Photographer Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia ~ a twist on twitpic...

"The Olympic flame sits across six seats on a plane as it is separated into six different miners' lanterns before leaving Athens, Greece, bound for Canada, on Friday,"

Christian von Alvensleben, a fantastic photographer. Winner of the ArtDirectorsClub-Price 2009 for his lifework. Enjoy.

Beautiful fashion editorial by young Brazilian photographer Manuel Nogueira.

John Pusateri questions how fine art practice, through visual documentation, specimen collection, and site dissection, may explore and contribute to levels of biological knowledge.

hitApic – ¡the analogue photo gallery!

The Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009 - spread in Paste magazine - from emo to present day...

Vincent Fournier's Space Project, shows the loneliness of a man discovering an amazing landscape, alone.

Not your typical landscape photography: slide shows of new work by Eirik Johnson (above), Joel Meyerowitz, and Robert Adams

Philippe STARCK opened his door to the magazine AD and photographer The Selby for a little visit...

ARTINFO gives you a preview of the most interesting works to be seen at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, incuding Perino & Vele's Public invasion.

Dutch photographer Bas Princen also trained as an architect, with a focus on architectural photography. Giant construction sites and apparently absurd human artifacts describe the oddity of human ‘civilizations’

Part of the Colour of Music series of photos by George Benson. The series purely looks at the colour of the record sleeves grouping all records by colour alone. The resulting photos create a rhythm of colour, light and shade through an unseen collection of music.

James Reynolds's series of photographs documenting former Death Row prisoners requests for last meals before execution.

Dark side of Alice in Wonderland on Flickr

24 IT entrepreneurs get together to raise money for Take Heart India in a 'Calendar Girls' style collaboration. Featuring photography by Paul Clarke, Neil Raja and Mike Marcus.

Barry Underwood's amazing imagery merges photography and theater.

vis/res is a new publication produced 6 times a year to showcase emerging talent in graphic design and illustration. Each issue has a central theme and features contributing work from 10 designers & illustrators.

vis/res aims to bring something fresh to the zine market with an emphasis on crisp, clear design & beautiful print finishes. When you add to that a range of talented and exciting image-makers contributing to each issue, vis/res is a compelling new publication.

Remember Paper! Beautiful image filled site reminding you to do just that!

A Northern Ireland storybook, covering areas such as the arts/food & drink/landscapes/heritage and people to be proud of.

Absolutely astounding Crewdson / Liebowitz-esque photography of The Washington Ballet. 'Wonderland' by Design Army + Cade Martin.

Inspiring honest interview from illustrator Stevie Gee. Personal and professional ups and downs of a modern day illustrator, as he says keep on keeping on.

Unprecedented door-opening kinematics on Renault Megane Coupe Concept Car

Deep under the Antarctic ice, a rare, colourful burst of starfish and 3m-long monster worms has been filmed by a BBC camera crew. Incredible footage!

A collective of photographers who call themselves 'DuckDuck Collective'. They seek beauty of collaboration in order to achieve the highest form of art. This is evident in their unique approach to photography & videography.

Red Bird Fly ~ loving the duality and simple photocentric layout of Meredith Peck's blog

Katherine Snelson is a photographer from the UK obviously heavily influenced by photographers like Martin Parr with her heartwarming documentary photography portraying english life.

The french snow,skate and culture Desillusion Mag can compete with design magazines as far as graphic design and photography is concerned. The 20th issue comes with a lenticular image as cover.

Wonderful photos by Chris Edwards of vintage toys. I would love a series of these to hang in my studio!

"Empty Los Angeles" photography book by Matt Logue

An amazing collection of long-exposure photos. So fun to gaze at!

Brand new portfolio site from Onetwentysix, the firm behind such brands as The Brooklyn Circus, Franco Shade, Goliath, Vault, Rich Yung, and tons more. Check em out.

Rusty Ralston's photo essay honoring the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Lots of decaying textures and vibrant colors... very striking.

Absolutely stunning photo site from photographer Gabriel Jeffrey. Make sure to view in "full-screen" for the whole effect!

Mei Tao shot for J. Crew's new holiday catalog. Longtime collaborators, Mei Tao has shot for J. Crew in studio and around the globe. This time, she was in Chile.

No doubt, nature paints the most impressive pictures. Here's a set of amazing photographs of giant icebergs from Antarctica and Greenland by master nature photographer David Burdeny.

An interview with Laurence. She is a 16 year old girl from Montreal who wants to be (or already is) a photographer.

VIDEOWay cool stop animation on the debate around Film vs. Digital photography, created by ridiculously awesome photographer Lauren Randolph, aka LaurenLemon.

Safety and Style in one awesome film directed by Darkfibre and photographed by Michael Bonvillain (famed for his work with TV series Lost, Fringe and most recently, the film Zombieland.)

