Rosie Holtom’s Portrait Series that Humanizes the Homeless

At first glance it seems like a typical black and white headshot. A regular guy or gal, smiling and posing for a studio portrait. You’d never guess that the person in each of the photos is homeless. And that is exactly how photographer, Rosie Holtom wanted it to be. She wanted to challenge the preconceived …

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“Affinity” ~ Incredible Close-up Studio Portraits of Wild Animals

Brad Wilson was a fine art and commercial photographer in New York City, when he made a leap in his photographic journey and switched species. [REWIND: 20 Perfectly Timed Wildlife Photos] In the stunning photo series, “Affinity,” Wilson brings the wild up close and personal. Set against a completely black backdrop, these magnificent animals, typically …

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Photographer Creates Scenes from Star Wars and LOTR using LEGO Minifigs

Finnish photographer, Vesa Lehtimäki (known as Avanaut), has combined his love for photography, LEGOs and movies, to create extremely detailed photographs of scenes from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Using LEGO Minifigs, Avanaut creates make believe scenes complete with mini stories about what he imagines happens in the daily lives of the Imperial …

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Time Lapse Video Shows Extent of Photoshop Retouching on Model

Just how much make-up and Photoshop magic is involved in a photo shoot? We’ve shown the before and after photos of girl’s with and without makeup in past articles and have debated on the use of Photoshop in creating a final image. Now see it in action with this video of a model being manipulated …

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‘Before They Pass Away’ – Photo Series Documenting Rarely Seen Indigenous Tribes

In an effort to document some of the lasts indigenous tribes in existence for the purposes of preserving a historical record for future generations, British photographer, Jimmy Nelson, has traveled to numerous countries such as Ethiopia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, India, and New Zealand. Using a 50-year-old, 4×5 camera, Jimmy’s three year project, “Before …

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Photographer Documents Wife’s Battle With Cancer

In about a week, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month will end. The pink ribbons will be put away. The 5k fundraisers will focus their attentions on another worthy cause. Day to day life will ensue and move on. Until next year. But for some (too many these days, unfortunately), like photographer, Angelo Merendino, the battle …

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