Category Archives: Photography

LA Light

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Colin Rich for this hauntingly beautiful multi-viewpoint, time lapse film of Los Angeles by night.

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One Day On Earth

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Created on 10/10/10 by documentarians, students, video volunteers and just plain folks, One Day On Earth offers a unique glimpse of humanity through a recording of a 24 hour period in every country on the planet.

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Visit London (then & now)

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

These little BBC Motion Gallery videos offer a glimpse of London 50+ years ago and now.

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Holidays Are So Random

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Does William Gibson know about this? Time Is of the Essence (Cold Mailman) Pop Surrealism is now online. Noelle Stevenson (AKA: gingerhaze) is an illustrator and art student who has cleverly reinterpreted the Lord of the Rings as a hipster/comic/buddy … Continue reading →

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From Russia With Love

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Between 1905 and 1915, photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii carried out a remarkable photographic survey of the Russian Empire. He used a custom camera that captured three black and white images in rapid succession and utilizing blue, green and red filters he … Continue reading →

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The City At Night: Pretty Ugly

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Baltimore-born, New York-based artist Logan Hicks uses photographs, stencils, metallic paints, aerosol paint, etched panels and anodized aluminum to create shadowy, multi-layered urban scenes that are somehow simultaneously photorealistc and surreal. Hicks, originally a screenprinter, has a new show, called … Continue reading →

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Stockholm: Mind Your Step (this week)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Photographer Erik Johansson’s street art project asked Stockholmers to “Mind Your Step” at Sergels torg.

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Chile Is Hot This Summer (Winter)

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

After lying dormant for fifty years, Chile’s Puyehue volcano has returned with dramatic eruptions. The volcano, near Osorno in the south, has released a massive column of gas and ash more than six miles high.

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Chill Pics For June

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Brooklyn-based photographer Kevin Cooley is always in demand for magazines, ad work and portraits, but his nightscapes, long exposure shots and Hopperesque scenes are extraordinary.

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Glamorous London (circa 1880)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

 

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