Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?
YES!
Glowstick Trails in Night Waterfalls
Sean Lenz and Kristoffer Abildgaard created this stunning project, Neon Luminance. They Cyalume glow sticks into several Northern Californian waterfalls and then took long exposure photos of the effect. The sticks, sealed up to prevent any leaks, floated down the fall and then were collected by the team, leaving no impact on the falls or their watersheds.
Urban Calligraphy
Artist and calligrapher Simon Silaidis mixes Western, Arabic and Asian traditions of calligraphy and graffitis abandoned places in Europe and Asia.
Devereau Chumrau as "Hunter" in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere at Sacred Fools Theater.
Our Devereau Chumrau as Hunter in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere at Sacred Fools Theater in Hollywood
Our own Devereau Chumrau got some great publicity from Neil Gaiman himself when he share this picture of her from the production of his Neverwhere at Sacred Fools Theater in Hollywood. We couldn't be prouder.
Devastation of Bushfires Seen From Above
Melbourne architectural photographer John Gollings captured the devastation left by the Black Saturday fires.
From Wikipedia:
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire; 173 people died and 414 were injured as a result of the fires.
Super HD (4K) Timelapse of The US
Eviosa Studios took a Canon 5D Mark III, Mark II, 7D and some motion controlled Kessler Crane dollies and cranes out around the US to show what beauty they could capture in this gorgeous timelapse.
African Masks from Africa and Haiti
Photographer Phyllis Galembo went Africa and Haiti to photograph the art of the masquerade. “It’s the creativity,” says Galembo. “It’s not just the mask. It’s about the entire ensemble and the uniqueness of ritual dress.”
Experience the Planets
EXPERIENCE THE PLANETS is a stunning collective art project that aims to "illustrate [the planets'] wonders, weaving art and science together."
Here are some of the great HD wallpapers they offer.
From the Project Page:
The cornerstone of ETP is its process, which holds each artist responsible for understanding and representing the science behind their work. Combining research with creative exploration and fact-based critique, the ETP community strives to make every piece an artist produces the best they’ve ever done.
Currency Collage: $1 Bill
Mark Wagner makes these stunning collages out of $1 bills. Be sure and check out his mega-collage called Liberty.
From the Artist Statement:
The one dollar bill is the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America. Collage asks the question: what might be done to make it something else? It is a ripe material: intaglio printed on sturdy linen stock, covered in decorative filigree, and steeped in symbolism and concept. Blade and glue transform it-reproducing the effects of tapestries, paints, engravings, mosaics, and computers—striving for something bizarre, beautiful, or unbelievable... the foreign in the familiar.
Modern Mad Men
In anticipation of the beginning of Season 6 of AMC's Mad Men (stream an Inside Look for free now), Shutterstock turned its designers loose on marking the delta from Mad Men to Modern Mad Men.
From the post:
Our designers set their sights on the main Mad Men characters with that in mind, choosing an everyday symbol from their daily lives and transforming it through a 21-century lens. While most of these folks would be doing very similar work today, the tools they use to get it done would be quite different. (Just imagine what Peggy could accomplish with a MacBook at her disposal.) Read on to see what a difference a half-century can make.
Action Sports Photographer On Capturing Some Extreme Kayakers
Tim Kemple a renowned action-sports photographer created this video documenting one of his trips to Mexico where he photographed some of the most talented kayakers in the world. He uses the Phase One, 645DF+ with an IQ180 digital back and 28mm lens at a shutter speed of 1/1600th.
My friends would say I like to tinker. Impossible flash syncs, complicated rope work, and razor thin focus planes. The athletes push the limits of their bodies and equipment. I do the same.
The Beautiful Faces of Centenarians
German photographer Karsten Thormaehlen Jahrhundertmensch photo series examines the faces of people who have reached 100 years old.
Whales Up Close
Once a book-keeper at a California State marine lab, Bryant Austin published Beautiful Whale, the works from his trip to the South Pacific to photograph whales up close.
The Quick Crew
From their website:
"Quick is Norwegian dance crew based in Oslo. Quick was formed in 2006 by twin brothers Suleman and Bilal Malik and their childhood friend Nasir Sirikhan. A year later also b-boy Kim Daniel Eriksen joined the crew. They started dancing in 2004 and have in few years managed to become one of the most successful dance crews in Europe."
Stunning Electron Micrographs of Diatoms
Scanning electron micrographs of DIATOMS, microscopic algae that form the base of the food chain and produce 20% of Earth’s oxygen.
IMAGINARY BIBLIOTHÈQUES IDÉALES
Famed French photographer JF Rauzier’s series Bibliothèques idéales presents these imaginative Ideal Libraries, with crisp architectural precision, from many composited layers of photos.
SKYE Photos of the Day
SKYE user David Krovitz
From SKYE user Kreg Sterns
Marataizes, Brazil from SKYE user Magno Moreira
From SKYE user Marshia Gyuricz
From SKYE user Chris Kim
The SKYE Weather + Photo app keeps on giving....
Da Nang's Firebreathing Dragon Bridge
On the 38th Anniversary of the liberation of Da Nang City in Vietname, this 666 meter long, 37.5 meter wide fire-breathing dragon bridge across the Han River opened to the public.
15,000 Philips LED lights means that it can change to an array of vibrant colors, and of course it spits fire and water on command.
Using the Blackmagic Camera: The Quiet City – Winter in Paris
American Andrew Julian uses the astounding Blackmagic Cinema to capture, in moving and gorgeous detail, his recent trip to Paris. "The Quiet City ."
my 5 - Books of Poems I Love: Talking 'bout My Generation - Gabrielle Calvocoressi
I was so excited to be asked to think about and then offer “5 things” for this wonderful project. I thought about poets like Bisop and Frost who changed my life and the way I wrote. I thought about Albums like Coltane’s Transitions or Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours that are currently helping me re-imagine what my work might look like. I thought about making a list of friends and kind people who are always giving me the opportunity to wonder at my good fortune (that list would have gone on for days). It’s hard to pick 5 things and yet it’s such a pleasure, as well. Here are 5 books by poets of my generation. They inspire me with their risk and generosity and intellectual rigor. They seem to me to be the work of artists & intellectuals with a sense of adventure and responsibility. In the case of Sean Singer, there is the great lesson that perhaps the great book you haven’t read is still waiting to find a home and how one needs to be the kind of citizen who fights for the things they love. Here are 5 (and I could go on and on) books from my generation. I’m excited to be growing up with all of these folks.
5. Honey & Smoke by Sean Singer
(Ryan's note: Gabrielle's pick isn't published yet, but here is Sean's 2001 Yale Series of Younger Poets winning first book, Discography )
Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Gabrielle Calvocoressi is the author of The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart (Persea. 2005) and Apocalyptic Swing (Persea. 2009), which was a finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Award.
She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including a Stegner Fellowship and Jones Lectureship from Stanford University, a Rona Jaffe Woman Writer's Award and a fellowship to Civitella di Ranieri in Umbria. Her poems have been featured in the Washington Post and on Garrison Keillor's Poet's Almanac and in numerous journals. She also writes the Sports Desk column for The Best American Poetry blog (http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/sports-desk/) and is the Virtual Editor for Broadsided Press. She tweets @gabbat, @broadsidedpress and may be writing her third book @caracaraoriole. She is on the advisory board of The Rumpus' Poetry Book Club (http://therumpus.net/the-rumpus-poetry-book-club/). She lives in Los Angeles and is the poetry editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books (http://www.lareviewofbooks.org ).
We are revisiting the original post, published last year, with our new format.