Archive for the ‘ Photography ’ Category
No doubt the animated GIF made a big comeback in the last year or two, and it continues to be used to strange and amazing effect. French animator/artist Micaël Reynaud has a treasure trove of animated GIF movies on his site, including the creepy/stunning version above, which is like a sweeping wave of faces churning [ READ MORE ]
Best viewed at my portfolio site, here. The Congo. A tough place, indeed. In 2005 I briefly stepped foot across the border of Rwanda into this lush, dense, jungle land that is the heart of Africa. I was there doing humanitarian work, and it was exhilarating and tragic and real. I met strong Africans who [ READ MORE ]
Christoph Niemann has an awesome minimalism that has vaulted him to the top of print publications as an illustrator and cartoonist. His latest project, live-blogging the NYC marathon, shows just how quirky and creative he is. While running the grueling marathon, Niemann brought along paper and pencils, and even markers and paint. He sketched his [ READ MORE ]
I am only recently aware of Anish Kapoor’s work, although he’s been producing stunning minimalist sculpture/art for years. This small collection shows some of his use of pure color and form, and the three-dimensionality is really intriguing, and inspiring. So well known in his native Britain to be commissioned a huge 2012 Olympic sculpture, Kapoor [ READ MORE ]
Wedding photos, jeeze they sure get boring. No, I’m not hatin on true love, but people, those overly heart-throbby airbrushed galleries make us want to puke. Thanks to this couple for keeping some humor, creativity and originality alive, even on the day of nuptials. Via YouMightLikeThis[ READ MORE ]
A really beautiful video following Jimmy Chin as he photographs a story of rock climbers in Yosemite for the cover/feature of National Geographic. Amazing camera work[ READ MORE ]
Damn! Watch this owl in HD, at 1000 Frames Per Second. Pretty amazing animal[ READ MORE ]
Teebs always makes good music. The effect from the smoke bombs in this video is really neat[ READ MORE ]
While not a new building, in terms of luxury absurd, the Burj Al Arab has continued to stand as one of the world’s most opulent. This $2000-15,000 a night hotel in Dubai stands over 900 feet tall on an artificial island in the sea. Acres of gold, platinum and rich upholstery not enough for you? [ READ MORE ]
Sony has had a pretty lousy year, but it’s good to see their designers and engineers haven’t stopped innovating. Via Uncrate: Sony HD Camcorder Projector The dream of a complete cinema in your pocket gets one step closer to reality with the Sony HD Camcorder Projector ($900). Not content to simply shoot and store its [ READ MORE ]
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