These 20 antique wood stoves are a part of American history so its only right that we remember them.

FEATUREDMy favorite 'Make Fire' button (it starts the many amazing communal fireplaces) ~ yurts (you must see the geometric gel domes!) ~ bear behind the bar ~ 'THINK' ibm signage and more at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs

Henry Bourne does vivid still-lifes of Mark Hix's take on holiday dinner in the December issue of Wallpaper magazine. The glossy images are worth salivating over.

Cool CGI image! this is the best example to show how a perfect CGI been created, Happy Finish Retouching and CGI has lots! of cool case studies, come and check it out!

Karim Rashid has completed the interior design for the Oaza Zdravlja pharmacy in Belgrade, Serbia. The architectural forms and weight of this space reference the beautiful intricacies of the human body and healing process.

Hansel and Gretel Remade For Vogue by Annie Leibowitz. Using elaborate sets and costumes, she recreates the story of Hansel and Gretel. Vouge December 2009

Cassettes + Rainbow = Double Retro Whammy. Matt Whitwell for L'Affiche Moderne. Limited edition.

Excellent new work by photographer Timothy Saccenti for Nike China. Shots of Michael Lau, Edison Chen, Chen Tao, Juju and Blackie. All shot on location in Shanghai.

When Street Art Attacks! Imaginative paintings by artist/animator Gualicho - whose painted hands hold and lift the world!

FEATUREDIntegratron! Sound baths, alien conspiracies, crazy architecture, stunning sunsets... all out in the desert. How could i resist?

In Earth Engines, Barry Underwood’s staged surreal photographs, he combined electricity and nature for flashpoints of wonderment.

" X-RAY ANALYSES OF SPEECH" is a GIF-project by Christine Ericsdotter. The aim of this project was to show the movement inside the mouth when speaking

Aberrations, an exhibition of Jim Kazanjian’s hallucinatory photo-composites are pretty amazing.

Photographies about the relationship between Nature and our humanized world : a magical vision called "Natura Magica".

Julian Hibbard pairs his signature dark images with the twenty-six letters of the alphabet in his racy new abecedary The Noir A-Z.

"Strangers in a Strange Land." Macro photography transforms an old children's board game into surreal landscapes.

Photographer Adam Richardson introduces us to his latest project called 'Invaded Space', which deals with the photo manipulation of war photography.

Photographer Adam Voorhes latest exploded object.

Once again Leica and Hermès get together. This time they present the M7 Hermès Edition, an aluminum camera wrapped in Hermès leathers. Just amazing!

Amazing shooting "Lace Head" by Frédérick Carnet, for Shoes-Up magazine.

FEATUREDPRISM MindTheGap opening party ~ quite the LA event last night, the art was stunning, as were the rooftop views overlooking the city... See the works of Phil Frost and Barry McGee!

Amazing photos of coiled snakes by Paris-based photographer Guido Mocafico, whose work has appeared in Numèro, Paris Vogue, Big, The Face, and Wallpaper.

Illustrations and photography by KristopherH.

Liebherr L 586 wheel loader in the famous marble quarry in Carrara, Italy. This photo is taken from the Heavy Equipment 2010 calendar, presenting impressive motifs of monster machines.

Photographer Brett Arthur took his own vision of the H1N1 virus, better known as swine flu and applied it during a personal photo shoot of his to hopefully use as an awareness tool for the serious effects of the virus.

Hosang Park's project entitled A Square is a series of atmospheric photos telling a relaxing story about the world’s parks and other areas of recreation.

“Overheating” photo series by Romain Laurent for Amusement Magazine issue 6.

Davide di Tria teamed up with WAAA Magazine to create an editorial about 'Neon Disco' and Milan's crazy nightlife.

an online gallery filled with beautiful photos of Tom Watson's personal work. In Black & White.

A graphics designer's take on Epson's Artisan 810 printer.

Burberry just launched a microsite called Art of the Trench, which rounds up as many street style trench coat pics as they can find, including some crowd-sourced snaps and some from The Sartorialist, Scott Schuman.

‘Shot At From Both Sides’ is an exhibition in Kentucky with street-art-inspired mixed-media pieces.

Ira Glass on the personalities of chickens over at Gastronomista

Birds of a Feather Blog - A daily dose of inspirational imagery for you to enjoy and share one day at a time from photographers Lou Mora & Sarah Yates.

The Last Days of Gourmet ~ Kevin Demaria's amazing photoset at the end of the magazine...

'Retouching is more than just the sum of its parts' - Studied photography in Glasgow, Stefano started as a freelance retoucher in 2000. Worked for Taylor James for a period, and became part of the Happy Finish collective in 2005.

