Superwow! I love it!!! Continue reading »
The Best of Christmas Photos From Around the Globe, 2008
Christmas lights house, Melksham, England. Continue reading »
