Check out these amazing dioramas done by photographer Jonah Samson. They’re completely surreal. I love people that are willing to dive into niche art methods, and take them out to that logically extreme that only the truly passionate can do. Imagine the patience and the attention to detail that went into these suckers. The series is called Pleasentville, each diorama features a little tarnish on the face of suburbia. This seedy underbelly displayed in such an adorable way creates fantastic dichotomy.
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This is the first iPhone app that I’ve been really excited about using. It takes standard iphone pictures and gives them a simple crop and color wash making them into instant polaroids. You even have to shake the phone to get the photo to develop, which eventually turns out to be kind of annoying if you’re wanting to take a lot of pictures, but maybe someday they will release an ironic quick shooting polaroid app. At $.99 it’s a great deal. Get it here.
The app is by GreyScaleGorilla – a great site for AfterEffects tutorials, and general goodness.
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It’s 2.3 million folded prison uniforms, equal to the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005. It’s also an example of Chris Jordan’a photography. It takes a sharp look at American culture by using statistics and everyday objects. The images themselves end up with simple beauty. They vaguely reference old color field paintings, but on closer look…
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Eric Ray Davidson is a photographer. I don’t really know a whole lot more about him than that. I don’t know who the people in his photographs are. I don’t know where you can find them. I do know they are rich and lush. They have a narrative quality to them that inspires wonder. The people in his portraits fell directly out of love stories. Spend a little time looking at these pictures. You’ll be better off for it.
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Hint Magazine is a great site for staying on top of the fashion industry. The multimedia pictorials are filled with top notch photography and design. Come for the photography and stay for the book + music + art reviews. Right now they’ve got an interview with Harold Koda, chief of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute, and MR. the cooky Japanese artist. It’s that range and diversity that makes Hint a delight to read. The articles are well researched and the darn thing is just pretty to look at.
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Urban Dirty is my favorite kind of website.
1.) It has a specific purpose and focus.
2.) It’s well built, and it always works.
3.) It provides great content for FREE.
A must resource for visual designers and artists, Urban Dirty is a free grunge-texture stock photography site. Download all the great grunge textures you want and go to town.
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