Category: People
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When a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Tightening America’s Gun Laws
This photo is from 1997 in Australia. Mick Roelandts, a firearms-reform manager, looks over prohibited weapons that were handed in under the Australian government’s buy-back scheme. 700,000 guns were bought back. Percentage-wise, that’s the equivalent of 40 million guns in the US. 20 years on, and the breaking news is that dozens of people have…
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Photos That Prove Depression Has No Face
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and throughout the last few weeks, Instagram has become flooded by empowering survival stories. A new hashtag, #faceofdepression, is adding an important layer of depth to the widespread conversation, and it’s one we simply can’t ignore. What does a depressed person look like? What does someone with suicidal thoughts…
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Burning Man is Back For Another Year and Is As Amazing As Ever?
This year again, the Burning Man 2017 brings together thousands of people in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, for 9 days of partying, music, art and crazy experimentations. While the festival is in full swing, before ending September 4, here is a selection of photos from this new edition of the Burning Man! And don’t…
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THE CLITORIS: animation explains what it is, where to find it, and what to do with it
Simply entitled The Clitoris, this beautiful animation explains everything you have always wanted to know about this female organ and its history. It is directed by Lori Malépart-Traversy, which won the awards of numerous festivals around the world. And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art to hang on your walls, check…
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The Problem With the World Today According to Illustrator
With the amount of bad things happening in the world today, we can’t blame people for being a little bit ‘glass half empty’ sometimes. Illustrator John Holcroft has taken this to the next level, with his series of illustrations based on 1950s advertisements. In these illustrations, Hallcroft depicts the many issues with the world today in a…
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Amazing See-Through Prosthetics Made with 3D Printed Titanium
We especially love when art and design combine to create a functional item that can be used for something other than pure aesthetics. That’s why we were taken aback when we came across industrial designer William Root‘s innovative new take on prosthetic engineering with this futuristic structure of geometrically intersecting metal strands. Called Exo, Root’s prosthetic concept…
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Stunning Before and After Transformations of People Who Quit Drugs
People often say that everything is good if done in moderation. However some things are much harder to moderate than others, like ‘hard’ drugs which can quickly become addictive and take a person away from the realities of life and the people that love you. In this moving photos series, we have compiled a list of…
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Stunning Ballet Dancers Make Mexico City Their Stage in Photo Series
At the start of his presidential election campaign, Donald Trump insisted that “when Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best.” Those words, along with many other comments about the people of Mexico and minorities around the world, have shocked many. Inspired by these words, New York-based photographer Omar Robles embarked on a 13-day excursion to Mexico City in…
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Photographer Captures The Hypnotizing Beauty Of Albino People
For some time, photographer Yulia Taits has wanted to create a photography series featuring albino people or people with Albinism. As a photoshop artist, Yulia has a passion for creating fantasy worlds through my work and artistry. However in this series she was able to create beautiful photography without photoshop. What transpired was pure natural beauty. According Yulia, all of…
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Photographer Tracks Down People He Shot in the Street 30 Years Ago to Recreate Their Pictures
Back in the 1970s and 1980s, paramedic and part time photographer Chris Porsz spent all of his free time walking around the streets of Peterborough, England, taking photos of passersby. 40 years later, Chris tracked down the subjects of his photos all of those years ago, convincing them to strike the same pose for a…