Category: Photography

Asher Moss presents Pink Diaries

Pink Diaries, Part I is the latest in a series from photographer Asher Moss‘s ongoing obsession with the color pink.

With its sensual, raw pictures, Moss wanted to show the natural beauty of women without embellishing digital filters. Pink Diaries, Part I is the story of two girls somewhere off the grid finding warmth, only in each other.

The photo story features Moss’s muse and her best friend high in the desert, affectionately living out his imagination. See more of his fantasy stories in his debut book Miss Lonely.

All images © Asher Moss, Models Carly Foulkes and Melodi Meadows.

September 23, 2016
800 Human Sculptures Found In This Creepy Japanese Village

Japanese photographer Ken Ohki who goes by the name Yukison was traveling in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, when he stumbled upon one of the creepiest arrays of human-like sculptures scattered around the village of Fureai Sekibutsu no Sato (The Village Where You Can Meet Buddhist Statues).

“I felt like I’d accidentally stumbled into some forbidden area. Amazing,” writes Ken on his Twitter account.

What he actually stumbled upon was a park with over 800 different stone statues carved in the likeness of Buddhist deities and people close to the park’s founder Mutsuo Furukawa. His idea was to make this park a popular tourist destination, where people would come to relax. Nice idea, sure. But as the time passed the statues lost that relaxation quality about them and now gives an even more creepy vibe.

Just imagine yourself making the same discovery alone. At night. With no help in sight. Yeah… Relaxing.

More info: yukison (h/t: rocketnews24)

Meet Mutsuo Furukawa, the creator of The Village Where You Can Meet Buddhist Statues

His idea was to make this park a popular tourist destination, where people would come to relax

So he filled the park with over 800 different stone statues

Those are carved in the likeness of Buddhist deities

And people close to the park’s founder

But as the time passed the statues lost that relaxation quality about them…

And now gives an even more creepy vibe

September 23, 2016
Surreal Photos Of The Burning Man Festival

Welcome home. That’s how you’re greeted when entering a remote piece of Nevada desert where real meets surreal in the annual Burning Man festival.

For photographer Victor Habchy the festival started in 2014:

“I simply packed my bag and traveled the world to attend this magnificent event. I came alone, but let me tell you something: I never felt lonely for a second.”

For one week that patch of desert is transformed into the most surreal setting where anything goes:

“Never in my life have I experienced more love, more freedom, and more self-expression.”

This place gathers everything that is left of the human dreams and utopia and how, by every individual means, we could work together to build up a better world.

“I found beauty in every person and I saw myself beautiful too. I have shared so much, and I have been covered of joy, freedom and love.”

People say you can’t describe what you feel during this festival. However, what they first told me when I arrived is relevant to describe how my week as: ‘Welcome home.’

More info: victor habchy | instagram | burning man (h/t: boredpanda, petapixel)

September 23, 2016
15 Photographers Who Use Shadows As Clothes Perfectly

As a photographer, you’re always looking for new perspectives and interesting compositions. But not every artist has already stumbled upon a great source for both which is a clever use of natural shadows.

Those who did, though, have produced some very interesting results. We present 15 works of photographers, who use shadows to clothe their models in. The cool bit is that you too can easily play with this idea, just scroll down for the inspiration below and then go experimenting yourself.

#1

Image source: kristinsundberg

#2

Image source: Heather Mason

#3

Image source: David Basanta

#4

Image source: Solve Sundsbo

#5

Image source: Emilio Jimenez

#6

Image source: Wendy Hope

#7

Image source: George Mayer

#8

Image source: xaqnoseduermanmisentidos

#9

Image source: Francis Giacobetti

#10

Image source: Emilio Jimenez

#11

Image source: Cristiana Pantea

#12

Image source: Neil Snape

#13

Image source: Charles Nevols

#14

Image source: Ferdinando Scianna

#15

Image source: Jannic Borlum

September 23, 2016
Originally In Non-Original Form with Thomas Albdorf

The Austrian photographer who shifts perceptions of inanimate objects, Thomas Albdorf, while wandering into urban outskirts.

In his 2012 photo collection, Actualities Albdorf uses various objects as sculptures and stages them by colour, contrast, and surroundings before he releases his shutter.

At first, Albdorf used only the rubble on streets until he experimented with objects in his own environment – showcasing the properties of (old and new) commodity through simple schemes.

September 23, 2016
Nordstrom’s Fall Campaign 2016 – You Are Here

“Is it possible to freeze a moment, to pause time?”

In today’s fast-moving fashion industry, this seems to be too much to ask. Or rather not? America’s traditional upscale fashion retailer Nordstrom posed that very question in his recent Fall Campaign.

“With the constant urge for newness we forget how to enjoy the moment we’re in,” says Olivia Kim, Nordstrom’s vice president of creative project. Live in the now, the campaign realized by artist Alex Prager, prompts. Prager’s short film reminds us to focus on the present, never knowing what the future might bring.

September 23, 2016
Fashion Campaign Shot By A Drone

The fashion campaign for Craig Green’s AW16 collection is shot by a drone.

Reminiscent of a documentary shoot rather than fashion commercial, the campaign shows all 30 looks from the designer’s AW16 collection. It is presented in a series of six images showing each different group of models, flipping through the changing moods of the collection.

Centered around workwear, utility, and uniforms, the garments reflect Green’s both romantic and futurist style.

The images, taken by a painfully automatic tool, are nevertheless painterly and dreamy, opening a new way of fashion image-making. Green described it in an interview as stated here below.

“I thought there was something quite great about them looking almost like National Geographic – scientific and cold in some ways, the image is so romantic of all the boys together.”

All images © Craig Green

September 23, 2016