In the 1850s, photography became much more affordable and accessible for consumers. This sparked a trend in the Victorian era of postmortem photography, where dead loves ones featured among the pages of family albums.
Here’s a 2-minute video by the HISTORY channel about this creepy fad. Known as memento mori (which means “remember you must […]. petapixel.com
"The book is devoid of text and so the viewer must rely on the recurring symbols, references and echoes to try to find their bearings—stone archways and doorways which lead to nowhere, hand gestures recalling fascist salutes, brick walls and ruins," says the press release about a new photo book by Federico Clavarino.
A photographer traveled to California to meet some of the weird and wonderful people who call the Golden State home.
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When users search stock photography websites, they are only sometimes looking for cookie-cutter images but, occasionally, they perform genuinely bizarre image requests. [Read More]
Even if we agree that architecture is subjective, sometimes there’s no denying the flaws people make. In fact, some home designs turned out so wrong, they’ve made their way into the "You Should Have Hired An Architect" group.
Store mannequins are designed to do a very basic thing. However, sometimes window dressers or store owners miss the target and end up attracting customers with bizarre models that are just begging to be documented.
If you don't have enough time to notice and appreciate the simple joys around you, don’t worry. This subreddit is exactly the place to see something unexpected and add it to your everyday life. The post ‘Mildly Interesting’: An Online Group Exploring The Weird And Wonderful Side Of Everyday Life (120 New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.
Like any other metropolis, Berlin combines a rich history with a diverse appearance that makes each neighborhood distinctive, even if processes such as gentrification have already taken much of this richness of facets.