Most nature books capture animals in their native habitats. Brad Wilson decided to try a different approach - bringing animals into his studio and photographing each against a solid black background. The results are electrifying. By minimizing the distractions of background, Wilson allows us to focus solely on the animals....
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Takashi Yasui: Everyday Life In Japan
My name is Takashi Yasui, I’m 35 years old, and live in Osaka, Japan. Basically, I take photos in Kyoto so I call myself a “Kyoto Photographer.” About five years ago, when my niece was born, I started taking family portraits; that’s how I got into photography. About 4 years...
People Riding Motorcycles on the Streets in Vietnam in 1969
Photo collection of people riding motorcycles on the streets of Nha Trang in Vietnam in 1969. via ElectroSpark
Araki: Tokyo Lucky Hole
It started in 1978 with an ordinary coffee shop near Kyoto. Word spread that the waitresses wore no panties under their miniskirts. Similar establishments popped up across the country. Men waited in line outside to pay three times the usual coffee price just to be served by a panty-free young...
Mads Nissen: Homophobia in Russia
Being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) is becoming more and more difficult in Russia, where sexual minorities are facing legal and social discrimination, harassment, and even violent hate crime attacks from religious and neo-nazi groups. In June 2013, Russia’s homophobia moved from the streets into the country’s legislation as...
Bernhard Edmaier: Water
In his seminal photography books, Bernhard Edmaier captures dreamy, colorsaturated, seemingly abstract images of earth from above. In this new volume, Edmaier looks at water—from both the air and the ground—as a source of life and one of the most important landscapeshaping forces on earth. Readers will be enthralled by...
Anton Belovodchenko: Bodyscapes
Russian photographer Anton Belovodchenko creates natural forms from nude female figures. Artfully shot, the suggestive photos look like sculptures of dancers or yogis, contorted in way that sometimes masks the human form. More info: 500px | Instagram | Pinterest | Deviantart (h/t: 500px) via boredpanda.com
Michael Collins: Landscape and Industry
Landscape and Industry is both a set of photographs covering a range of landscapes and industries, and an exploration of how contemporary art can draw on the influences of early industrial “record picture” photography and 19th century “Naturalist” landscape painting. Photographed on large format in a matter of fact aesthetic, the...
Seoul during the winter 1952 (Korean War period)
Korean War (1950 - 1953) was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union. The war arose from the division...
Richard Silver: Vertical Panoramas of New York Churches
Photographer Richard Silver has published a new series of vertical church panoramas, this time of his native New York. Despite only becoming a full-time photographer in 2011, his work has already been featured by companies such as Tiffany and Co., UNITED Airlines, TimeOut New York, and others. These vertical panoramas...