Category Archives: Photography

Old Instagrams from Czech Security Sevices

These awesome Instagrams of residents of Cold War-era Prague were taken secretly by the Czechoslovakia’s secret police between 1969 and 1989. The photos were collected by the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Security Services Archive for … Continue reading

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Movie mimicking: Traveling to film locations around the world

Allen Fuqua mixes his passion for travel and movies by “movie mimicking.” He travels to movie locations and recreates scenes from them. Above, a scene from Drive in MacArthur Park. Below, Inception in Paris. Much more here. Source: via kottke.org

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The 12 dogs of RMS Titanic

Photo from the collection of J. Joseph Edgette, via MSNBC. Much has been written and talked about the human survivors of RMS Titanic. But very little attention has ever been paid to the pets that were on board. A new exhibit … Continue reading

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Insane shot of a volcanic eruption

Photo by Patrick Taschler.  From NASA’s Astronomy Photo of the Day site: Volcano Tungurahua sometimes erupts spectacularly. Pictured above, molten rock so hot it glows visibly pours down the sides of the 5,000-meter high Tungurahua, while a cloud of dark … Continue reading

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Instagram and Hipstamatic announce partnership

Instagram, left, and Hipstamatic, right, have announced a partnership. Last week, Instagram hit 27 million users, which makes it by far the most popular photo-sharing services and one of the fastest growing social networks. Hipstamatic on the other hand boasts a photo network … Continue reading

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A camera that can see around corners

MIT Media Lab shows off technology for a camera that can see around corners. It is completely sci-fi! Watch the video above. It explains at a basic level how all of this works. Source: TheAtlanticWire.

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X-Rays of fish

Orange bellowsfish (Notopogon fernandezianus) Photo by Sandra J. Raredon. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out is a new exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. This is a traveling exhibit, so check here to see … Continue reading

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A view through a plane’s cockpit at night

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View of the US at night from the International Space Station

This image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on Feb 6th, 2012, shows a nighttime view of the east coast of the United States. Long Island and New York City are visible in the lower part of the frame, … Continue reading

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Inside musical instruments

Art directed by photographer Bjoern Ewers, the new print campaign for the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra features macro photographs taken inside musical instruments like a violin, cello, flute and pipe organ. At first glance the photos look like the inside of a … Continue reading

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