Photography

October 17, 2012

Mind-Boggling In-Camera Panoramic Distortions of Time

Normally, we record a moment in time with a photograph or a video, revealing specific spaces in time, but these abstract photographs by multifaceted artist Jay Mark Johnson takes a different approach. Using a slit camera, the photographer manages to capture both motion and time into each of his warped panoramic shots. Somehow, the technology is also able to separate the subject(s) from the background.

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October 4, 2012

Gorgeous Long-Exposure Photographs of Golden Waves

With a preference for the early morning light, artist David Orias enjoys capturing saturated hues and motion that our eyes could not otherwise see in these gorgeous ocean scenes. His series, entitled Waves, features golden hues and stunning painterly strokes that blend together into these vibrant and expressive images. But, don't be fooled, what you see before your eyes aren't paintings, they are actually photographs!

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September 22, 2012

The Tragic Story of the Majestic Tiger

A Bengal tiger drinks from the Patpara Nala waterhole. Steve Winter has been photographing wild animals for more than 20 years, mainly for National Geographic. He doesn't like to think of himself as just a wildlife photographer, but more like a photojournalist in the natural world. In addition to being a photographer, he's also an activist. Winter is the media director for Panthera, a big cat preservation nonprofit organization.

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September 12, 2012

Vintage Photos Glow with Tiny Holes of Light

Photographer Amy Friend finds vintage images online, in vintage shops or in old family albums and then alters them by allowing tiny little holes of light to pass through. The result is an incredibly mesmerizing series called Dar alla Luc, an Italian phrase used to describe the moment of birth, as she aims to give the photographs back to the light. The series began through her desire to see the photograph as an object.

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