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…
WHEEEEEEE! Photographer Unknown That is none other than superstar racecar driver Kimmi ‘Iceman’ Raikkonen having the time of his life. The planes are flying above the F1 Australian Grand Prix track at Albert Park in Melbourne. Raikkonen, who won the 2007 Formula One World Drivers’ Championship currently competes in the World Rally Championship…
Turks & Caicos – Photograph by IPWNNOOBS Fellow blogger Tom Moran from Urban Ghosts inspired this post. His excellent article on ‘Ship Graveyards: Abandoned Ships, Boats and Shipyards‘ sent me on a quest to find some incredible photographs of shipwrecks around the world. The United Nations estimates that there are more than 3 million…
MAN VERSUS MOUNTAIN Photograph by ALEXANDRE BUISSE Nic Mullin descends Aiguille du Plan in Chamonix, France. Aiguille du Plan is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps with an elevation of 12050 ft / 3673 meters. Alexandre Buisse Photography
MORNING DEW Photograph by JENS KOLK The sunlight shimmers through the dazzling drops of morning dew. The ladybug now looks like a discobug 😛 Jens Kolk on FotoCommunity via Reddit
The 100 Worlds Project is an exhibition of globe-inspired sculptures made by Ron Miriello, in collaboration with a community of craftsmen, makers, photographers and amici. What started as a singular idea to ‘create for the sake of creating’ has evolved into something much more meaningful. See below for a full description of the project…
DARK SIDE OF THE LOOM! Photograph by ALDO CAVINI BENEDETTI A fantastic tribute to one of the greatest albums of all time! Enjoy this song and take a trip down memory lane 🙂 Aldo Cavini Benedetti on Flickr via Reddit
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