2 - Vibrant Skies

Austria-based photographer Edgar Moskopp uses HDR to amazingly colorful effect. 

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Paper Cutouts In Photographic Humor from Paperboyo

about 8 years ago

Ice Bubbles in Abraham Lake

about 9 years ago

1914 Paris in Color

about 9 years ago

Indian Railways

about 9 years ago

Bygone Days of Airplane Glamour

about 10 years ago

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my pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring photographer - Amon Focus

about 13 years ago

While it's not the camera, it's the not the software, it's not the lens, it's not the gear that makes a great photo so great, they all do help the photographer capture what it is his eye wants us to see. 

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3 - Timelapse of the Australian Solar Eclipse

Australia had a solar eclipse last month. Photographer Colin Legg made this outstanding timelapse of it.

via PetaPixel

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The Face of the Sun in Timelapse

about 9 years ago

Celestial Size Chart

about 9 years ago

Beautiful and Fascinating HD Images of the Sun by Alan Friedman

about 11 years ago

100,000 Stars - Great Chrome Experiment

about 12 years ago

Leaving Earth: Timelapse of Moving Away from Earth

about 12 years ago

Why We Point Our Most Expensive Cameras Out: The Beauty of Space Photography

about 13 years ago

Timelapse Map

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4 - Traveling for 23 Years around the World in the Same Car

With more than 800,000km on the odo,Gunther Holtorf is still going.

via Lost at E Minor

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The Stunningly Beautiful Photojournalism of Sebastião Salgado

about 7 years ago

Beautiful Underwater Shots of Freediving in the Cenotes of Tulum

about 7 years ago

Wooden Bridges 1,000 Years Old in Rural China

about 8 years ago

Holy Men: Varanasi, India by Joey L

about 8 years ago

Life at the Docks of Dubai - The Shipping Yard by Brandon Li

about 11 years ago

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my pick - 5 things to buy a shoestring traveller - Devereau Chumrau

about 13 years ago

Even though some of my picks may appear to be "un-shoestring like," the main concern here is that you "shoestring" the trip and not the preparation for the trip.  Anyone who has tried to skimp in the beginning will probably end up paying much more later on... Remember YOU are all you have out there.

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1 - Marker, pen and pencil portrait timelapse

27-year old Indonesian artist Elfan Diary draws a new portrait using art markers, Sakura Pigma Micron pen and Faber-Castell colored pencils. 

via Colossal

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Cat Landscapes - Illustrations from Lim Heng Swee that Playfully Insert Cats into Stylish Landscapes

about 6 years ago

Chisel Murals in Rio, Paris and Lisbon

about 6 years ago

Cartoons Invade Classical Paintings

about 7 years ago

Pop Russian General Portrait Project

about 7 years ago

The Hater Box — Artwork by Parse/Error

about 8 years ago

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my pick - 5 Things to Buy an Aspiring User Experience Designer

about 13 years ago

It may seem counter-intuitive to many, but designing digital experiences, for the web, iPhone and Android apps, doesn't necessarily begin with computer software. In my experience as a UX Designer, the really great designs are unlocked through a massive amount of exploration and communication.

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2 - "Strange Rock"

Kummakivi means "strange rock." It's an extremely rare natural phenomenon in Valtola Savoni, Finland. One enormous rock balanced on another, in the middle of the forest? Yeah, "strange".

 

via Crack Two

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More Human Than Human - Animal Portraits by Tim Flach

about 7 years ago

Vibrant Landscapes Seen from Space

about 8 years ago

Humpback Whales Close Up in Tonga by Tony Wu

about 8 years ago

Snowflakes' Ice Crystals are Astounding

about 8 years ago

Vibrant Jellyfish Shot Against the Sky by Alexander Semenov

about 8 years ago

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my pick - 5 things to buy a shoestring traveller - Devereau Chumrau

about 13 years ago

Even though some of my picks may appear to be "un-shoestring like," the main concern here is that you "shoestring" the trip and not the preparation for the trip.  Anyone who has tried to skimp in the beginning will probably end up paying much more later on... Remember YOU are all you have out there.

