Art
March 2, 2011

Living Art @ Cosmopolitan Las Vegas (9 pics + video)

On my recent stay at the Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas, I was taken aback by an incredibly cool experience in their lobby. Created by Digital Kitchen, the living art is made up of 8 columns, which have 12 individual screens on each side. Using a combination of photography, film, and 3D and 2D animation, Digital Kitchen presents several stories that are as beautiful as they are intriguing.

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Art
February 24, 2011

Thousands of Screws Make a 3D Portrait (15 pics)

“Most people are drawn to the portraits because they have something different about them (from a distance especially). Seeing them in person is a whole different feel than seeing the photograph. They have a sense of depth that the photo can't capture.” – Andrew Myers Meet Andrew Myers, one of the most patient modern-day sculptors around.

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Photography
February 18, 2011

The Girl Who Loves to Levitate

Natsumi Hayashi is a sweet-looking Japanese girl who, one day, decided to take self-portraits..of herself levitating. She can be spotted in and around Tokyo, equipped with her SLR and her self-timer. When she feels the moment strike, she presses the shutter button down and then, quite literally, “jumps” into place. What I love most about her shots is that they don't feel forced.

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Cityscape Photography
February 14, 2011

Tilt-Shift City (11 photos)

Ed McGowan takes some of the best tilt-shift photos I've ever seen. It's hard to believe that the scenes we're looking at are entirely real or not fabricated using miniature models. McGowan is currently the Director of Design at PlainJoe Studios in Southern California. Back in March '08, he decided to pick up the studio's DSLR and has been “hooked ever since.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.