Photography

December 9, 2017

Modern Paris Seen Through Retro Porthole Windows of ‘Tours Aillaud’ High-Rises

Parisian photographer Laurent Kronental’s latest photo series, Les Yeux des Tours, captures life through the porthole windows of the Tours Aillaud—a social housing estate in the Pablo Picasso district of Nanterre. With 18 towers ranging from 7 to 38 stories high, the housing project accounts for a total of 1,600 apartments. It was designed by Emile Aillaud between 1973 and 1981 as a response to the post-war housing shortage.

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November 28, 2017

Photographer of Iconic Windows XP Desktop Image Shoots Three New Smartphone Wallpapers

Anyone who has ever seen a computer running Windows XP knows the iconic image—lush, rolling green hills underneath a vibrant blue sky. The timeless desktop wallpaper, Bliss, is thought to be the most viewed photograph in the world, being seen by more than 1 billion people. And now, its photographer, Charles O'Rear, is back with a new set of images poised to grace the backgrounds of today's technology—our smartphones.

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November 16, 2017

89-Year-Old Photographer Pokes Fun at Herself in Silly Self-Portraits

Learning something new can be challenging, but sometimes, it can take you places you’d never imagine. Kimiko Nishimoto was 72 years old when she picked up a camera, and it’s transformed her life over the past 17 years. Now at 89, she's enjoying wide-spread attention for her creative self-portrait photography. Nishimoto pokes fun at herself through her bizarre compositions.

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