Young photographer Kyle Thompson likes venturing out to isolated spots in the forest to take pictures. His conceptual self-portraits were shot with a camera, but they are also digitally edited to create effects such as duplicated hands and cloth flinging in mid-air. His work shows some signs of inspiration from surrealist Rene Magritte—an example is […]
Note: Contains nudity. When you have a country as diverse and geographically immense as Russia, the art that comes out of it is equally so. Some of the artists selected here have engaged with the turbulent political and military past of their country, while others have done the opposite and explored the rich folklore and […]
Barbaros Kayan is an experienced documentary photographer. His subjects include countries torn apart by war, and he has already covered the “Occupy Taksim” conflict in his homeland Turkey last year. Now that the political situation is rapidly spinning out of control in Ukraine and has spread to the Crimea, it is important to take a […]
LGBT artists have historically existed outside the mainstream art world. This position has given them a unique perspective to comment on a range of themes and issues, pertaining to gender, identity and society in their art. In spite of this historical bias there are many names who have broken through and enjoyed A-List status in […]
Bertil Nilsson has just released two new photos from his “Luminescence” series, which includes laser beams screened on the body of acrobatic gymnast champion, Edward Upcott. Nilsson has focused on capturing pictures of the human body in motion, from artistic shots of athletes and dancers to circus performers. Another great example of this is, “Naturally,” […]
Fine art photographer Trini Schultz makes worlds on camera which skillfully combine the raw power of nature with the beauty of the female form. Gaze in awe as her models and their dresses are distorted into a variety of fabulous shapes: wisps of black smoke caught in the wind and silver-blue rivers stretching off into […]
There are so many gorgeous photos in Jared Chambers’ portfolio, that it is difficult to choose a small number to share with you. His pictures are sharp and captivating that it will feel like you are present in each location. He is definitely a photographer to keep an eye on, and it would be great […]
We are in the heart of winter now, and amongst the biting storms and slushy streets it is easy to forget that this season can also possess great beauty. The spectacular Northern Lights or Aura Borealis is the personification of this, and is captured in lovely green hues by photographer Arild Heitmann. Images © Arild Heitmann […]
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I have selected Tejal Patni’s 2014 Calendar,”In Love with Fashion.” It was photographed for one of Middle East’s largest fashion retailers, Splash, and it is all about showing current trends from the runways. The most stunning image is “Love Floral” shown above, which elaborately mixes patterns in an aesthetic way, and […]
Although millions of people visit Richmond Park in London, it doesn’t mean that they’ll all come out of there with beautiful photos in cameras. It requires precise timing and artistic sensibility to take great shots and that is what Sirli Raitma did last January, capturing painting-like scenes of deer in the mist. Photos © Sirli […]