All Blog Posts Tagged 'photography' (1,056)

Penza, Russia-based Alexey Menschikov could easily be referred to as a jack of all trades. He's equally talented at photography as he is street art but it's the latter that's been garnering a lot of attention these days. Whether he's using existing cracks on the ground…

Danish photographer Morten Koldby doesn't take typical animal portraits. His ongoing series explores how animals' facial expressions often resemble those of humans. He's learned that their expressions run the gamut - while some animals look highly nervous, others seem surprisingly arrogant.

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Alexandra Benetel has many fond memories of traveling with her family at a very young age. She remembers picking up a disposable camera at a local store and shooting all the scenes around her. Her real passion for photography, however, didn't fully develop until she enrolled in a visual design course in high school. As she tells us, "During that time, I learned about pinhole…

While on a vacation to Paris, most of us end up taking the same pictures of its most famous landmarks, like the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and the Arc de Triomphe. Having lived in Paris for the last four years, art historian Joanna Lemanska sees the city in a whole new light. Though she still frequents those highly photographed sites, she's able to show them in a fresh and unique way.…

Finland-based photographer Mikko Lagerstedt recently posted a series of gorgeous photos under the title The Spirit of Winter. Taken in Finland during 2012 and 2013, they're stellar shots that will make you appreciate the vast beauty of nature, especially in the winter.

While many…

18-year-old photographer Christian Benetel first became interested in photography at the young age of 14, when he noticed his sister posting her photos on Flickr. After seeing incredible photos of the people she followed, he was inspired to pick up his parent's digital camera to see what he could do. Fast forward four years later and Benetel is now part of an elite group of talented…

Central Park



This week, photographer Guillaume Gaudet, who you may remember from that stunning blacked out New York shot or for his gorgeously gloomy photos of…

Though photographer Milan Zygmunt purchased his first digital camera in 2009, it wasn't until 2012 that his interest in photography "soared." After meeting Rostislav Stach, a highly experienced wildlife photographer or as Zygmunt calls "the best in the Czech Republic," Zygmunt quickly learned many of the skills necessary to take high quality nature photos.

When looking through his…

Who doesn't remember wearily looking under their bed for monsters? Dutch photographer Adrian Sommeling captures the beauty of childhood by taking photos that feature his young son. As he told Photography Monthly, "Kids are my biggest inspiration and whenever I see my son I remember my own childhood. I want to tell stories and photography opens your eyes to so much."

When…

2nd Place Winner: Licking Fox

Winners of The Mammal Society's Photographer of the Year competition were just announced and they include photographers who took some incredibly amazing shots of ordinary animals captured at perfectly timed moments. There were 370 total submissions and out of those a photo of a brown rat, shot by…

Every so often, we come across unique destinations that are so incredible, we feel an overwhelming desire to share them. They're experiences that seem so…

20-year-old Candice Sedighan was recently flown out by Yahoo! (the parent of Flickr) to New York City to do a short interview about her incredibly sweet photography. Two days ago, Flickr posted that interview on…

Taken in New York on June of 2012, this series of Citizens take me there every time I see this project. Captured in a healing and introspective trip, these images symbolize the joy I felt during that specific time and place, a renewed joy felt after some difficult times. Kids will dance, water will splash, people…

In dreams I can fly

I thought we'd close out the week with something a little lighthearted. As many of you already know, 500px is a great website to not only share your latest photos, but to also get inspired. For us, it's a place to discover talented photographers. We've found some of our very…

Like Spain-based Alejandro Ferrer Ruiz, Bloas Meven is a macro photographer who finds a deep love and appreciation for the little red and black dotted insect, the ladybug. While Ruiz's photos focus on ladybugs with water glistening on their backs, Meven's…

Last winter, fine art photographer Hüseyin Kara visited Brazil and came back with these stunning photos of the world famous Iguazu Falls. Located at the Argentina-Brazil border, the falls take the shape of an elongated horseshoe or a reverse letter "J". At 1.7 miles wide, Iguazu Falls is three times wider than North America's Niagara Falls. The story goes that when United States' First Lady…

As a prominent fashion photographer for 25 years, Paul Lange has had his photographs featured in such publications as Vogue, Glamour and Elle and he's traveled the globe to shoot celebrities like Natalie Portman, Oprah and Halle Berry. It was only eight years ago that he decided to make the switch to Fine Art photography, using the skills he had acquired in fashion to create his own original…

Sunny Bear the Pyrenean Shepherd

On Tuesday, a small black affenpinscher with the most awesome name, Banana Joe, won the prestigious Best in Show award at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He beat out more than 2,700 for the coveted title. The annual show brought out dogs from 187 different breeds which all first competed at the breed level. Then, each…

As far as photos posted on Instagram go, they don't get much cuter than this. Tokyo, Japan-based mother Aya Sakai has been charting the adventures of her young son and his best friend, which just happens to be a French Bulldog, using the popular photo sharing app. Whether they're cuddling on the couch or watching tv on a cushion,…

San Francisco-based artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon has just released a new photography-themed journal that's filled with inspiring quotes by the great masters of photography. The beautifully designed notebook also features Congdon's original paintings of vintage cameras and holds over a hundred lined pages where one can jot down a creative idea whenever it happens to…