Life Under the Microscope
I love when things remind me of The Powers of Ten and surprise me -exceeding my own expectations for what I believe to exist or what I have seen so far within a familiar realm. Enjoy the 24 pictures below: In its ninth year now, the Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition has once more brought together some of … Read more
Innate Beauty of Majestic Wildlife Creatures
Photographer Marina Cano has fallen in love with the beauty of nature and its creatures. The wildlife photographer, who is based in Cantabria, located in the North of Spain, has devoted three years of her life to a passion project that exposes the scenic and spiritual appeal of this world’s natural environments. In her book Cabárceno, … Read more
Brain Scans Predict Subjective Beauty
When we find something aesthetically pleasing, the sensory areas of the brain light up, and the more beautiful we find, say, a piece of art, the greater the brain activity in certain regions, a new study shows. By further investigating the connection between humans’ subjective preferences and brain activity, scientists will someday be able to pinpoint … Read more
Incredibly Ornate Paper Bird Sculptures
So beautiful! Using rare and fine paper from around the world, Julie Wilkinson and Joyanne Horscroft of The Makerie create incredibly intricate 3D paper sculptures, the likes we’ve never seen. The London-based creatives say that they’re inspired by “forgotten worlds, rare prints and the beauty of details” which becomes abundantly clear once you look through … Read more
Is Your Home Stressing You Out?
Your home – whether big, small or somewhere in between – should be your sanctuary, a place where stress is left at the door and your soul is nurtured. For a more comforting environment, gradually implement the following changes in your home: Bring the outdoors in. Green plants, cut flowers and blooming bulbs, pieces of … Read more
Yosemite in HD
Truly inspiring… I can barely spell in my excitement over the beauty of this thing. The nighttime just blows me away! This video is a collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty. All timelapses were shot on the Canon 5D Mark II with a variety of Canon L and Zeiss CP.2 Lenses. via [Jondo] Project … Read more
Haunting Realism from Lee Jeffries
Article taken from Impose Magazine PHOTOS BY LEE JEFFRIES » Accountant by day, Lee Jeffries roams the streets to photograph faces that are a glimpse into a lifetime. We asked him a few questions, and you can follow his work on flickr. In what kinds of situations were most of these photographs taken? My involvement with the … Read more
Hidden Beauty of Pollination
I watch a lot of films/time-lapse/animations about nature and have to say that after a while everything starts appearing semi-identitical to one another. Louie Schwartzberg‘s work, though, astounds me and reawakens my wonder at the moments he captures on film. Take a peek at his work and his TED talk below: by Maria Popova We’ve already … Read more
