Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been ill since friday – which included lots of puking, defecating and one trip to the ER. FML. + Here are a few things I’ve been looking at: Sleep Cocoon Rare Photos of Famous People A few of these blew my mind. Particularly this one of a young [...]
When he’s not cracking skulls as a bouncer, Baltimore based photographer Al Heishman is shooting sweet sweet nudes in my living room. Be sure to stop by his brand new website and check out some of his work.
Do yourself a favor and go visit the LA Times photography site to read the captions that go along with these photos.
If you enlarge this photograph you can see that Santa has some creepy red eye going on which really adds to the creep factor. Also, be on the lookout for the lurkin’ elf in the third picture. More at Sketchy Santas.
Dead on the Beach, George Strock; 1943 When LIFE ran this stark, haunting photograph of a beach in Papua New Guinea on September 20, 1943, the magazine felt compelled to ask in an adjacent full-page editorial, “Why print this picture, anyway, of three American boys dead upon an alien shore?” Among the reasons: “words are [...]
+ These photos from the National Geographic International Photo Contest are too good. + New Beach House – Teen Dream (via Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright) + If you’re into screamo you may be into this rip of the Cry Me a River 2009 DVD (via The Difference Between Life and Music) + Big Box Stores [...]
+ The Big Picture – World Animal Day The Big Picture never disappoints. My favorite part about TBP are the captions that accompany each photo. The photo of the terminally ill cancer patient touching the dove is extremely depressing – as well as the mule painted with donkey stripes. The flower-pugs brighten things up though. [...]
Holy shit, People of Walmart is such a good idea for a website. One time I was at a Wal-Mart in the backwoods of Pennsylvania with some friends and we began counting the amount of people we saw with patriotic tattoos. Eagles ripping out of biceps with their talons, American flags waving on the forearms of [...]
… was announced earlier this week. The $10,000 award will go to Alejandro Chaskielberg for his project titled “Hige Tide” about the Parana River Delta. Alejandro shot the photos mainly in large format allowing him to distort the depth of field and perspective and allow himself a bit more creative freedom in presenting his subjects. [...]