Photography

August 25, 2016

Photographer Behind Iconic Baby Photos From the 90s Reveals What Those Infants Look Like Now

Photographer Anne Geddes has made a name for herself with her iconic baby photography. Her simple, yet creative portraits of newborn babies have decorated calendars, greeting cards, and desktop wallpapers for over 30 years. Thousands of babies have come through her studio to be dressed up as butterflies, sunflowers, and other seasonal costumes. Although she has made a living out of photographing babies, she continues to treat each portrait as an individual discovery.

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August 22, 2016

Bioluminescent Shrimp Turn Rocks on Japanese Beach Into “Weeping Stones”

Like shimmering blue diamonds glowing amidst the night sky, The Weeping Stones, a photo series by Tdub Photo, captures the stunning glow of rare and beautiful bioluminescent shrimp against the sands of the Seto Inland Sea in Japan. The inspiration for the series originated in 2015, when Tdub Photo—a Japanese video and photography company started by Trevor Williams and Jonathan Galione—filmed sea fireflies for the first time.

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August 20, 2016

Adorable Pomeranian Amazes the World with Acrobatic Stunts and Incredible Cuteness

We're not sure there's anything that Jiff the Pomeranian can't do. This super-cute dog is a model and an actor—his most notable role was in Katy Perry's music video for “Dark Horse.” Jiff has not one, but two World Records to his name: Fastest Dog on Front Paws and Fastest Dog on Back Paws. Craig Glenday of Guinness World Records says, “[Jiff] looks like a living, breathing cuddly toy.

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August 15, 2016

Breathtaking Portraits Capture Ballet’s Finest Dancing on the Streets of New York

Miming and photography might not seem to go hand-in-hand, but for Omar Z. Robles, a background in the former physical art has inspired a stunning series of still images with the dynamic elegance of any real-time staged show. Born in Puerto Rico but now based in New York City, Robles captures dancers poised gracefully against the city grit, performing pirouettes and pliés amid taxi traffic jams, sidewalk puddles, and other bustling urban scenes.

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