15th Century Flemish Style Portraits Recreated In Airplane Lavatory. 836K views 182 days ago by Justina.
Steve McCurry: gorgeous photographs of people reading around the world. Photojournalist Steve McCurry is best known for shooting one of the most famous photographs ever taken -– 1985′s “Afghan Girl,” an image of a young girl with sea green eyes staring defiantly into the camera.
But war and those affected by it are not his only subjects. “Like most photographers, I’m fascinated by people in everyday situations,” he says. “The work I do is mostly wandering and observing human nature and human activity, working and playing and leisure time. As you’re walking around the streets of China, India, New York, whererver -– it is fun to photograph people simply doing things.” Photos: Henry Leutwyler’s All-Access Pass to the New York City Ballet. Abandoned House in the Woods Taken Over by Wild Animals. Finnish photographer Kai Fagerström presents unique photo series, where he captures wild animals making themselves comfortable in abandoned houses in the woods of Finland.
Titled The House in the Woods, the photo series is set in cottages near Kai’s summer house, which were abandoned by their tenants after the owner of the place died in a fire. Award-winning photographer noticed how the place was slowly being reclaimed by the nature, and what started as a few snapshots, ended up being a book, published in Finnish, German, and English.
20 More Baby Animals That’ll Make You Say ‘Aww’ Photographer Captures Surreal Self-Portraits To Help Cope With Depression. Children From Around The World Photographed with Their Toys. 113K views 397 days ago by Justina Toys can tell a whole story about the child’s background and family, and even the professions of the parents.
In his photo series ‘Toy Stories’, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti traveled around the globe for 18-months and photographed children with their toys. Photographer Follows His Girlfriend Around The World. In his photo series “Follow Me To”, Russian photographer Murad Osmann is taking the viewer on an intimate journey together with his girlfriend who’s leading him around the world.
The pose is almost the same in every picture: the girl never shows her face, and the guy almost never lets go of her hand. The settings change from Moscow to London to Venice to a number of different locations in Russia, revealing their passion for travel. “For me photography is about capturing things other people might miss. Surreal Self-Portraits by 22-Year-Old Noell S. Oszvald.
Hungarian-based photographer Noell S.
Oszvald presents such a powerful self-portrait portfolio that you wouldn’t believe she’s been taking pictures for just over one year now. Show Full Text The 22-year-old makes black and white pictures only, as she says she finds colors distracting. Burnt Matchstick Art by Stanislav Aristov. A matchstick is something so ordinary and simple that one could hardly imagine it could become an object of art.
A Russian artist Stanislav Aristov however, unveils the artistic potential of matches in his his “Спички” (“matchsticks” in Russian) series. This 30-year-old photographer literally plays with fire by bending the matches into the desired shapes as they burn, then uses a macro lens and a studio flash to shoot the fire and the smoke around it. The artist then moves to Photoshop to finish the image. Beautiful Friendship Between a Grandmother and Her Odd-eyed Cat. For over 13 years now, Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara has been taking pictures of her grandmother Misao, in order to leave a living proof of the woman’s life.
Eight years ago, though, Misao found a wonderful companion – an odd-eyed kitten that found his way to the shed. The 88-year-old woman named him Fukumaru, which translated from Japanese roughly means “a circle of good fortune”. Misao and her odd-eyed feline friend have been doing everything together ever since. The woman still goes out into the fields every day, and Fukumaru follows her every step. They eat, rest, water the plants and do their chores together.
Yin and Yang: Man Feeding Swans and Ducks in Krakow. Abandoned Building Photography by Maša Kores. 10K views 468 days ago by Maša Kores.
Stunning Long Exposure Shots of Australian Star Trails. Many photographers like to experiment with long exposure photography techniques, but an Australian Lincoln Harrison gives a new definition to the word “long”.
A 37-year-old Victorian showcases a portfolio of mesmerizing long exposure star trail photography, with some of his photo shoots taking up to 15 hours. Self-Portraits in Awkward Body Positions & Odd Scenarios. Dancing Colors: Making Sound Waves Visible by Fabian Oefner. 13K views 510 days ago by Jolita Switzerland-based photographer Fabian Oefner decided to connect visual world to an acoustic one in a way that would illustrate an actual sound wave in a photograph. Gorgeous Macro Shots of Individual Snowflakes. 14K views 507 days ago by Ieva Despite all the darkness and cold that at least one half of the globe has to put up with in winter, there’s plenty of nice things about it, too.
Just think of Christmas, gingerbread cookies, fireplaces, sledging and so much more! Awe-inspiring Parallel Worlds by Karezoid Michal Karcz. Some artists get to the point when their usual medium or technique starts to limit their visions. This is exactly what happened to a Polish artist Michal Karcz who found that painting and the ordinary dark room photography techniques didn’t allow him to fully realize his potential. Born in 1977 in Warsaw, the graduate of the High School of the Arts was first passionate about painting. However, in the early 90′s, he became drawn to photography only to realize that the dark-room techniques alone were almost as limiting as the paintbrush and canvas.
Luckily, the developing technology allowed him to combine the two with the help of some digital tools. “This digital photography and software gave me the opportunity to generate unique realities that are impossible to create with ordinary dark room techniques,” says Michal. How Landscape Photos Are Really Made. Earth is beautiful and full of surprises. So is Matthew Albanese, a New York-based artist, creating stunningly realistic landscapes from everyday objects and photographing them as if they were a part of the earth. Albanese named his project “Strange Worlds” for it really is strange to see coral reefs made from walnuts, or mountains built from cinnamon. Being a professional photographer and using various shooting techniques, Matthew is able to alter the appearance of materials and create images that seem perfectly natural.
Magical Macro World by Magda Wasiczek. 9K views 541 days ago by LostInSpace. The Cutest Little Kitten in the World. The Best Street Photographer You've Never Heard Of. Vivian Maier/John Maloof Collection. Russia in color, a century ago. With images from southern and central Russia in the news lately due to extensive wildfires, I thought it would be interesting to look back in time with this extraordinary collection of color photographs taken between 1909 and 1912.
In those years, photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire with the support of Tsar Nicholas II. He used a specialized camera to capture three black and white images in fairly quick succession, using red, green and blue filters, allowing them to later be recombined and projected with filtered lanterns to show near true color images. The high quality of the images, combined with the bright colors, make it difficult for viewers to believe that they are looking 100 years back in time - when these photographs were taken, neither the Russian Revolution nor World War I had yet begun.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 – in pictures. STAN LEE, CENTERFOLD (photograph by Eliot R.... Alice In Waterland: Elena Kalis Takes Stunning Underwater Photos Inspired By 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland' 'Alice in Waterland' is a beautiful series of photographs re-imagining the Lewis Carroll classic underwater. 25 Stunning Entries for National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012.
Amazing Macro Shots of Dew-Soaked Dandelions. If You Could Photoshop the Real World. Creative Dad Takes Crazy Photos Of Daughters. 50 Perfectly Timed Animal Photos. Animal photography requires a great deal of time, patience, and some say luck…and this is where the debate starts. What part does luck play in photography? We rounded up 50 examples of perfectly timed animal photos which seem like pure luck. Levitating Girl Natsumi Hayashi. Note: Very worthwhile 16-picture gallery after the jump.