Photograph by Iwan Baan for New York Magazine The latest cover of New York Magazine (November 12 issue) features an incredible aerial photograph of a blacked-out New York City. The cover image conveys the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy as it left much of downtown Manhattan powerless. In fact, New York Magazine’s own offices…
It’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘famous quotes‘ compilation so I went through a series of art-related quotes last night, and these are the ten that really resonated with me. If you have any personal favourites to add, let me know in the comments! If there are enough I can update the…
LONDON TWILIGHT Photograph by David Iliff on Wikipedia Taken on April 7, 2006, this beautiful photograph shows the famous London Eye as viewed from the rear. It’s a 6 second exposure taken with a Canon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L IS lens at 24mm, f/4 and ISO 50. The London Eye is a…
The Superbus project is an ambitious attempt to disrupt the personal transport industry. This new concept in sustainable mobility consists of: a new electronically powered vehicle capable of cruising speeds in excess of 250 km/h (155 mph), new dedicated infrastructure (such as a dedicated lane on highways), and new logistics via a central routing…
In his series entitled ‘Bench‘, photographer Eugene Kotenko shot the activities that took place around a specific bench outside of his apartment over a period of four years. Documented in the Ukraine, the bench was located beside a government housing building. The variety is quite interesting. Even though the focus is on a single…
Photograph by Aleksandar Radulovic Jon Gnarr (born January 2, 1967) is the current mayor of Iceland’s biggest city, Reykjavik. It’s the northernmost capital in the world and the heart of Iceland’s economic and governmental activity. Here are 12 reasons why Gnarr is the most interesting mayor in the world: 1. He founded…
THE SLEEPING GODDESS Photograph by The Lost Gardens of Heligan Located on Woodland Walk, in the Lost Gardens of Heligan, is an amazing sculpture of a sleeping goddess entitled ‘Mud Maid’. The incredible larger-than-life sculpture even has grass and moss growing atop it. Heligan was a sprawling thousand-acre estate in the UK…
Located in Kuwana City (Mie Prefecture) is Nabano No Sato, a flower-focused park featuring sprawling gardens and giant greenhouses. Running annually from mid November to mid March is one of Japan’s finest Winter Illuminations, including the famous tunnel of light. The park also features an onsen (hot spring) and a variety of restaurants including…
Denmark-born artist Peter Callesen creates incredible works of art from a single sheet of A4 paper. Through an amazing combination of cutting and folding, Callesen creates incredible scenes from the simplest of materials. In his own words: “By taking away all the information and starting from scratch using the blank white A4 paper sheet…
TANGOLUNDA BAY, MEXICO Photograph by Ivan Andreevich on deviantART In this capture by photographer Ivan Andreevich we see the beautiful Tangolunda Bay in Huatulco, Mexico. The photo was taken with Nikon D90 + Tokina 11-16mm at around 6:40 am at sunrise. Huatulco, centered on the town of La Crucecita, is a tourist…
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