Who woulda thunk that singer Bryan Adams is a well established fashion photographer (NSFW) with "photos published in numerous well-known publications such as L’uomo Vogue, British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Interview magazine, and Esquire."
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This Voltron toy from 1985 also is a working camera. Good luck finding one.
David Sykes photographed this charming balloon'd breakfast with help from a couple people.
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Captivating photographs of abandoned cities and villages from around the world.
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A bunch of you have asked me when the next photo challenge will take place. The last one was a fun success IMHO. Lets roll with the punches that Mother Nature is raining down on us: this second photo challenge's theme is rain. The weather that is, not the Korean pop singer that Megan Fox wants to git wit. So take your camera and lets make this shitty weather look artsy!
National Geographic's photo gallery of monkeys involved in the space program.
Sam's mission was to test the craft's launch escape system. About a minute into the flight, Sam's capsule was ejected from the rocket. After soaring 51 miles (82 kilometers) above Earth, the capsule landed in the Atlantic Ocean, where Sam, unhurt, was recovered. The monkey was later returned to a training colony, and he lived until 1982.
He was probably pissed that all he got was a banana afterwards.
I love the kid's pure joy in this photo.
Some photos taken over the past month or so with my phone during my peregrinations around New York City.
Inflatable furries?
Jonathan Schipper's "Irreversibility" installation in Williamsburg.
Me FTW.
Standing on street corners trying to figure out where to go next.
Inspiring until you realize it's a homeless person's bed for the night.
Intern needed.
View more remarkable photos of Mexico's "Cueva de los Cristales, or Cave of Crystals" at National Geographic.
[While the juxtaposition is humorous in this recent photograph by David Guttenfelder of Spc. Zachery Boyd of the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry in such a rush to join his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan after they received gunfire that he didn't have time to put on pants over his "I Love NY" boxers and flip flops, I can't help but compare the surreal absurdity between Spc. Boyd's life and that of the people who participated in Improv Everywhere's Annual No Pants! Subway Ride.
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The theme for this photo challenge was "yellow"--the idea behind this was to make us more engaged with our surroundings despite our daily routine as well as to encourage our photography interests. Here are the fun results.
By Clay
By Melissa
By Carly
By Carly
By Rome
By Fiona
By Fiona
By Pooja
By Pooja
By Mariya
And a few I snapped:
Mark Leffingwell snapped this hazy photo on April 20th at 4:20 pm:
Thousands of people gather on Norlin Quad at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, where the April 20 date has been famously marked for years. This photo was taken at precisely 4:20 PM, when the entire crowd exhaled at once.
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Inspired by a conversation I had last night with a couple friends, I've decided to organize an online artist commune here. I know many of you readers are creative, especially with a camera. The problem is that so many of us get stuck in a rut and treat our creativity like we're an absentee landlord at worst or a a parent with only monthly visitation rights at best. Lets do something about this and do something mutually productive and beneficial. The first (hopefully of many) project here is a photography challenge. I will propose a theme and you all have a week to shoot things that fit your interpretation of that theme. Then either email me your "best" snapshot or leave a comment with its URL. I'll then do a recap with all the submitted photos for your collective viewing pleasure and discussion.
In honor of the approaching summer and hot sunny days, the theme for this week is the color yellow.
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National Geographic's infinite image-mosaic of user submitted photographs blew my mind away. It may take a few seconds to load, but it's worthwhile.
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Brilliant photographer and artist Shawn Mortensen passed away yesterday.
Particularly renowned for his portraits of musicians, artists, and entertainers, Shawn photographed a stunning array of pop culture demigods in his 20+ year career including Keith Haring, Tupac, Henry Rollins, James Brown, The Notorious BIG, Bjork, Jun Takahashi, Leo Fitzpatrick, Christopher Wool, Mark Gonzales, Ed Ruscha, Vivienne Westwood, The Bad Brains, Dash Snow, Grandmaster Flash, Neil Young, MIA, John Lee Hooker, Nigo, Sofia Coppola, Agnes B., Sonic Youth, The Beastie Boys, Keith Richards, Chloe Sevigny, The Foo Fighters, Everlast, Kraftwerk, Wu Tang Clan, and The Sex Pistols, to name but a few. Shawn was also a successful commercial photographer who worked with clients like SUPREME and NIKE, and publications like VIBE, and I-D Magazine, where his streetwise eye was a highly prized commodity.
You probably recognize this iconic photograph of his:
I like this untitled piece by Jason Lazarus.
I love the nostalgic sense of imaginative play and the innocent recklessness that photographer Jan Von Holleben captures in his "Dreams of Flying" series featuring local kids from his neighborhood in Germany.
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