Just a small list of different perceptions as to what photographers actually do… I think the first one pretty much sums it up. [Cheers petapixel]
Category Archives: Photogs
Surreal Photos taken from a Kite Captures 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco
April 18, 1906, the California earthquake ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. At almost precisely 5:12 a.m., local time, a foreshock occurred with sufficient force to be felt widely throughout the San Francisco Bay area. The great earthquake broke loose some 20 to 25 seconds later, with an epicenter near
Fusing Faces – Then and Now
These photographs done by Bobby Neel Adams may look like they are photoshopped, but they were actually done using a technique that the artist calls ‘photo surgery’. As fascinating as they are spooky, Bobby combines a person’s childhood portrait with an adult one, resulting in these weird hybrids. Some of the results are hilarious… Others
Haunting Vintage Photos of Ghostly Mothers and their Children
How haunting are these photos? The “Hidden Mother” is a type of 19th century photo where a child is photographed sitting in his or her mother’s lap. Later, the photo is matted or framed to hide the mother, leaving just the calm child in view. To make the cropping less obvious, the mother was sometimes
Negative Image Brain Melt
Who needs a double hit of acid and a gram of weed? The jiggly stuff inside your head is about to process a negative image without being under the influence of dope. Stare at the colored dots on the girl’s nose in the photo above for 30 seconds. Then look at a white surface and
Adorably Cute Insects Strike a Pose
Despite perhaps not being the most adorable of creatures, these little guys certainly make for striking photographs… And it seems this weird and wonderful collection of insects from around the world had that in mind when they posed for these incredible photographs. Amateur photographer Nicolas Reusens has taken hundreds of macro images of insects across
Haunting Homeless Faces
A chance meeting with a young homeless girl in the streets of London changed photographer Lee Jeffries artistic approach forever. Jeffries had stolen a photo from this young homeless girl huddled in a sleeping bag. The photographer knew that the young girl had noticed him but his first reaction was to leave. He says that
Surfing the Scariest Waves Ever
Not just another day at the beach surfing…these are the waves your mother warned you about. This jaw-dropping footage was shot on August 27th, 2011 by cinematographer Chris Bryan at Teahupo’o, a small village off the coast of Tahiti. After watching the video (bellow), you get a better idea as to why the French Navy
Anti-Human au Naturel
Models in the buff are painted to look like their wild animal counterparts in photographer Lennette Newell’s ‘Anti-Human’ photo exhibition. Baboons, cheetahs, elephants, and zebras are in attendance. The inspiration behind the photos came from Newell’s childhood dream to be one of the animals that her veterinarian father used to take care of and treat.
5 of the Creepiest Abandoned Brothels on Earth
They may look somewhat normal on the surface, but if these walls could talk, it would probably tell a tale of the creepy incestuous nature of the business that is prostitution. If you were one of the patrons that happened to dip your wick in the muddied waters of one of these fine establishments during
