Posts by Leah Pellegrini

Cityscape Photography
April 14, 2016

Japanese Taxi Driver Creates Dreamy Multiple Exposures of the City While Looking for Passengers

Photographer Issui Enomoto is based in Yokohama, Japan–a port city just south of Tokyo–where he spends his nights working as a taxi driver. His cab serves as a quiet, confined studio from which he shoots glimpses of the urban streets while searching for passengers. We first discovered his multiple exposure images in 2014 and were entranced by his systematic layerings of city lights and strangers' figures, all glazed in the glare of his vehicle's windows.

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Inspiring
April 12, 2016

Incredible Athlete Performs Balanced Yoga Poses on Horseback

Angela Nuez has taken her yoga practice off the mat and into the wild, posing on the back of her 9-year-old Appaloosa horse named Snowy and sharing the impressive postures on her aptly named Instagram account, @horse_yoga_girl. Based in Middleburg, Virginia, the barn manager and yoga teacher credits her upbringing for her unique approach to horsemanship.

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Entertainment
April 8, 2016

Couple and Their Baby Create Epic Star Wars-Inspired Photo Shoot

This cosplaying couple has taken cuteness to galactic extremes with a recent Star Wars-inspired photoshoot. Victor Sine and Julianne Payne made a four-hour trek to the Jakku-like backdrop of Utah's Little Sahara Sand Dunes, where photographer Robert Lance captured them in epic portrayals of the film saga's beloved Finn and Rey. Though fans can only speculate on the romantic relationship between the movie's characters, the real-life pair are engaged to be married in May.

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Art
April 7, 2016

Spring Garden Installation Features 30,000 Flowers Suspended in Mid-Air

London-based artist Rebecca Louise Law is revered for her hanging flower installations, which have appeared everywhere from New York's Times Square to the Onassis Culture Centre in Athens. In 2014, we admired her exhibit at London's Garden Museum, where she strung over 4,600 blooms from the ceiling in an exploration of the relationship between flora and fashion.

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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.