Rano Kau volcano in Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile – Photograph by YANN ARTHUS BERTRAND For me, the allure of aerial photography is the unique perspective it gives. The world feels so different when viewed from above. It always gives me a newfound appreciation for this pale blue dot we call…
TOGETHER WE CAN REBUILD Photograph by AP Photo/NEXCO East These two photos show a road devastated by the March 11 massive earthquake (left) and the same road after restoration in Naka, Japan. The highway company restored the 150-meter section of the highway linking Tokyo and the quake-damaged Ibaraki prefecture in six days. The…
LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS! Photograph by PROSPECT MAGAZINE A young boy accepts a trophy at the third annual Malmesbury Abbey Skate Competition. The event takes place at the Abbey Skate Park located in the Benedictine Monastery, transforming the space into a series of ramps and rails for the skating faithful. via Prospect…
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CATACOMBS OF PARIS Photograph by STEPHEN ALVAREZ Photographer’s Description:In a sandy chamber known as the “beach,” a wave rolls across a wall painted (and repainted) by cataphiles in the style of Japanese printmaker Hokusai. Such works can take hundreds of hours—the painting but also the carrying in of supplies. via National Geographic…
She’s the newest addition to the Royal Caribbean fleet and the world’s largest cruise ship. With 2,700 rooms spanning 16 decks, the Allure of the Seas is like a miniature city, travelling from Fort Lauderdale to the Carribbean at a comfortable 22 knots. Oh and there’s a Starbucks on board… Below you will find…
SANDOSAURUS REX! Photograph by JOHN O’NEILL Dinosaur sand sculptures at the Sand Sculpting Australia “Dinostory” exhibit held at Frankston, Victoria, Australia. The sculpture was the created with the combined efforts of an international team of sand sculpting artists: Karen Fralich (Canada) – children playing in foreground; Peter Bignell (Tasmania, Australia) – Triceratops skull…
DIE FOR THE MONEY Artwork by SCOTT CAMPBELL Scott Campbell, Skull Cube, 2010, Cut US currency, 9 x 6 x 4 inches Scott Campbell is a sort of semiotician, studying the signs, symbols, and text, commonly found in tattoo culture. His work investigates a familiar lowbrow vernacular, and points out the irony…
Architect and programmer Michael Hansmeyer has undertaken a most ambitious project, designing an incredibly ornate and complex column with over 16 million individual facets! Hansmeyer has taken his initiative beyond the computer design phase and actually fabricated a full-scale 2.7 meter (8.8 ft) column made from stacked cardboard sheets. Check out the pics and…
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