Portrait Photography
January 12, 2016

Stunning Portraits Celebrate the Unique Beauty of Freckled Faces

The diversity between people's outward appearances is one of the most fascinating aspects of humanity. Ongoing photography project #Freckles focuses on just one facet of this diversity as a foundation and explores it, celebrating the intense beauty of the spotted phenomena for which it is named. The man behind the camera, Brock Elbank, has collected a series of striking portraits that feature some amazingly speckled individuals.

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Design
January 12, 2016

Exquisite Resin Necklaces Fuse Cosmos and Earth with Pressed Flowers in Crescent Moons

Artist Christina Hutchinson combines the cosmos and Earth in her series of exquisite resin necklaces. Through her shop called Luna Flora Designs, she sells inch-tall crescent moon pendants that are filled with real pressed flowers and strung on silver chains. The tiny blooms offer an intimate look at nature's beauty, as the artistic process has perfectly preserved them in time. Hutchinson has been enthralled with flowers since she was a young girl.

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Art
January 11, 2016

Surreal Sculptures of Animals Carrying the Weight of the World on Their Backs

Wang Ruilin‘s surreal animal sculptures radiate a simultaneous sense of wisdom and whimsy. His ongoing series, aptly titled Dreams, features a variety of otherworldly creatures, some supporting the weight of the world on their backs. Previously, we have featured his collection of flat-back whales, and Ruilin continues to impress with these stunning additions to his fantasy menagerie of placid beasts that hover between fantasy and reality.

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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.