It was a cold and windy day when Cameron Bloom’s son Noah spotted her, a 3-week old Magpie that had fallen out of her nest and been abandoned by her mother. “She barely had any feathers … and she was close to dying,” Bloom recalls. The Sydney-based family took her to their local vet…
Tattoo artist Tony Booth recently completed this jaw-dropping 3D sleeve tattoo for a client. For me it’s the shading that’s most impressive, creating the convincing illusion of layers and depth. To fully appreciate the detail be sure to check out the video and gifs of the tattoo below. Booth is currently working out of…
Artist Julien Knez created a series of nine retro VHS covers for modern television shows and movies including Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and Guardians of the Galaxy. The covers, which were actually printed and placed into VHS sleeves, were made as part of an April Fools day prank for his blog, where Knez…
Photographer Seth Casteel’s underwater photographs have captivated an international audience, leading to bestselling photo books Underwater Dogs and Underwater Puppies. Now, after what Seth says are among the most joyful shoots of his career, Casteel has found a new way to capture images of our youngest humans at their most playful and pure: underwater.…
At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 “Pictures of the Day“, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (check out the Top 100 POTDs for 2014!). It’s hard to believe we’re already 1/4 of the way through 2015. I can’t wait to see what…
After staring at his drab office walls for nearly two years, Ben Brucker had enough. “One day I just got so tired of how sterile and boring our office felt, I thought I should do something about it” Brucker explained to reddit. Brucker, who works at a creative agency, was not allowed to damage…
Instagram chef ‘Jacques La Merde‘ is poking a little fun at Haute cuisine, skilfully plating junk food to look like fancy, high end cuisine. While it’s not clear who’s behind the parody account, the Instagram chef, who posted his first dish this February, has already amassed an impressive 22,000 followers. For the latest, follow…
Photographer Yuki Aoyama recently published her series of Japanese businessmen jumping beside their daughters into a 109-page photo book now available on Amazon Japan. According to Spoon & Tamago, the younger generation slyly refer to these ‘salarymen’ as Ossan aka boring old men. In a series of creative portraits, Aoyama challenges the notion, with…
To celebrate Easter, artist Barak Hardley painted 62 different characters and celebrities onto eggs. Be sure to check out the video above by Awe Me where you can see up close shots of many of the amazing egg paintings. You can also see all of the painted eggs in the images below. To see…
When we first profiled Irvine’s ‘re-directed paintings’ last July we had no idea it would become one of our most viewed articles of 2014. We recently caught up with David to see what he’s been up to and learned that he’s busy working on commissions (contact him here) and displaying his latest artworks at…