The Washington Post Travel Photo Contest: Animal Photos
“Out for a Walk”. Fred Baldassaro, 40, of Alexandria, got up close to these two lion cubs at a conservation shelter in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, in January. (Photo by Fred Baldassaro)
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Striking Fashion Photos Paired with Nature Scenes They’re Inspired By
All around the world, there are fashion designers who are constantly seeking inspiration for their next project. Whether it’s for their next line of runway garments, an all-encompassing outfit, or even a basic textile design, there’s always a source of stimulation that sparks a burst of creativity, resulting in wearable artistry. Continue reading »
Breathtaking Photos Of Traditional Eagle Hunting In Mongolia
In one of the planet’s most desolate and harsh terrains, the Altai Mountains which run from Siberia in Russia down to Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, hunting with eagles is currently only practiced by a handful of Kyrgyz and Kazakhs (previously). This form of falconry, the practice of hunting with the aid of birds of prey, can be traced back as far as 4,000 years in Central Asia. Since 2014, after leaving a senior corporate job and wanting to document remote cultures around the world, photographer Tariq Zaidi has been photographing the Kazakh eagle hunters. For Kazakhs living in western Mongolia, hunting with eagles is a proud art, and one of the highest expressions of their cultural heritage. Today, the art is slowly dying out, as there are only about 70 traditional eagle hunters left in the world. For these remaining few, it is not simply an important tradition or an extraordinary sport; it is their reason to live. Here: after a successful hunt, a proud hunter rewards his eagle by feeding it the lungs of the prey, which is considered the most highly prized part of the animal. (Photo by Tariq Zaidi/The Washington Post)
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Web Developer Creates A Site That Turns Your Photos Into Works Of Emoji Art
Emoji fans can now express themselves through icons in a more artistic way. Continue reading »
Top GIF Artists Transform Summer Photos Into Digital Art
Credits: Cari van der Yacht
This past summer Booking.com asked people to Wing Everything. Except their accommodation. Now they’re on a mission to find and GIF the best shots of the season to find out WHO WON BOOKING SUMMER? Continue reading »
Playful Photos of Polar Bears Frolicking in Flower Fields During Summer
We rarely see polar bears outside of a snowy Arctic environment, but these bears are no strangers to having fun in the summer! In a rare series of images by Canadian photographer Dennis Fast, these white giants are seen frolicking in a field of fireweed. The photos were taken in Northern Canada’s Hudson Bay, near lodges run by Churchill Wild in Manitoba. Fast explains his fascination with polar bears in this interview excerpt. Continue reading »
An Artist Creates Stunning Portraits By Combining Photos Of Celebrities
Pedro Berg Johnsen of Norway has an unusual hobby: in his spare time, he combines portraits of celebrities to create real-looking photos of people that don’t actually exist. For example, the portrait above was created by blending the heads and faces of singer Taylor Swift and actress Emma Watson. Continue reading »
A Photographer Took Delightfully Messy Photos Of Meals In Mid-Air
Sometimes it takes the most meticulously-laid plans to achieve true chaos, and no one understands this better than London-based photographer Piotr Gregorczyk, whose Flying Food series captures the topsy-turvy projectiles of lavish meals as they leap from the plates on which they have been so carefully arranged. Continue reading »
“HAZMAT Surfing” Photos Predict a Poisonous, Dark Future for Our Oceans
When Washington-based photographer Michael Dyrland visited Los Angeles for a shoot, he anticipated surfing the open sea and riding the waves beneath the sunny sky. What he found, he admits, was not what he had hoped; after an evening of heavy rains, he was confined to the shore for days, the ocean contaminated with ten billion gallons of runoff composed of— as the photographer puts it— “sewage, garbage, oil, and shit (literally, human fecal matter).” Had he paddled into the water, Dyrland would have been vulnerable to staph infections, respiratory illness, MRSA, and Hepatitis C. Continue reading »
The Lexus Hoverboard In Photos
According to Sam Sheffer of The Verge: “Last month, Lexus invited The Verge out to Spain to see and ride its actual, functional, honest-to-goodness hoverboard. The board — about 20 pounds of wood, plaster, and science — was created for an ad campaign, and works with a combination of liquid nitrogen-cooled superconductors and magnets. It levitates about an inch and a half above the ground until the nitrogen evaporates, a process that takes 15 to 20 minutes depending on the weather.” Continue reading »
Photographer Hélène Veilleux Took Surreal Photos Of Abandoned Ship Graveyards In The Aral Sea
They told us that the sea had gone far beyond the horizon, leaving in his desperate flight a sandy and salty soil, and some hulls offering their tired shadows to animals of an infinite steppe. Continue reading »
A 18 Years Old Girl From Slovakia Creates These Beautiful Photos
Young and talented photographer from Slovakia, Paula Kentošová, is taking photos for 5 years. Paula’s portraits are eye-catching, but she doesn’t just take photos of people – sometimes, she must takes photos of architecture, nature or products because she is studying on School of Applied Arts. Continue reading »
