Photography
June 30, 2015

Photographer Slips and Captures Wedding Party’s Shocked Faces During His Fall

Wedding photographer Chase Richardson was in the process of capturing Kristina and Will Moore‘s wedding party at Mississippi's McClain Lodge when something unexpected happened–he accidentally slipped and tumbled to the ground! “It had been raining all morning so I ended up photographing the wedding party under this covered slab of concrete basically,” Richardson told PetaPixel. “There were puddles everywhere, and when I took a step back to get ready for the photo I just… slipped and fell. Pretty embarrassing.

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Photography
June 27, 2015

English Farmhouse Left Frozen in Time Since the 1940s

Although this Queen Anne-style building may look like a typical English farmhouse on the exterior, it hides an incredible secret inside: a home left frozen in time since the 1940s. Located in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, the interior of the Grange Farm has remained unchanged for nearly 80 years, when the recently deceased owners inherited the property from their parents.

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Art
June 25, 2015

Artist Tightly Winds Wire to Create Beautiful Tree Sculptures Without Adhesives

Artist Clive Maddison creates eye-catching sculptures of magnificently elaborate trees, but uses only wire to do so. Strand by strand, the sculptor manipulates single pieces of wire to create sturdy branches, leaves, and dense roots that culminate in a self-supported, yet intricate, wire tree. Throughout this entire process, Maddison does not utilize glue or any other adhesive to hold the pieces together.

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