Can we take a second to admire the perfection of Stephen Shore’s Uncommon Places? Shore’s journey across the lesser seen parts of the United States is an example of Americana at its finest.

A Photographic Trip Through America’s Lesser Seen Parts

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In what has to be most precise photography project ever, Harvard fellow Wim Noorduin used salt and silicon to create microscopic flowers on the surface of a penny.

Microscopic Flowers Photographed on a Single Penny

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PNY produced a video featuring wildlife photographer Luke Massey in his natural habitat. Luke has a rich portfolio packed with breathtaking shots of various animals across Europe. 

Watch the short film above to learn some of his tips for capturing brilliant wildlife photos. 

Renowned Wildlife Photographer Shares Tips for Brilliant Photos

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We first met Henry Hargreaves when he was deep frying our favorite gadgets, and his latest series is just as hot. As a statement on obesity, Henry photographed common fast food set on fire.

Burning Calories Sets Your Fast Food Ablaze

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Using modern technology as his backdrop, Mark Crummett composes incredible photographs with miniature figures. He writes about his work: 

These people are surrounded by technology, technology has become their environment, and that’s where we are too. Technology has become so integrated that it’s second nature to us.

Staged Scenes Within the Guts of Modern Technology

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The double exposures above are part of a side project by Greek photojournalist Anna Pantelia. To see more of her work, take a look at her stunning Behance portfolio. 

Recycle - Double Exposure Portraits Tell Visual Stories

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Just a few weeks ago, Hindus around the world celebrated the festival of colors, known as Holi. Participants of all ages throw brilliantly colored powders to welcome the coming of springtime.

The Atlantic rounded up a gorgeous set of photos of Holi festivals from across the country of India.

Holi 2013: The Festival of Colors Across India

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Using photography as their medium, illustrator Jack Hudson and 3d image making duo Lord Whitney have collaborated on a series of fictional album covers, inspired by the most bizarre LP covers in history.

Mock ‘N’ Roll - Recreating Bizarre Album Covers

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After trying to capture a long exposure image of the stars while camping, Chris McCaw accidentally forgot to close the shutter before sunrise. The result was an image so overexposed that the film was physically changed.

Since then, Chris has perfected the process and compiled his work into a fantastic book.

Accidental Overexposed Images Become inspiration

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Japanese artists Yoshihisa Tanaka and Ryuta Liada have come up with a brilliant photography project. In Misunderstanding Focus, subjects were asked to stand as still as possible for 3 minutes while a camera recorded their movements. 

After that, the team compiled the images taken into a single picture. 

Layered Portraits Taken Over a Span of 3 Minutes

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How Street Photography Can Turn into Astrophotography

In his Planet Universe series, Adam Kennedy uses a little editing to transform rusty old fire hydrants into his own celestial bodies. 

We asked Adam about his process. Here’s what he told us!

I normally just photograph the rusty hydrant from several different angles, because many times I can make two to three planets from one.

I try to let each hydrant guide the process, because the thing that makes the planets interesting is the idea that they are reflections of natural processes on earth, making use of digital manipulation simply to highlight that fact.

I have tried this process with many objects other than fire hydrants, but they often do not work very nicely. For example many wooden banisters have round wooden tops, but the rusty metal orbs are just so perfect because there are such clearly defined areas for the land and sea.

The fact that the darker rusty regions lend themselves to deep blue oceans makes me feel fortunate that this city (San Francisco) has such peculiar fire hydrants, and what would seem to be a shortage of white paint.

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