Tag: photography
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Watching the Earth From Space: Incredible Satellite Photos from the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency has an incredible Observing the Earth archive that’s updated every week and each satellite image is usually accompanied by a brief essay to explain a bit about what you’re looking at. Collected here are some of our favorite images from the last few years taken with too many different satellites to mention, and you can…
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Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone
There’s a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret – it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are straight out of a horror film. Photographed by Nick Brandt in his new book, Across the…
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Extreme Plastic Surgery – A New Kind of Beauty by Philip Toledano
Extreme plastic surgery is becoming more common place. There is no doubt. And there seems to be little stopping its continued influence on our culture and perceptions of beauty. Phillip Toledano, an amazingly talented photographer born in London and represented around the world by some of the most respected photographic galleries, recently took it upon…
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Water Wigs for Women! Tim Tadder at it again
Water Wigs for Women! Who would have thought of it. Well Tim Tadder for one. The amazingly talented photographer from Southern California wasn’t happy to stop at Water Wigs for bald men (which we posted about here). This time he found some of the most striking bald women in California and showcased their beauty in…
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Hilarious Photos From the National Beard & Mustache Championships
Facial hair is everywhere at the moment. Take a look around and you will see many a well-groomed Tash and unruly Beard. But did you know that there was such a thing as the National Beard and Mustache Championships? Yes there is! Earlier this month, the 4th Annual Championship was held in New Orleans and Las Vegas-based…
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Burning Man Past Before Present – Beautiful Photos by Trey Ratcliff
The Burning Man Festival has come and gone for another year, and before we share with you some of our favorite shots from the amazing 2013 gathering, we thought we’d share some of the most beautiful images of past festivals. Captured by photographer Trey Ratcliff these photographers capture the joy, freedom, color, majesty and mystique…
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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. Most of these shots are so incredible that if you blinked you would have…
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Abandoned House in the Woods Taken Over by Wild Animals
Finnish photographer Kai Fagerstrom 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.…
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Fallen Princesses: When The Happily-Ever-After Doesn’t Happen
One of the nicest childhood memories is how every fairy-tale we heard would always end in words “and they lived happily ever after”. But what if these fairy-tales were continued past this line, and we could learn what actually happened to the beautiful princesses and their knights? Photographer Dina Goldstein imagines what their lives could have…
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36 More Perfectly Timed Photos
Last time we asked you to send in the best “perfectly timed photos” you’ve taken during your photography career or seen on the Internet. Thank you to everyone who emailed and posted their pictures in our comment section! As we said before, you may be the best photographer in the world, but sometimes all it takes…