Using live models, elaborate props, and lots of gold, Austrian photographer Inge Prader paid homage to her compatriot, Gustav Klimt, with incredible photographic recreations of his famous paintings. The marvelous tableaus incorporate all the rich Art Nouveau symbolism we come to expect with Klimt,…
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HEAVENLY painting
Did you know that one of the most famous paintings in the world hangs upside down? The painting is really a set of smaller paintings or scenes that tell stories from the Bible. The artist and sculptor Michelangelo painted the…
Meet the Ooni of Ife, the leader of Nigeria’s Yoruba
A former entrepreneur, King Ojaja II became one of the youngest kings in Nigeria when he ascended to the throne in 2015. It’s a sweltering hot day in Ife, an ancient city in the southwestern state of Osun that is…
When it comes to headphone jacks, the LG V30 will be the anti-iPhone
The final piece to LG’s V30 puzzle — after the bezel-starved 6-inch OLED display and amped-up camera capabilities — was always going to be a return to LG’s strength of audio processing. Today LG has confirmed that the widely lauded Quad DAC…
Palmerston North father and son poets achieve unique double billing
Palmertston North poet Tim Upperton had a poem included in the latest edition of Best New Zealand Poems, along with his son Oscar. Palmerston North poet Tim Upperton celebrated National Poetry Day early, and in a unique way. National Poetry…
International images for new photography festival
A new festival taking place next month will celebrate the work of photographers from Scotland, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Flow Photofest will open in Inverness on 2 September and will involve exhibitions in more than nine venues throughout the north of…
Amateurs worry about equipment, professional worry about money, master worry about light, I just take pictures .gautam.
Amateurs worry about equipment, professional worry about money, master worry about light, I just take pictures .gautam. Spy | Lagos #streetcapture_ng #awe #streetphotography#streetview #lagosstreet #wakaAboutphotography#streetmi #everydaydocumentary #lagosphoto #CNA#photowalk Abiola Riliwan Awe –Photographer. I want to inspire people. One day I hope someone look at me…
African Mother
African Mother | Cms #streetcapture_ng #awe #streetphotography#streetview #lagosstreet #wakaAboutphotography#streetmi #everydaydocumentary #lagosphoto #CNA #photowalk Abiola Riliwan Awe –Photographer. I want to inspire people. One day I hope someone look at me and says because of you, I didn’t give up! Abiola is lives in Surulere, Lagos.
The Weak End
It was a crazy journey That started from the arrival At a destination unknown The traveller wandered fearfully The host wrapped it beautifully The journey began strong It faded with the clicking clock As traveller alongside host Journeyed from traffic…
*Ode to A Russet Crowness*
What asteriated moon stone Exceeds the splendour of your sapphire eyes? What milk pearl The cream of your gleaming skin? Your placid smile, which tames Cerberus pursues from my marrow strife The plethora of El Dorado becomes as slur, when…