Artwork and Photography by Andres Amador @ AndresAmadorArts.com San Francisco native Andres Amador is an artist that specializes in temporary land art on sandy beaches. Armed with several different sized rakes and his imagination, Andres typically spends a few hours on each piece. He first sketches the pattern before doing any work on the…
Photograph by Larrousiney Photograph by Mtu33260 The Great Dune of Pyla (or Pilat) is the tallest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 60 km from Bordeaux. Pilat is often spelled Pyla, hence the alternative name “dune of Pyla”. More accurately,…
Photograph by Andrés Asturias for Paz Arquitectura Located in a dense hillside forest in the Santa Rosalia area of Guatemala City, the stunning Casa Corallo designed by Paz Arquitectura, integrates the existing forest directly into the layout of the home. You can see in the following photos there are several trees growing right…
Photograph by SIEMA @ Panoramio.com The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is an international mountain sightseeing route some 90 kilometers (56 miles) long. The route goes across the 3,000-meter-high North Alpine mountains, the so-called “roof of Japan,” and connects Toyama and Shinano Omachi. You can enjoy the panorama by taking a train, highland bus,…
Photograph via Kulula on Facebook Kulula (Zulu for ‘easily’), first took to the skies in August 2001 as South Africa’s first low fare airline. Their fleet consists of one Boeing 737-200 (118 seats), one Boeing 737-300 (136 seats), seven Boeing 737-400’s (162 seats) and two 737-800’s (186 seats). While most airlines have the…
Artwork by Makoto Tojiki Makoto Tojiki is an artist and designer who uses light as his primary medium of expression. Tojiki, a 1998 industrial design engineering graduate of Kinki University, devoted his personal time to experimenting with light while employed as an industrial designer. In 2003, he launched his career as a full-time…
South Bridge, Kiev | Photograph by Vadim Mahorov @ dedmaxopka.livejournal.com Russian photographer Vadim Mahorov goes to death-defying heights for the perfect shot. While the thrill of scaling buildings, towers and monuments is part of the allure, the dramatic aerial landscapes Vadim captures are absolutely breathtaking. Although many are quick to lump Vadim with…
JR & LIU BOLIN STREET ART COLLABO IN NYC Photograph by New York Street Art on Flickr 2011’s TED prize winner, street artist and photographer JR, recently collaborated with the famous Chinese artist Liu Bolin for an awesome piece in New York City’s Nolita district (North of Little Italy). Thankfully, NewYorkStreetArt on…
Roll Cloud, Las Olas Beach, Uruguay | Photograph by Daniela Mirner Eberl The skies have always been a constant source of fascination for humans. One common mass that everyone on the planet has seen in one form or another are clouds. They can come in all sizes, shapes, and colours; and their distinct…
In the Sifter’s fifth installment of the Awesome Animated Gif Series, we check in on some artists that are elevating the art form and taking it to classy, high-quality heights. First up are Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg who coined to the term Cinemagraphs to describe their specific style of animated gif. In…
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