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In what has to be most precise photography project ever, Harvard fellow Wim Noorduin used salt and silicon to create microscopic flowers on the surface of a penny.
Microscopic Flowers Photographed on a Single Penny
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For the first time ever, we have a complete picture of the planet Mercury. Scientists used thousands of images captured over a period of years to piece together this mesmerizing 360 degree view of the planet.
Incredible 360 Degree View of the Planet Mercury
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Don’t worry, we were drooling when we first saw it too. It’s a new print from Pop Chart Lab titled “A Visual Compendium of Cameras,” and it features 100 of the most important cameras in history.
This May Be The Coolest Camera Print There Is
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» Today's Document: Preserving Family Papers and Photos
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This Thursday the National Archives holds its Preservation EXPO in Washington DC so you can learn more about how to preserve a whole range of…
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In 2002, photographer Lisa Ross found herself far away from home — in the remote Taklamakan Desert of western China, in what is known as the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
“I was looking for something,” she says, but “I didn’t know what I was looking for.”
She had been visiting a friend in Beijing but ventured out to the desert on her own. That’s where she first encountered mazars: handmade holy sites in Sufi Islam, built to commemorate saints who are buried there.
Several trips to China and about a decade later, Ross now has a book out — as well as a show at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City: Living Shrines of Uyghur China.
The Uighurs (also spelled Uyghurs) are Muslims who live in this remote part of China. And these sites are tributes to saints, who in their lifetime were deemed to have healing power that they carried to the grave.
The shrines are located sporadically throughout the sprawling region and are often unmarked. Some of them, Ross says, are easily 500 years old. The sites serve as destinations for pilgrims — who leave offerings in exchange for healing.
The Spirit of China’s Sufi Shrines
Media Credit: Lisa Ross
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Alison Anselot shot a series of photos matching delicious looking food with its corresponding Pantone color.
Photos Creatively Match Food With Corresponding Pantone Color
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Polish photographer Marcin Ryczek captured this once in a lifetime image of a man feeding ducks from a snowy shore. Doesn’t it make you think of yin and yang?
Winter in Krakow - A Perfectly Aligned Photo of a Lifetime
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Brian Maffitt thought of an interesting way to photograph a winter blizzard!
Use an LED projector to shine colored light on to the falling snow and set a long exposure to photograph snowflake trails.
Long Exposures of Snowflake Trails
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DSLR GEAR NO IDEA (by dslrgearnoidea)
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A snow covered church in Switzerland. Happy holidays everyone! Back soon…
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