On August 5, 1962, the world was shocked by the news of the death of one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe. And even after the police investigation, which seemed to have put all the dots on the "i", the tragedy that happened to the most famous blonde is covered with an aura of mystery after half a century. We publish photos that were taken by the police who found the body of the actress
The author of this photo cycle has been traveling the world for a long time, and brings stunning beauty photos as memorable "souvenirs". Hidden from prying eyes, lakes, mountain rivers, mossy ravines, mountains hiding in a veil of low clouds, green pastures and woodlands - what landscapes the talented photographer admired
This photographer is a real threat for graphic editors. He is not a "singer of the moment" like many of his colleagues, no. It is much more important for him to realize the idea. He is attracted by incredible fiction, creative splash, illusory moment - and all this he is able to recreate on his "photo canvases". This is why the work of this talented Swede is so interesting to see
On the Internet, you can find many touching photographs illustrating the "friendship" of various animals. Most often, of course, domestic cats and dogs find a common language, which, contrary to popular belief, get along quite well. This German artist and photographer illustrates the incredible relationship between an owl and a dog
Most of us grow up with the idea that the clothes we wear should change with us. The feeling that people who dress “out of age” look pathetic and ridiculous has become a part of our social code, although often we cannot even clearly articulate where it came from and what it actually means to dress “according to age”. Photographer Cue Qozop in the "Spring - Autumn" series questions this socially imposed axiom
From time immemorial, people have been taking care of their health. They drink vitamins, wear a scarf in cool weather, boil oatmeal in the morning and do yoga to achieve inner harmony. As it turned out, for many animals, the example of humanity turned out to be infectious. The unusual photos presented in our article are a vivid confirmation of this
We all come from childhood. Psychologists say that the attitude of the parents leaves an indelible imprint on the child and affects his future fate. Someone, remembering the strict father, tries to be softer with the children. Someone pampers their offspring, as he himself was kept in "iron grip". And Martin Usborne arranges a photo shoot for dogs locked in cars before the owners arrive
As it turned out, animals can miss their mother too. For example, the little rhinoceros Gertje has been unable to recover from the loss for several weeks - poachers shot his mother. And now the baby is simply inconsolable. The worst thing is that the animal suffered at the hands of hunters who sell rhino horns on the black market
We all love to use electricity, and we thank Edison for just flipping a switch to light up the room. But there are electrical discharges that frighten a person. It's about lightning. The famous natural phenomenon has repeatedly become the cause of all kinds of destruction. Either the discharge hits a tree, or spoils the wiring, or touches a flying plane
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some people like the restrained architecture of Germany. Someone - the luxury of the East. And there are people who can see the beauty in the buildings destroyed by the earthquake in Italy. Our today's review is devoted to these examples
Women love to compare themselves to cats. Say, they are graceful, and affectionate, and independent, like a pet. There is, of course, some truth in these statements. But, as it turned out, men can also be compared to cats. And it's not at all about the kinship of characters (although the stronger sex likes to walk by itself). The question is in external similarity. In confirmation of these words, a special blog has appeared on the Internet, where people post photos of cats that look like celebrities. 10 most successful examples before
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi troops. The decisive battle was preceded by a 4-year occupation of France and long, exhausting battles. The long-awaited turning point occurred on June 6, 1944, when the 156,000-strong Allied army entered French territory. As for the battle for Paris, it lasted 6 days (from 19 to 25 August 1944) and ended with the overthrow of the Nazi regime in the capital of France
Horse racing is common. But not everyone is allowed to practice such a dangerous sport. Especially when it comes to a teenager. The parents of 15-year-old Regina Mayer from Germany refused to buy a horse for her daughter. The girl did not despair and began to ride her beloved cow named Luna
First of all - planes … Apparently, this is exactly what Austrian photographer Josef Hoflener decided to himself, going with his son to Maho Beach, which is located next to the runway of Princess Juliana International Airport. The fact is that it is there that planes fly over vacationers so low that people are simply breathtaking. It was this moment that the photographer tried to convey in a series of black and white photographs, relaxing on the beach from 2009 to 2011
The world froze, awaiting the outcome of hostilities in a number of countries. Someone watches news stories with empathy, someone, on the contrary, tries not to notice other people's problems. Meanwhile, not only people, but also specially trained dogs find themselves on the battlefield. And their fate is the same as that of a number of soldiers: wounds, shell shock, death. Our article is dedicated to just such four-legged fighters who risk their lives for the sake of someone else's victory
Columns of light, it turns out, are not only during the ascension of the saints to heaven. When it is very, very cold outside, thin graceful columns sometimes rise above the ground - one of the amazing atmospheric phenomena that inspires thousands of photographers to uncover their lenses. Meet the result of co-creation of atmosphere, light, man and camera
For many, the sea is associated with summer, vacations and cruises. Arnaud Lajeunie also adds creativity to this list. Moreover, the photographer does not just shoot the sea, but does it in a peculiar manner: adding dye to the waves to make the surf look more impressive. What came of all this can be seen in our article
North Korea is a very, very closed state: this country is ruled by people who do not want much publicity. As a result, opponents of the North Korean regime tell horrors about it, and supporters lavish the sticky molasses of lies - and in this confrontation, the daily life of the people of the communist country is completely forgotten. Associated Press's David Guttenfelder is the man who worked tirelessly so that we can see North Korea as it is
Millions of journalists, politicians and scientists tell us day after day that man-made pollution is destroying our clean home. But it is better to see once than hear a hundred times: the large-scale photographic project by J. Henry Fair "Industrial Scars" shows from a bird's eye view how the planet is changing under our dirty hands. And the most amazing thing is that some of its technogenic panoramas … are beautiful
