Tag: photographer
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These 50 Photos Will Blow you Away
With our two recent blogs “The Top 75 Pictures of the Year for 2013” (see HERE) and “100 of the Best Street Art Photos for 2013” (see HERE) still being viewed at viral proportions, we thought we’d start a series of showcases that are meant to make the jaws drop! Here’s the first one of…
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Mother Takes Magical Pictures of Her Kids With Animals On Her Farm
These wonderful photographs by Elena Shumilova plunge the viewer into a beautiful world that revolves around two boys and their adorable dog, cat, duckling and rabbit friends. Taking advantage of natural colors, weather conditions and her enchanting surroundings, the gifted Russian artist creates cozy and heartwarming photography that will leave you amazed. The boys in…
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Portraits of Totally Unrelated People Who Have Found Their Doppelgangers
Fascinated with the idea that two totally unrelated people can look like twins, photographer Francois Brunelle set out to take portraits of 200 doppelgangers. This beautiful black and white series began when he photographed a pair of friends who looked as though they were identical twins that had been separated at birth. Although most of his photos so…
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The 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places On Earth. You Won’t Be Able to Look Away…
These real life ruins offer an eerie glimpse into a world without humans. Their dark walls inspire a sense of wonder like I’ve never felt before. 1. Pripyat, Ukraine Pripyat, a city of nearly 50,000, was totally abandoned after the nearby Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. Due to radiation, it has been left untouched ever…
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Photography Project Takes “You Look Just Like Your Mother” to a New Level
Think you don’t look like anyone in your family? French-Canadian photographer Ulric Collette might just be able to prove you wrong. Collette created mashups in which he takes photographs of two family members, edits half of each face and creates one seamless portrait. He calls it the “Genetic Portraits” series. Turns out gender differences and…
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Magnificent Surreal Photos by Erik Johansson
Swedish photographer and retouch artist Erik Johansson has one of the craziest photography portfolios we’ve ever seen. Erik is completely self-taught in retouching his own photographs to make impossible and extraordinary images. He says his inspiration came from both growing up with a grandmother who painted and having a penchant for escaping into the other worlds of…
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Illuminating the World with National Geographic
National Geographic recently shared a few images from their gallery entitled Illuminating the World. The 33-image gallery was compiled from National Geographic’s online photo community Your Shot. The photos span the entire globe even including a few holiday-themed shots. Be sure to check out the entire gallery on National Geographic. To learn more about National Geographic’s photo community,…
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The Top 75 Pictures of the Year for 2013
Update: if you liked this post, you’ll adore our latest post on the 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places on Earth HERE. Following on from our very successful blog “100 of the Best Street Art Images of 2013” (see HERE), we’ve widened the net and thanks to the guys over at Sifter, we bring you the Top…
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Too Beautiful to be Real? 16 Surreal Landscapes Found on Earth
These bizarre locations may seem like a series of elaborate movie sets, but they are real destinations that you will definitely want to see for yourself! A true example of life imitating art… What’s your favorite? The Wave, Arizona, U.S. (Photo: Greg Mote/Flickr) * * * Travertines, Pamukkale, Turkey (Photo: Shutterstock) * * * Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park,…
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This Portrait of Morgan Freeman Was “Painted” on an iPad Using 285,000 Finger Strokes!
Remember iPad art? We previously wrote an article about David Kassan that tried it a little while ago to great effect (see HERE). Well British artist Kyle Lambert’s been practicing, and he’s gotten good. Like, photorealism good. The latest Lambert creation is this jaw-dropping portrait of Morgan Freeman. You almost feel like you can reach out and touch…