Tag: photography
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Behold The Winners From the 2017 iPhone Photography Awards
Believe it or not, there is an award that recognizes and celebrates the best iPhone photography from photographers in over 140 countries across the globe. The annual iPhone Photography Awards is now in its 10th year, and showcases the best photography captured in our ever-changing world. For 2017, Sebastiano Tomada took home the grand prize and…
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A Collection of Before/After Photo Comparisons Reveals How the World Has Changed
A collective of photographers has created Re.Photos, a website that showcases more than 750 before/after comparisons, to document how the world has changed. Some comparisons show a difference of more than 160 years making the after photo comparison almost unrecognisable to the before photo. You can also browse photos directly on a map, apply many search…
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Vintage Photos That Prove Your Grandparents Are Cooler Than You
Recently Bored Panda asked their followers to send in examples of their grandparents being super smooth in their heyday. From grandmas chilling with Ernest Hemingway and modeling Volvos in the 1950s to grandfathers sledding through Antarctica, pulling off motorbike stunts, and even playing with their pet polar bears, this list will make you wonder just…
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Stunning Portraits Celebrate the Beauty of Black Girls’ Natural Hair
The guys over at CreativeSoul Photo have brought an inspiring artistic vision to life that highlights the beauty of black girls and their natural hair. In their seiries titled Afro Art, photographers Regis and Kahran feature young girls in elaborate costuming and hairstyles, from a Baroque-era aesthetic to steampunk clothing to fierce high-fashion ensembles. We…
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Extreme Plastic Surgery – A New Kind of Beauty by Philip Toledano (NSFW)
Extreme plastic surgery is becoming more common place. There is no doubt. And there seems to be little stopping its continued influence on our culture and perceptions of beauty. Phillip Toledano, an amazingly talented photographer born in London and represented around the world by some of the most respected photographic galleries, recently took it upon…
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Trees with “Crown Shyness” Deliberately Avoid Touching Each Other
You learn something new everyday. From Robert Macfarlane’s fascinating Twitter account we learned about crown shyness, a phenomenon where the leaves and branches of individual trees don’t touch those of other trees, forming gaps in the canopy. According to Wikipedia, there are several possible causes of this phenomenon, including the inhibition of the spread of…
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John Malkovich Recreates Famous Portraits Throughout History
From Dangerous Liasons to RED, John Malkovich has played both beast and buffoon. It’s unlikely that there is a more diverse actor under the sun. In a project celebrating Malkovich’s master status as a theatrical chameleon, as well as paying tribute to landmark photography, Sandro Miller brings us this new photo-series. Entitled Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich:…
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Powerful NSFW Photos From the 2017 Birth Photo Competition That Prove Moms Are Amazing
The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) has just announced the finalists and winners for the 2017 competition, which celebrates “the beauty of birth and the skill of birth photographers”. The contest is split into three categories: labor, delivery, and postpartum. When we presented you with the 2016 finalists, it was one of our…
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Breaking the “Crazy Cat Lady” Stereotype by Photographing Grown Men with Their Adorable Cats
The term “crazy cat lady” gets bandied around fairly regularly, but not in this series by David Williams who captures men and their felines. David’s project is titled Men & Cats and breaks the “crazy cat lady” stereotype by photographing men in their homes and on the street with their cat companions. According to Williams:…
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Photographer Spends Countless Hours Waiting To Capture Museum Visitors Who Match The Artworks
Patience. Some of us have it and some of us don’t. One thing for sure is that French photographer Stefan Draschan has more patience than most. His latest project titled “People Matching Artworks” is a prime example of this. Although you may think that Draschan’s images are staged, the secret behind them is an abundance…