Imagine what cities would look like without any traffic. That's exactly what photographer Tom Baker has done for one of his classes at Brooks Institute. It's actually a bit unnerving...

Fred Lebain printed poster which optically integrate into into their environment. Almost invisible!

Beard Art: prints, paintings, prosthetics, T-shirts, bearded fruit and a stellar moustache chart for your desktop.

A little series of photographs on Paris' shop signs.

Gorgeously photographed birds by Andrew Zuckerman for his new book, Bird.

ARTINFO has the Best of Performa 09 with a sampling of the 2009 performance art biennial's massive offering of events.

Italian photographer Guido Mocafico's Medusa Series ~ discovering different species of jellyfish, his shots completely surreal. Each creature seems a world full of complexity and life.

FEATUREDAbsolut Icebar Stockholm ~ First look at the latest design - "Factory" - officially opening today! (They change the design and menu twice a year) ~ even peeks from behind the bar!

FEATUREDAbsolut's 30th Anniversary of the Art Collection celebration took place in an ominous mysterious black box that popped up next to the Lydmar Hotel ~ the lighting was stunning! Also see it being taken apart...

FEATUREDAbsolut Art Collection ~ a few pieces took over a suite at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm, and while the pieces are fun, the way they are installed and interacting with the room are fascinating! (quick vid too!)

"My Parents Were Awesome" is a blog filled with old pictures of parents. The colours are sometimes really amazing.

Berlin photographer Kerstin zu Pan's SUPERVISION series. Colorful. to say the least.

Kevin Van Aelst photographs household objects to explain basic life processes.

Erwin Wurm photographed Claudia Schiffer for the November issue of the German Vogue.

FEATUREDMy bathroom at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm ~ the lighting is just fantastic, and the slate and design details... and the room key looks like a car key, and they are all on different keychains!

FEATUREDChandelier Mandalas from the bottom up as found in the Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm ~ quite the modern contrast to the ornate chandeliers of Versailles?

FEATUREDChandeliers!!! Chandelier Mandalas? When shot from directly below? Lying on the ground in big empty rooms in Versailles after dark before a dinner fit for the Sun King himself while sipping '76 Dom Perignon?

VIDEO404 Beach is a collaborative stop-motion animation piece of a wall mural done by Mike Nowland of Company Policy, Carson Ting of Chairman Ting Industries and Tom Pettapiece.

The entire music track was composed and recorded specifically for 404 Beach by Tom Pettapiece.

Title: 404 beach
Artists: Mike Nowland & Carson Ting
Music: Tom Pettapiece
Cameo appearance: Leanna Wilson
Location: 404 Beach, Vancouver, Canada.
October 2009.

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Renowned photographer Rankin talks about his new charity project and the art of being destroyed by the likes of Beck, U2, Damien Hirst, Marianne Faithfull, Jarvis Cocker, Ian Brown and more.

FEATUREDcrazy moss clumps, baby spiders, MASSIVE spiders, snail sex, mantis, silk worms, etc.... more pics of my view of Oxford

FEATUREDAdorable creatures discovered at The Goldfish Bowl in Oxford ~ including some adorable baby turtles and a ray giving me quite the stink eye...

This small goopy photographic series was developed during designer Paul Fuog's 2009 post at Stefan Sagmeister's Experimental Outcamp in Ubud, Indonesia. It goes by the name "Sea Creatures."

Torino, Italy-based artist Fabio Viale makes sculptures out of 100% white marble. His collection includes a video showing his fully-functional marble motor boat in action.

KAWS contributed his work for an editorial called 'Graffi-Couture" in the upcoming November issue of Vogue Paris.

Aachen, Germany, based photographer Benjamin Cortis presents his collection of images called 'Hands Up'

Interview with the very talented director Alex Turvey, who Recently gained recongnition as one of 15 creatives who will define the future of arts in Britain by the Independent.

A blog from an addict of analog photography. Snapshots tell stories.

Nice photography by Khuong NGuyen with the Creative Sweatshop, for Amusement magazine.

The House Industries "Type as Object" Exhibition and Pop-Up Shop is currently up at the Type Directors Club in NYC...

Using Styrofoam scavenged from the dump, American artist Andrew Junge sculpted a Hummer to highlight waste and consumption in North American culture. 17ft (5.2m) long, 6ft (1.8m) high and 8ft (2.4m) wide.

Staggeringly beautiful images shot from inside the curls of waves.

Amazing quality short film by Vincent Lafore, shot on the newly announced Canon 1D mark IV. Showing off the cameras low light quality, the entire video was shot using only the ambient lights of the street at 6400 ISO.

Sebastian Haslauer aka HASI does some really nice graphic-design.

Codatronca -- brand new Italian supercar by SVS (Spada Vetture Sport). Photos and photorealistic 3D animation video spot by Kobayashi.

