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42 Stunning Photographs Of The Human Race July 16, 2014 | 0 Comments | Topics: Photography A child of the Arbore tribe, Ethiopia A Chimbu tribesman preparing for a celebration of death. In the Amazon the Ashaninka Indians apply face-paint, made from seeds of the Urucum plant, each day in a design that reflects their mood A young Nenet boy in Siberia plays in -30 degrees 10-year-old Yemeni girl after was granted divorce from her abusive husband Protester in Tiananmen Square, China, 1989 – by Stuart Franklin Black Woman with vitiligo by Sembene McFarland ‘Snowy’ by Vladimir Zotov — Russia, Forest, Boy King and Queen Of Bhutan The sky of Pakistan in her eyes 3 Young Afghani Girls Skateboarding A Buddhist monk shares his meal with a tiger at the Kanchanaburi ‘Tiger Temple’ in Thailand Man at a medieval market in Madrid, Spain Stilt Fishermen in Sri Lanka Chhetri woman, Dhorpatan, Nepal Maoris say hello by pressing their noses together in a greeting called hongi Spencer Murphy’s Portrait of jockey Katie Walsh Costa Rican gold miners taking a break

The Jaw-Dropping Photography of Storm Chaser Mike Hollingshead You might not come out on top if you weigh the pros and cons of storm chasing, but there are definitely pros beyond feeling like a bada** and a deep fulfillment of your twin passions for meteorology and spiking your adrenaline. If you want proof of that, just check out the awe-inspiring photography of storm chaser Mike Hollingshead. If the name Mike Hollingshead sounds familiar, that’s good, it means you’ve been reading PetaPixel for a little while. But if that’s the only photo from his storm chasing portfolio that you’ve come across, then you’re in for a real treat. Hollingshead began storm chasing after his first real chase put him right in the path of a tornado in Iowa. Speaking to Wired, Hollingshead does admit that it’s not all glory: I’ve driven eight hours only to get out there and have nothing happen. Plus, in recent years, he’s had to deal with a huge spike in the number of storm chasers on the road ever since Discovery’s Storm Chasers popularized the profession. (via Wired)

Awe-Inspiring Skies, Captured by an Extreme Storm Chaser | Raw File <div class="slide" data-slide-id="492136" ><img title="" alt="" width="1000px" src=" data-image-width="1000" data-image-height="667" /><p class="caption">A tornado from a tornadic supercell approaches York, Nebraska on June 20, 2011.<span class="credit"> Photo: Mike Hollingshead </span></p><div class="desc"><div class="slide-counter"></div><div>A tornado from a tornadic supercell approaches York, Nebraska on June 20, 2011.</div><span class="credit"> Photo: Mike Hollingshead </span></div></div><div class="slide" data-slide-id="492139" ><img title="" alt="" width="1000px" src=" data-image-width="1000" data-image-height="667" /><p class="caption">This long-lived supercell produced an EF4 tornado that tracked across northeast South Dakota and just missed the town of Bowdle on May 22, 2010. His second big hit came by mistake.

Inside the abandoned Belgian mansion brimming with expensive furniture The tenants at the Round Mansion in west Belgium are long gone, but traces of their lives still remain in roomsEerie photographs were captured by London urban explorer Andre Govia, 37 By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 10:24 GMT, 20 December 2013 | Updated: 10:44 GMT, 20 December 2013 The beds are made up, but this abandoned mansion has not had an occupant sleeping in its grand rooms for years, The tenants at the Round Mansion in western Belgium are long gone, but the bedrooms are still occupied by expensive furniture and ornaments. These eerie photographs were captured by London urban explorer Andre Govia, 37, after he decided to start documenting his love of abandoned buildings. Spooky: With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining Silence: Piles of clothes lie abandoned on a chair in one of the many bedrooms alongside papers and even a wine glass 'This mansion was an amazing place to visit,' said Mr Govia.

How Would Major Cities Look Like With Lights Off? Most likely we will never be able to see city skies entirely free from artificial light and atmosphere pollution. Not anymore. That is history. New York and Brooklyn bridge. Photographer brought peace to the ever buzzing cities by digitally mixing two worlds into one. Darkened Los Angeles under a blanket of stars and milky way. The clouds of the Milky Way hover above the Paris skyline. The Luxor Obelisk stands starkly in an empty Parisian square under a bowl of stars captured in Malt, Mont, Paris. This star scape over Rio de Janeiro famous beach Copacabana. The Milky Way and California’s San Francisco to Oakland Bay Bridge stand out prominently in this cityscape. This composite photo of the sky over the Sao Paulo in Brazil shows what the darkened sky could look like over the city in the Southern Hemisphere. By combining a photos photographer creates a scientifically accurate view of what the city of Hong Kong could be like without lights.

Фото и рисунки, арт и креативная реклама Carl Warner turns the human body into landscapes in his “Bodyscapes” series (PHOTOS). Carl Warner Carl Warner can make fantastic landscapes using just about anything: office supplies, nuts and bolts, even clothing. He might best be known, though, for his "Foodscapes," an idea that came to him in a food market at a time when his career as an advertising photographer was stagnating. Now the images are frequently used for advertising and commercial purposes. Lately, Warner is in the habit of making "Bodyscapes" after finding inspiration in the scenes of naked bodies in the dusty, rocky terrain of Michelangelo Antonioni’s film, Zabriskie Point. Compared to food, Warner said, the human body is more limited in the types of angles and shapes it can make. In the images featuring a single shot of a torso or back, only a small amount of digital manipulation—to add the sky—is required. "I know people would love these to be made with many different bodies, but doing this would mean having different skin tones, which would lose the sense of continuity within the landscape.

Time is a Dimension | Thoughtful Photography Sunset at the Esplanade, 2014. All Rights Reserved. Photography is a medium that is famous for freezing time. The word snapshot suggests that a tiny slice of time is recorded for posterity. But we do know that time is also a dimension, like length, breadth and width. A photographic print is flat, and essentially is made of 2 dimensions: length and width. HDB Rainbow Sunset, 2014. But the print is still an instance. I work in the confines of a photographic print, because I like to do so. Photographic prints are great because they don’t need power to be displayed. So I played around with the tools of digital photography and post processing to give you this series: Time is a dimension. Oriental Pearl Tower Sunset, 2014. This series of images are mostly landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes, and they are a single composite made from sequences that span 2-4 hours, mostly of sunrises and sunsets. The basic structure of a landscape is present in every piece. Own a Time Painting Leave a Comment

10 Most Expensive Photographs in the World 14.07.2013 in Photography Sometimes photographers amaze us with their art, the ability to uniquely reflect the world around us and get a look at it from a different angle. And sometimes doing something completely disgusting or normal so that it is impossible to understand why the work is recognised as a masterpiece. Anyway, these photos were sold for millions of dollars. #1 Rhein II – Andreas Gursky (1999) $4.3 million #2 Untitled #96 – Cindy Sherman (1981) $3.9 million #3 For Her Majesty - Gilbert & George (1973) $3.7 million #4 Dead Troops Talk – Jeff Wall (1992) $3.7 million #5 Untitled (Cowboy) - Richard Prince (2001-02) $3.4 million #6 99 Cent II, Diptychon – Andreas Gursky (2001) $3.3 million #7 Los – Angeles – Andreas Gursky (1998) $2.9 million #8 The Pond/Moonlight – Edward Steichen (1904) $2.9 million #9 Untitled #153 – Cindy Sherman (1985) $2.7 million #10 Billy the Kid – Unknown (1880) $2.3 million

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