Posts by Alyssa Anda

Photography
August 25, 2011

Cute, Cuddly, Ferocious Bears

Fine art photographer Jill Greenberg has compiled some incredibly beautiful photos for her book Bear Portraits. She's included all kinds of bears including the polar, grizzly and Kodiak. Greenberg is mostly known for her skill in bringing out the human qualities in animals, as seen by her work in Monkey Portraits, though she's equally comfortable taking her camera off land and under water.

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Photography
August 24, 2011

Intimate iPhone Photos Taken During Afghanistan War

Do you believe that some of the best photos can be taken with our phones? If not, check this out. Balazs Gardi captured incredible images of the war in Afghanistan right on his iPhone. A well-known photographic journalist, Gardi took the impressive shots for Foreign Policy Magazine during his five month stay in Helmand, one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Beginning September 2010, he documented the war in the most intimate way possible.

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Art
August 22, 2011

Cute & Crazy Vegetable Faces

Who doesn't love fresh food and intriguing art? Photographer Carl Kleiner teamed up with ad agency Joe Fish to create these fun food sculptures and photographed them on pastel-colored backgrounds to make them truly pop. There is a definite fresh quality to this edible art that leaves you craving for more.

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Photography
August 19, 2011

Sweetly Innocent Photography

There is a softness about Li Hui's photos that bring to light a sweet innocence. The faceless photos are meant to remind the viewer about our common feelings, our secrets, and our past memories. More than anything, Hui wants wants us to place ourselves in her work, to get lost in another world. I love what she says on her website, “Sometimes a whole life is lived in a day.

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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.