Category: GALLERIES

Feb 13, 2012

The Animated Gifs Series: Dancing

The Animated Gifs Series: Dancing

Following up from the inaugural Awesome Animated Gif Series: Cats post, this week the Sifter brings the spirit of dance to the animated gif format. Below you will find 22 hilarious dance-themed gifs for your Monday enjoyment. This is part 2 of a 10-part series. More animated excellence to come… Enjoy! …

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Feb 12, 2012

15 Gravity-Defying Images That Aren’t Photoshopped

15 Gravity-Defying Images That Aren’t Photoshopped

Artwork and Photography by Philippe Ramette French conceptual artist Philippe Ramette creates gravity-defying portraits that appear to be digitally manipulated but in actuality, are elaborate set-ups using cleverly designed weight-bearing structures (or lead weights for the underwater shots). These allow him to stand/sit at seemingly impossible angles, hidden by his clothes or the…

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Feb 6, 2012

The Animated Gifs Series: Cats

The Animated Gifs Series: Cats

If you know the Sifter, you know I have a mild obsession with animated gifs. To me, they are tiny bundles of image-based, Internet joy. Videos masquerading as images? It’s madness! Moving forward the Sifter will feature various collections of animated gifs popular on the Internet. They won’t always be new and you’ll…

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Feb 2, 2012

20 Ridiculous Baby Pacifiers

20 Ridiculous Baby Pacifiers

After posting the image above to Facebook and Twitter, it was clear that people really enjoyed this novelty baby pacifier. While some felt it was terrifying and creepy, the sheer ridiculousness cannot be denied. Twitterer @Tom_Catbiscuit was kind enough to let us know the supplier was a company called Billy Bob. It turns…

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Jan 25, 2012

Portraits of Iconic Photos and the Photographers that took them

Portraits of Iconic Photos and the Photographers that took them

Neil Leifer with his photo Ali vs. Liston (May 25, 1965) | Photograph by TIM MANTOANI – Buy the Book Over the last five years, photographer Tim Mantoani has taken over 150 portraits of famous photographers holding their most iconic shots. The goal of the project was to put a face to…

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Jan 24, 2012

25 Incredible Photographs by the U.S. Air Force

25 Incredible Photographs by the U.S. Air Force

F-15E Strike Eagle in Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2011 | Photograph by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht Like many official U.S. Departments, the United States Air Force has an active Flickr Account where they post images for the press and public’s viewing pleasure. With a library of 4,600+ photographs, there’s some really interesting shots published.…

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Jan 12, 2012

The Banksy vs Robbo War in Pictures

The Banksy vs Robbo War in Pictures

Back in 1985, graffiti artist King Robbo painted one of London’s earliest pieces in a well known tunnel in Camden. You can see the piece above in all of its original glory. By 2006, the piece had been heavily abused. Scrawled, sprayed, tagged, the original was barely visible. …

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