The first series of 17 video interviews-slash/short docu's with top Dutch visionary designers (fashion, architecture, product, illustration, information, graphic designers, etc.) called 'Dutch profiles'. The interviews feature people like Jurgen Bey, MVRDV, NL Architects...

Tviga Vasilyeva puts the sound of the forest back where the trees have been cut down.

Time Lapse Video of Kiel Johnson's Cardboard Sculpture of a Twin Lens Reflex Camera made strictly from cardboard, hot glue, and tape.

Interesting marketing concept ~ Estee Lauder gives women pretty Facebook profile pics through makeover sessions nationally

Adobe online social community Photoshop.com released free and handsome iPhone application or so called Photoshop for iPhone:)

New NikeId app for iPhone allows you customize your shoes and take photos to use as color reference

Food Dye Photos by Corey Holms - created with food dye, vegetable oil, and water.

FEATUREDFast paced photo time lapse of a New York trip, set to the song "Waves" by the band Metric

ARTINFO has your sneak peak at what dealers are bringing to the London Frieze art fair this year. Check out 55 of the editor's picks from the fair.

Artist / Photographer Agan Harahap places super heros in the scenes of Historic wartime moments

The Life on White projects aims to photograph as many animals as possible against plain white backgrounds

Campari has released their 2010 calendar featuring Ms. Bond herself, Olga Kurylenko. The series ranges from bright and colorful to dark, almost film-noir-esque, with the constant flush of blood red throughout.

A fascinating Flickr stream from a radiographer working in a hospital A&E department - it includes both extreme trauma breaks and also 'foreign objects'

The Ends/Wealth Corp. is a life brand developed with the intent to inspire and provide service. We’ve adopted this word to represent the things in life that we are most passionate about or those things that support our livelihood.

LAPP is a Light Art Performance Photography project. Pictures are taken in one shot with long exposure and light movements.

Johan Prag is a Swedish Art Director living and working in Tokyo, Japan. Before coming to Tokyo, he was part of renowned design agency Stockholm Design Lab.

FEATUREDBroad Summit 09 peek ~ bonfires, wine, massages, and lots of lovely blogging ladies hiding out up in wine country ~ take a peek at day one!

"Urban Jewerly" by Liesbeth Bussche.

Hakka "apartments" in rural China - truly amazing and inspiring!

Artist DAIN's new mixed-media print "Skylark Davis" made for his very first solo show being held at Brooklynite Gallery in... yes!... Brooklyn.

Two cousins (characters) from the video game Katamari Damacy, walking the Jacob Javits Center on September 26, 2009. Costumes made by Janeille Pita.

A startling image from The Heart of the Great Alone - a new exhibition exploring the Terra Nova expedition, in which the world's finest explorers attempted to reach the South Pole first - with disastrous results.

This editorial recreates the speculation that Amelia Earhart had mysteriously landed in Tibet. photographed by Giuliano Bekor for Marie Claire.

Josef Hoflehner’s amazing Jet Airliner book has just been released. Incredible black-and-white shots of sand, sea, and planes.

90 Years Of Vogue Covers. Exhibition On The Champs-Élysées. This retrospective will let you discover the work of major photographers and artists who helped make this magazine an icon synonymous with elegance since 1920.

Outside magazine shared 16 hard-working photographers and their toughest assignments. This photo is by Matthieu Paley as he was stranded on frozen Lake Baikal.

These collection of photos by New Zealand photographer, Neil Pardington, features massive amounts of miscellaneous memorabilia and nostalgia encompassed in these vacant rooms who resemble the Wunderkammer’s found in Renaissance Europe.

Shot for accessories ezine Pedderzine, the editorial Supernatural mocks all National Geographic conventions by making bugs part of haute couture with tongue n'cheek aplomb.

Stevie Gee's first solo show VENGENCE IS COMING kicked off last week. Check out the pics for custom paint jobs to tomahawks, screen prints and T's.

jetpac magazine is a free pdf culture magazine, featuring photography, illustration, design,poetry, interviews, reviews. Issue 002 themed 'COLLECTIONS' with contributions from Mr Bingo, Reka Nyari,McBess & Simon and more.

Benjamin Nadjib took portrait pictures of people with eyes closed. Contrary to "normal" portraits, where the focus is on the eyes, in these pictures, the face itself has the most attention.

Christian J Petersen is a fine art photographer. Christian aims to create photographs that engage the viewers’ imagination, making each shot entirely open to personal interpretation.

An amazing gallery of vintage random inventions we learned to live without

"Tazzors is a live feed of pictures coming form the cellphones of a growing number of our favorite people in New York & Philadelphia."

Celebrating the launch of Disney-Pixar’s UP saw Tower Bridge opened for a hot air balloon for the first time in it’s history (apparently).