Light installations by artist James Nizam
Shard of Light, 2011 “Trace Heavens” is a series of gorgeous light installations by James Nizam. Even though he is a friend of mine I feel I am being completely unbiased when I say these are some of the most beautiful images I’ve ever posted on Booooooom. To create these images James painstakingly made incisions into the structure … Read more
Gorgeous Long-Exposure Photographs of Golden Waves
I know I do post a lot of pictures of waves – but look at these! They’re too gorgeous not to share. With a preference for the early morning light, artist David Orias enjoys capturing saturated hues and motion that our eyes could not otherwise see in these gorgeous ocean scenes. His series, entitled Waves, features … Read more
Idyllic Photographs of the Tuscan and Moravian Landscapes by Marcin Sobas
More landscapes! These are just stunning – between the light, rolling shapes, and color -absolutely beautiful! Poland-based photographer Marcin Sobas captures mesmerizing images of agricultural fields and hills of Tuscany, Italy and the Czech Republic (first photo). Sobas approach is unique in that instead of capturing the entirety of the landscape he instead uses a telephoto zoom … Read more
Illuminated Landscapes by Benoit Paillé
I love these!!! Montreal-based photographer Benoit Paillé has been working on a fascinating series of landscapes using a bizarre lighting method involving a suspended glowing square. The images above are not photoshopped, the 1×1 meter light is instead hung in the center of each photograph and the resulting image shows the unique form of illumination that creeps … Read more
Fantastic Animal Silhouettes
I love seeing how artists represent animals and humans using silhouettes. Some are quite simple while others are more elaborate. Here are a few wonderful examples found at theanimalarium.blogspot.com. Album des Herzogs von Schwerin, 1750 Simplicity is always in style! Arthur Rackam, from Cinderella, 1919, thanks to art.crazed Cover of V.J.Stanek’s Introducing Monkeys, thanks to Freaky Fauna Unknown artist, The Monkey Celebrating with … Read more
17 Year Old Surreal Photographer: Maria Sardari
These are unique, and stand out against a lot of other artwork I’ve been seeing of late. Refreshing! With models fading into the hallways, lights coming from their eyes… floating, sleeping, dreaming, wanting… these photographs are surreal and captivating like a dream you don’t want to wake from. They are the creations of photographer Maria Sardani, who … Read more
Extremely Colorful Landscapes
This article is akin to me yelling “COLOR!!!!” at you, but the photographs are rather lovely, so I thought I’d go ahead and post it. 1. Lavender Sunrise Photo by Antony Spencer 2. Sunflowers Photo by B’Rob 3. Trees Watching Sunrise Photo by Larry Lefever 4. Fields of Tea Photographer unknown 5. Blue Pond First Snow Photo by Kent … Read more
Tokyo Train
I enjoy how my eye follows the bends and curves, and the subtle color that is introduced in these photographs. Appuru Pai is the artist who took these photos of a trip with a train in Tokyo. Via Wall to Watch
A Light Installation Mimics The Mysterious Flight Patterns Of Birds
There’s a transfixing, mysterious quality to a swarm of birds beating a path across the sky. How do they remain so close without colliding? How do they alter their patterns in response to potential danger? Those questions form the backbone of “Flylight,” an interactive light display by Studio Drift that simulates a flock’s response to intruders. … Read more
NY Photographer Wows with Minimalist Sky Color Gradients
Love these! Reminds me of James Turrell’s breathtaking work. New-York based photographer Eric Cahan seems to be ‘suffering’ from a common syndrome affecting inhabitants of major cities. He is obsessed with the sky. Unlike most of us, however, Cahan is also immensely skilled at capturing the sky in photo format and presenting it before our very eyes in … Read more
