Photography

April 10, 2017

Photographer Travels Around the World to Capture the Unique Beauty of Red Hair

Entertainment photographer Brian Dowling has photographed famous redheads like Julia Roberts, Julianne Moore, and Amy Adams, but his newest project focuses on the beauty of everyday female redheads. Dowling, an American photographer based in Berlin, spent three summers visiting 20 countries, where he shot portraits of more than 130 women with red hair. His aim is to show the beauty and diversity in this rarest of hair colors.

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April 5, 2017

Portraits of Tokyo’s Fascinating Rockabilly Subculture Amongst Roller-Zoku Gangs

Photographer Denny Renshaw grew up in Tennessee, one of the birthplaces of the 1950s Rockabilly movement. Therefore it was only fitting that he fly across the world to immortalize the Japanese subculture influenced by this era. Zoku, which translates to tribe or clan, is used in Japanese to denote their many subculture phenomena. A trip to Tokyo's Yoyogi Park in the Harajuku district and you'll get a taste of the myriad subcultures the city offers.

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March 30, 2017

Traveling Artist Uses Paper Cut-Outs to Transform Landmarks into Playful Scenes

Playfully known as Paperboyo, English artist and photographer Rich McCor continues to cleverly transform tourist destinations around the world with his paper cut-outs. Constructed from black card-stock, his silhouettes turn well-known sites into whimsical scenes. Like his older work, McCor's more recent photographs present landmarks and monuments from an entirely new perspective. By holding his cut-outs and camera at the perfect angle, McCor is able to make it appear as if each of his tiny creations is part of the much larger background.

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