Photography

February 25, 2015

Hilarious Photos Offer a Fun Look into Secret Lives of Superhero Toys

Photographer Edy Hardjo humanizes superhero toys in his hilarious, on-going series of images. Using high-quality action figures, the Indonesian creative poses characters from the Marvel and DC-comic universes into picture-perfect situations. The Hulk, Thor, Spiderman, and many more are seen playing hopscotch, giving each other haircuts, and taking selfies. Hardjo's delightfully-arranged compositions offer a fun insight into their secret lives. Before this project, the photographer never liked action figures.

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February 18, 2015

The Photographers Behind Some of the Most Iconic Images of Our Time

Over the course of history, certain iconic photographs have become an integral part of our collective, cultural memory. Steve McCurry's “Afghan Girl,” Jeff Widener's “Tank Man,” and Nick Ut's “Napalm Attack in Vietnam” are only some of the images that have left a lasting mark as the great photographs of our time.

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February 6, 2015

Professional Portraits of Hairless Dogs Captures Their Hilarious Expressions

They're not the most attractive breed of dogs, in fact, some would call them quite hideous. Photographer Sophie Gamand, of the Wet Dog and Flower Power series, is back and this time she's pointing the camera at hairless dogs. She likens their faces to those of “old wise men or philosophers, shamans from a different era, maybe a different universe.

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January 29, 2015

Interview: Stunning Photos of the Coldest City in the World

What does it look like in the coldest city in the world? Thanks to one New Zealand photographer named Amos Chapple, we won't just have to wonder. Oymyakon, Russia is the coldest place on earth where humans actually live. The small, rural town has brutal winters where temperatures can dip to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The area is six time zones away from Moscow.

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