Days after the word “selfie” officially got added to the Oxford English Dictionary, a photo of the pope doing exactly that has gone viral
Conor Mccreedy is a South African artist based in New York city. Having garnered critical acclaim for his striking artworks painted in varying shades of blue, Mccreedy is turning his attention to philanthropy. Mccreedy has set up a foundation to Protect the African lion, and has some of the largest names in the world behind […]
The ride is similar to those you rode as a kid outside the Pick ‘n’ Pay – you know, the space-ship or car that used to move about as your mom patiently waited. Banksy’s version is a little different, it delivers a message. The ride is not a space-ship or a car, it’s a dolphin struggling to swim through fishing nets and BP oil, installed as a reminder to those who have forgotten about BP’s role in poisoning the Gulf Coast of the USA.
Ecce Homo is the Spanish fresco whose restoration was botched after parishioner, Cecillia Gimenez attempted to restore the painting to its former glory. The ruined fresco now enjoys the nickname ‘Monkey Christ’ and has become a serious tourist attraction with over 40,000 people making their way to the church to view the failure. Epic win?
Ever wondered what those hooded Americans known as the Ku Klux Klan get up to in their spare time? Photographer Anthony Karen did. That’s how he got this incredible gallery of photos showing one of the most feared, secretive, and marginalised pocket of society in the world, the KKK. To gain access to this secret society […]
Capetonian filmaker, Dan Mace made this short film that is a celebration of life for all of us living in Cape Town. Mace said: Being a young filmmaker from one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Cape Town — South Africa, it is hard to not be inspired by the world around me.
Remember when you used to drive to photo shops with a flash drive to have your shots developed, so you could frame them on the feature wall in the lounge? I do too. That was before we hosted the World Cup. It’s time to grow up, because technology definitely has.
Usain Bolt is the fastest man on the planet. This shot of him winning the 100m dash at the track and field world championships in Moscow has become an instant classic and is arguably the best sports pic of 2013… So far, anyway. What you have here is the fastest man on earth – named bolt – pictured with a bolt of lightning. Yes, poetry does actually happen in real life.
This story broke in July, but given the excellence of this portrait, it would be wrong of us not to bring to those of you who have missed it. A shanghai-based artist named Paul Akashi has painted a portrait of Nelson Mandela with 27,000 punches. Akashi printed the Chinese character for freedom on to a boxing glove, and punched it on to the canvass to paint the portrait.
National Geographic are using drones and robots to get up close and personal shots of lions in the Serengeti. If any human got as close as these robots did to a lion in the wild, they would be chowed in no time. Lucky for us we can get an inside peek into the personal lives […]
Cape Town based surf photographer, Ant Fox, has pulled something of a coup, with some of his recent prints being bought by US pop star, Jennifer Lopez, following her visit to the Ralph Lauren store in the Hamptons.
This is a treat. A rare look into what it looks like on Mars thanks to the Curiosity Rover’s image collection. These rare images capture the terrain of the Red Planet.
Here’s today’s top tip, friends. This isn’t a new feature, but it is an old hack that you probably don’t know of yet. By simply using the volume controls on your Apple Earbuds, you can remotely control your camera shutter. All you have to do is open the camera app, position the camera, and press the volume+ function on the earbuds.
Tianducheng, China is a scale version of Paris, complete with a 107 metre replica of the Eiffel tower. Construction and development of little Paris began in 2007. Originally built to house some 10,000 residents only 2,000 call little Paris home. It is, for all intents and purposes, a ghost town.
Photographer David De Vleeschauwer gained access to North Korea and documented the country through his lense. The incredible pictures were published on Classe Touriste travel blog.
The human body is a beautiful work of art. Lovely to look at. Especially naked. British photographer, Carl Warner, has seen the beauty that is the human body and created amazing landscapes…with naked people. Using the curves, bumps and contours of the human form he has created images of rolling hills, valleys and mountains using […]
North Korea put on an insane performance of colour and dancing that attracted foreign photographers and journalists from around the world. The event on 22 July took place during the Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang and was ahead and in honour of the 60th anniversary celebration of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. The celebrations took […]
We all know the classic “selfie”. A picture taken of yourself, that is planned to be uploaded to social networks or as a profile picture. You can usually see the person’s arm holding out the camera, in which case you can clearly tell that this person has taken said photo of themselves. A selfie is […]
These residents refused to move from their homes when the ground around them became a new construction site. Instead they kept their homes are now living in some very interesting places.
So we aren’t art pro’s over here, but because we’ve found some paintings by a historical dictator, we thought we should share them. Click through to have a look.
Michael Shainblum has created this fascinating video appropriately named Mirror City. Click through to watch the kaleidoscope-esque visual story.
The UK-based graffiti artist is synonymous with dark, satirical artworks. Canvas Elite, an online canvas art gallery has developed this amazing infographic that depicts some of the most influential and significant work thus far.
Now there is no excuse not to have tip top designs. Say goodbye to Paint or whatever outdated programmes you were using with these must have online courses. Much like macaroni frames and stickmen drawn families produced as a child, creative types can sharpen existing skills with an Adobe Photoshop CS6 or Adobe Illustrator CS6 […]
Justin Bieber has quite the following on photo-sharing network Instagram, but what about the hidden gems out there that have used it as a platform to showcase their talent and exactly what the app can do? If you’re on Instagram or in the photo industry and you haven’t heard of Craig Howes, now is the […]
If you’re headed to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown this weekend, AND you’ve been dying to find out what 2oceavibe Character, G-Man looks like, then don’t miss the chance to catch him playing in the incredibly popular local production, Loving Liars.
Have a look at some fo the amazing entries for this year’s 25th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo competition. These are some of the contenders thus far.
The very aptly named “The Underwater Project” displays people who have been crushed by crashing waves. The photography project evolved by accident when Mark Tipple captured this image of a boy struggling beneath a wave. That inspired Tipple to create his project.
If you’ve had your eyes anywhere above your shoelaces while cruising the centre of Cape Town over the course of the last six months, you’ll probably have noticed crystals susepended from strings on the city street lights. It turns out that the crystals aren’t a random act of glamification by particularly decorative city officials – […]
The creative duo of Paul B. Cummings and Eriq Wities (those are actual names) has created this whimsical stop motion animation of one man’s dismally failed mission to the beach. The pair shot just under 1,600 ‘grams, which they posted to their feed (possible follower exhaustion alert). They animated the shots over the course of three […]
The work of photographer Wes Naman went viral last year when he posted pictures he had taken of faces wrapped in Scotch Tape (sticky tape). The photographer is at it again, only this time capturing faces that have been restricted with rubber bands. The subjects chosen by Naman were musicians from his home town of […]