Scientific photographer Steve Gschmeissner, 61, from Bedford, uses a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to magnify his favourite specimens by up to a million times. The results show incredibly detailed images of creepy crawlies in 3D.
The SEM is far more powerful than regular light microscopes that can only magnify by up to 1000 times. It builds [...]
Extraordinary sculptures by Saúl Hernández (from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). The “208 OSEOsidades” is a collection of 21 bronze sculptures of 21 centimeters in height. He uses the most common representation of death which is the human skeleton in a 1:8 scale replica of a real skeleton.
His sculptures represent the character in different every day attitudes, [...]
Christopher (or C.K.) Wilde is a collagist who creates with currency. Wilde painstakingly cuts various shapes out of paper money from around the world to form collages with economic and political undertones and overlays.
The relationship between art and commerce is another theme that cannot be avoided when an artist cuts and [...]
Pollen may be associated by many of us in spring with hayfever, but as Swiss scientific photographer Martin Oeggerli reveals, it has a whole hidden life.Delving into the miniscule world of pollen, the “micronaut” shows that the grains are in fact very varied and very beautiful. His work recently featured in [...]
The Naica Mine of Chihuahua, Mexico, is a working mine that is known for its extraordinary crystals. Naica is a lead, zinc and silver mine in which large voids have been found, containing crystals of selenite (gypsum) as large as 4 feet in diameter and 50 feet long. The chamber holding [...]
Stephen Wiltshire is an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes. He has a particular talent for drawing lifelike, accurate representations of cities, sometimes after having only observed them briefly. He was awarded an MBE for services to the art world in 2006. He studied Fine Art at City & Guilds Art College. His work [...]
Clark Little was born in Napa, California in 1968. Two years later, a move to the North Shore of Oahu (Hawaii) dramatically changed his future. In the 80’s and 90’s he made his name as a pioneer of surfing at the Waimea Bay shorebreak. Clark had a unique talent for taking off [...]
Mammatus, also known as mammatocumulus (meaning “mammary cloud” or “breast cloud”), is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud. The name mammatus is derived from the Latin mamma (meaning “udder” or “breast”), as some consider there is a resemblance between the characteristic shape of [...]
Fire has been an important part of all cultures and religions, from pre-history to modern day, and was vital to the development of civilization. It has been regarded in many different fashions throughout history.
And now I’m just going to write few interesting facts I’ve found about fire:
1. Do these fires really serve a purpose?
Absolutely. [...]
Hans Silvester’s lifelong dedication to investigating our world, capturing and promoting the most intimate, and perhaps enigmatic, of organic phenomena, has led the German-born artist down a number of career paths, including forays into journalism, philanthropy and environmental activism.
Born in Lorrach, Germany in 1938, Silvester graduated from the School of Fribourg in 1955 before beginning [...]
Sculpture “The rebirth of 2013″ is located in the park that was created at the site where the car factory was located in the past century.
In some parts of the Middle East lizards are considered a delicacy. At the beginning of the spring people hunt lizards with hooks and hunting dogs, as well as with their bare hands. Lizards are grilled or eaten raw, and the locals believe that their blood strengthens the body and treating disease.
A huge yellow rubber duck that sailed Hong Kong Victoria harbor, thrilled many Chinese. 16 feet high duck is the work of the Dutch artist F. Hoffman.
A few days ago on Reddit a user posted a picture and asked a simple request “Can someone photoshop the sun between my fingers.” Well that unleashed a floodgate of responses and now you have the latest internet sensation. Enjoy these laudable efforts to do a simple thing. THE ORIGINAL
An infinity edge pool is a swimming pool that produces a visual effect of water extending to the horizon, vanishing, or extending to “infinity.” Just imagine swimming or relaxing in one of these and you’ll immediately feel good.
Sylvester Stallone is an absolute cliffhanger master in the film Cliffhanger, but that’s just Hollywood. Some other people, non-celebrity characters, are so full of adrenaline that they decide to camp hanging on the cliffs and steep mountain edges. They do not find it abnormal to perform some common daily activities (sleeping, eating, brushing teeth, reading [...]
Here are some nice photos shoot by Adam Dobrovits, photographer based in Budapest, Hungary. Fill free to visit his web site and Facebook fan page.
