Inside Costa Concordia: the photographic book of an Italian drama.
These extraordinary images of the cruise ship was taken by Jonathan Danko Kielkowski and published in his book Concordia. The German photographer swam out to where the ship, which ran […]
The history of photography of a woman buried alive in a chest in the desert of Mongolia
Despite this photo, taken in July 1913, became popular under the name of Albert Khan and if you look for it on the Internet, the first results you find will […]
Dawid Planeta, the artist that illustrates his battle with depression
Polish artist and graphic designer Dawid Planeta, in his series of grayscale illustrations, summons gigantic beasts placed in a mysterious and unknown land. Titled “Mini People in the Jungle”, artworks […]
The trauma of divorce summed up in 7 very effective images.
Divorce is one of the most painful situations a family can go through, but unless you’ve experienced it first-hand, it’s very hard to imagine exactly how much damage it causes, […]
Roman Opalka: the artist who tried to paint the infinite
Roman Opalka (1931-2011) was a Polish conceptual artist, born in France, who spent his artistic career painting numbers, a functional activity for the graphic representation of the passing of time. […]
The first photograph in Paris it is also the first photograph in which Human Beings appear
Beyond the many stories that have built the city of Paris, the French capital also contributed to scientific innovations. Indeed, it was in Paris that the first picture of a […]
Grandparents and Grandchildren: 18 Photographs of Correspondences between Generations
According to Bored Panda, the source of this article, our grandparents may be grey and wrinkled but once they were young, facing many life problems and experiencing its joy just […]
Top 25 of the most famous ghost photographs ever taken
To start with, this article has nothing to do with whether or not ghosts exist. I don’t have an official stance on such matters. Whether or not these ghost images […]
The watercolours paintings that documented Earth
A new website is digitising millions of watercolours, to make instantly available a wealth of incredible historic images. Watercolour World is the brainchild of former diplomat Fred Hohler, who embarked […]
This photo of 1925 testifies the First Selfie-Stick of History?
Is the “selfie stick” really a modern gadget? This photograph, published by the English freelance journalist Alan Cleaver, dates back to 1925 and shows his grandparents who are taking a […]
The Terrifying Stereoscopic Postcards used to “Educate” Children at the beginning of the 20th century
What child doesn’t dread the unseen monsters potentially lurking under the bed, or stalking around the shadows outside the window? These stereoscopic postcards knew the peak of success during the […]
24 photographs of the 1930s show the Life conditions in the New York Psychiatric Hospital.
These photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion. The black and white photographs were taken by the LIFE’s Alfred Eisenstaedt […]
Eduard Gordeev: an Impressionist Cityscape photographer
Eduard Gordeev, in russian Эдуард Гордеев is a really talented photographer who lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia. He creates artistic landscape photo series of his beloved city St. […]
5 Photos of People Laughing in the Face of Death
How would you feel when you are just inches away from a possible death? There are some brave soldiers who have laughed at death during the World War II. These […]
Relationships before Social Networks: 20 old photographs shows a different way to delete the former Friends.
In the past friendship, before Facebook and the other social networks, was an exchange of affection, sharing of common experiences and a direct knowledge of the other that defined a […]
25 old photographs of the Cowboys’ Saloons between the Old West and Alaska.
If we think of the old west, we think of a land that the European settlers, coming from Europe or from the already colonized east of the United States, stole […]
