Yearly Archives: 2012

October 25, 2012 at 9:37 am

18 Classroom Portraits Around the World

18 Classroom Portraits Around the World

Classroom Portraits is an ongoing series by photographer Julian Germain that started in 2004. Germain received his MA from the Royal College of Art in London and has had exhibitions around the world. He has also published several books including Classroom Portraits 2004 – 2012. The series engages the viewer because the portraits trigger…

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October 24, 2012 at 6:43 pm

Picture of the Day: 84 Million Stars in One Image

Picture of the Day: 84 Million Stars in One Image

84 MILLION STARS IN ONE IMAGE Photograph by ESO/VVV Consortium/Ignacio Toledo/Martin Kornmesser Using a gigantic nine-gigapixel image from the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory, an international team of astronomers has created a catalogue of more than 84 million stars in the central parts of the Milky Way. This…

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October 24, 2012 at 4:02 pm

Highlights from the 2012 Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Highlights from the 2012 Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The winners of the internationally acclaimed Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition were announced last week at a gala awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum in London. The world-renowned exhibition opens on October 19th and runs until March 3rd, 2013 before it goes on a UK and international tour. Now in…

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October 24, 2012 at 9:30 am

Ghosts of War: WWII Photos Blended Into Present Day

Ghosts of War: WWII Photos Blended Into Present Day

Dutch historian Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse has an incredible series of WWII photos blended into images of the same location in the present day. In a collection on Flickr entitled Ghosts of History, Jo takes us on a visual tour of the past. In her own words: “By combining historical pictures with photos made on…

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October 23, 2012 at 6:15 pm

Picture of the Day: A Sea of Sunflowers in Japan

Picture of the Day: A Sea of Sunflowers in Japan

A SEA OF SUNFLOWERS IN JAPAN Photograph by Jason Arney In this incredible capture by photographer Jason Arney we see a dazzling field of sunflowers in Daisetsuzan National Park (Taisetsuzan) in Hokkaido, Japan. Jason submitted this photo to Gizmodo’s Summer Shooting Challenge, taking home first prize for this amazing shot. The…

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October 23, 2012 at 3:36 pm

Planetary Patterns on the Surfaces of Soap Bubbles

Planetary Patterns on the Surfaces of Soap Bubbles

Visual communication magazine Creative Review commissioned photographer Jason Tozer to shoot a series of soap bubbles to test out the capabilities of a Sony D-SLR. All of the stunning results below were created ‘in-camera’, meaning filters and effects were not applied in post-production. To achieve the planetary like images, Tozer began by blowing through…

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October 22, 2012 at 7:13 pm

Picture of the Day: Remember Your Roots

Picture of the Day: Remember Your Roots

REMEMBER YOUR ROOTS Photograph by Brian Yen (briyen on Flickr) In this incredible capture by photographer Brian Yen (briyen on Flickr) we see an incredible system of roots scaling a wall as a child runs past a group of elderly people. Brian took this moment in time to reflect about our…

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October 22, 2012 at 4:44 pm

Adonna Khare’s Amazing 288 sq ft Elephants Mural Drawn by Pencil

Adonna Khare's Amazing 288 sq ft Elephants Mural Drawn by Pencil

Three years ago Adonna Khare took a leave of absence from the art world to raise her daughter and get a steady paying day job as an elementary art school teacher. Earlier this month, Khare was announced the winner of the highly coveted ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, taking home the People’s Choice award…

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October 22, 2012 at 9:54 am

23 Funny and Creative Halloween Costumes

23 Funny and Creative Halloween Costumes

It’s that time of year again! If you still haven’t decided on a costume for this year, take a gander at the gallery below for some creative inspiration. Some are elaborate, some are budget and a few of them are quite creative! If you think your costume should be included in the list, be…

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October 21, 2012 at 11:24 pm

Picture of the Day: The Coconut Octopus

Picture of the Day: The Coconut Octopus

THE COCONUT OCTOPUS Photograph by Mario Neumann (scuba.hamburg on Flickr) Amphioctopus marginatus, also known as the coconut octopus or veined octopus, is a medium-sized cephalopod belonging to the genus Amphioctopus. It is found in tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean. It commonly preys upon shrimp, crabs, and clams, and displays…

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