Sexy Men And Kittens

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Cinemagraphs Part II

I love these moving photographs. 

See more: here, and here.

Places I want to be at right now

A collection of cozy, romantic, artistic, and tropical places I would love to be at right now (or whenever).

Painting a live snowscape:

Having breakfast on this table with an amazing view:

Also having breakfast on this table with this magical view:

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Robert Doisneau - Paris 1940s, 1950s

Robert Doisneau was one of the first photographers I came to know of. The photograph above was framed in in the TV room of the home where I grew up. These photographs really capture some amazing moments of the old times in Paris.  

"I like people for their weaknesses and faults. I get on well with ordinary people. We talk. We start with the weather, and little by little we get to the important things. When I photograph them it is not as if I were examining them with a magnifying class, like a cold and scientific observer. It's very brotherly. And it's better, isn't it, to shed some light on those people who are never in the limelight". 

- Robert Doisneau

Kodak No.1 Circular Snapshots c.1890

Baby elephant at the zoo, about 1890

Thanks to the National Media Museum we are able to see these incredible photographs taken from the first Kodak camera around the 1890s.

"The invention of photography was announced in 1839, but during its first fifty years taking a photograph was a complicated and expensive business. In 1888, all this was to change following the appearance of a camera that was to revolutionise photography. Popular photography can properly be said to have started 120 years ago with the introduction of the Kodak." 

Beach photographer, about 1890

Boy paddling in the sea, about 1890

"The Kodak camera was the invention of an American, George Eastman (1854-1932). It was a simple, leather-covered wooden box – small and light enough to be held in the hands. Taking a photograph with the Kodak was very easy, requiring only three simple actions; turning the key (to wind on the film); pulling the string (to set the shutter); and pressing the button (to take the photograph). There wasn’t even a viewfinder - the camera was simply pointed in the direction of the subject to be photographed. The Kodak produced circular snapshots, two and a half inches in diameter."

Complexity Graphics

These photographs seem like they would be a creation of a hybrid of mathemathician and photographer. Science and art in one. 

"Tatiana Plakhova’s work visualizes vast fields of vectors projected onto landscapes, urban formations, and the sea. Plakhova’s “The End of Geography” is the latest entry in her series of “Complexity Graphics,” in which she constructs entire hybrid worlds, fictional sea creatures, and everything in between, solely through a deft application of highly articulated, seemingly algorithmically-determined clusters of lines."

Tidying Up Art

"Swiss artist Ursus Wehrli is releasing a new book on The Art of Clean Up, where he takes everyday scenes of disorder and rearranges them into neat rows, sorted by different attributes such as color, size, shape, and type, etc. Some of the preview images from the book seem borderline OCD, such as the pine branch that has been ordered by the needle size– others are on such a huge scale that it almost seems laughable, as if a giant had come along and re-organized a lawn full of towels and people."

Stunning Minimalistic Photography

Less is more.

The Beatles Illuminated: The Discovered Works of Mike Mitchell

I love The Beatles. Who doesn't? I grew up with both a musician father and musician brother, so since very young I very much enjoyed classic rock and even became obsessed with The Beatles around age 17. Not that obsessed, I simply would listen to them whenever I could. 

I even took the Magical Mystery Tour in Liverpool, their hometown, and visited some of the places they talk about in their songs, like strawberry fields, and a few bars where they used to play. Maybe I will share the pictures in another post another day.

Mike Mitchell recently released these photographs for auction.

Cade Martin: Wonderland

"When you look at things differently, STORIES emerge. There is beauty in the everyday. And when PEOPLE learn to look for it, they'll find inspiration in the least likely PLACES. That's when the narrative in the situation and in the subject comes into focus. And even fashion is dull without the right STYLE." This is the first thing you'll read when you visit Cade Martin's website. A photographer that captures stories. 

Cade Martin collaborated with Design Army and the Washington Ballet and came up with these story-telling photographs. Titled: Wonderland. 

Tilt-Shift Photography: Real Miniature Worlds

Tilt-shift photography creatively creates miniature worlds from real places and people. The angle of the camera changes the perspective making a photograph of a real place seem like a miniature scale model. So interesting and cool, isn't it? Enjoy these photographs below and the cute tilt-shift video at the end. 

Beautiful Photography by Honey Tree

I came across these Honey Tree photographs by Lupen Grainne and thought they were beautiful. They feel very light and the use of filters and the colors create dreamy and peaceful scenarios.