Landscape Photography
September 29, 2020

Photographer Shares the Story Behind Viral Photo of the Moon Perfectly Centered Behind a Tree

Swiss photographer Bernd Nowack has a profound love for the great outdoors. In fact, he can often be found wandering through the Sihlwald forest, where he's able to appreciate nature's details. He is also a fan of capturing the transition between night and day, which led to one of his most viral photographs—a full moon captured in perfect symmetry behind a solitary tree on a hilltop.

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Sculpture
September 28, 2020

Amazing Sculptures Show People Carving Their Ideal Figures Into Their Own Bodies

Mexican artist Víctor Hugo Yáñez Piña is known for his incredible figurative sculptures in wax, resin, and bronze. His recent work explores the power of autonomy in forging your own path. The piece, entitled Self-Made Man, features a male subject staffed with the traditional sculpture tools of a hammer and chisel, who is taking it upon himself to carve out his idealized form from a larger body.

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Funny
September 28, 2020

Wife Invites Internet to Show Husband What He Missed While “Sleeping,” Internet Does Not Disappoint

Ask and the internet shall deliver. At least, that’s what happened when Sharea Overman decided to have some fun during a recent road trip to visit family. As her husband drove, she noticed that he was leaning back in the driver’s seat with his head cocked at an angle that made him look as though he was taking a nap.

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Macro Photography
September 27, 2020

Enchanting Macro Photos Take Us Inside the Magical World of Tiny Insects

Bulgarian photographer Georgi Georgiev combines his love for photography with his background studying ecology to take eye-catching images of nature. His macro photography explores the small world of insects in fairytale settings. Georgiev can spend hours in nature in order to create the photograph he intended. It might, for instance, take a long time for his “model” to get into position, or he may even have to crawl on the ground to follow his subject.

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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.