Capturing Photos Inside a Wave by Clark Little
Photos by Clark Little
Photographer Clark Little is incredible at capturing photos inside some of pretty fierce waves. In fact, some of his photos were shot by diving head first into some of the world's largest waves, and he's not stopping.
Little started out as a surfer lover on the North Shore of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. After wanting a good photo of a wave for his home, he ventured out into the ocean to capture it himself, and the rest is history. Now he conquers the big surf with nothing more than flippers and a camera, and his work has reached audiences around the world.
The photos really just speak for themselves, they are crisp, dangerous, refreshing, all natural and just beautiful. Check out some of our favorites below, and be sure to follow his Instagram here. Also check out this very intriguing interview, and tag-along with Vice here.
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Emojis Made Real by Liza Nelson
Photos by Liza Nelson
Emojis are small digital images or icons used to express an idea, emotion, or provide commentary, in electronic communication. They are used far and wide around the world, and it's even noted that President Barack Obama, and pop sensation Beyonce, are in on the goofy fad. Because of all it's fun and popularity, Los Angeles-based artist Liza Nelson, set out on a creative quest for Emojis to be made real in her series titled, "EMOJI IRL.LOL".
To get this series accomplished, Nelson photographed vegetables, props, paper mache, and people to replicate emojis we all love/hate. There are even a few that she added her own spin to, like accessories, colorful backdrops and tattoos. She then published them on Tumblr with the replicating emoji accompanying it. The series is corky and fun, and her opinion of emojis are simultaneously low and high. Although she's appreciative, she shares the following on her Tumblr page, "Emojis mean everything and they mean nothing at the same time. They’re completely personal and completely universal. They’re really quite stupid. And they’re the best thing that ever happened to our generation. They deserve to be observed and worshiped individually. By finding, posing and sculpting emojis in real life I’ve created a set of shrines to the individual characters because somebody had to do it."
Check out some of our favorites and find more here.
[Via Refinery 29]
Photos You Don't See from the World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup games have begun this week, and although there should be much to celebrate, the streets of Brazil tell a different story. Since the decision was made for Rio de Janeiro to hold this year's grand event, more than a million demonstrators have been hitting the streets to protest against the billions of dollars being spent on sports stadiums while education, housing, healthcare, public transportation and other social services go begging for assistance. Hidden behind the glitz and glamour of this internationally beloved event is a great population of people living in suffrage and poverty stricken conditions, in one of the most unequal countries in the world.
With everything going on in Brazil, DOSE.com shared photos from various online media outlets, that you don't typically see in coverage on the World Cup. Whether it's photos of anti-World Cup street art, police violent, protest, or poverty, each tell an important back story that the rest of the world should see. Check them out below, and find more information on the photo sources here.
"The World Cup will continue for a few days, but the lives of these people will continue long after that."- Dose
[Via DOSE]
The Everyday Lives of Villagers in Indonesia by Herman Damar
Photos by Herman Damar
Indonesia is a completely unique country, with a reported population of 246.9 million people, made up of 13,466 islands, surrounded by two oceans and plush with nature, capturing it all is mind boggling. Based in Jakarta, it's nation capital city, self-taught landscape and portrait photographer Herman Damar, set out to photograph the everyday live of villagers in Indonesia, and share it's beauty with the world.
Damar's photos feel genuine, crisp, and warm-hearted, and he captured the essence of the people and culture wonderfully. Check out the following photos, and find more of his work here.
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Fuji's Water Resistant Lens Raises Bar in Image Stabilization
Fuji releases it's first water resistant lens and it raises the bar in image stabilization... literally. As if the water resistant part of it wasn't enough, the new lens, XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR, carries two high-precision gyro sensors, raising 5 stops of image stabilization. For example, if a photo is taken at 1/15s with stabilization on, the image will come out as crisp as the same shot taken at 1/500th. Impressively, Fuji is calling this the world’s most advanced image stabilization system on the market.
And the features don't stop there, other impressive features include 20 sealing points, “for a durable, weather-resistant and dust-proof design,”, and new air vents integrated into the interior and bottom of the lens barrel to keep dust and moisture away.
For a full listing of it's new features click here. The 18-135 will join Fuji’s current X-Series lineup in July for $900, and you can pre-order one at B&H by clicking here.
[Via PetaPixel]
Migrants Photograph Their Journey Across the Border
Photos by MigraZoom Participants
Although border patrol has tightened over the past decade, there are still many people who cross from the Mexican border illegally every year, and it's not an easy task. After years of documenting migration in Mexico, Spanish-born photographer Encarni Pindado, began a new project that allowed undocumented migrants to photograph their journey across the southern border of Mexico and Guatemala, a point where many regroup as they continue North to the US.
Of course, this project would prove far more difficult and unsafe if done on the US border, but still, it's a similar look into the journey. The project, titled "MigraZoom," launched in early 2013 and was supported by a grant from the United Nations Development Program. In collaboration with other Mexico-based photographers, 200 Kodak cameras were handed out to actual migrants, a quick photo workshop was taught, and they were instructed to move up the usual migrant path, following the railroad lines, to gather more cameras along the way. By the end, MigraZoom collected almost 70 percent of the cameras that were given out, and in turn, each participant was given prints to keep. Also, large printouts of the photographs taken were displayed in parts of southern Mexico where Central American migrants travel through. Some photographs were even displayed on the cargo trains that migrants typically boarded.
The few photos below were taken by migrants throughout their own journey, and were sought out for further observation from Pindado. The names of the photographers are left out to protect their identity. It's noted by MigraZoom that many have likely crossed the US-Mexico border without documentation.
[Via Pri]
Creative Photoshop Manipulations by Martin De Pasquale
Photos by Martin De Pasquale
Photoshop is an essential tool for any professional photographer, it helps nip, tuck, smooth, and transform any digital image in any way you want. But Buenos Aires-based digital artist, Martin De Pasquale, took creative photoshop manipulations to a whole other level. In combining different elements and multiple images, he creates new realities, and mostly with self-portraits. Whether it's in transforming his skin to water, or creating a miniature him to mow through his facial hair, the images are pretty impressive.
Luckily for us, he shares how he creates these images through a quick tutorial video on YouTube. Below are some of our favorites, but definitely click here for more. Also follow him on Pinterest to see what he comes up with next.
[Via BoredPanda]
Capturing Blue Iceland by Andy Lee
Photos by Andy Lee
Although Iceland might be a small and remote nation, it attracts over half a million photographers and travelers every year, as it remains one of the most picturesque places in the world. Some of the most recently striking photos captured of the beautiful Nordic landscapes, waterfalls, peaks and roads, are that of UK-based photographer, Andy Lee, in his series titled, "Blue Iceland". Lee's approach to this series is with infrared photography to pick up invisible light rather than visible light, perfect for night, misty weather, or darkened interiors. The outcome is a set a photos that don't compare to other landscape photos taken of Iceland... ever.
Lee specifically shoots with a 5×4, medium format, digital and infrared. With this technique he put on his website, “Infrared and Iceland, a match made in heaven.” And he proves this point through his photos. Below are some of our favorites, and check out more on his website, and also follow him on Facebook and Twitter, as he plans to revisit Iceland soon.
[Via ThisIsColossal]
