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Rare and very interesting photos. Interesting and very rare photographs, you may never see.

Rare and very interesting photos

The first McDonald’s. Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. Capital of Brazil, on the beginning. Pius XII and Hitler. The King. Rare Beatles photos. Osama bin Laden and his family. Captured: The Ruins of Detroit. Posted Feb 07, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare850 Up and down Detroit’s streets, buildings stand abandoned and in ruin.

Captured: The Ruins of Detroit

French photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre set out to document the decline of an American city. Their book “The Ruins of Detroit“, a document of decaying buildings frozen in time, was published in December 2010. From the photographers’ website: Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces of history in suspension. What Female Disney Characters Might Look Like in Real Life. Mar 17, 2012 Jirka Väätäinen is a Finnish designer and photographer currently studying graphic design at the Art University College at Bournemouth.

What Female Disney Characters Might Look Like in Real Life

His series on Behance titled Envisioning Disney Characters in “Real Life” is one of the most ‘appreciated’ (think of it as a Like on Facebook) projects of all time on Behance with 14,528 thumbs up at the time of this posting. Jirka has a really impressive portfolio of work not only on Behance, but on his personal blog as well. Jirka has tremendous talent and the Sifter looks forward to inspiring work from this artist for many years to come :) Below are 15 famous Disney female characters and what they might look like in real life. Collection of Awesome Things (63 pics.

Dec 14/11 Collection of Awesome Things (63 pics) Another collection of some very creative and awesome stuff.

Collection of Awesome Things (63 pics

Which one of this would you like for Christmas? Bienvenue sur le web de PHOTO. Tavarn er vretoned-Kervignac(56)-Les carreaux de José et René. WTF from the past. Empire Magazine Celebrates 20 years of Movie Magic. Found this FANTASTIC collection of celebrity photos for Empire as they celebrate their 20th anniversary, they took photos of 27 of the most iconic celebrities recreating some of the most iconic moments in movies!

Empire Magazine Celebrates 20 years of Movie Magic

AWESOME! (via – Atticus Finch ) Untitled Document. 25 Incredibly Detailed Black And White Portraits of the Homeless by Lee Jeffries. Lee Jeffries career began as a sports photographer, capturing the beautiful game of football in Manchester.

25 Incredibly Detailed Black And White Portraits of the Homeless by Lee Jeffries

Then a chance meeting with a homeless woman living in the streets of London changed his life forever. He has since dedicated himself to capturing gripping portraits of the disenfranchised. Shooting exclusively in black and white, Lee Jeffries’ 135+ pictures can be viewed in his Flickr Photostream. The majority are closeup portraits with incredible detail. Each photograph exudes so much raw character and depth, you find yourself studying each shot with great intensity.

Lee Jeffries lives in Manchester in the United Kingdom. Lee Jeffries recalls that, initially, he had stolen a photo from this young homeless girl huddled in a sleeping bag. Daily Morning Epicness (41 Pictures) Top Pictures of 2010 Part 2. As promised.

Top Pictures of 2010 Part 2

This is Part 2 of our Pictures Of The Year 2010 review. If you’ve missed Part 1 , make sure you check it out for some amazing photography by photographers who often put themselves in harms way to get that perfect shot which makes us think, wonder , cry or smile. Part 2 is much of the same as Part 1. That means more images of anguish, pain, death, conflict, joy and hope. There are some really cool shots in this review and we’re sure you will enjoy them. Join TotallyCoolPix on Facebook and Twitter or join our Flickr Group . 1 01. Pics that don't make you laugh but are still cool. I hop you don't mind if I use this thread as an excuse to post some Earth porn: My current Wallpaper, The Havasu Falls The Guilin Mountains "Elephant Foot" Glacier My favorite at the moment: Rainbow(Northern Lights?)

Pics that don't make you laugh but are still cool

25 Pictures Taken At Exactly The Right Moment. The "Grand Circle" My wife and I took a 2 week photo trip to the southwest (N.Arizona & S.

The "Grand Circle"

Utah) in September. Here are some of the pics from it Headed to the narrows © by Jeff_Whitford, on Flickr Further towards the narrows © by Jeff_Whitford, on Flickr Toroweap sunset tree © by Jeff_Whitford, on Flickr Toroweap to the west © by Jeff_Whitford, on Flickr Toroweap Sunset 2 HDR © by Jeff_Whitford, on Flickr Sunlight starts to bath the ampitheater © by Jeff_Whitford, on Flickr DSC_8152 by Jeff_Whitford, on Flickr. World Press Photo Of The Year 2010. The World Press Photo Of The Year Contest is one of the most prestigious annual events for press photographers.

World Press Photo Of The Year 2010

These are the winners in 2010. Read the descriptions underneath each image to find out more about the setting and the photographer.Warning: Some images are graphic in displaying the horror that can be human life.UPDATE: Check out our World Press Photo Of The Year 2011 edition. 101. Daniele Tamagni, a freelance photographer based in Italy, has won the 2nd Prize in the Arts and Entertainment Stories category with the series The Flying Cholitas in Bolivia: Lucha libre (Bolivian wrestling). The prize-winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest 2010, the world's largest annual press photography contest, were announced February 11, 2011.