Landscape Photography
April 11, 2018

Spectacular Photos Capture Frozen Beauty of Largest Freshwater Lake in the World

Moscow-based photographer Kristina Makeeva traveled to Lake Baikal in southern Siberia where she captured the beauty of the largest freshwater lake in the word. At around 600 kilometers long (373 miles), the vast, mirror-like surface features layers of transparent ice that has cracked and bubbled, leaving incredible, organic patterns and frozen formations. With icy depths of 5,387 feet (1,642 meters)

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Design
April 10, 2018

Colorful ‘Jingle Trucks’ Rule the Road in Pakistan

If you've spent any time in South Asia, specifically Pakistan, Afganistan, and India, you've surely seen colorful, ornate trucks rumbling down roads and highways. In these countries, especially Pakistan, truck art is more than just cultural expression, it's also a deeply rooted tradition that can cause a business boom for drivers. So what is the history behind these movings pieces of art?

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Street Art
April 8, 2018

Street Artist Creates 80-Foot-Tall Sculpture for Valencia’s Fallas Festival

Each March, Spain has a traditional festival in Valencia, dating back thousands of years, called Fallas. Held in commemoration of St. Joseph, neighborhoods across the city spend the year creating a giant puppet called a falla. And this year, Spanish street artist Okuda San Miguel joined the festivities, creating an 82-foot-high falla named Equilibri Universal. For such a traditional event, the invitation of a street artist was revolutionary.

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My Modern Met

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