World War II Escape Scarves
During the second world war, the British army created a secret organisation called MI-9, in charge of providing the pilots with escape means. Christopher Clayton Hutton, a RAF skilled pilot, developped a set of objects for that purpose. The escape scarf being the most iconic object of the set. Continue reading »
This Artist Created Very Cute Covers Of The Music World, Replacing Singers With Cats
The kittens always success on the internet. For those who like to see them in fun poses, musician and designer Alfra Martini has created The Kitten Covers, a blog with classic album covers with cats digitally inserted on the scene, replacing the stars cover. Continue reading »
The World Through Jack London’s Eyes
White Chapel on a bank Holiday, London, 1902.
When most people hear the name Jack London, they think of one of the most widely read American writers who produced 50 books including Call of the Wild and The Sea Wolf; some may also know him as an adventurer or social activist.
But most don’t realize that Jack London was a prolific photographer producing nearly 12,000 photographs during his lifetime, ranging from the poignant images of the ragged homeless living in London’s East End; images of the Russo-Japanese War while he was on assignment for the Hearst Syndicate; sensitive images of the South Seas islanders during his voyage aboard the Snark to the 1906 San Francisco earth quake devastation. Continue reading »
The World In The 1890s Through 12 Glorious Photos
Photochromes are vibrant and nuanced prints hand-colored from black-and-white negatives. Created using a process pioneered in the 1880s, these images offer a fascinating insight into the world when color photography was still in its infancy.
Women in Algeria, 1899
Photochrome is a method of producing colored images from black-and-white negatives, allowing color pictures to be created before color photography became available. The process was developed in the 1880s by the Swiss chemist Hans Jakob Schmid. Continue reading »
Nikon Small World Competition 2017 Winners
Honorable Mention by Emre Can Alagöz, Istanbul, Turkey: The eyes of a jumping spider, magnified 6x. (Photo by Emre Can Alagöz/2017 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition) Continue reading »
Stunning Illustrations By Stephan Schmitz Which Show Our World As It Is
Stephan Schmitz is a talented artist from Switzerland. His works surprise us with depth and symbolism. Through simple stories, he reveals the true face of our world. I’ve collected the best illustrations from this artist and invites you to think about whether they really represent our life. Continue reading »
This Russian Woman Travels The World In Flowy Dresses To Take Self-Portraits In The Most Beautiful Places
According to Nina, a Russian woman who travels the world in beautiful dresses: “The photo project #MyDressStories created by me, Ninelly. I’m a blogger from Russia and I take you all to a magical world of breathtaking and magnificent places all over the world through the lens of my camera.” Continue reading »
World’s Largest Plane Fires Up Its Six Engines For The First Time
The world’s biggest plane is a step closer to its first flight.
Named Stratolaunch, the colossal aircraft successfully fired all six of its Pratt and Whitney turbofan engines – each weighing 8,940lbs (4,000kg) – for the first time this week. Continue reading »
Photographer Zachariah Epperson Captures The Magical World Of Ballet And Dancers
Zachariah Epperson is a multi-talented photographer, designer and artist currently based in San Francisco, California. Zachariah focuses on portraiture, he shoots amazing lifestyle, beauty and dance photography. Continue reading »
Famous People And World Leaders Reimagined As Hipsters By Amit Shimoni
Artist Amit Shimoni decided to reimagine the world leaders, and presented them as hipsters. The series of these funny illustrations is called Hipstory. Continue reading »
“This Brave New World”: Stunning Digital Sci-Fi Concept Art By Jonathan Ching
“My name is Jonathan Ching. I’m a Visual Development Artist who has recently obtained a First Class with Honors qualification in Digital Animation and Illustration. Currently working as a Freelancer on a variety of entertainment projects, I specialise in the design and visualisation of characters, vehicles, environments and creatures.” Continue reading »
Funny Illustrations That Show The Two Kinds Of People In The World
There are two types of people…morning people and those who want to shoot morning people (designers are usually nocturnal and hence fall under the latter). Portuguese art director Joao Rocha has created a fun series of minimalist illustrations that classifies people into two broad groups based on their daily habits and preferences. Check it out below. Continue reading »
‘The World’s Most Remote Pop-Up Shop’ Handed Out Gear 300 Feet Up A Sheer Cliff
Climbers on the iconic Bastille in Eldorado Canyon deal with heavy winds, pouring rain and temperatures that can rise and fall by as much as 40 degrees in August. As prepped as they might be, they could likely use an extra layer or two on their way to the top of this picturesque mountain outside Boulder, Colorado. Continue reading »
Hairiest Men Face Off At The 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships
The world’s best and most full-bodied beards have been crowned.Thousands of facial hair aficionados flocked to Austin, Texas to witness the 2017 World Beard and Mustache Championships. The winners were selected from a range of categories including mustache, partial and full-beards.
Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP Photo
Third, second and first place winners of the full beard freestyle Aarne Bielefeldt, Isaiah Webb, and Jason Kiley. Continue reading »
Chinese Pencil Enthusiast Shares Her Varicolored World
A Fu, a co-owner of a coffee shop in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, has put on display more than 1,000 pencils she’s collected in the past 20 years. Continue reading »
Burning Man 2017: Stunning Photos From The World’s Biggest And Craziest Festival
70,000 people gather for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Burning Man Festival is one of the world’s biggest and most popular festivals. Since 1986, revelers from far and wide have trekked to the temporarily constructed Black Rock City, located in Black Rock Desert, for a week of art, music, dancing, and ‘radical’ self-expression. Continue reading »
World’s Best Wedding Photography Contest – The 2017 Best Of The Best Destination Photography Collection
These collections of the world’s best destination photos were chosen by the Junebug Weddings team for their quality, beauty, technical excellence, and distinctive personality.
Photographed in Alter do Chão, Pará, Brasil by Nathan Thrall of Thrall Photography
They raise the bar for wedding photographers and inspire photo aficionados everywhere, while celebrating the true art of wedding photography. Enjoy each and every one and stay tuned for more in the years ahead. Continue reading »
Environment Activists Try To Break World Record With This Colossal 3D Body Painting Picture
Martin Aigner/APA/Reef Calendar
The 3D Body Painting picture “Underwater Landscape” with 253 volunteers in a world record attempt in Vienna, Austria. The event is being held by Reef Calendar, a project to protect the underwater environment, together with the multiple world champion for bodypainting Gabriela Hajek-Renner and her 60 people team. Continue reading »
Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken: The World Of Daniel Lismore
Daniel Lismore is known for elaborate and extravagant ensembles that brilliantly combine haute couture with charity-shop finds, yards of vintage fabrics and tartans, found objects, ribbons, feathers, chain mail, shells, ethnic jewelry, retro accessories, millinery and more in an expression of eccentric, creative energy. Continue reading »
The Wild Side Series: The World’s National Animals And Their Tracks
Have you ever wanted to take a walk on the wild side to discover the world’s most iconic national animals? Learn how to identify the footprints of these often-elusive creatures and you’ll be on their trail in no time.
Komodo Dragon (Indonesia)
The world’s largest living lizards are found on the tropical islands of central Indonesia. They can grow to 10ft long and until 1912, the western world thought they were mythological, so prehistoric was their appearance. This is one real life dragon that should be approached with caution. Continue reading »
The “Europabruecke” – World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge
Valentin Flauraud/EPA
The ‘Europabruecke’ suspension bridge (pictured) was inaugurated on July 29, 2017 after it was built to replace an older crossing that was damaged by falling rocks. Continue reading »
Out Of This World: Magnificent Entries For The UK Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2017
The following photos are shortlisted in 2017’s Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year. The awards will be announced on September 14, and the exhibition opens September 16 at The Royal Observatory Greenwich.
“Auroral Crown”, Yulia Zhulikova (Russia).
During an astrophotography tour of the Murmansk region with Stas Korotkiy, an amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy in Russia, the turquoise of the Aurora Borealis swirls above the snow covered trees. Illuminated by street lamps, the trees glow a vivid pink forming a contrasting frame for Nature’s greatest lightshow. (Photo by Yulia Zhulikova/National Maritime Museum/The Guardian) Continue reading »
“The World In Faces”: Photographer’s Incredible Portraits Of People Who Live In Some Of The Most Remote Corners Of The Earth
He’s a globetrotting photographer that has spent eight years on the road, backpacked around more than 80 countries and will now head a project featuring a collection of striking portraits. Continue reading »
Watch 3-Year-Old Kid And Volvo Truck In The ‘World’s Largest Unboxing’
Volvo Trucks North America recently set a spectacular record when launching their all-new truck series, the Volvo VNL. By letting 3-year-old Joel Jovine unbox the full-size truck, he not only revealed the U.S.-developed truck, but also helped achieve a formal GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Largest object unboxed. Continue reading »
Enter The Dreamy World Of Taj Francis’s Stylish Illustrations
Caribbean heat seems to melt the skin of every subject Jamaican illustrator Taj Francis draws. The Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts graduate’s imagination coats models and musicians with marbled paint and all the tropical colors of a dancehall party. Continue reading »
