BANKSY HITS HOLLYWOOD via Wooster Collective Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’

Pancho 1983 & 2010 – Irina Werning We’ve all seen this type of project, however, Argentinian photographer Irina Werning takes it one step further, doing her best to match the clothing, scenery and even the vintage feel of the childhood photographs. In her photo series titled, Back to the Future, Irina masterfully recreates 25 photos [...]

  THE US – MEXICO BORDER   Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde   On the left is San Diego, located in the United States. On the right is the densely populated border town of Tijuana, located in Mexico.   Wikimedia Commons via Reddit       SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’   [...]

Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Yemen protests: Sanaa sees fifth day of demonstrations [BBC News] – Security forces in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, have used tear gas and batons to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters calling for President [...]

THE WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR Photograph by Jodi Bieber, South Africa, Institute for Artist Management/Goodman Gallery The winning picture of the World Press Photo of the Year shows Bibi Aisha, an 18-year-old woman from Oruzgan province in Afghanistan, who fled back to her family home from her husband’s house, complaining of violent treatment. [...]