Portrait Photography
January 3, 2018

Photographer Uses IKEA Products to Create Costumes for Rembrandt-Inspired Photo Shoot

With some ingenuity and inspiration from the past, Norwegian photographer Stig Håvard Dirdal created a memorable Christmas greeting for local clients, Stavanger Foto. Dirdal had worked with the small camera shop, located on the west coast of Norway, in 2015 to create a clever holiday card that went viral, but this year he turned to a master of classical painting—Rembrandt—for inspiration.

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Resources
January 2, 2018

10 Artists Whose Work Entered the Public Domain in 2018 (But Not in America)

A new year means new art entering into the public domain—in most countries. For countries that abide by the copyright law of “life plus 70 years,” which are members of the European Union, Israel, Russia, Turkey, and Brazil, among others, as well as countries that go by “life plus 50 years”—Canada, New Zealand, and China to name a few—artists who died in 1947 and 1967 will see their work go into the public domain.

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Street Photography
January 1, 2018

Young Student Secretly Photographs People with Hidden Spy Cam in the 1890s

These days, when it's so easy to sneak a hidden photo with your phone, we can forget just how unusual candid photography was during the 19th century. With technological limitation, our first photographs are mainly seated posed images that somehow give the impression that everyone in the 1800s was elegant and composed. But, thanks to one clever Norwegian student, we have a hidden glimpse of life in the 1890s. Carl Størmer (1874-1957)

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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.