Famous Photographs: Lunch Atop A SkyscraperWhilst the most famous photographs from across the years often feature famine, death, destruction and war, it's sometimes refreshing to catch a glimpse of one or two that don't exhibit depression, demise and conflict. Photo-journalism can work both ways to brief the viewer of an image on what it's like to step into somebody else's shoes. It can shock, bring a tear or even, by some miracle - a smile. Lunch Atop A SkyScraper does exactly that. It provokes a smile, it features across the world in postcards, books, greeting cards and other formats and ultimately it tugs at that part of your heart that knows there can be good in the world. So what makes it famous?Source: WikipediaThe Photograph itself shows eleven working men eating lunch, sitting on a steel girder. Nothing extraordinary about that right? Wrong. Their feet are dangling 256 metres above New York City. Nobody actually knows w
Show Me #10 - SunsetsI decided to start a feature series in the Deviation ThumbShare Forum based on themes and featuring the collected deviations on Sundays.The tenth theme was SunsetsHere comes the amazing deviations
People and Portraits Exposed #7 Emotive...Model: ~SIkIepsis Self Portraits... By *MartaSyrko Classic...By *brenditaworks Expressive... By *mexicanpedo Infants & Children...By ~CandiceSmithPhoto Weddings...By *mikuen-drops Spontaneous...By ~veftenie
Famous Photographs: The Afghan GirlIf you run a google search on what are the top famous Photographs of all time, The Afghan Girl is sure to appear. She is truly a face from History and one that many across the globe have tried to capture within others time and time again. But what exactly has made this image and its photographer so captivating?Source: Daily Mail/National Geographic/Steve McCurryEyes, they say, are the window to the soul. And capturing such a piercing and expressive look in a photograph is a highly sought after skill. The Afghan Girl exhibits suspense, suspicion and a sense of distrust at the person behind the lens, she gives off an air of maturity, a foreboding feeling - a vulnerability behind years of strength. That, is what makes her so captivating.Sharbat Gula is her name, although few even know this rather important detail. Sh
Famous Photographers: Yann Arthus-BertrandIf the Earth had formed a year ago, Life would have appeared - on February 26th, Dinosaurs would have arrived on December 10th to vanish just 16 days later and Homo Sapiens would have showed up very late on December 31st. A few minutes later, in less than one minute, Man would have drastically altered the fragile balance between land, seas and atmosphere. Humanity is on the march, earth itself is left behind."~ David Ehrenfeld, 1978Source: Earth from the Air Yann Arthus-Bertrand undertook probably one of the most fascinating collections of Photography that I've ever come across. He first started shooting from the air whilst in a hot air balloon. In more recent years, he has been able to use a helicopter. Whatever his methods have been, he has never ceased to snap creative, inspiring and other-worldly type images.Source:
Famous Photographers: Julia Margaret CameronSource:Wikipedia Julia Margaret Cameron was a British Photographer born in 1815 and living until 1879. She's relatively unheard of though, despite the faces that she photographed and the developments she made in her short career (spanning just eleven years.) Unlike many modern photographers and prodigy's, Julia is quite unique in that she didn't start photographing until she was 48 years old and was given a camera as a gift. Her style was not appreciated in her time, but like many who have made an impact on society, she became more famous and recognized long after her death.Location: Inside Dimbola Lodge, Home to Julie CameronSource: Kathryn Dawson PhotographyI was lucky enough last Summer, to be able to visit Julia's former home - Dimbola Lodge - on the Isle of Wight, England. It was here that I discovered the photographer and was both warmed and proud to find that a woman had made History with her
Famous Photographers: Dorothy Bohm"A World Observed..."Dorothy Bohm was born in Konigsberg, East Prussia and has lived in England since 1939. She was recently elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and is considered one of the most respected women of British Photography. I stumbled across her work accidentally, as is often the case when you discover something great. I was astounded to find that the book I had discovered was the first major retrospective exhibition of her work - in book format. Her career began in the 1940s with A World Observed becoming the title of her soon to be famous collection of photographs.Source: Dorothy Bohm's GalleryBohm has achieved quite simply, what many of us have tried and do strive to do through our Photography. Document an ever-changing and fast disappearing world. Bohm is said to be influenced by the art critic and th
