Photography

December 2, 2014

Heartwarming Photos of Children and Their Pets by Elena Shumilova

After Russian photographer Elena Shumilova's adorable photos of her two sons and their farm animals went viral, she was approached by Petcurean, a premium pet food company, to create a full series of images that centered around the special bond between children and their pets. The photos include one where a young boy is sleeping soundly with his puppy, to a sweet girl rubbing her face softly against her cat.

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November 26, 2014

Behind the Scenes of Glamorously Surreal Ice Cave Photos by Miss Aniela

Just what goes into taking glamorously surreal photos? If you don't think there's that much planning that goes into taking a shot or two like this, you'd be absolutely wrong. Miss Aniela recently took a trip to Iceland to capture these images. She and her crew had to brave cold and icey conditions in order to get these spectacularly surreal shots.

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November 23, 2014

Photographer Captures Inner Clockwork of Old Calculators

In his series Low Tech, photographer Kevin Twomey gives us a glimpse of the convoluted inner workings of decades-old calculators. The San Francisco-based Twomey brings the countless levers, springs, and motors of these machines to life by employing theatrical lighting techniques. In addition to this keen application of lighting effects, each image is composed of multiple shots at different distances that are then layered using a digital tool called Helicon Focus.

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October 31, 2014

Colorful Elements from Nature Seamlessly Blended Into Vintage Photographs

Natural Act is a collection of creative photo collages in which Turkey-based photographer Merve zaslan merged multiple images into intriguing narratives. Using vintage black and white photographs, the artist blended color elements into the scenes to create unexpected visual stories. Viewers are invited to investigate how the surprising alterations change the meaning of the work. zaslan seamlessly worked fragments of nature into the shapes of bodies, buildings, and window frames.

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