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Icelandic photographer Pétur Thomsen took these amazing shots during the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in the eastern part of Iceland. The imagery captured is extremely surreal, with the juxtaposition of man made forced into such powerful and extreme natural landscapes.
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For all those designers and cool cats who love Leicas this is a pretty sleek machine. Definitely adding this to my “when I win the lottery” wish-list.
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The sea of photographers on that have a portfolio on the web today seems endless, but floating along on a magnificent ocean liner is Peter Baker. I follow his flickr stream like a cult member and I am rarely disappointed when he uploads something new. The flood gates opened last week when Peter launched a rad new portfolio site that highlights the square format that I have begun to know him for. Another detail that really struck me is that the redesign has been implemented seamlessly across his blog and the new portfolio site. Beauty in the small details!
There have been a bunch of amazing English and Australian photographers surfacing on the web lately with really fresh images. The work of Robin Friend is completely captivating, from the motion in the fog, to the colors he punctuates everything is highly considered and it shows.
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I had no idea there was a global seed vault or that it would look so space age until I stumbled upon the amazing photos of Greg White. He really has a knack for capturing these sterile scenes where nature and industry intersect or live in jagged conjunction.
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My friend Chris Glass has a fantastic eye and impeccable sense for capturing the vibrance and poise of reality. I just flipped through his uploads from the first half of his trip to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and I must say I am really loving them. These two are my favorites along with two more really amazing shots after the jump.
Found this nice shot of Eero Aarnio’s office space he keeps in his amazing house. The photo was shot by amazing UK based interior photographer Rachael Smith.
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Graphic designer Shawn Hazen has lived in Chicago for the past four years and has started an ongoing project called ChicagoType, which does pretty much exactly what it says. Hazen says in the project description “I’m a graphic designer, so this unique visual heritage continues to blow me away, specifically the commercial typography.” So far the variety and styles that are captured in his photos are vast, but the underlying geography inherently ties them together.
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These shots are from a collection of photos by David Leventi that seem to encapsulate all the vibrant night life and history of New York.
Since it happened before I was born the eruption of Mount St. Helens following a 5.1 earthquake seems slightly like a new discovery to me. The surreal nature and beauty of these photos capturing such devastation is crazy. More photos of the eruption and aftermath are available on The Big Picture’s gallery.
I had a great week off, got a chance to really put my new iPhone 4 through the paces in low service areas, and I am like the rest of the world right now, super impressed with the quality of the camera for both stills and videos. That being said these are some choice shots off my iPhone 4 from my vacation up in the Berkshires with E and Ernest.
To celebrate our birthdays this year E and I decided to spend a week in the Berkshires with my parents, our dog Ernest and his best friend Wellington. The week quickly became a whirlwind of great food, fantastic weather and good company. Not to mention a lot of great beer and wine.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the portfolio of Alex MacLean, a photographer who focuses on capturing all different types of action and landscape through aerial photography.
Flickr sets these days seem to be pretty bland and lacking in a cohesive theme. So finding a set entitled Across America, which was entirely made up of photos shot during a road trip across the states gave me quite a bit of relief. I especially like the way this photographer captures the geographical and natural landscape. Check out more photos by ck/ck on his blog or flickr.
I have always really loved the work of Andreas Gursky, this is an especially compelling image of his. I don’t think any other image has captured this many identical black suits in action.
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The aerial photographs of Joachim Schmid capture a side of the game that you don’t tend to see broadcast on television. Each eccentric field and it’s surrounding environment make these photographs a visual exploration of geography as well as the culture of fútbol in Brazil, which are definitely defining characteristics of their landscape.
I spent the last two hours looking through page after page of Ktinka’s photo blog. I love the variety of subject matter as well as the how she captures light, color, and mood. Seriously vast and inspiring body of work, I especially love the shots that very simply capture experiences from her everyday life.
This digital camera concept by Indian-born designer Saikat Biswas is awesome. It follows the aesthetic and function of the original Holga film cameras and unlike most digital cameras these days the Holga D is without a display. The mystique of not knowing how your shots came out until downloaded is a nice nod at it’s predecessor and the nostalgia many of us have for processing film. I am also very glad Biswas shared some of his sketches behind the design, seeing other designers processes is always interesting to me.
Sign Painters is a personal project by photographer Jay B. Sauceda, which captures the very literally fading culture of sign painting in Texas.
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Suburbia Mexicana is a social commentary project by photographer Alejandro Cartagena, which does a superb job of highlighting the decay in these landscapes and dying river beds surrounding Monterey, Mexico. While speaking to this problem Alejandro simultaneously captures so much vibrance in the nature that still exists there.
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