Wildlife Photography
August 15, 2022

Great-Grandmother Reignites Passion for Photography by Documenting the Antics of Brown Bears

Photographer Jenny Hibbert fell in love with the camera when she was a child. But life got in the way and she didn't pick it back up again until much later in life when it provided a creative outlet during a messy divorce. Now 70 years old, the great-grandmother is gaining recognition for her wildlife photography and, in particular, her delightful images of brown bears.

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Photography
August 14, 2022

Photographer Fuses the Different Colors of the Sky Into Vibrant Stained Glass-Style Collages

Whether it's a sunset by the sea or a morning in the city, the sky can look completely different depending on when and where you look up. Filmmaker and photographer Alex Hyner combines the different images he took of the sky into mesmerizing digital collages. Centered by looming electrical poles, he organizes individual snapshots of clouds, birds, and phases of the moon into the geometric sections created by the numerous black wires.

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Oil Painting
August 13, 2022

Hyperrealistic Artworks Are an Intriguing Portal to Their Subjects Inner Worlds

At first glance, it's hard to distinguish Mustafa Yüce‘s art from reality. The Turkish artist creates hyperrealistic paintings and pastel drawings of enigmatic figures in carefully crafted environments.  Seemingly lost in their own thoughts, they are intended to reflect people's inner worlds. “What I really want to emphasize is the narrative in my compositions,” Yüce explains to My Modern Met.

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My Modern Met

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