Photography

March 29, 2012

Landmarks Layered into a Collective Memory

The Sydney Opera House At first it seems like these images by Spanish photographer Pep Ventosa are very quickly sketched line drawings of highly visited tourist locations. However, don't be fooled! The Collective Snapshot is actually a series of photographs where images “blend together dozens of snapshots to create an abstraction of the places we've been and the things we've seen.

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March 22, 2012

Hauntingly Beautiful Long Exposures

Combining their talents in performance art and photography, Aloyse Blair and Janelle Pietrzak teamed up to create their first solo exhibition, a series of large, vivid color photographs entitled Liminal Rites. The two artists have been collaborating for almost two decades, combining their friendship with artistic integrity to produce these stunning results. “Liminal” is an unstable threshold through which transformation occurs, shifting from one state to the next.

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March 7, 2012

Shadows of an Invisible Man

At first, it seems like a normal shadow shot of a man caught in front of direct light. However, after doing a double-take, it is clear that there is no man within the frame to create the projected silhouette. Only the guy's shoes remain behind for the shadow of a full figure to emerge from. This mind-boggling series entitled I'm Not There is the creative work of photographer Pol beda Hervs.

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February 21, 2012

25 Stunning Examples of Shape-Shifting Smoke Art

Disclosure: This post is coming to you from MiO. Change your water. Change your day. What do you want to change? After looking at some fantastic photo manipulations of water, we thought we'd turn our attention to the art of smoke. Today, we've rounded up a stunning collection of photos that show how digital artists can change its look and shape to take on different but all too familiar forms.

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