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3 - Birds of (a) Feather

Artist Chris Maynard: 

"I enjoy highlighting aspects of a feather’s form, pattern or color. If I am successful, I hope to convey some intimate sense of the bird that grew the feathers."

via Visual News

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Cat Landscapes - Illustrations from Lim Heng Swee that Playfully Insert Cats into Stylish Landscapes

about 6 years ago

Chisel Murals in Rio, Paris and Lisbon

about 6 years ago

Cartoons Invade Classical Paintings

about 7 years ago

Pop Russian General Portrait Project

about 7 years ago

The Hater Box — Artwork by Parse/Error

about 8 years ago

Poem of the Day

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POTD - For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry by Christopher Smart

about 7 years ago

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4 - Matterhorn Portraits

I do love a single subject photo series. Here is a series of shot of the amazing Matterhorn.

The photographer, Nenad Saljic:

"When I was young, I had long fantasized about climbing the Matterhorn but I never really had the chance. I have been mountaineering and caving since I was twelve. I was reading all classic books about alpinism and my first great climbs were in my imagination."

"The Matterhorn is one of the most famous Alpine peaks and one of the most dangerous mountains in the world. It was the last great Alpine peak to be climbed and, its first ascent in 1865, which was fatal for four men, marked the end of the golden age of alpinism. Its north face, which is on my all photographs, was not climbed until 1931.

"A Portrait of the Matterhorn is a kind of memento to all climbers who dared to go there and for those who never returned."

via My Modern Met

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Paper Cutouts In Photographic Humor from Paperboyo

about 8 years ago

Ice Bubbles in Abraham Lake

about 9 years ago

1914 Paris in Color

about 9 years ago

Indian Railways

about 9 years ago

Bygone Days of Airplane Glamour

about 10 years ago

Gift Guide

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my pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring photographer - Amon Focus

about 13 years ago

While it's not the camera, it's the not the software, it's not the lens, it's not the gear that makes a great photo so great, they all do help the photographer capture what it is his eye wants us to see. 

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5 - Sensual Silhouettes (N very SFW)

Outstanding, moving, beautiful and stylish silhouettes from Gabriel Wickbold’s photos titled Sexxfashion.

See also NSFW - Calligraphy on Girls

via MashKulture

1 - Surf Lake Michigan

Not your ordinary surf footage, this storm produced break off of Holland, MI this fall is pretty astounding.

via Doobybrain

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my Pick - 5 things to buy the Aspiring Surfer in your life - Ashton Goggans

about 13 years ago

Surfing has such a place in our national imagination, and rightly so, if you ask me. It is addictive and simple. It is relaxing and exciting. It is showy and low-key. 

With that in mind, we've asked our surfer-cum-writer friend, Ashton Goggans to pick 5 things to get anyone aspiring to a wet life.

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My Pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring Videographer - Stephen McFadden

about 13 years ago

Video is the new reading, the new literacy. And that makes videographers (camera operators, directors of photography, etc etc) the new scribes, wielding immense power in the capturing and communication of ideas and experiences. 

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2 - Tree Houses of the World

Philip Jodidio, a writer on the subject of architecture who has garnered a lot of attention has authored Tree Houses: Fairy Tale Castles in the Air. 

Once just the stuff of childhood and movie sets, there have been recently a number of lauded attempts to build homes in the trees. Love this.

via Flavorwire

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Beautiful Indoor Swimming Pool Photos from Robert Götzfried

about 7 years ago

Inside La Sagrada Familia

about 8 years ago

Wooden Bridges 1,000 Years Old in Rural China

about 8 years ago

Abandoned Olympic Venues from Around the World

about 8 years ago

Doors and Windows — Photography from Andre Vicente Goncalves

about 8 years ago

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my pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring architect - Sarah Kunkel

about 13 years ago

After school, it is time to put down the x-acto knife and chipboard. The newly graduated aspiring architect has a long road ahead that will require a whole new set of tools. I’ve broken down various aspects of the profession of architecture and listed key tools the aspiring architect will need to succeed at those aspects.

