Painting
June 25, 2020

These Hyperrealistic Paintings of Nature Are a Breath of Fresh Air

Korean artist An Jung-hwan creates hyperrealistic paintings that look like portals into vivid landscapes. His painstakingly meticulous technique renders textured tree bark, dappled sunlight, and lush green grass as perfect as a photograph. Each nature scene is so enticing in its clarity that it beckons you to look closer. Born in 1978, Jung-hwan received his formal education in painting at Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea.

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Portrait Photography
June 24, 2020

Fairytale-Inspired Portraits Reimagine Disney Princesses as Regal Young Black Girls

Thanks to a collaborative effort between makeup artist and hairstylist LaChanda Gatson and CreativeSoul Photography, Disney princesses have been beautifully reimagined as young Black girls. Aptly called Princess Series, the stunning portraits feature the girls made up from head to toe to capture the essence of characters like Snow White and Ariel.

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Photography
June 23, 2020

Self-Taught Photo Restorer Breathes New Life Into “Irreparable” Photos From the Past

Austrian photographer Mario Unger has led an eclectic life, spending 33 years as a music teacher before pivoting his passion toward photography. Now, he has also developed an exceptional set of Photoshop skills and puts them to use restoring and colorizing old photographs. The transition to photo restoration was quite natural for Unger.

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History
June 22, 2020

Rare Book Collector Reveals Tibetan Book Printed Before the Gutenberg Bible

The Gutenberg Printing Press truly revolutionized western society with its introduction of mass produced printed materials for a relatively cheap price, which helped encourage literacy among the lower classes. However, the practice of printing books had actually been occurring long before 1450 in the Far East. A rare book collector on Twitter recently debuted a Sino-Tibetan “concertina-folded book” that is estimated to have been printed in Beijing around 1410.

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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.