Category: Photography
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Photographer Takes Amazing Portraits Of People Living on the Streets
We first happened across the stunning photography of Lee Jeffries when he tagged some of his photos to #artFido on Instagram. We were immiadetly in awe. Lee photographs homeless people to show the humanity that they possess. According to Jeffries: “When you see a Lee Jeffries image, it’s not a document of the life of a homeless…
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Stunning Macro Photography of Native Bees and Other Insects
The USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program develop identification tools and keys for native bee species. As part of this process, they compile accurate and detailed pictures of native bees and the plants and insects they interact with. On Flickr, the USGS BIML has uploaded a staggering collection of over 2,600 high-resolution photographs that are in the public…
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Classic Paintings Recreated by Auto-Mechanics in Their Garage!
We’ve featured some great remakes of classic paintings in the past (see here), but never before have we seen it from some car mechanics! That’s what Freddy Fabris did to get a unique twist on the works of Renaissance painters. The mechanics, clad in overalls and tools in hand, posed in an auto-shop. The results…
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Artist Shows Us What the World Would Look Like Without Smartphones
Smartphones: we all have them and most of us don’t know what we’d do without one. In fact, according to our site analytics, 64% of you will be reading this blog on your smartphone. But are they making us disconnected from our families, our friends, and society in general? The question of whether we are too…
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A Teeny Tiny Owl’s Adventures In The Woods By Tanja Brandt
Once upon a time, a tiny owl tried to shelter under a mushroom to protect itself from the pouring rain. Fortunately, that owl’s hooman was also a very lucky photographer who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Tanja Brandt snapped some photos, and the rest – as they say – was…
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An Artist’s Struggle With Depression in Photography
Depression and anxiety is real, and is all around us. Fortunately, we have strong people in our communities who are speaking out in their own unique ways to remove the associated stigma attached to it. Photographer Edward Honaker is one such person, and he has produced a portfolio of images that shows how he experiences depression. Falling and…
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This is What the Average Person Looks Like in Each Country
The website faceresearch.org allows you to participate in short online psychology experiments looking at the traits people find attractive in faces and voices. They just released a fascinating study which aligns many pictures of individuals from every country and created composite images of what the average face would look like. It’s a complicated process that isn’t 100%…
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Here’s the Truth Behind Those Instagram Photos
The team at @artFido spend a lot of time scouring Instagram looking for undiscovered artists to feature to our millions of followers. It often takes us a lot of time, but we love introducing up-and-coming artists to a wider audience and sometimes we stumble across a little ditty that just makes us smile. One such…
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This 59-Year-Old Grandmother Is a Beautiful Artist and Fashion Model
Believe it or not, this stunning woman is 59 years old. Yasmina Rossi is a fashion model, photographer and advanced ceramist. And a grandmother to boot! One of those people that can just do it all, it seems. Yasmina is highly sought after on catwalks all over the world, working with numerous famous international brands like…
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Just Relaxing in Hammocks Hanging Hundreds of Metres Above the Ground!
Afraid of heights? Well this probably isn’t for you. Adventurers and thrill seekers seeking that little bit extra adrenalin rush head over to the shadow of Monte Piana in the Italian Dolomites each year so they can slackline between mountain peaks and hang out in hammocks suspended hundreds of feet above the ground. Vienna-based photographer Sebastian Wahlhütter was there to photograph the Highline…