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3 - Levitation Photos

Well done levitation photos are amazing. Like these from Kylie Woon

via Empty Kingdom

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The Stunningly Beautiful Photojournalism of Sebastião Salgado

about 7 years ago

Hollywood Through an African Lens by Omar Victor Diop and Antoine Tempé

about 7 years ago

Beautiful Underwater Shots of Freediving in the Cenotes of Tulum

about 7 years ago

Things Come Apart - Disassembled and Assembled

about 7 years ago

Vibrant Landscapes Seen from Space

about 8 years ago

Gift Guide

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my pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring photographer - Amon Focus

about 13 years ago

While it's not the camera, it's the not the software, it's not the lens, it's not the gear that makes a great photo so great, they all do help the photographer capture what it is his eye wants us to see. 

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4 - Astana - The New Khazak Capital

Photos of Astana, which was unveiled as Kazakhstan's new capital in 1998.

 

via Faith is Torment

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Paper Cutouts In Photographic Humor from Paperboyo

about 8 years ago

Ice Bubbles in Abraham Lake

about 9 years ago

1914 Paris in Color

about 9 years ago

Indian Railways

about 9 years ago

Bygone Days of Airplane Glamour

about 10 years ago

Gift Guides

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my pick - 5 things to buy a shoestring traveller - Devereau Chumrau

about 13 years ago

Even though some of my picks may appear to be "un-shoestring like," the main concern here is that you "shoestring" the trip and not the preparation for the trip.  Anyone who has tried to skimp in the beginning will probably end up paying much more later on... Remember YOU are all you have out there.

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5 - Fidget and Flail

Using just a simple mirror and clever camera placement, conceptual dance theatre company A House Unbuilt has created this: Fidget and Flail. 

From Victoria Bradford on HUB:

"I've been making these small dance films for about a year and a half, and much of it started with me "running around in my living room," as one curator put it.  Lately, however, my energies have been invested in more involved, devised choreographies with a full company of dancers, so when I turned to my latest living room of a studio, I found myself fidgeting to the point of flailing in an attempt to find a dance.  And yet, by imposing a frame which restricted my own view of the body, I was overwhelmed with a feeling of dismemberment and a disjointing of the body.  From this, my newfound body cultivated a dance in cycles of flailing collapse and fidgeting recovery."

via HUB

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Video of the Day - Dancing Light Orb by Director Zhang Yimou

about 8 years ago

Le Mouvement de L'air - Dance Production by Claire Bardainne and Adrien Mondot

about 9 years ago

Kickstarters Worth Supporting - Moving Ethos Dance Company in Sarasota Florida

about 11 years ago

40 Dancers Assembled on Paris Rooftops by JR

about 11 years ago

Shaolin Monks in A Stunning Dance on Boxes

about 11 years ago

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my pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring dancer - Jessica Pope Pinelli

about 13 years ago

The discipline and training involved in the art of dance is sometimes staggering. It is more than just a rehearsal routine, it is a lifestyle. 

We've asked our dear friend and dancer, Jessica Pope Pinelli, to pick 5 things everyone aspiring to the dancer lifestyle could use.

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5 - KAUST Beacon in Saudi Arabia

Built in 2009 and designed by artist Daniel Tobin with Matthew Tobin and Jamie Perrow, the Kaust Beacon is part of KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) in Saudi Arabia. The tower rises 60 meters out of the Red Sea at the entry of the harbour and is made of amorphous hexagonal sections.

 

via Lost at E Minor

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Beautiful Indoor Swimming Pool Photos from Robert Götzfried

about 7 years ago

Inside La Sagrada Familia

about 8 years ago

Wooden Bridges 1,000 Years Old in Rural China

about 8 years ago

Abandoned Olympic Venues from Around the World

about 8 years ago

Doors and Windows — Photography from Andre Vicente Goncalves

about 8 years ago

Gift Guides

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my pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring architect - Sarah Kunkel

about 13 years ago

After school, it is time to put down the x-acto knife and chipboard. The newly graduated aspiring architect has a long road ahead that will require a whole new set of tools. I’ve broken down various aspects of the profession of architecture and listed key tools the aspiring architect will need to succeed at those aspects.

