Category: STORIES

February 10, 2014 at 1:28 pm

20 Highlights from the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

20 Highlights from the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

The shortlist for the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards was recently announced by the World Photography Organisation. Photographers from 166 countries submitted nearly 140,000 images (69,114 Professional entries; 65,512 Open entries and 4,928 Youth entries images), the highest number of entries in the awards’ seven year history. From the submissions the judges have selected…

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January 30, 2014 at 4:48 pm

These Two are Winning the Internet in their Sleep

These Two are Winning the Internet in their Sleep

Last November, long-time blogger and mother of three, Jessica Shyba, visited an animal shelter with her kids in search of a puppy. It was there, tucked between two siblings in the backyard of the Santa Cruz SPCA, that they saw him. Although the 7-week-old pup was the shyest of the group, he bounded instantly…

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January 29, 2014 at 5:45 pm

Life in the Tube: 40 Years of London Underground Photography

Life in the Tube: 40 Years of London Underground Photography

The London Underground (also known as the Tube or the Underground) is a public metro system serving a large part of Greater London. The system serves 270 stations and has 402 kilometres (250 mi) of track. In 2012/13 London Underground carried over 1 billion passengers. Since the 1970s, photographer Bob Mazzer has been documenting…

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January 25, 2014 at 2:57 pm

Small-Town Restaurant Asks Guests to Pin Where They’re From on a Map. It Looks Awesome

Small-Town Restaurant Asks Guests to Pin Where They're From on a Map. It Looks Awesome

The tiny town of Moss Landing, California (population 204 as of 2010) is where you will find Phil’s Fish Market, a small-town restaurant with worldwide appeal. The BBC proclaimed Phil’s one of the ‘World’s Best Beach Restaurants‘ and it has also been featured on several Food Network shows including: Bobby Flay’s Throwdown and Bobby…

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January 22, 2014 at 3:35 pm

These Two Brothers are Recreating Old Family Photos and it’s Hilarious

These Two Brothers are Recreating Old Family Photos and it's Hilarious

Joe Luxton and his brother thought it would be a funny idea to recreate a bunch of old family photos and turn them into a calendar for their Mom for Christmas. They were right and the results are hilarious. Joe, who’s a designer at design studio Build, has created a tumblr entitled Then/Now to…

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January 21, 2014 at 4:19 pm

This Looks Like a House but You Already Know It’s Not One

This Looks Like a House but You Already Know It's Not One

Image via Eric Mennel/WUNC In the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, at 3215 Wade Avenue, you will find this building that looks like a house. If you look a little closer you may notice there isn’t a driveway or mailbox. Image via Eric Mennel/WUNC Image via Eric Mennel/WUNC As you approach…

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January 21, 2014 at 11:48 am

A Mother’s Touching Portraits of Her Sons Bonding with Animals

A Mother's Touching Portraits of Her Sons Bonding with Animals

Elena Shumilova is mother to two young boys, Yaroslav (5) and Vanya (2). An architect by trade, the Russian artist only took up photography in 2012, wanting to capture the precious moments a mother witnesses as her children grow up. The family owns a farm in Adreapol, Russia, where they have many animals including…

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January 13, 2014 at 12:07 pm

Chewbacca Tweets an Epic Series of Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Star Wars

Chewbacca Tweets an Epic Series of Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Star Wars

It all started with a simple tweet… https://twitter.com/TheWookieeRoars/status/420720197964546049/ Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieRoars), the 7′ 3″ (2.21 m) actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films went on an amazing twitter run last week, sharing an unbelievable gallery of behind-the-scenes photos from the various Star Wars films. The images give us a glimpse…

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January 11, 2014 at 3:12 pm

‘What I Be’ Photo Project Reveals People’s Most Intimate Insecurities

'What I Be' Photo Project Reveals People's Most Intimate Insecurities

What I Be is a project about honesty and empowerment. In the ongoing 1000+ photo series, people are asked to complete the following statement: “I am not my ____ “ Their response is then manifested as a phrase or ‘label’ and written somewhere on their face or body with a marker. Then a…

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January 8, 2014 at 12:12 pm

This is What Happens When Americans are Asked to Label Europe and Brits are Asked to Label the US

This is What Happens When Americans are Asked to Label Europe and Brits are Asked to Label the US

At the end of last year, the BuzzFeed team asked students and co-workers to label a map. Those in the UK were asked to label a map of the United States, while those in the US were tasked to label a map of Europe. Yes there is a difference between labelling states of one…

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