Photography
August 18, 2014

Photos Reveal What Musicians Look Like Before and After They Perform

Under the lights and in front of a crowd of hundreds, if not thousands of fans, musicians can really rock. The Vans Warped Tour is a traveling festival that features a line up of bands who tour for as long as three months and perform day after day. Sounds exhausting, right? Performance photographer Brandon Andersen shows us just how much these artists exert themselves in his collection of images taken before and after the concert.

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Photography
August 16, 2014

Compelling Portraits of People Who Live Alone in the Forest

While most people all over the world live in a community with others around them, Russian photographer Danila Tkachenko captures those that choose to turn their backs on this lifestyle. His compelling series Escape documents people who instead live a solitary existence in the wilderness. They make their homes in the Russian and Ukrainian forest and fashion makeshift dwellings from the land.

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Architecture
August 13, 2014

Endless Skyscraper Proposes a Vertical City in a Single Structure

The skyscrapers of the future aren't going to just be buildings, but will function as vertical cities. That's according to SURE Architecture, at least. Endless City is a fascinating proposal that transforms the skyscraper into an upright ecosystem. It's a mixed-use tower that is wrapped in huge ramps that are like streets and connect different areas. This project was designed for the SkyScrapers & SuperSkyscraper Competition where it took home the top prize.

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Photography
August 11, 2014

Jurassic Park-Inspired Wedding Photo Featuring Jeff Goldblum

Toronto-based photographer Adam Biesenthal may have just taken the most dramatic wedding photo ever with this shot featuring a Photoshopped T-Rex and Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum. Taking a cue from the popular trend of wedding photos with the theme of running away from a dinosaur, Biesenthal perfectly captured the newlyweds' spirit of fun on their special day.

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