Artist Creates Images That Show How Earth Would Look If Cats Were A Lot Bigger (30 Pics)
If only the world were populated by giant cats. Now there’s a thought that many of us have had while daydreaming in school or at work. You can’t tell me I’m the only one. Imagine how wonderful it would be to pet a purring three-meter tall feline, all fluffy and friendly. Well, you don’t have to imagine anymore. Russian artist Andrey Scherbak has uploaded nearly 150 photos of giant cats online, and they’re close to purrfect. BP...
25+ Rare Photos That Reveal The Unseen Side Of Things (New Pics)
We live in a wondrous world filled with marvels all around us, but sometimes we forget. Getting caught up in our daily lives most people barely stop to smell the roses, much less open the roses to look inside. Well, it turns out that there are beautiful secrets hidden underneath and inside things you would never even think to take a closer look at. A lions fur is gorgeous on the outside but have you ever seen the intricate pattern...
This Prefab Cabin Was Built in 10 Days for Only $80,000
The cabin is in Russia, but the builder is now accepting pre-orders in the U.S. Nestled in the woods of Kazan, a city in southwest Russia, sits a 1,184-square-foot DublDom, one of several DublDom modular prefab homes designed by the Moscow-based architect firm, Bio Architects. What makes the DublDom homes so special is the premise of the architects’ concept: keep building costs low by using materials like metal, barn board, and...
35 Times Stubborn Homeowners Refused To Move, And Faced Unexpected Consequences
We all love an underdog don’t we? Someone who won’t be bullied, who will stand up for themselves and their rights in the face of all powerful corporations and governments, they give us all hope that we little guys do have the power after all. Often referred to as ‘nail houses’ or ‘holdouts’, cases such as these have become high profile media sensations, particularly in China where the brave...
Teens Destroy 320,000,000 Years Of History In A Few Seconds, And The Way It Looks Now Infuriates Everyone
Wind, rain, and ice have been sculpting the Brimham Rocks for the last 320 million years. It has even become a National Trust landmark and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, drawing visitors to admire the outdoors of North Yorkshire, England. Earlier this month, however, some vandals have damaged it in a few mindless seconds. “At around 8.45pm on Friday, 1 June a group of five young people were seen pushing a rock at the top of...
Wedding Photographer Shares A Ridiculously Simple Photography Trick And The Results Are Stunning
If you haven’t yet mastered the inner workings of a camera, simple photography tricks can help you a great deal. Recently, wedding photographer Mathias Fast has shared a zero-budget hack how to improve your portraits by adding reflections, and it will take every beginner’s shots to a whole new level. The secret is simple. A phone screen. Using it as a reflective surface, people can easily get rid of undesired elements entering the...
I Bring Stones To Life By Painting The Living Spirit Of The Being I Feel Inside The Stone (New Pics)
To me, stones are not simple materials or canvases for painting pictures on. Among all those numerous stones on a river bank, one stone, looking like an animal, catches my eye. When I find a stone, I feel that stone has found me too. Stones have their own intentions, and I consider my encounters with them as cues they give me it’s OK to go ahead and paint what I see on them. So the stones I decide to paint on are not arbitrary, but my...
Photographers Gain Entry into Traditional African Village Where Every House Is a Work of Art
Nestled at the base of a hill, overlooking the Savannah, lies Tiébélé—an African village in Burkina Faso. First settled in the 15th Century, the 1.2-hectare commune is home to the Kassena people, their chief, and royal court—together making up one of oldest ethnic groups in Burkina Faso. In 2009, photographer Rita Willaert and travel blogger Olga Stavrakis were lucky enough to be some of the few people ever allowed to visit the...
I Create Crazy Photo Manipulations With My Three Daughters And Son, And Here’s What We Made So Far
My name is John Wilhelm. I was born 1970 in Winterthur Switzerland where I still live together with my wife and my four kids (3 girls and 1 son). Photography was always important in my life. My father was an experienced hobby-photographer and founded at least two local photography-associations. So I grew up in an environment of cameras, magazines, lenses, selfmade camera-baggages, darkrooms and funny weddings. I wasn’t very...
Heavy Snowfall Hits Tokyo, And The Results Are Pretty Much What You’d Expect
Downtown Tokyo saw its heaviest snowfall for years this Monday, causing travel chaos throughout the city. Cars were stranded and abandoned on roads, trains stopped running and people were left stuck at the airport as 250 international flights were cancelled. “It hasn’t snowed in Tokyo in four years,” Tokyo resident Yukimura, which coincidentally enough means ‘Snow Village’ in Japanese, told A&D.“Four years ago we...