Los Alamos Vineyards, Santa Barbara – Photograph by CHUCK ABBE Wine making is a true art form with practitioners all over the world. The vineyards from which our wines derive are some of the most beautiful landscapes around the globe. From the Old World vineyards of Europe like Italy and France; to the…
THE “10 AUGUST” OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION – AUGUST 10, 1792 Storming of the palace | Artwork by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux On 10 August 1792, during the French Revolution, revolutionary Fédéré militias — with the backing of a new municipal government of Paris that came to be known as the “insurrectionary” Paris…
Photograph and Artwork by MASKULL LASSERRE The Sifter is always astounded by intricate woodwork and design. The material is so beautiful and the artwork requires such incredible skill and dedication. It is always humbling to witness the work of a master woodworker like fellow Canadian, Maskull Lasserre. Below you will find a small collection…
SOME KIND OF SUPER CLOUD! Photograph by PAT KAVANAGH There’s a lot of activity in this cloud. Down below we see a rainbow amidst a dark and menacing storm cloud. Yet as we go higher, the cloud gets fluffier and friendlier, as the sun tries to penetrate through. Photographer’s Description: I climbed…
M.C. ESCHER WATER DROP REFLECTION Photograph and setup by SMSILTON Beautiful capture of M.C Escher’s famous 1953 artwork titled, ‘Relativity‘. Reddit user SMSILTON says he took about 150 photographs and a lot of trial and error to finally capture the perfect shot. He was using a Canon 60mm macro [f/2.8, ISO 640…
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…
Caterpillar 30x Magnification (5mm width) | Photograph by OLIVER MECKES Electron microscopes help bring nanoscience to life, providing a level of detail to scientists that was simply not available mere decades ago. The FEI Company is a worldwide leader in electron microscope technology. Below you will find a small collection of images from scientists…
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EMBARKS ON MAIDEN VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF A WESTERN ROUTE TO THE EAST INDIES – AUGUST 3, 1492 Columbus lands on the New World at San Salvador | Artwork by Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín Christopher Columbus (c. 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an explorer, colonizer, and…
André Chénier Stage 2011 | Photograph by Bregenzer Festspiele / KARL FORSTER Since 1946, the Bregenz Festival ‘Opera on the Lake’ in Austria has been home to some of the most incredible outdoor stages ever built. Set on the gorgeous Lake Constance, the 6,800 capacity ‘Seebuhne’ Stage has been the setting for some of…
Photograph by JASPER JAMES World-renowned photographer Jasper James has recently published an incredible photo series titled ‘City Silhouettes’. Over the past decade, James has lived and worked in New York, London and Beijing (his current home), covering assignments around the globe for some of the worlds leading magazines, design and advertising clients. Jasper’s work…
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