Fabian Oefner has created these stunning high-speed photos of burning alcohol vapors that resemble organic forms more than they resemble fire.
Wei Gensheng is working on the second highest building in the world – the Shanghai Tower. His stunning photos from 2,000 ft up won him the second prize in Shanghai City Photography Competition.
James Mollison uses the power of series (and its inherent qualities of comparison, contrast, expectation and surprise ) to tell the very moving story of childhood around the world in his book Where Children Sleep.
“I hope the book gives a a glimpse into the lives some children are living in very diverse situations around the world; a chance to reflect on the inequality that exists, and realise just how lucky most of us in the developed world are,” says James.
Other series we've had on kids and schools around the world include:
Kids from Around the World with Their Most Prized Possesions
Ahkohxet, 8, Amazonia, Brazil
Dong, 9, Yunnan, China
Indira, 7, Kathmandu, Nepal
Joey, 11, Kentucky, USA
Alex, 9, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bilal, 6, Wadi Abu Hindi, The West Bank
Bikram, 9, Melamchi, Nepal
Lamine, 12, Bounkiling village, Senegal
Tzvika, 9, Beitar Illit, The West Bank
Prena, 14, Kathmandu, Nepal
Douha, 10, Hebron, The West Bank
Anonymous, 9, Ivory Coast
Rhiannon, 14, Darvel, Scotland
Nantio, 15, Lisamis, Northern Kenya
Roathy, 8, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Netu, 11, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jasmine (Jazzy), 4, Kentucky, USA
Risa, 15, Kyoto, Japan
Fine watches, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Chopard, etc., are photographed in studio by Guido Mocafico.
The photos were shot inside a WWII bunker in Switzerland and consists of 900 specimen in total by Sabine Pearlman:
“The cross-sections reveal a hidden complexity and beauty of form, which stands in vast contrast to the destructive purpose of the object. It’s a representation of the evil and the beautiful, a reflection of the human condition.”
Also, have a poetry reading this saturday in Venice, CA: Poems Not Bullets
Rio de Janiero-based photographer Michel de Souza was on the scene shooting photos the people protesting the lack of public services. He also captured this point-of-view footage using two GoPro cameras mounted to his DSLRs.
Riot police were sent to fire tear gas and rubber bullets in order to break up the gathering.
De Souza: “I confess that, towards the end, it moved me to tears."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Bill Dickinson
Photos described as "genuine images taken with a camera."
Seoul, Korea by Saik Kim
Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Jacob Rostermundt
Dresden, Germany by Manuel Irritier
Dokkum, Netherlands by Bas Meelker
WK Cheoh
Groningen Netherlands by Rayon Hoepel
Anna Gett, captured in Amsterdam, Holland.
The Seattle skyline by John G. Cramer
Kazuki Yamamoto creates these astounding piles of foam to make three dimensional designs.
Based in Washington D.C., Cameron Davidson is an aerial photographer whose work has been featured in such publications as National Geographic, Vanity Fair and Smithsonian Magazine. To see more of his work, visit camerondavidson.com.
See also Kite Aerial Photography
Stunning photos of the Indonesian volcanao by Helminadia Jabur:
"The volcano is noted for its spectacular sunrises and majestic views all the way to Semeru volcano which is located further behind it. Ever since I saw some images of the volcano, I just could not help myself to visit the area and capture it."
See also Peering Inside an Active Volcano in Eastern Russia
Arno Rafael Minkkinen has created this project called Hands and Feet that uses the body for its form, abstracted a little, in concert with the natural world.
He explains:
“If you are going to be under the snow, be under the snow. ‘Out of limitations new forms emerge,’ Georges Braque said. My translation: know what you will not do. For me this means embracing reality as a collaborator in the invention of the image, not overlaying multiple images to create such impressions. In the end, my negatives will never give away how I made any one of my photographs. They will always print with the same information as found in them the day the negatives were made.”
I am always a fan of the sets that the editors at The Big Picture pull together. This set of 47 photos around trains, rails and travel is really awesome.
We've seen amazing things shot through falling drops of water before. But this is something different. Synchronizing 2,000 shots through falling drops of water to create this stop-motion promo for IdN Magazine is truly outstanding.
The video, “Entropy”, was created by Physalia.
They built a custom Arduino-based system to capture each drop in precisely the right spot.
The early tests and making-of video shed a lot of light on the amazing process.
Sure there are plenty of apps out there that will help pretty up your photos, but Glitché is an app that helps you rough your photos up, make them seem like that are recovered from some digital archeology or part of the video sequence of The Ring.
Filters include glitch, scan, invert, grid, scene, pxlgrid, LCD and datamosh, each making your photo trippy and odd.
London-based photographer Andy Day shoots parkour and freerunning and has built up quite a collection of startling images and frozen moments from daring action sequences.
Slovenian photographer Matej Peljhan's photos from his series ‘The Little Prince’, show 12-year-old Luka, who has muscle dystrophy, doing the things he longs so do but can't. Clever and moving.
26-year-old photographer based in Tel Aviv, Dmitriy Yoav Reinshtein has created quite the astounding set of gorgeous macro photos of insects.
