Tag: Art
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The 2014 Sony World Photography Award Winners!
The 2014 Sony World Photography Awards have finally published the winners of their world-wide photo competition. This year, 139,554 images from 70,000 entries made it into the competition. The competition is separated into 4 major sections – Professional, Open, Student and Youth. Each category is filled with incredible submissions, and most of them are also…
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The Artist Who Paints With Their Fingers Only… and is Bellissimo!
Southern Italian artist Paolo Troilo lives and works in Milan. Troilo’s explosive paintings are created without any brushes and instead he uses only his hands and jars of black and ivory acrylic paints. He consistently depicts himself as the only subject in his work. Troilo states that this change of technique occurred in 2004 when “I did…
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Famous Landmarks Zoomed Out To Show Their Surroundings
This collection of photographs of majestic landmarks around the world do a great job of just how important framing, perspective and lighting are to a photograph. All of these photo pairs are of the same object, but the changes in perspective can make them seem more or less grand. A change of perspective can change…
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15 Remarkable Colorized Photos Will Let You Relive History
Following on from our very popular post 40 Must See Photos of the Past, we were pleasantly surprised to learn that there are people who work exclusively in colorized historical photographs. Of course, the phenomenon comes to us courtesy of Photoshop and the talented editors who transformed black-and-white images into digital works of art. We’re…
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Photo Series Uncovering Adverts That Actually Grab Your Attention
Companies trying to sell you a product will do anything to cram their ads down your throat, but it’s always nice when they show a bit of creativity and taste when trying to get your attention. Ambient ads are one such specific form of advertisement, which seeks at once to become a part of its…
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An Amazing Insight Into the Life of The Dinka People of Sudan
This stunning series of images by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher portrays the lives of the Dinka people, who herd cattle in South Sudan. The Dinka people vary their lifestyle by season – in the rainy season they live in permanent savannah settlements and raise grain crops like millet, while in the dry season they herd cattle along rivers…
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Breathtaking Photos of Asian Landscapes And People
Asia is a land of fascinating nature, history and traditions, and this is exactly what photographer Weerapong Chaipuck captures on camera and shares with us in his stunning images. The Thailand-based photographer found his brand new passion for this visual art only after an early retirement from the medical profession, which makes his amazing photographic…
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The Power of Photoshop… Turning Pizza Into a Supermodel
There’s a lot of hoo-ha around the ethics of photoshopping, particularly in the world of art, fashion and beauty. Does it encourage unrealistic expectations of beauty and self-image? Probably. But it turns out this is the least of our problems – you literally can’t trust anything you see now as this video from College Humour shows. That pizza you’re…
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Father Of Six Takes Magical Pictures Of His Kids As They Grow
Photographer and father of six Alain Laboile’s beautiful photos of his family and kids cannot help but conjure up fond memories of your own childhood. His eye for beautiful and vital compositions, along with his choice to shoot in black and white, give his photographs a timeless feel and make them seem as though they…
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Artist Draws Ellen’s Academy Awards Selfie That Broke Twitter!
It takes a lot to stop Twitter in its tracks. But a single “selfie” — a self portrait taken by Ellen DeGeneres at the Academy Awards and featuring an all-star lineup including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper — did just that. The image, taken live on television and posted online by…