Category: Entertainment

XXL graffiti with a message: Saype
I consider the art of graffiti quite impressive. On every walk through the city I keep searching for new works of art and I always keep wondering how the artists, while creating their huge pieces, still manage to keep an overview. One person who, when it comes to dimension, even went a step further is ...

The fairytale world of Kristina Makeeva
Let’s be frank: Every now and then we all need a bit of magic and kitsch. One just has to look around Instagram to notice that magical looking images of sceneries and cities are true Like magnets. One person who’s doing pretty well in this field is Kristina Makeeva. On her account on https://www.instagram.com/hobopeeba/ she ...

The best gifts for photographers
With Christmas time and Christmas Day around the corner, the question what to get your loved ones pops up once again like every year. Many of us keep thinking too hard and still don’t know what to get and even struggle constantly to find the perfect present. This year, we have tried to make it ...

William Klein
His pictures from the 1950s and 60s were an uncompromising rejection of all rules of photography in that era. He started his artistic career as a painter in Paris until he discovered his passion for photographer in the beginning of the 1950s. First, he used the new medium to present abstract issues. Soon, however Klein ...

Above the clouds – or almost, at least
350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118 - 102 floors above the ground - 443 meters to the top of the antenna of New York’s most famous skyscraper. The Empire State Building! Without any doubt it’s one of the most popular sights in the city and definitely worth a visit! Climbing up to the rooftop ...

Outrage over nude pictures shot atop of the Great Pyramid
There are people who are prepared to do anything for 15 minutes of fame, regardless of how tasteless it may be. Because, as we all know, there is no such thing as bad publicity. And in current era of social media attention-seekers are getting ever more numerous. The latest incident in the world of photography, ...

“MINE” dog portraits with extras
As a dog lover it always makes me happy when photographers attract attention on an international level with new and creative dog photo projects. Ranging from the “Underwater Dogs” to Christian Vieler’s funny dog portraits to Harlow & Sage, whose dog friendship has touched the world. As soon as I come across a new dog ...

Ruins reconstructed – A glimpse into the world of damsels, knights and others
Have you ever walked through the ruins of a fort or a castle? Can you still remember the feeling you had while doing so? Or what was on your mind then? Ever since I’ve been a fan of old things and places and I’m incredibly interested in history. I was lucky to grow up in ...

Nothing is for free
By now everyone interested in photography has probably heard that Flickr will soon be downgrading its free plan. Since Verizon sold Flickr to SmugMug in April of current year, it was clear that things would change. SmugMug is after all a photo hosting and sharing platform which doesn’t offer a free plan. Those who can’t ...

Loving Vincent
In my last article I told you about Wolfgang Beltracchi and the art of forgery. That’s how I got inspired by paintings again and so I visited the Albertina yesterday, one of my favorite museums in Vienna, and also watched my favorite movie of the last Oscar Awards. I regret that this movie was “only” ...