Photography

January 11, 2019

Intimate Portraits of People Over 100 Years Old Reveal the Beauty of Aging Bodies

For years, photographer Anastasia Pottinger has strived to shine a spotlight on an underrated and overlooked demographic: the elderly. Specifically, she features centenarians—people who have lived to be 100 years old—in her series of revealing portraits. Compiled into a book called 100: What Time Creates, these one-of-a-kind photographs offer an “intricate look into the beauty that can be found by appreciating and valuing how our bodies change with the passage of time.

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January 4, 2019

Stretch Your Creativity with This 52-Week Photography Challenge

The new year brings new challenges, so why not start something fun and creative at the same time? Whether you've made a resolution to begin a new hobby or simply want to sharpen your photography skills, you may want to take up the Dogwood 52 Week Photography Challenge. Now in its fourth year, the popular challenge sees tens of thousands of photographers participating and sharing their work.

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January 3, 2019

AI Generates Incredibly Believable Faces of Humans That Don’t Really Exist

Think you can tell the difference between fantasy and reality? That's about to get a whole lot harder thanks to advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) made by researchers at NVIDIA. The above photograph isn't actually a photo of a real person, but rather an image generated from two source photographs. The results are incredibly lifelike, making it all the more shocking that we're not actually looking at a snapshot of a real human being.

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December 25, 2018

Photo Exhibit Inspired by French Writer’s 1947 Journey Across America

A mid-twentieth century travelogue provides the inspiration for Sous Les Etoiles Gallery‘s newest photography exhibition. In 1947, French writer, intellectual, and feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir landed at New York's Laguardia airport, ready for a four-month voyage across the country. Of course, she couldn't help but keep a diary of her experiences during her first time in the United States.

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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.