Photograph by Ricardo Bofill The cement factory conversion by Ricardo Bofill in Barcelona, Spain is one of the most interesting the Sifter has seen to date. With over 30 silos, multiple buildings and towering ceilings throughout, the space is incredibly raw and presents countless design challenges. Now a multi-purpose facility with an office, residence,…
CENTRAL PARK AT NIGHT Photographs by ANDREW MACE Photographer’s Description: Looking north from around 57th Street over Central Park and the Upper West Side. You can see the George Washington Bridge faintly. via Andrew Mace on Flickr
RAGO NATIONAL PARK, NORWAY Rago National Park is a national park in the county of Nordland, Norway and borders Sweden’s Padjelanta National Park. Lakes Storskogvatnet and Litlverivatnet lie within the park along with several glaciers in the southeastern area. via Reddit
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…
For the last eleven years, Harry Winston has partnered with a master horologist to create an exclusive and groundbreaking timepiece that reflects an unprecedented journey of collaboration and innovation. It is known simply as The Opus. 2011 heralds the latest addition to the vaunted Opus series, the Opus 11, in partnership with legendary watchmaker…
LIGHTS OUT SYDNEY! Photograph by REUTERS / TIM WIMBORNE Last Saturday, March 26, people and businesses around the world participated in Earth Hour 2011, turning off their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time. Earth Hour was organized by the World Wildlife Fund in 2007, as a way to bring attention to energy-consumption, sustainability,…
Light Painting by Trevor Williams A self-proclaimed ‘camera freak’, Trevor Williams is an expert at light painting and night photography. Armed with a palette of custom light painting gadgets and tools he fabricated himself, Trevor creates incredible works of photographic art that have to be seen to believe. Below you will find a small…
US PARATROOPERS Photograph by The U.S. Army U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cory Boatwright, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., videotapes U.S. Soldiers assigned to 82nd Airborne Division as they parachute from a C-17 Golbemaster III aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise (JFEX) on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 17,…