Posts by Katie Hosmer

Photography
August 18, 2014

Digital Composites Capture Bustling Energy Along the Streets of Singapore

Shooting Singapore Street Composites is a collection of images in which photographer Danny Santos documented average scenes of strangers going about their daily lives along the streets of Singapore. The catch is that each image is actually a product of multiple photographs digitally merged together. For the 4-week project, Santos set up his tripod in various locations and photographed a single scene for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.

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Art
July 30, 2014

Mosaic Self-Portrait Constructed with 7,000 Colorful Bottle Caps

Bottle caps have taken on an entirely different purpose and form in these creative works by Chicago-based multi-media artist Mary Ellen Croteau. She believes that these little plastic parts, which cannot be recycled, are a major curse on our environment. So, in an attempt to find ways to repurpose the objects which would otherwise be garbage, Croteau began reworking them into portraits and sculptures. While building her Endless Columns (far below)

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Photography
July 24, 2014

Surreal Dream Worlds Come Alive in Imaginative Photo Series

Michigan-based conceptual photographer Logan Zillmer creates visual dreams through his inventive photography. In each composition, the artist's imagination comes alive through layers of colors, textures, and filters that produce unique effects through digital manipulation. Nothing is what it seems in the collection of surreal photography, where the world becomes a playground of unexpected surprises.

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Style
July 8, 2014

Designer Transforms One Dollar Thrift Store Clothes Into Trendy Outfits

A few years ago, fashionista Jillian Owens decided that she wanted to change how the world approaches fashion. Finding herself both disheartened by the rise of fashion giants with unethical labor practices, plus a bit broke at the time, the South Carolina-based writer and designer began exploring local thrift stores to find pieces of discarded clothing that has fabulous possibilities.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.