Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?
YES!
Life on a Bike by Guillaume Blanchet
From the filmmaker, Guillaume Blanchet:
"I love being on a bike, it helps me feel free. I get it from my dad. After days and days of cycling the streets of Montreal, come cold or sun, or even a little frightened, I dedicate this film to him."
Gravitational Radius by David Adey
Digital printouts of fashion imagery from various places online, laser-cut and pinned to a foam panel.
Amazing Symmetrical Trees by Oliver Delgado
Oliver Delgado explains that despite seeming unreal, these are genuine photographs not digital montages.
“all images are real. I only adjusted levels in Lightroom”
Funny and Entertaining Animate GIF movies from Guillaume Kurkdjian
They really do play like little looped movies, these animated GIFs from Guillaume Kurkdjian.
Patterns in Urban Spaces in Photos by Jared Lim
Singapore-based Jared Lim on his project:
"Urban Exploration consists of photos I took during the course of my full-time, travel-related career. Since most of the places I travel to are major cities, architecture is the prevailing theme. I have loved geometry since I was a kid. Even when I was young, I loved to create repeated patterns and designs at school."
See also Patterns in Urban Architecture
Young Daughter Models for Photographer's Re-creation of Famous Paintings
Melbourne-based photographer Bill Gekas has his young daughter fulfill a lot of roles in this series of photos re-creating these famous paintings.
The World Seen From Above Captured by Cameron Davidson
Based in Washington D.C., Cameron Davidson is an aerial photographer whose work has been featured in such publications as National Geographic, Vanity Fair and Smithsonian Magazine. To see more of his work, visit camerondavidson.com.
See also Kite Aerial Photography
Norman Mailer’s character timeline for Harlot’s Ghost.
Authors' Handwritten Charts and Outlines
A lot of the work of novel making is the handling of an immensely complex imaginary system of people, incidents and actions. Not surprising, a lot of writers resort to charts, outlines and graphs to handle it.
See also Harsh First Reviews of Now Cherished Books
Joseph Heller’s chart outline for Catch-22.
J.K Rowling's chart for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
James Salter’s outline for Light Years.
Sylvia Plath’s outline for The Bell Jar.
William Faulkner’s outline for A Fable — written on his office walls.
Part of Jennifer Egan’s plan for her short story “Black Box.”
Henry Miller’s manuscript plan for Tropic of Capricorn.
All the Books Mentioned
Mirrored Mannequins by Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen
Artist Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen fashioned these four reflective mannequins covered in mirrors. Each was lit like a disco ball, and a person in a reflective body suit moved through the space during the reception.
"The mirror surfaces of the mannequins turn our gaze back onto ourselves, forcing us to become aware of our own bodies and consumption habits. This way revealed, we can see ourselves as part of a much larger system, as complex and chaotic as ever the sculptures’ reflections on the walls."
Moving Endangered Ecuadorian Frog Portraits by Peter Lipton
Home to almost 9% of amphibian species in the world (a third of which are endangered) , Ecuador has a program called Balsa de los Sapos (Life raft of the frogs), and these photos from photographer Peter Lipton aim to educate and document in this effort.
Feline Superheros by Jenny Parks
Jenny Parks, a freelance scientific illustrator in San Francisco, has this outstanding set of feline superheros.
Animated Visualization of Earth's Meteor Strikes
Carlo Zapponi created this astounding (and fun) animated visualization of all meteorites that have ever been reported to hit the earth: about 1,042 meteorites in total.
Click through to see the whole experience.
Hanging Around
A two year old Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) of the Sabinyo family, plays in the bamboo forest of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. In 1981, this population fell to 240 because of rampent poaching and habitat loss. Today the population is estimated to be around 800 and rising and this photograph represents the exciting turn around and hope for the next generation. Thank you to the conservationists, rangers and educators working to protect these magnificent cousins of ours and their habitat in the Virunga massif.
Photo and caption by Peter Stanley/National Geographic Traveler Photo ContestAbsolutely Stunning Animal Photos from the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Amongst the many adventure and historic photos in the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest are an amazing collection of animal portraits.
Curious Whaleshark
Whaleshark encounter in the Bohol Sea, Philippines.
