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...
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
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...
Andres Gallardo Albajar: Urban Geometry
Urban Geometry is an ongoing project by self taught Spanish photographer Andres Gallardo Albajar. In this chapter, you can find a series made in Vilnius, Lithuania. As in the rest of all ex soviet capitals, in Vilnius you can find a very interesting contrast of Soviet and modern architecture, abandoned...
Andrea de Franciscis: Himalaya’s Outlawed Marijuana Fields
Nestled in the Himalayan foothills at an altitude of 10,000 ft. (3,000 m), entire villages and communities subsist on illegal marijuana production. These villages are far from any paved roads and are so remote that distances are measured in hours of walking. Across thousands of acres of public and private...
Tomasz Furmanek: The Fjords Of Norway From The Kayak Seat
I am Tomasz Furmanek, amateur kayaker and adventure photographer. I started taking photos from the kayak about 3 years ago. My aim is to capture the beauty and balance of nature in the fjords and lakes, mainly in Norway. I also wish to motivate people to visit some of these...
Jati Putra Pratama: Surreal Landscapes
Jati Putra Pratama turns landscape photos into surreal works of art by contorting the scenes to include unusual angles. The Jakarta, Indonesia, graphic designer made waves on Reddit after posting one of his pieces, spawning a flood of copy-cat work, and even a tutorial. Many online commentators write that Pratama’s...
Olga Kaplan: My husband
Theme 'My husband' united in a series was made during a year. Olga acts as an absolutely contemporary photographer, but in her works she was able to maintain continuity and tradition of classical hotography. Searching for new motives and modes of expression, it is the main image and not the...
Probal Rashid: Climate Crisis in Bangladesh
Probal Rashid, a photographer who has documented pollution and Tuberculosis in Bangladesh, where he is based, has turned his lens on climate change as it continues to affect the most marginalized populations of the city for his ongoing work “Climate Crisis in Bangladesh.” Bangladesh, a city that regularly experiences tropical...
Dmitry Markov: Gray Brick Road
By Russian law, in the event that a father fails to perform his duties – sending his child to school and applying for disability status – he may be restricted in his parental rights and his child may be taken into state custody. Unfortunately, the system does not provide disabled...