Photography

February 28, 2020

Newborn Baby With a Face Full of Attitude Becomes Viral Meme

Giving birth is an incredible experience, but certainly isn't easy. Both mother and child go through quite a bit before being united, and one baby in Brazil wasn't amused by the process. As captured by professional photographer Rodrigo Kunstmann, baby Isa was not too happy after being birthed via a c-section. Her scowling face has now gone viral after the photo was shared by Kunstmann, becoming the internet's new favorite meme.

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February 20, 2020

Photographer Discovers Three “Dancing” Bear Cubs Having Fun in Finnish Forest

Dancing bears seem like something out of a fairy tale, but teacher and photography enthusiast Valtteri Mulkahainen found the magical scene happening in real life. Upon exploring the Finnish forest near the town of Martinselkonen, he saw a bear and her three cubs walking to a clearing. “I hid and watched to see what they would do,” he tells My Modern Met.

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February 15, 2020

Photographer Captures the Cast of ‘Little Women’ in Traditional Wet Plate Portraits

Greta Gerwig's Little Women celebrated the beloved coming-of-age story of the four March sisters living in 1800s Massachusetts. Recently, the award-winning movie released vintage portraits of the cast—including Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, and Florence Pugh—taken by acclaimed cinema photographer Wilson Webb. These dramatic, sepia-toned photographs were made using the collodion process—a photography style invented in 1851.

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February 10, 2020

Photographer Recreates 19th Century Paintings With South Indian Actors

Photographer G. Venket Ram has translated famous paintings from the 19th century into exquisite photographs that grace a 2020 calendar. Using the renowned Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma as his inspiration, Ram and his team were meticulous in recreating the fine details of the Varma originals with South Indian actors. In some instances, Ram fused painting and photography by adding backdrops that appear to be enlarged versions of the source material.

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