From Giliell, click for full size! Love the first and sixth shots.
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Art, Fun, & Nonsense.
From Giliell, click for full size! Love the first and sixth shots.
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Photography is by Ansis Starks.
This is one of those things you really wish you could see in person!
Monks perform levitation over a huge wind tunnel at this amphitheatre, which was designed by Latvian studio Mailītis Architects for a mountain range in central China. The Shaolin Flying Monks Theatre stands on a slope covered in cypress trees on Songshan Mountain – a mountain range in Henan Province.
The mountains are home to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Shaolin Monastery, which is also considered to be the birthplace of Zen Buddhism and Kung-Fu martial arts.
Tasked with creating an amphitheatre to host weekly shows where local monks as well as the general public can try flying, Riga-based Mailītis Architects wanted to create a building that respects its natural surroundings.
Click all the images for full size! There’s much more at Dezeen.
From Giliell, click for full size!
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Librairie Mollat.
These are some of the best photos I’ve have seen in a very long time, such a spirit of fun, and it’s amazing how well these book store employees match their picks! Whatever you’re doing, find a small window of time to go and look at them all, each one is a delight, this is pure treasure, and reminder of just how grand we people can be. A few more:
Librairie Mollat.
Librairie Mollat.
Librairie Mollat.
Librairie Mollat.
Next up, some truly stunning photos … of people drenched in honey. Just one here, the rest below the fold, because nakedness, so watch yourself at work.
Blake Little.
From Lofty, who has a new Canon Powershot to play with! Click for full size.
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From Giliell, click for full size!
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Angel, Peaches, Elva.
© C. Ford.
Giliell took a walk, and brought us all these wonderful photos! I’m going to post a bit from each collection every day, until they run out. *Happy* Giliell says: Almost all pics taken near or in the city park in Kaiserslautern, or as the US American call it, K-Town. Click for full size!
© Nick Turner.
© Nick Turner.
© Nick Turner.
Beautiful, poignant photos here, originating with Nick Turner in Iceland.
Iceland is a mystical, snow-studded wonderland where cold winds dance with hot springs and the Northern Lights are as awe-inspiring as they are unpredictable. It’s not the country’s idyllic scenery that first attracted Nick Turner, though. Rather than capturing Iceland’s natural beauty in the form of volcanos, geysers, and glaciers, the artist chose to turn his lens on its wildlife, documenting his fascination with Iceland’s horse population in a series of salient photographs that have him literally running naked among the beasts.
“I think there’s a misunderstanding about the work,” Turner tells Creators. “It’s not me just running wild with horses naked, or anything like that. Far from it, actually. I’m trying to project this idea of running with them and being in that world because that’s the dialogue I am having.
You can read and see more at The Creators Project.
Vala the Brave, wreaking havoc on my desk, drinking my tea, stealing pastry, and waiting for me to leave so she can do mysterious things with the keyboard. Click for full size.
Amaryllis, from Charly, click for full size!
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From Ice Swimmer, stunning shots! The island in the photos is Harakka (“magpie”) photographed in May, February and March. The photo taken last May is from a sightseeing boat, the rest are from Uunisaari island, to which there’s a bridge in wintertime. Click for full size!
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