Photos Of Adorable Toddlers With Old Souls Made To Look Like Seniors Zachary Scott
Grandmas and grandpas are adorable, but these toddlers made to look like like seniors are rivaling their cuteness. Photographer Zachary Scott recently transformed six kids into elderly versions of themselves with a little makeup, some prosthetics, and a healthy dose of photo editing for a New York Times article about aging titled “What if Age Is Nothing but Mind-Set?” Continue reading »
Fascinating Satellite Photos of Seaweed Farms in South Korea
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center just shared these fascinating satellite photos taken in January 2014 over the shallow waters around Sisan Island, South Korea. The tiny patchwork of small squares are entire fields of seaweed that are held in place with ropes and buoys to keep the plants near the surface during high tide but off the seafloor in low tide. Continue reading »
Caterpillars: Striking Photos by Samuel Jaffe
“Gravity” Hyalophora cecropia on buttonbush
Samuel Jaffe is getting close and personal with subject matter found right in our backyards— the furry, florescent, grubby little creatures we often find inching along our trees and sidewalks. Jaffe is fascinated by local environments, and aims to share the information he has collected about these backyard ecosystems so we can become more in tune with what’s right below our feet or hiding in the grass. Continue reading »
This Artist’s Photos of Mixed-Race Families Prove That Relationships Trump All Borders
“Mixed Blood” shows just some of many interracial families around the world. Unfortunately, there are still many societal factors that discourage ethnic, racial, and cultural mixing. These racist and xenophobic attitudes are still a cancer to society.
As mixing gradually goes mainstream, people have begun to identify and relate to the world and each other in different ways.
To document this mixing and the intersections of different cultures, Korean-American photographer CYJO spent three years between New York City and Beijing taking pictures of families. What came out of this exploration of race, culture and identity is an ongoing photo series called “Mixed Blood.”
Snodgrass Family, 2013. Citizenships: American, Chinese. Ancestries: German, Han Chinese, Irish. Languages: English, Mandarin. They live in Beijing. (All photos & captions © CYJO) Continue reading »
Whimsical Photos of Everyday Objects Playfully Reimagined Through the Eyes of a Child
Photographer Peechaya Burroughs‘ playfully minimalistic shots contain a contagious amount of positivity. Through Burroughs’ unique lens, a yellow/orange balloon becomes a perfect egg yolk, food is transformed into artistic material, and origami is magically brought to life. No matter what the concept, each image showcases the artist’s imaginative ability to see the extraordinary in everyday items. Continue reading »
This Guy Took Engagement Photos With A Burrito
As a response to the countless engagement and wedding photos that clutter any 20-something’s Facebook newsfeed, San Francisco-based writer David Sikorsky took some romantic engagement pictures with his one true love – a carne asada burrito from Taqueria La Cumbre, his favourite Mexican food joint in town. Continue reading »
Undertaker Couple Take Coffin-Themed Wedding Photos
When Jenny Tay and her fiancé, Darren Cheng, say, “Until death do us part,” they really, really mean it. The couple took beautiful wedding photos, choosing to pose in their gown and tuxedo with a large, gleaming white casket. They posed sitting on the coffin and even snuggled up inside of it. Continue reading »
A Mermaid’s Perspective: Underwater Photos That Will Make You Question Which Way Is Up
According to photographer Jenny Adler: “Gazing below the surface, from just the right angle and perspective, the underwater world takes over the sky. I like to call this the view from the eyes of the mermaids.” Continue reading »
Stunning Aerial Photos of Winter in New York City
Getty Images photographer Spencer Platt took to the air to document the ice floes and snowscapes of New York City due to the record low temperatures that have recently plagued New York City and much of the country. Checkout the stunning pictures below. Continue reading »
Photographer Brings Children’s Dreams To Life In Magical Photos
There’s no end to a child’s imagination. Their dreams know no boundaries and they love to think that anything is possible – something that photographer Rhiannon Logsdon has captured in a series of snapshots. Continue reading »
Long Exposure Photos Of Glowworms Turn New Zealand Cave Into Starry Night
This surreal long-exposure photography of glowworms was captured by new-media artist Joseph Michael. The Auckland, New Zealand-based photographer took these pictures in 30 million-year-old limestone cave formations on North Island. Continue reading »
Beautiful Aerial Photos Of The Blue Salt Fields, Shark Bay, Australia
Photographer Simon Butterworth took aerial shots of it. Shots of blue salt fields look so surreal and literally patterns of abstract painting. It’s obvious that it is worthy of appreciation and it was also shortlisted for the 2015 Sony World Photography awards. Continue reading »
Shadow Photos of Dogs Reveal Their ‘Primal Nature’
Thomas Roma spent three years taking photos at a dog park in Brooklyn, New York. “Their shadows, I felt, revealed a wilder side of their nature,” the 64-year-old photographer said. Continue reading »
