Archive for the 'photography' Category
siwild’s Photostream
March 9th, 2011
Smithsonian Wild (siwild.si.edu) appears to have all their photos up on Flickr.
Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away
January 28th, 2011
Antartica 2010
January 10th, 2011
Alejandra Laviada: De-construction Sites
July 6th, 2010
"Alejandra Laviada is having a breakthrough. Literally. These days, when the 29-year-old photographer goes to her makeshift studio in one of the run-down abandoned office buildings that fill Mexico City’s historic center, she brings her camera, her tripod, and a large hammer. She takes a swing at a wall. And then she takes her shot."
All form is but a symbol
May 27th, 2010
Sign Painters
March 1st, 2010
"Before there was vinyl printing there were big brick walls and craftsmen who covered said walls with their commercial artwork."
One Cubic Foot — Photo Gallery — National Geographic Magazine
February 3rd, 2010
"How much life could you find in one cubic foot? That's a hunk of ecosystem small enough to fit in your lap."
Can this please become a standard unit of volumetric measure?
LIFE on the Rails: Boxcar Logos
December 16th, 2009
LIFE Magazine collection of logos painted on boxcars.
Andy Goldsworthy Digital Catalogue
December 16th, 2009
"The Digital Catalogue documents, visually and textually, the first ten years of Andy Goldsworthy's ephemeral, outdoor practice. It replicates Goldsworthy's Slide Cabinet Index, and includes previously unpublished material from Goldsworthy's Sketchbook Diaries.
Snake Handler
November 24th, 2009
Hubble: The Man, the Telescope
September 17th, 2009
Photo gallery of Edwin Hubble, the Hubble telescope in development, after being launched, and being maintained.
Jules Vernacular
September 11th, 2009
Every one of these is incredible.
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
July 14th, 2009
NYTimes slideshow of moon landing photos by the Apollo 11 astronauts. Also notable for having a tip-top slideshow player.
Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party
June 14th, 2009
"Time lapse video of night sky as it passes over the 2009 Texas Star Party in Fort Davis, Texas. The galactic core of Milky Way is brightly displayed. Images taken with 15mm fisheye lens."
NYC Grid
April 30th, 2009
Photoblog documenting New York City block by block. Most recent entry is about the block I work on. He shot the lightpole I lock my bike to!
Human landscapes from above
April 30th, 2009
Jason Hawkes is the (a?) new Georg Gerster. Actually, maybe Google Maps is the new Georg Gerster.
Skout™
April 19th, 2009
Links to sites useful to designers.
Húsavík
March 28th, 2009
They went to Iceland's Phallological Museum, which was like first on our list when we went there till we discovered that it's way the hell outside of Reykjavik. These photos are almost like being there!
Good Point, Kio
February 15th, 2009
A provisional page for every photo on flickr where Kio makes a good point, in tagging, notes, comments, or whatever.