Pieter Hugo shot the series ‘The Hyena & Other Men’ in Nigeria. Pieter was captivated by the first pictures of the ‘hyena men’ that he came across randomly. He went to live with them on the periphery of Abuja in a shantytown – a group of men, a little girl, three hyenas, four monkeys and [...]
Photographer Johnny Tergo would constantly see people he was inspired to photograph while he was driving the streets of Los Angeles. One day he had the idea to rigg up his Chevy Silverado truck with his camera gear and while driving, be able to click and shoot his unbeknownst subjects. He titled the project “Passenger [...]
Gerrard Gething is a photographer who spends a good chunk of his time handling bitches, he only deals with the finest bitches and has a way to make them do whatever he wants in front of his camera. He’s a photographer who captures wonderful portraits of the four-legged, two-legged and winged kind. His work captures [...]
This series of animal portraits came as a result of a benefit of Michael Patrick O’Leary, who helped out with for the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. They gave him behind-the-scenes access to all of the animals so he could produce prints for the benefit auction. Here’s more from Michael: “These animals were amazing to photograph. [...]
Like business cards, passports can say a lot about a person — where they’ve been, where they’re going, and well, how photogenic they are under the worst conditions. This week Flavorpill decided to check out the legal papers of a few more of our favorite artists, from Virginia Woolf to Walt Disney. Click the pic to [...]
12 years ago, Miyoko Ihara started taking photographs of her grandmother, Misao. One day, her grandmother found an odd-eyed kitten in the shed. She named the cat “Fukumaru” in hope that the God of “fuku (good fortune)” would come and everything would be smoothed over like “maru (circle)”. Even though she is 87 years old, [...]
Rut Mackel’s “The Ugly Truth” explores the ugliness and the beauty that exist within each of us. For the project the models were asked to hold a piece of framed clear glass and press their face against it to get various face distortions. Speaking about the project Rut said, “Face is a symbol of personal [...]
Since 2005, photographer Matthias Willi and journalist Olivier Joliat have been developing a photographic project entitled The Moment After the Show. In the 144 page publication, the pair has captured the sweaty and exhausted backstage moments of famous musicians, scenes that regular audiences don’t generally get to witness. About 100 bands have participated, including popular [...]
India is unlike any other country in the world. Boasting over 1.2 billion people in a country only 1/3 the size of the United States, it is a place of many cultures, environments and fascinations. Our friends at Abduzeedo have collected a diverse collecting of photos by local photographers from the country that paint a [...]
We’ve been waiting to see some artfully shot photographs of this year’s Olympic architecture – those astounding structures are owed some much-deserved lens love – and finally we’ve found them courtesy of photographer Janie Airey. Janie’s magnificent images capture some of the event’s stand-out venues in crisp definition, abstracting their unique and innovative features in [...]
