The Human Condition
Steve McCurry’s photo of Sharbat Gula, titled Afghan Girl, appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985 during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. It quickly became one of the most famous photos in the world. McCurry’s work covering the mujahideen’s long fight against the Soviet war machine in the mid-to-late 80s further cemented his position as a hugely … Read more
Reasons My Son is Crying
The most entertaining Tumblr yet. A father has decided to document the ridiculous reasons his son is crying with a photo and a quick, witty description of the situation. You gotta commend parents who let their children be sources of entertainment for others.
Time Magazine Unveils Same-Sex Kissing Covers
March 26, the date of the Supreme Court same sex marriage hearings, brought about an abundance of support and action across social media platforms. The most popular amongst these was a profile picture change to a little pink and red avatar that symbolizes equality. However, this little avatar suddenly feels very small in comparison to … Read more
The New Facebook
It has been 2 years since Facebook last altered it’s newsfeed - one of the 3 main pillars of the network. But what has been noticed by most users is the increase in clutter. With newsfeed posts coming from not only your liked pages, your groups and your friends, we consistently consume the posts that our … Read more
AFP Reveals 2012′s Photos of the Year
Agence French-Presse, known as AFP and one of the world’s most expansive news sources, released their 2012 photos of the year. Spanning from civil protests to natural disasters, the photos beautifully and not so beautifully tell the stories of 2012.
Instagram Presents Web Profiles
Two years after its iPhone launch, Instagram announces the web companion to the photo editing and sharing application. Instagram users, for the first time, can like and comment on photos and follow new users straight from the web. The layout of the online Instagram profiles uncannily parallels that of the Facebook Timeline. Instagram was acquired … Read more
Stunning Photos from National Geographic Contest
National Geographic Traveler magazine just announced the winners from its 24th annual photo contest. Over 12,000 entries were submitted from over 6,000 photographers, and the photos were taken in 152 countries around the world. The contest, overseen by a panel of expert photographers, judged the entries on creativity and photographic quality. Here are the winners below accompanied by captions describing these amazing shots. … Read more
Memorable Photos of the London Olympics
Congratulations to the city of London. Big Ben is smiling because his city just put on a fanatstic Olympics, thankfully void of any violence or big controversies. And so the London Games, as they should, celebrated both individual and team competition. While I won’t miss Matt Lauer and in general NBC’s coverage, I will miss those rare glorified moments in … Read more
Advertisements You Will Never See Again
I wish we would see some of these trends coming back around. But I don’t think it’s happening…
[inspired by] the Radiance.
luminosity. splendor. glare. morale. explode. bearings. frost. radiance.
