Photographer Captures Beauty of Crystal Clear Swiss River from 50 Feet Deep
The Verzasca River, in Switzerland, is known all over the world for its clear, turquoise waters, but until now its beauty had only been captured from the surface. Photographer Claudio Gazzaroli decided to change that, so he put on a diving suit, took his waterproof camera and dived onto the riverbed to take some truly […]
Fascinating Portraits Made Out of Thousands of Tiny Photographs
Inspired by the fact that every person has multiple facets that combined form his or her personality, Swiss artist Anna Halm Schudel creates original portraits by piecing together thousands of small photographs. The mosaic portraits of Anna Halm Schudel assemble in a similar way to puzzles. After choosing the subject of her artwork, the artist […]
Hairy Man Poses in Pink Tutu for a Very Good Cause
They’re silly, they’re awkward, and yes, these pictures will make you laugh. Because there’s something undeniably comical about a grown man dressed in a pink tutu, hugging trees or dancing in a meadow. The subject in the photographs is actually a New York photographer. Bob Carey has been posing for self-portraits across the US, wearing […]
Sarah Harvey’s Eerily Realistic Underwater Images
Most people love taking photos of themselves underwater, but English artist Sarah Harvey isn’t like people. She likes to take things to a whole new level by using photos of herself underwater as reference for her incredibly realistic paintings. Most often than not, Sarah likes to be both the artist and the subject of her artworks. She […]
The Secret Life of Ants, Shot by Andrey Pavlov
We’ve seen insects used as art protagonists before. Mike Libby turns them into steampunk hybrids, and Ubyka creates armed insect cyborgs, but I haven’t seen anything like what Andrey Pavlov does with ants. This is the touching story of a man who found comfort in studying and immortalizing hardworking ants performing their daily routines. Andrey Pavlov wasn’t […]
Renowned Photographer Spends over 10 Years Building 35-Foot-Long Camera by Hand
In a world where all things small are considered beautiful and cool, a photographer is doing something quite drastically different from the norm. Dennis Manarchy is in the process of creating a camera that is so huge, it captures 24-foot tall realistic photographs of incredible detail. Photoshop-ing these pictures would be totally out of the […]
Ria van Dijk – The Woman Who Shoots Herself Shooting
It’s not unusual to have photographs of yourself taken every year. But in the case of Ria van Dijk it is, because she’s in the exact same pose in each of the pictures – shooting a target. The 92-year-old from Tilburg, Holland has been going to funfair shooting galleries every year since 1936, and has […]
Meet Qamar Hashim, an 8-Year-Old Professional Photographer
Qamar Hashim looks like any other 8-year-old. But the cute Iraqi lad has a unique talent of his own – he’s a national celebrity for his photography skills. Qamar is the youngest certified photographer in Iraq. He has several beautiful photographs to his credit, many of which have been displayed in prominent exhibits in Baghdad. […]
Evgen Bavcar, the Blind Photographer
It’s amazing sometimes, the amount of skill and versatility displayed by the visually challenged. Especially when they’re able to do certain things better than those with perfect vision. Photography, for instance. If you’re wondering how it could ever be possible that a blind man take photographs, Evgen Bavcar has gone and done just that. In […]
Meet China’s Coolest Senior Citizen
An old lady, in her 70s, has taken China by storm, after some photos of her appeared on a Chinese forum. It might seem unusual for a lady of her age to act all goofy like that, but according to Sun Linchong, the woman’s grandson, and the man behind the camera, this adorable granny is […]
Childzillas Take-Over the World
Run for your lives, Godz…Childzillas are coming!!! A charity organization in the Ukraine had the brilliant idea to create posters of giant children terrorizing various major cities around the world. It hopes the offbeat images will draw attention t children’s issues, not only in the Ukraine, but at an international level. As a tribute to […]
Aurora Borealis from Outta Space
The people from The Telegraph have just published a set of photos of the Aurora Borealis phenomenon, taken from out of space. The shots were taken on various expeditions into space.
Star-Wars Chipmunks
What do chipmunks and Star-Wars have in common? I have no idea, but Canadian illustrator Chris McVeigh though it would be funny to mix them together. Using a lot of patience and a significant amount of almonds, McVeigh managed to convince these cute, furry rodents to pose with action-figures from the popular sci-fi series Star-Wars. […]