Chinese illustrator and anatomy instructor Chuan-Bin Chung uses his considerable drawing skills to reveal the form and structure of human anatomy with these precise and colorful diagrams he builds for the students in the classroom.
Nick Brandt's Stunning Photos of Birds Calcified by Lake Natron's Alkaline Waters
I am both horrified and awed by photographer Nick Brandt's images of birds calcified by the overwhelmingly alkaline waters of Lake Natron in Tanzania.
Brandt writes in his new photo/essay book, Across The Ravaged Land.
"I unexpectedly found the creatures — all manner of birds and bats — washed up along the shoreline of Lake Natron in Northern Tanzania. No one knows for certain exactly how they die, but it appears that the extreme reflective nature of the lake’s surface confuses them, and like birds crashing into plate glass windows, they crash into the lake.
"The water has an extremely high soda and salt content, so high that it would strip the ink off my Kodak film boxes within a few seconds. The soda and salt causes the creatures to calcify, perfectly preserved, as they dry."
To add to the effect, he posed the animals as if they were frozen in life.
Animation of the Big Bang Projected on a Water Fountain
Beginning, an animation by Grzegorz Nowiński from Novina Studio sought to visualize the history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the rise of humankind and project it out of doors on a massive water fountain.
NOAA's Okeanos Explorer Stunning Jellyfish Capture
At a depth of 2.3 miles (3,700 meters) during Dive 4 of the Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas expedition by NOAA's Okeanos Explorer, the ship this creature as a hydromedusabelonging to the genus Crossota.
An Architecture Photo Project with a Point of View "100 Year Old Houses" by Zsolt Hlinka
In his project "100 Year Old Houses" Hungarian photographer Zsolt Hlinka http://www.zsolthlinka.com/ approaches his architectural subjects with a point of view, one evoking wonder and reverence as well as curiosity.
Enormous LEGO Imperial Star Destroyer with interior
Imgur user doomhandle:
“The Tyrant is over 56 inches (1.4m) long and weighs approximately 70 lbs (32kg) with a full load (the interior adds a lot of weight),” explains the author. “That makes it about 20 inches longer — and quite a few times heavier — than the classic LEGO UCS version.“
Beautiful Centripetal Colors
Photographer Peter Schafrick spins paint-soaked Barbie dolls, dog chew toys, and tennis balls.
See also Colorful Centrifuge
Lego Album Covers
Oh so much fun, these http://legoalbums.tumblr.com
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Global Hyperlapse Sampler by Matthew Vandeputte
Matthew Vandeputte:
"I shot well over 100000 images in between Belgium and Australia, using unreleased footage that was shot from over a year ago up until last week."
Music is Kill Paris (Baby come back) and Steven Price (Aurora borealis).
Bird Portraits For Humans
The Sydney-based photographer Leila Jeffreys says, "As I've grown, I've watched the human population explode worldwide so I wanted to remind us all about the 'little people' that also share the planet. Like us they search for food and shelter, they form relationships, they raise offspring, they defend their territory, they play and they sing. They are magnificent creatures that enrich our lives if you stop to notice them and I believe it's our responsibility to ensure they will always have a home in the wild."
Awe-inspiring Aerial Photographs of Cityscapes and Skylines of Yokohama, Hong Kong, Singapore, Istanbul
Hong Kong-based landscape architect CoolBieRe takes some stunning aerial photographs of cityscapes and skylines, including these of Yokohama, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Istanbul.
See also Brazilian Scenes from the Air
Photos Frozen in a Block of Ice: 100-Year-Old Negatives of Antarctica
Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1917 Ross Sea Party, which was stranded in a hut when their ship blew out to sea, left a box of never-before-seen negatives when they were finally rescued. Recently, Conservators of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust came across the 22 exposed, but unprocessed, cellulose nitrate negatives during an attempt to restore an old exploration hut.
Star Wars as Ukiyo-e Japanese Woodprints
The limited edition (a run of about 200 prints) Star Wars Ukiyo-e prints uses the imagery licensed from Lucas Films to create this centuries old technique called ukiyo-e.
Ukiyo-e is an art with three different people working together: the eshi (painter), horishi(carver) and surishi (printer). Together, these skilled craftsman created 3 different scenes from Star Wars, each in a limited edition run of 200. And
Launched on Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake, the project got backers putting down 54,000 yen (about $440) for a single print. The full set at 162,000 yen (about $1300) is already sold out.
Miami Beach Aerial Shots by Antoine Rose
Photographer Antoine Rose in his series Up in the Air Miami captures the patterns from the rail of a helicopter.
See also Brazilian Scenes from the Air »
Light Painting in Movement by Lucea Spinelli
In her series ‘Phōtosgraphé‘ Lucea Spinelli has created these moving light paintings.
“Photography is the process of drawing with light, as its etymology implies: a compound of the greek words φωτός (phōtos) ‘light’ and γραφή (graphé) ‘representation by means of lines’ or ‘drawing’.”
Mesmerizing Calligraphy Pen by King Blotto III
King Blotto III has an instragram account filled with these mesmerizing little videos of calligraphy pens and ink. SO satisfying to watch.
The Fourth Wall: Gorgeous Theatres Photographed from Backstage
Photographer Klaus Frahm has given us a startling view of some of Europe's beautiful theatres in his series The Fourth Wall.
Tour Mirabeau, Paris
Architectural Surface Patterns in Paris from Photographer Alexandre Jacques
Parisian photographer Alexandre Jacques in his series Architectural Pattern has an eye for rhythm and repetition.
Tour Ariane, Paris
Arche de la Défense, Paris
Tour Novotel, Paris
7 World Trade Center, New York
FBI Building in NYC
Tour Espace 2000, Paris
Santos Place, Brisbane
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Paper Pictures from Lobulo
Elders Adorned In Flora
From the project page:
Eyes as Big as Plates started out as a play on characters and protagonists from Norwegian folklore with the Norwegian photographer Karoline Hjorth and Finnish photography Riitta Ikonen.
The series has since moved on to exploring the mental landscape of the neighborly and pragmatic Finns. In June 2012 Finnish senior citizens modelled in the wilderness of south and eastern Finland.
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