Photography

April 30, 2016

Fast-Paced Street Photographer Celebrates Candid, Fleeting Moments in Tokyo

With sleek monochromatic tones, Chulsu Kim strips away unnecessary distractions from his visually stimulating street photography, leaving behind just the candid expressions of the people he photographs. Originally from Yamaguchi, Japan, Kim has now become an expert at capturing human moments in the urban jungle of Tokyo. As he explained to Instagram Blog, he maintains a triple pronged rule set for taking exceptional street photos: “Go with your instincts. Take lots of photos.

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April 23, 2016

Astounding Bird’s-Eye View of Hong Kong’s Colorful Urban Jungle

Photographer Andy Yeung has called Hong Kong home since birth, but it took a trip away to spark the idea for Urban Jungle, his captivating series that captures aerial views of the city's jam-packed skyline. As he descended on the metropolis on a returning flight, he was struck by the staggering panorama of high-rises crammed up against one another.

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April 14, 2016

Photographer Uses 17 Square Meters of Mirror to Create Incredible Surreal Scene

Swedish-born, Berlin-Based photographer and digital artist Erik Johansson is a master photo manipulator. He brings an astounding and imaginative perspective to his creative photo series. Johansson is able to take ordinary situations and create fantastical scenarios through a series of retouched and layered composites. However, not all of what one sees in Johansson's magical portfolio is created using a computer.

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April 6, 2016

Four Women Over 75 Years Old Become Models for an Important Issue Affecting Seniors

In these captivating images, photographed by Eli Driu and styled by .1Concept for the April issue of Unica Magazine, four elderly Romanian women–all over the age of 75–posed in traditional Romanian outfits with the poise and sophistication of high-fashion models. Though the pictures are stunning testaments to the timelessness of true beauty, they also offer a message that's more than skin-deep.

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