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photography
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NASA Cranks Out Largest Ever Continual Panoramic Shot Of The Earth
21 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
From Russia To South Africa, NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission has taken the world’s longest photogrpah of Earth. The insanely long photograph is made up of smaller images which you can zoom into when you visit Gigapan.
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Mysterious Underwater Photography Presents A Beautifully Dark Side To The Ocean [GALLERY]
17 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Indonesian photographer, Hengki Koentjoro has managed to capture marine life in a completely new and fascinating way. His images show a darker side to life underwater, and “evoke a more mysterious and sinister sort of beauty.”
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Amazing Images From The National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest [GALLERY]
14 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 25th annual National Geographic Traveler Contest is open, and the contest has seen thousands of applicants test their photographic prowess against each other thus far. Check out some of the radical entries so far
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Incredibly Beautiful Close Up Images Of Animal Eyes [PICS]
10 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Armenian photographer Suren Manvelyan digs eyes, a whole lot. Manvelyan’s obsession with ocular structure has earned him something of a reputation in the field of macro photography. Check out his selection of amazing shots, inside.
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Chilling Picture Captures A Final Embrace From The Bangladesh Factory Collapse [PIC]
08 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This photograph was taken by Bangladeshi photographer, Taslima Akhter, and captures the final embrace of two people found in the rubble of the collapsed garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh on 24 April 2013. We urge you not to scroll down if you are a sensitive reader
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Abandoned Mental Asylums Are Creepy As Hell [GALLERY + VIDEO]
07 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We want to know what really happens on the inside of mental asylums, without ever needing to actually be in one. New York photographer, Jeremy Harris stepped inside a number of abandoned asylums prior to their demolishing, and what he came out with is one of the creepiest collections of shots we’ve seen in a long time.
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Life In The Sky – Amazing Photography Of Hong Kong’s Skyscrapers [GALLERY]
07 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Hong Kong is known for its mindblowing skyline. French photographer, Romain Jacquet-Lagreze recently published a book titled “Vertical Horizons”capturing the best of Hong Kong’s biggest buildings. Check out the gallery for a few choice tidbits.
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RayBan Ambermatic CS 120512 from Paul Collins on Vimeo.
Step Down, Instagram – These Raybans Come With Their Own Photo Filter [PICS+VIDEO]
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sometimes looking through sunglasses can take you into a world of colour, that you want the rest of your friends to see. And don’t lie I’m sure you have all tried the classic, trying to take a photo while holding your sunglasses up to a landscape and snapping a shot on your handheld through them. […]
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These Are The 2013 Sony World Photography Award Winners [GALLERY]
26 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This year’s L’Iris d’Or, the Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year, went to 32 year old Andrea Gjestvang from Norway. Gjestvang beat out 122,000 hopeful entries from 170 different countries. Check out her photo, and other winners
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The World Is Amazing And Terrifying – A Round Up Of News In Pictures [PICS]
25 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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
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Atlantic Fog Time-lapse from Eric Nathan on Vimeo.
WATCH: Wonderful Time-Lapse Film Captures Fog Rolling In Over Cape Town [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Photographer Eric Nathan captured the fog rolling in over Cape Town on Sunday evening, and the results are glorious. Check out the amazing time lapse video, after the jump
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The Shortlisted Photos For The Sony World Photography Awards Will Blow Your Mind [PICS]
28 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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 […]
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Couple Falls In Love On Instagram #NoFilter
14 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Santiago Perez Grovas (26) and Taylor Dee (22) met and fell in love on Instagram. The pair are Instagram royalty in their own rights, with 70 000 and 18 000 followers respectively. Their love affair started when Grovas reached 50 000 followers on the social media site, and to celebrate posted a competition. To enter […]
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The World’s First Point-And-Shoot 3D Camera Will Rock Your World [VIDEO+PICS]
05 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Finally, the world’s first point-and-shoot 3D camera! While it’s not a conventional camera, if you can use a point-and-shoot Nikon we are told that you’ll find the Lynx even easier to use. Instead of 2D images, the ‘Lynx A’ produces 3D models of whatever you point it at. Although it’s the size of a laptop […]
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10 Amazing Photographs Taken With Phones [GALLERY]
05 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
05 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Outrage over pre-death train photo. John McAfee seeking asylum. ANCWL wants Shrien Dewani bad. Rhinos to get specialised surveillance aircraft. Eminem’s daughter attacks Taylor Swift on Twitter. Who is the world’s most overpaid actor?
