Selfies are a part of our everyday lives. They were also present at Miss Universe Pageant, and one has stirred up quite the controversy, as Jon Stewart explains: What exactly is this selfie that’s “causing a stir” all about? Well, take a look for yourself: If you’re confused, don’t worry. So are we. The “shocking” […]
The Internet is a marvelous thing. Its community can do anything with the proper motivation. Anthony Lyons’s story is an excellent testimonial to that. Lyons is a cancer patient who loves dogs. However, he can only see a therapy dog once a day and that wasn’t enough to cheer him up. That’s when the good […]
Cats are stars when it comes to the Internet. But photographer Ludmila Pankova found one cat that takes stardom to a whole new level: These wonderful shots of a cat meeting snow for the first time perfectly capture the priceless reaction. This is how you make winner shots—capture something that isn’t an everyday scene, and […]
Weird can be a good thing. Self portraiture often comes down to the common selfie. But here we have some amazing images by Mari Hokkanen that creatively deviate from the expected: It’s not every day that you see so much work put into creating a scene for a single shot. I went through the shots […]
Move over internet cats; make way for foxes! It’s no wonder the rise of the fox has been a fast one. They’re equally as adorable, fuzzy, and quirky as cats. If you haven’t yet been converted to a fox lover, by the time you scroll through this album, we promise you will be: With humans quickly […]
One thing most young beings have in common is their love of play, and little lion cub Karis is no exception. She loves playing with leaves so much that her keepers decided to start putting piles in her enclosure—look how much fun she has with them! At less than three months old, Karis is having […]
The greatest inspiration for a photographer often comes from personal experience. Surreal portrait photographer Rob Woodcox explains what has motivated some of his work, and how he has used that motivation to produce positive change in the world: As an adopted child himself, Woodcox wanted to make a difference in the lives of foster children. […]
What makes a portrait prize-worthy? Contest judges are faced with this difficult question every year when hundreds of photographers from around the world vie for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, which “celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography.” This year’s competition saw breathtaking entries from many genres, including editorial, advertising, and fine […]
Martin Schoeller knows how to create a stunning portrait. By mastering both the technical and relational aspects of portrait photography, Schoeller has become an expert at connecting with his subjects and capturing genuine facial expressions and emotions. But Schoeller met his match with Layka, a highly decorated military dog who lost her leg in Afghanistan during a heroic […]
On November 9th, 1989, a peaceful revolution culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany, thus laying the groundwork for the reunification of East and West Germany. Brothers Christopher and Marc Bauder developed a city-wide art installation/public event to commemorate the fall, called Lichtgrenze (“border of light”): A total of 8,000 helium balloons […]
