Astronaut Suicides Une très belle série du photographe Neil Dacosta intitulée « Astronaut Suicides » interprétant la fin du programme spatial américain. Une mise en scène originale et poignante d’un astronaute tentant de se suicider dans des situations inattendues. Plus d’images dans la suite de l’article. We die when we stop living. The best time to be alive is now We die when we stop living. The best time to be alive is now. External Stimuli : Elizaveta Porodina Photography Themes : Fashion, Humanism, Photography Nodes : ethereal, nude MC Escher Water Drop After two hours and about 150 shots, Redditor smsilton managed to take a relatively clear shot of a MC Escher painting through a water drop. His weapon of choice was Canon 60mm macro f/2.8, which he shot at ISO 640 and 1/250. "The hardest part was focusing," he says. "In the set up picture you can see a piece of string above the eye dropper. I would let that hang down off the eye dropper and focus on that, then move it and squeeze the dropper and the shutter at almost the same time. I have like 30ish more pictures with the drop clearly in the shot but the sketch behind it isn't in focus, this was the clearest one I got." via [Reddit]
hearty magazine | Katsuyo Aoki: Porcelain skulls Katsuyo Aoki’s porcelain skulls make death a beautiful thing With Halloween on its way and so much death imagery everywhere, it’s refreshing to see Katsuyo Aoki’s take on ghoulishness. Her porcelain skull sculptures feature meticulous vanilla white curly patterned details, that look like they could be made of coral–or maybe icing. (Mmm?) And if you look closely, you can almost make out blissful grins. See more of Katsuyo Aoki’s skulls below. Inside North Korea - Alan Taylor - In Focus Earlier this year, David Guttenfelder, chief Asia photographer for the Associated Press, along with Jean H. Lee, AP bureau chief in Seoul, were granted unprecedented access to parts of North Korea. The pair made visits to famous sites accompanied by government minders. They were also allowed to travel into the countryside accompanied by North Korean journalists instead of government officials. Though much of what the AP team saw was certainly orchestrated, their access was still remarkable. Collected here are some of Guttenfelder's images from the trip that provide a glimpse of North Korea. [37 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: A view of central Pyongyang, North Korea, at dusk on April 12, 2011. A statue known as the Monument to the Three Charters for National Reunification, which symbolizes the hope for eventual reunification of the two Koreas, arches over a highway at the edge of Pyongyang, North Korea, seen on April 18, 2011.
Shane Lavalette / Journal / Paul D’Amato: Barrio Girl in Shopping Cart, Chicago, 1989 © Paul D’Amato Paul D’Amato has the above photograph in the Presumed Innonece exhibition that I just mentioned. It’s from his beautiful series entitled Barrio, photographs made between 1988 and 2002 in Pilsen, Chicago’s largest Mexican neighborhood, and the neighboring Little Village. The photographs that D’Amato made in those fourteen years became increasingly intimate; he eventually grew to know residents of the neighborhood and could then make photographs of people at work, children at play, families at weddings or parties, and even portraits of gang members. Here are a few of my favorites along with excerpts from D’Amato’s Words (journal entries made between 1989 and 2002): Barbershop Window, Chicago, 1990 © Paul D’Amato But still the question “why Pilsen?” Shorty-B, Chicago, 1994 © Paul D’Amato After my gang experiences I became disenchanted with the whole documentary approach to life. Isela (Girl in Spray), Chicago, 1993 © Paul D’Amato
Most Powerful Photos Of 2011 Voici cette sélection de clichés qui résume toute l’année 2011 selon Buzzfeed. Rappelant les différents évènements entre tsunamis, révolutions et l’anniversaire du 11 septembre, les photographies sont parfois durs à regarder mais sonnent plus forts que de simples mots. Crazy Cool Photography That Pops! (10 total) If Daft Punk and Lady Gaga were to have a love child, we imagine she would look something like this (above). These candy colored creatures are actually the work of artistic duo Ralph Lagoi and Kate Lace, otherwise known as Lagoi & Lace. While studying art and photography at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, they decided to combine their various strengths in photography, design, art direction and styling to celebrate the power of beauty and fashion. Set in actual love hotel rooms in Japan, this spread is called "Love Land Invaders." "The "Love Land Invaders" express an idea we call luxurious pop. Lagoi & Lace
Story Behind Those Stunning Cinematic Gifs Here at theMET, we're always looking for creative projects that catch our eye. More than anything, we love posting about work that pushes boundaries, showing our audience something that has been changed, flipped or spinned into something magically different. Then, we see it as our job to find out the story behind such projects. What inspired the artist or photographer to start down that path? What do they hope others get out of their work? A few days ago, when Met member Mark Huckabee put up a post called Astounding Animated Gifs, we knew we had to dig deeper. Before we go into that more, enjoy these lovely cinemagraphs that they sent directly to us. What's been the response like, so far, on your animated gifs? Which of them is your favorite piece and why? What do you hope others get out of these works? Which gif has been the most popular and why do you think that is? Were you inspired by other gifs or anyone else before you started this more artistic ones? From Me to You website
Vintage Ad Browser Sonya Kozlova La très jeune photographe Sonya Kozlova arrive avec ses clichés à capter des instants et donner une certaine nostalgie. Des visuels intéressants de cette artiste née à Moscou et élevée dans le Milwaukee. L’ensemble de son travail est à découvrir dans la suite de l’article. Children Series Focus sur la série « Children » commencée depuis près de 20 ans par le photographe et journaliste Steve McCurry. Ayant travaillé et voyagé à travers le monde, cet artiste reconnu a pu capter dans les quatre coins du globe des regards d’enfants et les immortaliser.
Double Exposure Portraits Avec sa série « The World Inside of Us », l’artiste Dan Mountford originaire de Brighton nous montre l’étendue de son talent autour de l’idée d’une double exposition. Jouant sur les visages et les formes qui se dégagent, la série de visuels est à découvrir dans la suite de l’article. See Through Series L’artiste suédoise Helga Steppan a eu l’idée de ranger toutes ses affaires par couleur et de créer cette série de clichés appelée « See Through ». En prenant en photographie chaque groupe, elle dévoile une partie de sa personnalité tout en apportant des visuels percutants.