With all the streetlights on in our cities at night, we don't get to see many stars. So when we come across an image of the night sky beautifully lit with celestial bodies, we stand back in awe. Landscape photographer Thomas Zimmer, who is based in Germany, took this breathtaking image that looks absolutely unreal! There is an overwhelmingly supernatural aura around the photograph, as thought the… Continue
Can you believe that you're looking at 500 pictures at once? UK-based artist Tiemen Rapati took it upon himself to download 500 of Flickr user clickflashwhirr's daily self-portraits and combine them into one composite image.
People often wonder how a model ship is encased in a bottle, but what's more puzzling is how artist Marc Yankus has photographically fit an entire girl into an average-sized one. Yankus' photo series entitled Call It Sleep explores memory, the hauntingly beautiful architecture of New York City, stationary calmness, and, what caught our attention the most, photomontages of figures… Continue
Added by Pinar on November 2, 2011 at 2:46pm —
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We're all aware of the lavish furnishing of a bearskin rug, but have you ever seen a tiger-print rug made out of 500,000 cigarettes? China's renowned contemporary artist Xu Bing has worked on tobacco-related projects for over ten years. Bing's works of art, inspired by the nicotine-rich leaves, began in 2000 at Duke University.
Over a decade later, the imaginative artist is… Continue
Air traffic routes between North America and Europe
It is absolutely astonishing that our world has reached a population exceeding 7 billion, as of this past Sunday. With so many people occupying our world over many centuries, and with the number steadily growing, we're all bound to have had a significant impact on the planet. Luckily, Canadian scientist Felix Pharand-Deschenes has created visuals of our planet equipped with… Continue
Added by Pinar on November 2, 2011 at 8:41am —
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Photography has the magical ability to create a film-like atmosphere without force-feeding the storyline to the viewer. One can imagine a self-created narrative when taking in Shanghai-based photographer 啾啾 00's enchanting visuals. There is a charm about her work that conjures up a yearning for more.
Each frame raises questions that inspire one to creatively brainstorm… Continue
Added by Pinar on November 1, 2011 at 2:30pm —
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