Photo and caption by Jonne Seijdel/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Gentoo Chicks
Two newly hatched Gentoo Penguin chicks get their first glimpse at the Antarctic wilderness.
Photo and caption by Richard Sidey/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Osprey Launching
I clicked this photo as the osprey was taking off from his perch.
Photo and caption by Mark Gottlieb/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Togetherness
A family of snow monkeys cuddling up together for security and warmth. They appeared very protective of one another and seemed unsure of my presence.
Photo and caption by Petra Bensted/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Unexpected Alliance
I have seen alligators and turtles together in ponds before, but never like this! I was at Bluebill Pond in Harris Neck NWR when I saw what I thought was an alligator sunning itself on a stump. As I got closer I realized that it was actually perched on the back of a turtle! I wish I had been there to witness how this surprising esprit de corps had came to pass!
Photo and caption by Mary Ellen Urbanski/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.
Looking Into My Eyes
This picture was taken on a game drive in the Addo Elephant National Park, the third largest national park in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The park contains a wide diversity of fauna, flora and landscapes and incorporates semi-arid landscapes all the way to a marine reserve. These zebra were so calm and you just got the feeling they wanted to be photographed!
Photo and caption by Natalie Murray/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
In the Rain
This photograph was taken while I was on vacation in South Carolina. It was a rainy miserable day until I happened upon this alligator hanging out in a local pond.
Photo and caption by Kandace Stroupe/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Ruffled Feather Inspection
A cafe outside of Aquas Calientes in the Cuzco region of Peru has perches for wild parrots that come and feed on seed and fruit left out for them. This curious little fella was peeking out from behind a leaf to get a better look at me. Apparently he was entertained by the odd human with the camera because he let me get only a few inches away, where my ring light could better illuminate his beautiful feathers.
Photo and caption by Adam Lichtcsien/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Oregon Lion
Sea lion on Pacific coast of Oregon.
Photo and caption by Gary Migues/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Fighter
Two vultures in action. From Massai Mara in Kenya, while they are fighting.
Photo and caption by Majed Ali/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
One Mothers Love
Photo and caption by Graham McGeorge
I love watching the affection and attention that Bonobos have for their young. They truly are a wonderful species of ape.
Morning Game Drive
Our first morning game drive on safari in South Africa brought us this magnificent leopard. He was bathed in the orange hues of the sunrise and it was breathtaking.
Photo and caption by Douglas Croft/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Google Break Out Easter Egg
Gotta love the whimsy of the Google Easter eggs. Here's a new one. Search for Atari Breakout and suddenly you're playing the old favorite.
Give it a shot!
Euphoric Vision of the Future of Personal Media
This moving and impactful video footage, paired with this is a speech by Antoine Cartier-Wells, founder of Memorize, a Paris based corporation, leading this technological revolution with their Sensen technology.
Dynamic Black and White Underwater Photos by Hengki Koentjoro
Seems a bit counter intuitive to me, but these black and white underwater photos from Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjoro seem even more vibrant and dynamic than so much underwater photography I've seen. There is a sense of moment, presence and space that often gets obscured by the saturated tones in full color photography. Or maybe it's just this photographer's eye.
PERU & BOLIVIA - a stop-motion journey
LOCATIONS: Arequipa, Chivay, Colca Canyon, Cusco, Huacachina, Ica, Laguna Colorada, La Paz, Lima, Machu Picchu, Puno, Salar de Uyuni, Solar de Manana geysers, Termas de Polques, Valles de Rocas
Hong Kong is Home: Timelapse
From filmmakers Javin Lau:
"My intent with this project was to illustrate the grandeur of Hong Kong that most people would never get to see. When I had recently watched the movie Oblivion, it had somehow starkly reminded me of Hong Kong, with the feeling of being so insignificantly small -- almost irrelevant to my surroundings. Hong Kong is an unbelievably dense city, where much of the world can be accessed at your fingertips. But in a city where you can access the material world in a matter of seconds, it also has the ability to isolate you from the 8 million people around you as well.
With this piece, I hope that you are able to engage in this contradiction."
First Taste: Kids Trying Food for the First Time
Saatchi & Heckler created First Taste, a charming short film for Sydney’s recent TEDx event.
Director Matt Gilmour said he was inspired by the reaction of his two-year-old daughter to trying new food. So Cute!
