Like any year, 2013 was filled with both joy and sorrow. There were times we hope to forget and days we want to remember forever. Thanks to photographers around the world, many of the year’s most dramatic moments, from devastating tornadoes to human rights victories, were captured and shared. Take a look at 45 images […]
The strongest storm ever recorded devastates the Philippines, killing 6,000. Pope Benedict XVI resigns, shocking even his closest advisers. A young Pakistani girl rises up against her oppressors and captivates the world. Like every year preceding it, 2013 was a year wrought with tragedy and triumph, a product of some of the brightest human accomplishments and […]
Just how unique are your photos? Is everyone taking the same pictures? From the looks of social media, it would seem that everything’s been done before. But some artists are finding creative ways of turning similar photographs into something new. Using 852 different Instagram photos, each from a different photographer, Thomas Jullien created a stop […]
It’s always inspiring to hear about ways in which we can use photography to help others– to bring a smile to their faces, or to help them see themselves in a new light. The Mimi Foundation’s book of photos, titled “If Only For a Second,” is a wonderful example of such a project – watch […]
30,000 wooden stakes, 2,000 tonnes of soil, and 2,000 tonnes of sand. That’s what it took for Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada and his team of local Belfastian volunteers, businesses, and contractors to create WISH, an aerial portrait of an anonymous girl depicted in a photograph taken by Rodríguez-Gerada. Created for the 2013 Ulster Bank Belfast […]
Ever wonder if actors’ and actresses’ characters are similar to their real-life selves? Well we know of at least one who is. Pictured below is Zach Braff – famous for his lead role in Scrubs as the zany and loveable J.D. – who, just last week, casually photobombed this couples’ wedding shot as he crossed […]
When a tornado touched down in Illinois earlier this week, it hit the city of Washington hardest of all, leaving devastation in its path. But out of the rubble—literally—one family found something to be thankful for. Jon Byler Dann and his family were huddled in their basement, safely sheltered but missing one family member—their dog Maggie—as […]
On July 19, 2013, the sun slipped behind Saturn from the perspective of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, granting Cassini the opportunity to use its wide-angle camera with red, green and blue spectral filters to capture 323 backlit images of the lovely Ringed Planet. 141 of those images have since been processed and compiled by Cassini’s imaging […]
Just how much does the government need to know about our personal activities as photographers? Judging by the flood of reports the ACLU posted on their website, which contain suspicious activity reports collected by the feds on various private citizens, many of whom happen to be working photographers, the government may want to know a […]
Painful, perplexing, terrifying, sometimes beautiful, here are a collection of moments that only a quick shutter speed could capture:
