THE BOTTOM OF AN ICEBERG Photograph via Proteon on Reddit In this amazing capture we see the bottom of an iceberg that just rolled over. According to Reddit user thirdfounder, this is an example of a ‘bottom berg’ where a chunk of ice has calved from the lower part of a glacier.…
Chen Yingjie (aka: Hua Tunan) is one of the leading young forces in the world of Chinese street art. Living in the coastal city of Foshan, Hua Tunan’s training in classical Chinese painting and illustration drives his unique street art style. He often explores new ways to combine Western graffiti styles with traditional Chinese…
THE POTUS IS NOT IMPRESSED Photograph by Pete Souza President Barack Obama jokingly mimics U.S. Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney’s “not impressed” look while greeting members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics teams in the Oval Office, November 15, 2012. Steve Penny, USA Gymnastics President, and Savannah Vinsant laugh at left. According to…
Photograph by Sarah (Pandora-no-hako on Flickr) In 1968, American toymaker Mattel released a series of 1:64 scale die cast cars called Hot Wheels. The first series of cars released (16 in total) were ‘customized’ versions of well known models like the the Camaro, Corvette and Mustang. However, later that year, Hot Wheels designer Ira…
THE WHITE WHALE Photograph by Dan Fisher An extremely rare white humpback whale was spotted recently near Norway. Welsh maritime engineer Dan Fisher made the startling discovery off the coast of Norway in August. According to the Daily Mail (where you can find more photos), Fisher has dubbed him Willow the White…
Following up from his hit series earlier this year entitled Blow Jobs, Italian photographer Tadao Cern is back with a new installment of people getting blasted in the face with wind. The latest shoot was done in Leipzig, Germany and was commissioned by the New Yorker. You can see the full 12-picture gallery on…
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to…
NUGGET POINT LIGHTHOUSE, NEW ZEALAND Photograph by Scott Robertson In this stunning photograph by Scott Robertson we see the Nugget Point Lighthouse perched atop a cliff. The photograph was posted to National Geographic’s Travel 365 series, a daily photo journal of incredible places around the world. Nugget Point Lighthouse is located in…
Selected over two other firms, Sid Lee Architecture was hired to create Red Bull Amsterdam’s new headquarters. Red Bull wanted a headquarters that would capture the ‘true spirit’ of the brand. The chosen location was a former shipping yard (complete with a docked submarine) in the North side of Amsterdam’s port area. Duality is…
LaNola Stone is a New York City-based professional photographer, artist, author, and educator. In an effort to help out her local animal shelter, Stone used her photography skills to try and find the animals ‘longest in residence’ a new home. Stone remarks: “The concept was to make ‘fashionesque images’ of the longest in residence…
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