UK-based student Sophie Ellis, also known as crashbangsqueak on Flickr, has undertaken a common challenge among rising photographers: the 365 day project. Like other talented photographers we've featured on theMET (see
Alex Stoddard and…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on May 3, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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When the warm sun's rays beating down on our skin, it's easy to feel nostalgic for those long, hot days of summer where we used to spend hours lounging around with our friends. Photographer Nick Onken captures these simple moments for us, as sweet memories or lovely snapshots in time.
Onken is a firm believer in living in the moment, which is illustrated beautifully in his photos.…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on May 2, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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One of the best parts of photography is that there's so many different styles or specialties to choose from. In this case, Istanbul, Turkey-native Metin Demiralay shows us how one can combine fashion and nature photography to create breathtakingly beautiful scenes. Undoubtedly, It all comes together in an elegant and innocent way. Demiralay not only captures his subjects' oneness with nature, he's also able to…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on May 2, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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When photos are manipulated in just the right way, realistic imagery can transform into surreal stories. The creator is able to depict whatever the mind wants, no matter how impossible it may seem. Indonesian native Djajakarta (Deviantart name) is capable of doing just that. His dreamy work will take you to another place where trees grow out of bodies and smoke magically forms into wild…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 29, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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You know the saying, "it runs in the family"? Well, for Eduardo Diaz Bourgeot, the saying holds true. Madrid native-Bourgeot is a third generation photographer who specializes in advertising. He began his career at the age of 19, and since then has been creating photos rich with humor. What I enjoy most about his work is that he puts a surreal spin on everyday objects, showing us what would happen…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 29, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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Brazil is home to many gorgeous models including 30-year-old bombshell Fernanda Tavares. Photographer Jacques Dequeker captures the model in seductive poses for the most recent issue of Status. In this artistic spread, she wears body-hugging ensembles that are perfect for the bedroom...or, perhaps, more suited for a dungeon.
Jacques Dequeker's website
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 29, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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What an outstanding choice! The winners of the Sony World Photography Awards were just announced and Buenos Aires-based Alejandro Chaskielberg took home the grand prize for his incredible series
High Tide. The 34-year-old photographer beat out more than 100,000 entries from 162 different countries to take the coveted L'Iris D-Or and $25,000 in cash.
For two years, Chaskielberg…
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Added by alice on April 29, 2011 at 11:30am —
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With summer almost upon us, many of us are longing for the days where we can feel the warm sand between our toes and hear the peaceful lapping of the beach's waves. Lucky for us, London-born photographer Chris Craymer takes photos that make us feel as if summer is already here. Here, he photographs various fresh-faced models and actress Liv Tyler having fun at the beach. His attention to true emotion,…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 28, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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Fourteen Actors Acting is one of those creative projects we love featuring on theMET. Dramatic yet beautiful, it was directed by Solve Sundsbo of Norway, a fashion photographer whose incredible work we've shown many times before (see
here,…
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Added by alice on April 28, 2011 at 10:00am —
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Gorgeous Polish model Anja Rubik has certainly been busy. As the perfect face of the jewelry label
Apart's Spring 2011 campaign, she dons accessories by label
Quazi. (See previous post…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 27, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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Creationism
It is always nice to revisit our favorite photographers who are growing in their art. Featured before (in the post
Let’s Play Pretend), Lissy Laricchia is the talented photographer who captures our hearts with her dreamlike photos and her incredible imagination. In this…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 27, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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For those of you who've seen the hit movie
500 Days of Summer, you’ll remember that cute scene where Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel pretend to live in an IKEA store. Photographer Christian Gideon must have been inspired by that scene when he created this funny series. Gideon and his friends hilariously photographed themselves living in IKEA's showrooms, acting…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 26, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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HDR expert and friend Trey Ratcliff just recently created this spooky photo called
Ghost from the Dungeon.
"I was walking along the Thames river in London, following up on a lead that a reader told me about," he says. "There was supposed to be some cool hidden underground area that you can access from underneath one of the bridges that crosses the river. I never found it,…
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Added by alice on April 26, 2011 at 9:00am —
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Tatra Mountains, Poland
Under the name of lonelywolf2 on
Deviantart, this Polish man has an incredible eye for landscapes. His black and white photography of places like Poland, Norway and Sweden is breathtaking and will inspire anyone who seems them to find a more dramatic side to their travel photography.…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 25, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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Brazil is home to many gorgeous models, like
Gisele Bunchen,
Alessandra Ambrosio and
Isabeli Fontana, and 28…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 25, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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If you ever thought that the young aren’t driven then you haven't met Alexandra Sophie. She is a self-taught 18 year-old photographer who has a magical way with the camera, capturing everything from love and childhood dreams to tenderness and fragility. Through her breathtakingly beautiful photos, Sophie sets out to prove that softness, love, dreams and sweet innocence will never go out of…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 25, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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Easter Bunnies Hunt
You may know France-based Stéfan Le Dû for his incredibly creative
Stormtrooper 365 series but you may not have known that back in October 2010, he introduced bounty hunters (Boba Fetts) into his legion of toys. His new series, titled
52 Weeks with the Fetts,…
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Added by alice on April 24, 2011 at 10:00am —
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As part of a photography contest he won last year, one of our favorite photographers, Navid Baraty, was awarded a once-in-a-lifetime trip. Over a course of 20 days, he got to see and experience India, taking beautiful portraits of its people and shooting stunningly authentic stories.
When asked what that experience was like, both as a new visitor and a photographer, Baraty told us this, "India is…
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I’ve said it once, and I will say it again. Black and white photography is powerful and emotional. UK-based photographer Lee Jeffries proves this point with his spectacular shots. While he began his photography career taking pictures of sporting events, he soon found out that it wasn't his calling. “A chance encounter with a young homeless girl in the streets of London,” his website shares, “changed…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 21, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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Stunning Self-Portraits in Various Landscapes
Cinematic Tilt-Shift Series Wins!
