Posts by Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim is the Editor-in-Chief of My Modern Met. In May, 2008, he co-founded the website to create one big city that celebrates creative ideas. His mission is to promote a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.
March 11, 2011

Dead Trees Come Alive (8 pics)

When trees die, we tend think they've past their prime and lost all their beauty. Curtis Killorn sees things a bit differently. The Colorado-based artist breathes new life into dead trees by painting them with bright, psychedelic colors. “Nature is already so beautiful, and full of such depth and grace… and it is NOT my intention to mask or enhance it in any way,” says Killorn.

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February 14, 2011

Tilt-Shift City (11 photos)

Ed McGowan takes some of the best tilt-shift photos I've ever seen. It's hard to believe that the scenes we're looking at are entirely real or not fabricated using miniature models. McGowan is currently the Director of Design at PlainJoe Studios in Southern California. Back in March '08, he decided to pick up the studio's DSLR and has been “hooked ever since.

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December 11, 2010

Wikileaks’ Secret Headquarters Unveiled! (10 pics + video)

The entrance to Wikileaks' Secret Headquarters. While on the run from Swedish and American authorities, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hides 250,000 secret cables in this vast cave, drilled into granite under the White Mountains of Stockholm, Sweden. Wikileaks' secret headquarters is located 100ft below ground in a former Cold War nuclear bunker and is complete with a floating conference room, suspended glass corridors, lunar landscape flooring, designer furniture, and German U-boat engines as back-up generators.

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