FUN WITH FRIENDS Photograph by IDMA Just a really fun group shot found on Reddit. Gotta love the effort, particularly the guy in red. Some Redditors complained of the two women in the shot for not only looking at the camera but having both feet firmly planted on the ground despite their…
Artwork and Photography by RAY VILLAFANE @ VILLAFANE STUDIOS Born in Queens, New York, artist Ray Villafane carves some of the most incredible pumpkins on Earth, garnering international acclaim and notable clients around the world. Ray also works with sand sculptures in addition to designing his own toys and action figures. Be sure…
TORONTO AT NIGHT Photograph by DMAO11 Fantastic view of my hometown of Toronto, Canada shot from a plane by Dmao11. Photograph was taken using a Nikon D90 with a Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 VC lens Dmao11 on Flickr
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse Stay…
THE GOLDEN GUN Photograph via Reuters Pictured above is the alleged Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter that first captured former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. In his hand is the supposed gold-plated gun of the now deceased leader who had succumbed to his wounds received during his final stand. The eight weeks…
Artwork and Photography by DON HONG-OAI Born in Canton in 1929, Chinese artist Dong Hong-Oai passed away in 2004 at the age of 75. He left behind an incredible volume of work, using a style known as pictorialism to create incredible photographs that look like traditional Chinese paintings. Below you will find a…
THE FIRST PEOPLE EVER PHOTOGRAPHED Boulevard du Temple, Paris, Daguerreotype 1838 | Photograph by LOUIS DAGUERRE (1787 – 1851) This is purportedly the first picture of a living person ever taken (1838). The image shows a busy street, but due to exposure time of more than ten minutes, the traffic was moving…
DAGUERREOTYPE: FIRST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS RELEASED ‘FREE TO THE WORLD’ – OCTOBER 19, 1839 An 1837 daguerreotype | Photograph by LOUIS DAGUERRE The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process. The image is a direct positive made in the camera on a silver plated copper plate. The raw material…
BIGGEST. CROCODILE. EVER. Photograph by REUTERS / STRINGER Residents look at a 6.4 meter (21-foot) saltwater crocodile, which is suspected of having attacked several people, after it was caught in Nueva Era in Bunawan town, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, on September 4, 2011. The crocodile weighs more than 1000 kg and is…
Photograph via iClickfun.com In Colombia, Rio Cano Castales, or the ‘river of five colors’, is a special place where for a brief period of time every year when the conditions are just right, the river explodes with vibrant colours your eyes won’t believe. During the short span between the wet and dry season,…
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