Posts by Kristine Mitchell

Art
May 11, 2016

Delicate Japanese Oil Paintings of Ethereal Woman Submerged with Nature

Artist Miho Hirano’s oil paintings communicate a delicate beauty through the use of soft colors and fluid brushstrokes. Featuring ethereal woman and fragments of the natural world, each of Hirano’s paintings emote a melancholic longing that beckons one into her character's striking fantasy-lands. Her paintings show a fairy-tale that has been infused with culturally significant elements and lingering, beautiful figures. Hirano is a Japanese artist living in Abiko, Chiba.

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Photography
May 9, 2016

Photo Series Peeks into the Lives of Overlooked Heroes Working in Local Shops

Francesco Pergolesi’s charming photos shine the spotlight on the overlooked champions of the corner shop. The stars of his project Heroes sweep their front stoops, cut their cloth, and bake their bread, working hard as the sun dips into dusk. Pergolesi highlights the efforts of these local vendors who put their heart and soul into their tiny Italian shops, emphasizing these emotions by offering his images from the perspective of a passerby at twilight.

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Photography
May 6, 2016

Photographer Flips and Folds the World to Create Surreal Inception-Like Landscapes

Architect and photo manipulator Laurent Rosset lives his life by the motto of creating one's dreams. His surreal photo series certainly seem inspired by an out-of-control daydream, one where landscapes can twist upon themselves like giant waves, and characters submerge with the world all around them. Rosset shares a disorienting perspective through his photography, absorbing one into a land of fantasy.

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Photography
May 5, 2016

Early ‘Nature’ Highlights in the 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer Contest

The 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest is well underway and, so far, the search for the most powerful travel experiences to be caught on camera has yielded some amazing results. National Geographic has kindly allowed us to share these stunning submissions, which happen to be some of the recently released early entries in the Nature category, shot from all around the globe.

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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.