Photography
September 19, 2016

Surreal Dream-Like Photos of ‘Burning Man’ Capture the Carefree Essence of the Festival

Photographer Victor Habchy has attended the Burning Man festival since 2014, letting his camera capture a visual diary of the surreal atmosphere. His Burning Man photos document the creativity that unfolds in the Nevada desert like a surreal dream come to life. Habchy, who is color blind, demonstrates an ability to show us moments of humanity in an otherworldly setting. The subjects run, dance, play, and embrace in a seemingly post-apocalyptic environment.

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Architecture
September 17, 2016

Architects Design Giant Honeycomb Building Made of Staircases

British architect Thomas Heatherwick recently unveiled plans for a giant staircase, composed of 154 intertwining flights with 80 landings, for New York's Hudson Yards. Dubbed Vessel, Heatherwick's honeycomb design seems like one of MC Escher's mind-blowing drawings come to life. The architect's inspiration came from an abandoned staircase that caught his eye at a construction site as a student. “It caught my imagination and I loved that it was part furniture and part infrastructure.

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Photography
September 16, 2016

Once-In-A-Lifetime Photo Captures a Caiman Wearing a Crown of Butterflies in the Amazon

As photographer Mark Cowan traveled down the Amazon, studying reptile and amphibian diversity with the Herpetology Division at the University of Michigan, he captured a phenomenal photo that is as visually stunning as it is educational. The image showcases a lounging caiman with a vibrant crown of butterflies. Biologically, the winged creatures need salt to survive, and the water that collects on the caiman's skin is a key provider of those minerals.

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Photography
September 15, 2016

Charming Portraits of Kids Recreating Popular SNL Characters

Ever imagined what your favorite SNL characters would have looked like as kids? Last October, Seattle photographer Brandon Hill, who specializes in portraiture, was looking for Halloween costumes for his young son when a lightbulb went off in his head. As Hill explains to Buzzfeed, “I wanted to dress my toddler son up as Matt Foley”—a character played by Chris Farley—“for Halloween.

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