Need for invention is cunning. Not finding interesting desktop wallpapers on the Internet, the Filipino Norvik Fernandez Austria decided to resort to photo manipulations and mold his own creativity from what was found on the World Wide Web. But I couldn't stop in time. Now dozens of his collages have set off on a free float on the Web. Self-taught surrealist - DJ from photography: the only difference is that Norvik Fernandez Austria casts not on other people's audio tracks, but on others
The fear of an alien invasion is skillfully whipped up by films like Independence Day and TV shows like The X-Files. Could it be a conspiracy to conceal that an alien invasion has already taken place? Mysterious lights, flashes in the sky, crop circles, UFOs and an all-consuming atmosphere of paranoia - pictured by Stewart Isbell
Photo artist Patrick Winfield creates beautiful surreal compositions from Polaroid shots. Huge bright pictures from many separately created photographs resemble a real mosaic
Imagine that you are eight, nine or ten years old. You've been invited to a birthday costume party and asked to dress like your favorite character, real or fictional. Think back to who you wanted to become, or who you imitated as a child
Many photographers are engaged in macro photography of nature, including the creation of pictures of bright butterflies. But only the Norwegian Kjell Sandved saw the letters of the Latin alphabet on their wings and decided to collect them all! This lesson took the photographer 24 years
Someone takes pictures of nature, someone of people, and Brian McCarty from Los Angeles captures the life of ordinary toys on camera, creating whole photo stories. He has been working with toys as models for over 15 years. The unique and innovative creative approach of the photographer has helped him take his rightful place in the art of photography
It just so happens that Eastern European photographers usually look at life very darkly, and those of them who are engaged in portraits, fish out the darkest of the bins of the soul of their models. For the Pole Jaros ł aw Kubicki, this is only partially true: among his portraits there are both girls in muzzles and simple, unencumbered faces
Of course, people physically cannot fly, no matter how much they would like. The problem is that we, immersed in the hustle and bustle of the modern lifestyle, even if we took off, would not notice it. French photographer Franck Bohbot hunted flying people for three years in Paris, Barcelona, New York and other cities. The result resulted in the photo project "Levitation"
The sea, beaches, swimming - all this awaits us, most likely, not soon, especially since the road to Egypt has now been ordered. But you can dream about future trips, and the black and white photographs of the Indonesian Hengki Koentjoro are one of the most talented guides into this world, in which the photographer looks at us from the seabed
Of course, the lives of most superheroes are somehow related to war, be it local wars on the streets of Gotham or the totalitarian London of the future, where V is making its revolution. But what if we put superheroes in real historical events related to the war? Let's say the famous meeting of Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill … and Darth Vader. Photo artist Agan Harahap offers his point of view (perhaps the only existing one) on this issue
With each passing day we become more experienced, educated, and at the same time farther from childhood, when everything seemed big and sincere, or, at least, there were hopes for a brighter future. Dominik Smialowski recreated childhood fantasies in his photographs, in which real people appear against the background of such familiar situations from childhood that the heart aches
How many world famous photographers under 25 years old do you know? And surely among your friends there is at least one young guy or girl whose works seem to you many times better than the creations of individual masters. Alex Stoddard is one of these “friends” who, not having his own website, but posting at least one picture every day in flickr, is slowly gaining success
Apparently, Danish photographer and fingerprint expert Kim H ø ltermand came to us from the gloomy town of Silent Hill. Well, or, in any case, he has been there more than once - in almost all of his photographs we see an abandoned city, fog, grayness, and it seems that bloodthirsty monsters will come out of this darkness
It's hard to say what motivates young and beautiful photographer Danielle Tunstall to take pictures of such creepy characters, from a girl with creepy painted eyes to a bald zombie with bulging eyes, but two things are certain. Firstly, the evening news on any channel is much scarier, and secondly, it is the heroes of horror films that she does best
We all have moments in life when loneliness is needed. Without moments of silence and solitude, life would be deprived of an impressive part of its beauty. What kind of beauty? This question will be answered by the French photographer Julie de Waroquie, in whose works a person achieves unity either with himself or with the nature around him
Looking through the works of famous fashion photographers, sometimes you wonder: why put so much makeup, dress up models in outfits that no one will ever wear, take pictures of pretty young ladies, if you can take wonderful sincere photographs of ordinary people. Sandy Nicholson in her project “Idle Day” very effectively portrayed how a young couple in love does nothing all day
Apparently, in order to sometimes create something beautiful, it is better to do something else in life. For example, the Dutchman Siebe Warmoeskerke dreamed of becoming a carpenter all his life, and suddenly came to the idea that he could make amazing photo still lifes from spilled coffee and cookies. As a result, we got one of the most interesting photographers in the Netherlands
London-based photographer Alexander James is well known for his experiments with underwater photography. One of his most interesting photo series is called “Glass”. It is a collection of images obtained thanks to a specially developed technology by the photographer that allows you to remove all pigment from the capillaries in the rose petals
An exhibition by American photographer Aaron Rose reveals a hot summer weekend in 1960s New Yorkers trying to escape the unbearable heat on the crowded beaches of Coney Island
Audrey Hepburn would have turned 85 on May 4, 2014. She passed away 21 years ago, on January 20, 1993, at eight o'clock in the evening. The actress who died of a rare cancer was only 63 years old
Fingal's Cave, located on the Scottish island of Staffa, looks like it straight out of the pages of some fantastic epic. Or as a decoration from Lego. Film ". It is not surprising that for three centuries it has been a place of artistic pilgrimage, and has inspired the work of many famous artists, musicians and writers