Photography

July 25, 2014

Amazingly Unique Tree Produces 40 Different Types of Fruit

Imagine a tree that produces not just one type of fruit, but a whole variety of them! Artist and Syracuse University art professor Sam Van Aken has brought that vision to life with the Tree of 40 Fruit, an ongoing series of hybridized fruit trees that grow over 40 types of stone fruit, including cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds.

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July 4, 2014

Curious Photos Reveal What’s inside of Our Favorite Fireworks

Today is the Fourth of July holiday in the United States, so it seems like the perfect time for Andrew Waits' series entitled Boom City. His photographs catalogue the colorful fireworks sold for this very occasion; specifically, those that are purchased north of Seattle, Washington in the Tulaip reservation. It's there that families visit hundreds of vendors to obtain cherry bombs, roman candles, firecrackers, bottle rockets, and more.

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June 26, 2014

Woman Had Her Face Photoshopped in 25 Countries to Compare Beauty Standards Across the Globe

Esther Honig, a 24-year-old freelance journalist from Kansas City, put the saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” to the test with this fascinating project titled Before & After. Using freelancing platforms such as Fiverr, Honig sent an unaltered photo of herself to over 40 Photoshop enthusiasts in 25 different countries and made the simple request: “Make me beautiful.” The results were astounding.

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