Artist Petra Oldengarm reached out to us this morning to tell us about a brand new project she's been working on where she's placed little people in boxes! Don't worry though, they're not sweatin' it. In fact, they're so busy they don't even care. By constructing the frames in wood and by placing photos and little figures inside the art boxes, Oldengarm has created some clever scenes that…
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Added by alice on November 11, 2011 at 9:30am —
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After seeing the above photo on National Geographic's website under Extreme Photo of the Week, we knew we had to get in touch with the photographer to find out more. In that shot, climber Craig Pope is seen crossing an ice…
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Added by alice on November 10, 2011 at 4:00pm —
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If this doesn't look like the crankiest cat in the world, I don't know what does. (That's why I like dogs!) This past weekend, Carli Davidson, the pet photographer most well-known for her Shake series took this incredibly funny picture of Eywa the cat. Eywa is actually a model for Davidson's ongoing Shake series and this photo was one of her outtakes.
"Eywa is a…
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Added by alice on November 10, 2011 at 11:00am —
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If Christopher Jonassen's Point of View series can teach us anything, it's that you don't need huge sets or big production numbers to create compelling images. You just have to see things from a different perspective. "I’m fascinated with the human body in a state of transition between motion and stillness, and I wanted to experiment with different ways for people to react to their…
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Added by alice on November 8, 2011 at 7:30am —
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About a year ago, over half a million of you came in and fell in love with a
superhero grandma named Mamika. Then, when we learned that found she had found love in an equally courageous suitor named…
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Added by alice on November 2, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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Washington, D.C.-based photographer Cade Martin dazzles us once again with this gorgeous editorial for the summer/fall issue of
Washingtonian Bride & Groom. You might recall that we featured Martin's dreamy photography…
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Added by alice on November 2, 2011 at 11:00am —
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Using high-speed photography, Evan from Photo Extremist shows us the moment when a fist punches through the surface of water. While his original tutorial involves vegetables and a fish tank, that doesn't completely explain how he was able to pull this photo off. We've contacted him and await his response.
Till then, enjoy this powerful picture.
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Added by alice on October 29, 2011 at 9:00am —
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Reminiscent of
All the Dogs Want to Kill Me, this photo series by Ed Panar will make you laugh. Titled
Animals That Saw Me, the project has been in the making for over 16 years as Panar sneakily roamed the natural and urban world with his camera. Often alone and on foot, Panar always…
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Added by alice on October 28, 2011 at 11:00am —
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Here at My Modern Met, we're big proponents of cutting-edge creativity especially when it comes to the art of photography. That's why we were excited to hear about a brand new book that celebrates contemporary artists that blur the lines between the real and the surreal, a book that showcases groundbreaking digital masterpieces that have never been seen before.…
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Added by alice on October 26, 2011 at 11:30am —
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When taking photos of buildings, most of us will stand back and snap them from afar. Not Teng Tan. The Melbourne, Australia-based photographer likes to shoot his city's architecture so close that the buildings are almost indiscernible. "I guess I am an urbanite trying to see my city anew through the lens," he tells us. "For me, patterns in (particularly modern)…
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Added by alice on October 26, 2011 at 9:30am —
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Peacock (First Place Winner: "Best Dog & Owner Combo")
Whoever said Halloween was a holiday just for kids hasn't checked the Halloween Dog Parade in New York City. This year's event was held on October 22 and attended by 500 dogs and 3,000 spectators. If you weren't able to swing by, you're in luck. Photographer Vivienne Gucwa wrote to us to tell us…
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Added by alice on October 25, 2011 at 9:00am —
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Is this not one of the trippiest photos of a city you've ever seen? Photographer and artist Simon Gardiner created
From the Sky Down, taking inspiration from Japanese architect and photographer Kawahara Kazuhiko (otherwise known as Palla). He also used what he knows about the photography technique
vortography… Continue
Added by alice on October 22, 2011 at 11:00am —
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If you're someone who wants to take their photography to the next level, you can take classes or read books and articles like
this one from LIFE.com that gives you useful and practical tips. LIFE has gathered some great advice from professional shooters, passionate aficionados, and LIFE editors so…
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Added by alice on October 22, 2011 at 9:00am —
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What happens when an artist, who has a passion for the hit game Angry Birds, takes actual photos of birds and digitally paints over them? Well, if that artist is Mohamed Raoof, we get some of the best examples of real life Angry Birds anyone has ever seen! These photo manipulations are so good they'll almost fool you into believing that Angry Birds actually exist in real life.…
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Added by alice on October 22, 2011 at 8:30am —
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What a shot! Young photographer Bence Mate recently won the BBC Eric Hosking Award for this incredible shot of a pelican snapping up a fish. The award encourages and rewards the talents of young photographers between the ages of 18-26. It is a special award under the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 competition. More than 100 prize-winning photographs from the competition’s 17 categories are now on view at Natural History Museum in London until March…
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Added by alice on October 21, 2011 at 10:00am —
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This will be either the most overhyped piece of camera technology in modern times or the start of something revolutionary. (I'm hoping it's the later.) About four months ago, Lytro announced that they were building a consumer digital camera that claimed it will be the biggest technological jump since we started talking megapixels over 20 years ago.
The pocket-sized…
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Added by alice on October 19, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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In the three-plus years that we've been running My Modern Met, I've never seen anyone capture the beautiful city of New York like Evan Joseph. His magnificent photos of the metropolis at night are shot as he precariously dangles from a helicopter 2,500 feet in the air. Talk about dedication to his craft.
I've always known that…
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Added by alice on October 19, 2011 at 11:00am —
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While heavy fog can be a major nuisance, making it nearly impossible to drive, for a photographer it can be a godsend, like nature's perfect gift. Terence Chang, who you may remember from those long exposure shots of planes taking off, has worked his magic again. This…
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Added by alice on October 18, 2011 at 9:30am —
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Do you have any fond childhood memories associated with classic television shows like
The Three Stooges,
Little House on the Prairie or
Love Boat? If the answer to that question is an enthusiastic "Yes!" then you'll want to take a walk down memory lane with this series, called
Abandoned Televisions, by Alex Beker. The Miami-based graphic…
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Added by alice on October 17, 2011 at 10:59am —
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I received an email this morning from Saudi Arabia-born photographer Thamer Al-Tassan who wanted to show us his beautiful photos of the Taj Majal. Reading through his website, I found out that Al-Tassan is a self-taught photographer who "fell into photography by chance in 2004" and who learned everything he knows not by taking classes or reading books but by studying the photos of…
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Added by alice on October 17, 2011 at 10:00am —
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