Artwork and Photography by DON HONG-OAI Born in Canton in 1929, Chinese artist Dong Hong-Oai passed away in 2004 at the age of 75. He left behind an incredible volume of work, using a style known as pictorialism to create incredible photographs that look like traditional Chinese paintings. Below you will find a…
THE FIRST PEOPLE EVER PHOTOGRAPHED Boulevard du Temple, Paris, Daguerreotype 1838 | Photograph by LOUIS DAGUERRE (1787 – 1851) This is purportedly the first picture of a living person ever taken (1838). The image shows a busy street, but due to exposure time of more than ten minutes, the traffic was moving…
DAGUERREOTYPE: FIRST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS RELEASED ‘FREE TO THE WORLD’ – OCTOBER 19, 1839 An 1837 daguerreotype | Photograph by LOUIS DAGUERRE The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process. The image is a direct positive made in the camera on a silver plated copper plate. The raw material…
BIGGEST. CROCODILE. EVER. Photograph by REUTERS / STRINGER Residents look at a 6.4 meter (21-foot) saltwater crocodile, which is suspected of having attacked several people, after it was caught in Nueva Era in Bunawan town, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, on September 4, 2011. The crocodile weighs more than 1000 kg and is…
Photograph via iClickfun.com In Colombia, Rio Cano Castales, or the ‘river of five colors’, is a special place where for a brief period of time every year when the conditions are just right, the river explodes with vibrant colours your eyes won’t believe. During the short span between the wet and dry season,…
AMAZING TURBINE CLOUDS IN THE NORTH SEA Photograph by CHRISTIAN STEINESS The photograph above shows the turbulence field behind the Horns Rev 1 offshore wind turbines. Unique meteorological conditions on 12 February 2008 at 1300 hours resulted in the wind turbines creating condensation (i.e. clouds) of the very humid air, thus making…
Photograph by CHRISTOPHER CARLSON Some people are really into Halloween. We’ve all seen over-the-top costumes, incredibly detailed and intricate pumpkins, and in every neighbourhood, I guarantee there is at least one home with an elaborate front yard Halloween display. You know they’re going to have the most awesome treats and you have to…
FLOODING IN THAILAND Photograph by MATTHIAS HOCH Photograph by Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching Southeast Asia since mid-July, causing mudslides and widespread flooding along the Mekong River. Parts of Thailand are now experiencing the worst floods in half a century, as water inundates villages, historic temples, farms,…
The Silhouette and Eclipse were designed by Angela Jansen, a Design Academy Eindhoven graduate, and developed by Ger Jansen, a mechanical and electrical engineer. Together, they run the company Light Light. The Light Light series creates an incredible visual conversation piece. It is like an optical illusion, yet one that is kind to…
MIGHTY MOUNT KILIMANJARO Photograph by MUHAMMAD MAHDI KARIM Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level (the Uhuru Peak/Kibo Peak). In 1889 the peak of Kibo was named “Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze”…
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