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Pic of the Day: Focus



Andrew Smith from Cuba Gallery took today's Pic of the Day.



"We have two Lilac Burmese kittens, the one in the picture is named Turbo!," he tells us. "In this shot I took my macro lens and followed Turbo into the garden, he loves exploring the environment, digging holes and hunting for crickets. The picture is of him stalking at a… Continue

Added by alice on January 25, 2011 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Pic of the Day: Vulnerable Beauty


One of the most beautiful portrait shots I have ever seen. Photo by Matthew Priestley.

Added by alice on January 23, 2011 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Pic of the Day: Be the Change



Though Joel Robison's usually making us laugh with his cute cardboard cutouts and photo manipulations, we can appreciate how he went a little more serious with this piece.



"It's rather hard to tell but I did in fact make the giant paintbrush," he says, "It's made from a roll of gold wrapping paper… Continue

Added by alice on January 20, 2011 at 8:00pm — 4 Comments

Pic of the Day: New York in 1933



A magnificent shot that's truly timeless. February 12, 1933. "New York City views. Plaza buildings from Central Park." The Savoy Plaza and Plaza hotels. Photo by Samuel H. Gottscho.



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Added by alice on January 16, 2011 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Pic of the Day: Baby B-Boys



Wedding and family photographer Justin van Leeuwen created this hilarious shot with his two little boys. It's like a mix between Jason Lee's cute daughters and that Evian break dancing baby...



Justin van Leeuwen…

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Added by alice on January 15, 2011 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Pic of the Day: Little Red Riding Hood's Hero



Today's Pic of the Day is by Samuel Bradley, a photography student from Farnham, UK. Doesn't this dapper man look like a modern-day version of Little Red Riding Hood's hero?



Samuel… Continue

Added by alice on January 10, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Pic of the Day: Friendly Faces



Graffiti, street photography and NYC. What's not to love? This beautiful and artistic capture is by Navid Baraty, the man behind those beautiful Brooklyn blizzard photos. It was taken at the Lower East Side, NYC.



"I decided to do a little snowy day shooting in Manhattan yesterday while running some… Continue

Added by alice on January 8, 2011 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Pic of the Day: I'm No Daft Punk



Today's pic of the day is by talented iPhone photographer Aik Beng Chiang, who we previously wrote about here. The original picture is of an old man waiting for a taxi. Aik Beng didn't get the man to actually wear the helmet, he found a picture of the helmet on the internet and then used iPhone… Continue

Added by alice on January 7, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Pic of the Day: Reflection in a Snow Storm



Photo-magician Caleb Charland just sent us this new image he titled Reflection in a Snow Storm. "It was made on December 26th, the night the blizzard swept through Maine," he says. "I canceled plans to hang out with friends that night so I could take advantage of the white out conditions. I grabbed my equipment and headed to my brother's house in rural Maine. He has an old farm house… Continue

Added by alice on January 6, 2011 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Pic of the Day: Invisible Fighters



He made us laugh with his undeniably awesome self-portraits and now photographer Kam Khan is back with a new series. "It's time for your closets to come to life and do battle," he explains. "The Series "Vs." will be about clothes fighting each other...(it) is one of my attempts to bring to life the clothes we wear everyday,… Continue

Added by alice on January 3, 2011 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Pic of the Day: Dreamer



You know how there's some photos that you only have to look at once to know that it will forever be etched in your memory? For me, this is one of them. (By Bill Henson, an Australian contemporary art… Continue

Added by alice on December 22, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Painting of the Day: Hidden Crush

This beautiful painting, with hidden characters and meaning, is by France-based visual artist Rossina Bossio. "The inspiration for this painting comes from Colonial Latin-American portraits of dead nuns ("The Brides of Christ")," she tells us. "This kind of portrait was very common at the time and was considered extremely special. Death was the most important moment for a nun: it was the day she… Continue

Added by alice on December 20, 2010 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Pic of the Day: Splash of Lime

"I had to try this type of shot myself," says Flickr photographer Adam Bender. "My fish died and I had this little fish tank to play with. I'm happy with my first attempt. I was surprised I was able to time the shots fairly easily using my remote trigger."

Added by alice on December 19, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Pic of the Day: Rebel

You fell in love with the Fearless Cat, now meet the Rebel Dog. Apparently, he's a clever one.



Photo by Spot… Continue

Added by alice on December 8, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Trippy Art of the Day: Sharpie Man (2 pics)

Aligned with Alexa is a new piece by the one and only Alexa Meade. Alexa continually blows us away with her originality. Here she sits next to what looks like a man created with a black Sharpie! (But we all know it's actually another one of her amazing illusions.)



Alexa sent us these photos and explained to us that Aligned was performed at… Continue

Added by alice on December 6, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Illustration of the Day: J is for James

Stanley Chow's wonderful J is for James illustration has just been released as a limited edition print! "I felt compelled to do the James Bonds, because it's the festive season, and the festive television schedule in UK every year is James Bond film after James Bond film," he tells us. "Plus, I need to add to my self-initiated project 'My Random Alphabet' that… Continue

Added by alice on December 3, 2010 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

Pic of the Day: The Frozen Moment

Scotland-based Fergus Gill is the 2010 winner of the Young Wildlife Photographer award at the Natural History Museum's Waterhouse Gallery in London.



The story behind this shot:

"On Boxing Day 2009, it was so cold in Scotland (-17°C /1°F) that the birds were desperate for food. A rowan tree at the bottom of Fergus's garden in Perthshire became a magnet for… Continue

Added by alice on November 24, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Pic of the Day: What Lies Beneath

Intriguing photo of the day by Lori Nix.



via [YayEveryday], via [… Continue

Added by alice on November 14, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Pic of the Day: Crying Woman Illusion

Just why is this woman crying in the window? Don't worry, she's not. What you're actually looking at is an advertisement on the street! Photographer Pat Padua took this photo in New York on one rainy day. His amazing illusion is achieved by his thoughtful composition and his ability to see a story where most of us wouldn't look.



"I keep my eyes open and look… Continue

Added by alice on October 28, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Photo Manipulation of the Day: Magical Paint

Aaron Nace shows us the beauty and magic of Photoshop with this recently completed photo manipulation. I couldn't find the story behind it so I contacted Nace, himself. Here is what he said:



"The image is a part of a Photoshop and photography seminar I taught in Puebla, Mexico this year. The concept was pretty simple, cover a model in paint. I wanted to… Continue

Added by alice on September 27, 2010 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

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