Food Photography - back to basicsFood is a necessity for daily life and good health (the right kinds anyway), but food is also fast becoming something of an Art as well as many turn to their cameras once a mammoth baking session is over and capture the delightful dishes in attractive and alluring ways. Since the beginnings of Still Life Photography, food has been a subject and whilst the topic has remained the same - methods, equipment and ease have changed in varying degrees across the years. Food Photography is still a genre that is vastly overlooked and majorly underrated in the art world.It all began with Still Life Paintings back in the 17th Century. They were as far from commercial as a style could get and certainly weren't created with selling in mind. However the skill and main aspects that realism painters took back in the 17th Century are kept close to the hearts of Food Photographers today as they grip onto Realism, effects of light, composition and arrangement. Props have always been an important part of
Show Me #13 - Cityscapes and SkylinesI decided to start a feature series in the Deviation ThumbShare Forum based on themes and featuring the collected deviations on Sundays.The thirteenth theme was Cityscapes & Skylines!Here comes the amazing deviations
Show Me #9 - StreetI decided to start a feature series in the DeviationThumbShare Forum based on themes and featuring the collected deviations on Sundays.The ninth theme was Street Photography!Here comes the amazing deviationsPrevious Theme Bridg
Diary of Jane #8Thank you for all your Bday wishes and drawings I received, it was quite memorable this year, even though collecting memories is a depressive hobby. I turned 29 which means I have one more year to deal with the fact that I won't ever be any of the following: master of Slovakia in Latin-American dances, professional actress nor a movie director, lead singer nor microbiology PhD. I will never grow taller than 165 cm and won't end up married to Timothy Dalton (I would never have disqualify such possibility a year earlier!). Still, the list of things to be deeply thankful for is too long to fit into my journal.Valentine's Day is here! For me it means its Coldplay & "The Notebook" time, but you should enjoy sending gifts and cards to your loved ones. You can also attend a couple of DeviantArt events, read more here: Announcing the 2013 Valentines Day E-Marriages! .Happy Feb
Urban Exploration #3Urban Exploration is the exploration of man-made structures. Usually these are abandoned ruins, or components that used to be part of everyday life but are no longer seen on a regular basis by the human eye. This series of articles aims to highlight exactly what Urban Exploration is, how it's achieved and the some of the best Urbex Photographers here on deviantART. Want to see more Urbex photographs within the Daily Deviation section? Then send your suggestions to ^3wyl and I!Have you heard of Les Ux? They are an underground group that works hard to restore unseen and often forgotten areas of Paris. Their most famous restoration was the Pantheon Clock. The group itself is divided into teams, and it was the restoration team 'UnterGunther' that undertook this mammoth task. Mammoth because the clock was buried deep beneath the Pantheon in France, completely inaccessible. Or not. For a whole year in September 2005, the grou
Member Feature #16 with cichutkoHello thereI'm `dekorAdum, and my duty at #Urban-and-Rural is to feature submitted artworks. I'll feature amazing U&R and Architecture Photographers every second week!Here is our next Featured Member, ~cichutkoMore in her GalleryOur Previous Featured Membersgeolio | BlauBeerKuchen | Twitch100Nujabes | Justynka | ZerberuZ
Fashion Friday #34IntroductionMy goal is to feature amazingly talented Fashion Photographers & Models every Friday!Featured Deviant ~DS-sanchez More in their GalleryPrevious Featuressimsalabima | ilaschaffer |
To Be Seen .12A weekly article featuring five photographers from all areas in the deviantART community. Spare a bit of time to take a gander at the photographs and their respective galleries showcased below!~Sssssergiu ~GZB *BootlessInWonderland *NataliaCiobanu ~simsalabima If you have any suggestions for (improving) the Photography Gallery, anything photography related in #communityrelations that you would like/we
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