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1 - Stunning Light Installations

Perth, Australia-born artist James Tapscott makes these stunning, eery outdoor installations using light.

via My Modern Met

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Self-portrait of Plastic Bottle Tops by MARY ELLEN CROTEAU

about 11 years ago

Foresta Lumina in Quebec's Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook

about 11 years ago

Another Anamorphic Arrangement of Furniture to Look Like a Portrait

about 11 years ago

An Artist-Made Root System You Can Walk Through

about 12 years ago

Pop Culture Icons Made in Assemblage of Toys and Computer Bits by Elisa Insua

about 12 years ago

Picks

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5 Old Books for History: From the Ancients, Through The Rise of England to the Fight Against the Witches

about 9 years ago

5 Video Gadgets for the iPhone Videographer

about 12 years ago

Ideas, Art, Aesthetics - 5 Books I Love to Share

about 12 years ago

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2 - Goose Portraits

I do love animal photos taken like portraits. 

Photographer Cally Whitham wants to “reaquaint [people] with the ‘value’ we once placed on our poultry and livestock in our rural beginnings.”

via Visual News

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More Human Than Human - Animal Portraits by Tim Flach

about 7 years ago

Colorful Parrot Plumage from Fashion Photographer Solve Sundsbo

about 8 years ago

Azuki the Hedghog goes Mini-camping

about 8 years ago

Nick Brandt's Stunning Photos of Birds Calcified by Lake Natron's Alkaline Waters

about 10 years ago

Zoo Fashion Photos

about 11 years ago

Gifts for Photographers

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my pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring photographer - Amon Focus

about 13 years ago

While it's not the camera, it's the not the software, it's not the lens, it's not the gear that makes a great photo so great, they all do help the photographer capture what it is his eye wants us to see. 

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3 - Woodchip Animal Sculptures

Sergey Bobkov a 55 year old Russian artist uses ceder sticks and slices them for the material of these animal sculptures.

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4 - 170' Long Trampoline in the Russian Forest

For the 2012 Archstoyanie in Nikola-Lenivets, Russia, Salto, a design agency, made Fast Track. Measuring nearly 170 ft., it's a trampoline the length of a city block. According to the designers:

“Fast track” is a integral part of park infrastructure, it is a road and an installation at the same time. It challenges the concept of infrastructure that only focuses on technical and functional aspects and tends to be ignorant to its surroundings. “Fast track” is an attempt to create intelligent infrastructure that is emotional and corresponds to the local context. It gives the user a different experience of moving and percieving the environment.

via Colossal

More Art

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Cat Landscapes - Illustrations from Lim Heng Swee that Playfully Insert Cats into Stylish Landscapes

about 6 years ago

Chisel Murals in Rio, Paris and Lisbon

about 6 years ago

Cartoons Invade Classical Paintings

about 7 years ago

Pop Russian General Portrait Project

about 7 years ago

The Hater Box — Artwork by Parse/Error

about 8 years ago

Gift Guide

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my pick - 5 things to buy an aspiring architect - Sarah Kunkel

about 13 years ago

After school, it is time to put down the x-acto knife and chipboard. The newly graduated aspiring architect has a long road ahead that will require a whole new set of tools. I’ve broken down various aspects of the profession of architecture and listed key tools the aspiring architect will need to succeed at those aspects.

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5 - Timelapse, Long Exposure + Fisheye Lens of the Night Sky

Mesmerizing timelapse (and long exposure video) from French photographer Stephane Vetter capturing the night sky using a Sigma 8 mm fisheye lens on the night of Nov 17, 2012 in Champ du Feu, Alsace, France.

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Long Exposure Photos of Fireworks Strapped onto a Drone

about 8 years ago

Deserted London — Photos by Genaro Bardy

about 10 years ago

Terra Flama — Long Exposure Photos of California Wildfires by Stuart Palley

about 10 years ago

Long Exposures of Fireflies in the Japanese Woods by Yuma Cyan

about 11 years ago

Long Exposure of Lighted Wakeboards at Night from Red Bull

about 11 years ago

Timelapse Map

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1 - Spirits of Norway

Nicholas Buer gives us this superb timelapse, Spirits, shot in the north of Norway in the area of Tromvik, far enough north to capture the auroras.

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Hiking in Greenland

about 12 years ago

Hyper HDR Travel Video for the Republic of George

about 12 years ago

56,000 km - films by Kares Le Roy

about 12 years ago

Southwind: Vibrant Video View of Southeast Asia

about 13 years ago

Everest Timelapse

about 13 years ago

Timelapse Map

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