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Awesome New Video From Tim Henny Creator Of “Mini Cape”: Mini Matera
23 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You all remember that brilliant short film Timmy Henny made of Cape Town, “Mini Cape”? Well, Tim has been chosen amongst six other international film makers to produce a video in the Basilicata region in Southern Italy.
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Epic Imagery, A Photographer’s Friendly Encounter With Great Whites [PICS]
24 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sharks, particularly Great Whites, have a pretty bad rep. The apex predators are often labelled as man-eaters based on a handful of out of context events. Photographer Daniel Botelho spent two weeks with the ancient beasts and returned with what he calls “definitive proof” that they don’t deserve the label or association.
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Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners [PICS]
19 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
From “Bubble Jetting Emperors”, to an awe-inspiring shot of Peyto Lake in Canada’s Banff National Park, the winning photographs of this year’s Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are truly astonishing, and not to be missed.
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2OV Deals: The Awesome Online Photography Course For Only R650 Is Back! – Usually Costs R5,300 (Discount Of 88%)
19 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
This is really a great opportunity for yourself or as a gift for aspiring shutterbugs and hipsters in general. For a radical discounted price of R650, they can install all the learning software they need to become master photographers with the certified 16 Module Online Photography Course from DigitalMasters. Blending the world-class expertise of some […]
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Space Station Time-Lapse Lets You Fly Through Time And Space [VIDEO]
18 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Photographer Christoph Malin from Austria created this amazing film by stacking image sequences taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. It shows beautiful star trails and city lights streaking over the Earth’s surface as seen from space.
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Swiss Photographer Sues Apple For Using Photo Without Permission
15 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh, snap! Apple and the Swiss are not having a good time right now. This morning, we reported in the Spice that Apple has just had to license the iconic Swiss-designed railway clock for use in its iOS 6 operation system. Now, Swiss photographer Sabine Liewald has filed a lawsuit against Apple for what she claims is the unauthorised use of one of her photographs.
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Never Before Seen Photos Of Steve Jobs [PICS]
31 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The “iconic image of Steve Jobs in the lotus position with a Mac on his lap” is exactly that, iconic. It was taken by South African born photographer Norman Seeff and is instantly recognisable. Now, for the first time ever, Seeff has released out-takes from that same shoot.
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Incredible Video And Photos Of Humpback Whale Feeding In Harbour [VIDEO]
21 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A few days ago, retired college biology professor, Bill Bouton, headed to San Luis Obispo, California, to snap some pics of some of his favourite subjects, birds. However, he stumbled on something considerably bigger, and decidedly less aerial.
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10 Best Photographs Of The Olympic Games [GALLERY]
10 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Telegraph has put together what they believe to be the 10 best photographs of the Olympics so far. There are some pretty spectacular images in the selection, but I found them to be a little biased toward team Britain.
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Winner’s POV, Usain Bolt Nabs Photographer’s Camera After 200m Final [PICS]
10 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This must be any photographer’s dream – Usain Bolt, the undisputed fastest man alive, grabbed an Olympic photographer’s camera and started snapping pics straight from the track.
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The Olympics, Shot Exclusively With An iPhone 4S [PICS]
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dan Chung is a photojournalist for the Guardian on assignment at the Olympics. Instead of lugging around a bag full of heavy, expensive equipment like everyone else, he’s using just his iPhone 4S and a few aftermarket attachments. The results have been amazing.
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Terra Sacra – A Time-Lapse Spanning Seven Continents Over Six Years [VIDEO]
08 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Very few people are privileged enough to travel the world and even fewer can say they’ve set foot on all seven continents. Thankfully we have been blessed with photographers like Sean F. White, who has not only accomplished both, but chose to record the journey and share it via an amazing time-lapse recording. Click through for a magnificent six-minute trip around the world.
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Glacier Boarding, Because Snowboarding Is Too Mainstream [AMAZING PICS]
20 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Much like Jeb Corliss took BASE jumping to new heights, a group of adrenaline-thirsty snowboarders have taken their obsession to the next level. Who would’ve guessed that ditching snowy slopes for icy glaciers would make for such amazing pictures.
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Check Out The Awesome Underwater Dog Photography Of Seth Casteel [PICS]
16 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Seth Casteel is an award-winning photographer famed for his pictures of peoples’ pets. Check out this awesome gallery of underwater dog photos he produced after the jump!
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