The world is an amazing, terrifying, and wonderful place, and nothing describes a situation with the impact and immediacy of a good photograph. Gleaned from news streams, our social network feeds, and television, here’s a look at some of the top stories from yesterday, in pictures
Doppelgängers. We like to believe that we have an unrelated twin cruising the earth, being incredibly good looking. But the chances of ever meeting a doppelgänger are minuscule. I mean, the world’s a big place, right? A University of California engineering student was taken-aback when he met a fellow student that people had confused as him, and vice versa the whole year. […]
Yes, it’s yet another installment of “Russia Breaks The Rules”. Last week, a group of Russian photographers climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza after closing time – a offence that apparently serves a three year sentence. Being Russian, exactly zero fucks were given for this possible outcome, and the group proceeded to snap a series of […]
Before we start, let’s go through what Chess boxing actually is. No it’s not a boxing ring made of checkered blocks where you get to hook the opponent when you remove one of his pieces. Nor is it just a board of chess pieces wearing gloves. Chess Boxing combines both the sport and activity in a tournament. The […]
Superheadz Japan have created something better than awesome. The Sun & Cloud is the world’s first self-generating digital camera, and now it’s available to us. The Sun & Cloud is able to generate its own electric power, meaning you’ll never have to charge it. So how does it work? There are three ways to power […]
Throw cushions. People go mental over them, and they always will. Why? It’s a basic design principle – throw cushions afford you the opportunity to add a splash of colour to your place without you needing to repaint a whole frigging wall. And here’s another thing: everyone Instagrams, but the resolution doesn’t usually lend itself […]
Its that time of the year again. From portraits to documentary, 3D to low-light the Sony World Photography Awards ceremony has it all, and is open to all. Entrants range professionals to youth, and entries encompass as diverse a set of themes that the world can provide. The turn out this year has been sterling, with the judges […]
Over the weekend, NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully drilled into the surface of Mars and collected its first sample from inside a Martian rock. Take a moment to stand right beside Curiosity, and enjoy the Martian landscape. The context, courtesy of Wired: Late on Feb. 8, Curiosity drilled a 6.4-cm-deep hole into a rock nicknamed John Klein on the surface […]
Quite a normal day for Ant Fox yesterday, as he shot Kelly Slater at Pipeline. Check out this mondo pic. And if you look close enough you’ll see Kelly is holding a GoPro in his mouth. Again, quite normal.
Online video production has taken the internet, and indeed the world, by storm. So much money is being poured into this fast-growing industry, that anyone with an inkling of creativity wants to get on board, and the kit ain’t cheap. That’s why we teamed up with SA Camera to give you this!
Gizmodo ran a photograph challenge for its readers. The entries had to be shot and edited on whatever phones the contestants were using. This, of course, meant a whole lot of filters, but also a bunch of really good images.
This is awesome: a nine-gigapixel photo of the Milky Way in all its glory and splendor. Click for the link of the full-size image on which you can zoom in, scroll around and search for the universes secrets.
The Olympics are officially and you’ve undoubtedly been left with a gaping void in desperate need of filling. Seeing as the next epic installment is four long years away, it’s best to start weening yourself off slowly as soon as possible and what better way to begin that process than with an awesome gallery of multi-exposure photographs from this year’s games.
Spencer Tunick is world-famous for photographing hundreds of naked people at a time. His latest work brings to life his interpretation of scenes from Richard Wagner’s opera “The Ring”. He shot it in downtown Munich yesterday and used 1 700 naked volunteers, spray-painted either gold or red.
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have done the unthinkable. They’ve captured video at the speed of light, or, one trillion frames per second.
If you’re still searching for a costume, in the hopes that you’ll win that bartab for best dressed this Halloween, you’d better hope this guy doesn’t rock up to the same party. Not only does it look like a DSLR, it’s fully functional as well. It actually snaps a photo, accompanied by a flash, and displays the image at the back.
I’m going to jump straight into this because everyone I have told has begged me for the name of these guys – so there is no need to sugarcoat it – This shit sells itself. Their name is PrintWild.co.za and this is how their website works. It’s basically a joke. In a good way. It […]
Yes, this is EXACTLY the course you need. You enjoy taking pics and you want to get better. You keep on telling people that you would like to improve, but just haven’t found the right course. Here it is, my friend – just look at the title – “University of Cape Town (UCT) Digital Photography […]