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Fallen Princesses by Dina Goldstein. Bizarre Google Streetview findings & Coolphoto & WhereCoolThingsHappen. - StumbleUpon. 10 Amazing Fearless Photographers. This breathtaking picture was captured seconds before this daring surfer was engulfed by a monster wave.

10 Amazing Fearless Photographers

The spectacular shot was taken by surfer-turned-photographer Clark Little, who captured the incredible scene on Ke Iki beach, in Hawaii. The massive shorebreak was more than 10 ft. tall, but luckily, the surfer survived unscathed. Such shorebreaks, which are caused when a wave hits shallow water at sand level, are powerful enough as they break, to drag down unsuspecting surfers and have been known to cause neck and back injuries. Revealing The Revolting Beauty Of Food Waste : The Salt. Isn't rotting food beautiful?

Revealing The Revolting Beauty Of Food Waste : The Salt

Nobody likes to see good food go bad. But Klaus Pichler's photography series One Third, which portrays food in advanced stages of decay, is a feast for the eyes — even if it turns the stomach. Hide caption Instant Mashed Potatoes Place of production: Stavenhagen, GermanyTransporting distance: 857 km Carbon footprint (Transport) per kg: 0,3 kg Water requirement (total) per kg: unknown Klaus Pichler The project was inspired by the fact that much of the world's food goes to waste — one-third, according to a 2011 United Nations estimate.

The U.S. and Europe waste about 10 times as much food per person as sub-Saharan Africa or Southeast Asia, that report found. 25 Incredibly Detailed Black And White Portraits of the Homeless by Lee Jeffries - StumbleUpon. 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 - StumbleUpon

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.

The models in his photographs are homeless people that he has met in Europe and in the United States: «Situations arose, and I made an effort to learn to get to know each of the subjects before asking their permission to do their portrait.» Vermont’s “inverted skyscrapers” — and their architects. In the early 1990s, photographer Edward Burtynsky dreamed of finding “the reverse of a skyscraper” — the negative space he assumed might be left behind when materials for major architectural works were harvested.

Vermont’s “inverted skyscrapers” — and their architects

In Vermont, he captured dramatic — even “otherworldly” — scenes from granite and marble quarries once worked by a dynamic community of Italian immigrants who carved a lasting social and cultural niche. A number of Burtynsky’s images will be exhibited and contextualized in a show set to open at Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum of Art next month. Over the phone, curators Juliette Bianco (from the Hood Museum) and Pieter Broucke (from the Middlebury College Museum of Art, where the show will travel next year) spoke to me about the themes of Burtynsky’s work, and the added context this particular exhibition brings. The Unbearable Lightness of Being Cindy Sherman. Cindy ShermanMuseum of Modern Art, New York CityFebruary 26–June 11.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Cindy Sherman

Streetview. Photographer Remi Ochlik, Killed in Syria, Refused to Give Up. Two weeks ago, 28-year-old French photographer Rémi Ochlik received one of the most significant awards in the world of photojournalism: first prize in the general news category of the World Press Photo contest.

Photographer Remi Ochlik, Killed in Syria, Refused to Give Up

This is impressive for anyone, but for someone so young it’s exceptional. Even beyond the photo world, the final image in his winning story should be recognizable: a dead Muammar Qaddafi, lying pale and shirtless on a bloody mattress, surrounded by feet. 25 Stunning Examples of Shape-Shifting Smoke Art. My Modern Metropolis 25 Stunning Examples of Shape-Shifting Smoke Art Disclosure: This post is coming to you from MiO.

25 Stunning Examples of Shape-Shifting Smoke Art

Change your water. Change your day. Jon Rafman. ‘Cindy Sherman’ at Museum of Modern Art. Richard Perry/The New York Times Cindy Sherman “Untitled #470” (2008) in a gallery of Ms.

‘Cindy Sherman’ at Museum of Modern Art

Sherman's society and clown portraits in the Museum of Modern Art's career survey. More Photos » At many points throughout this dense, often exciting show, which opens on Sunday, we are confronted by an artist with an urgent, singularly personal vision, who for the past 35 years has consistently and provocatively turned photography against itself. She comes across here as an increasingly vehement avenging angel waging a kind of war with the camera, using it to expose what might be called both the tyranny and the inner lives of images, especially the images of women that bombard and shape all of us at every turn. From Film Stills to Centerfolds, Take a Virtual Tour of Cindy Sherman’s Bewitching MoMA Retrospective.

WHAT: "Cindy Sherman" WHEN: February 26 through June 11 WHERE: Museum of Modern Art, New York.

From Film Stills to Centerfolds, Take a Virtual Tour of Cindy Sherman’s Bewitching MoMA Retrospective