Paintings and Sketches by Ivan Alifan

Dec 2, 2011

Ivan Alifan is a talented artist currently residing in Canada and son of the Russian painter Anna Razumovskaya. Here’s what Ivan has to say...

Princess Juliana Airport and Maho Beach

Dec 1, 2011

Maho Beach is located on the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. If you love watching airplanes takeoff and land, this shoul...

Oradour-sur-Glane: The Village Massacred in WW2 and Preserved Since Then

Nov 29, 2011

On 10 June 1944, at around 2 PM, four days after the Allied invasion of Normandy, approximately 150 Waffen-SS soldiers entered the tranquil ...

Edward Burtynsky’s Photos of Industrial Landscapes

Nov 29, 2011

Edward Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer and artist who has achieved international recognition for his large-format photographs of indus...

Frieke Janssens’s Controversial Photos of Smoking Kids

Nov 28, 2011

A few months ago smoking was banned in all public places in Belgium. Photographer Frieke Janssens responded with “surrealistic, melancholic...

Chimborazo: The Farthest Point From the Earth’s Center

Nov 26, 2011

Chimborazo is an inactive volcano located in the Andes mountain range in Ecuador with a peak elevation of 6,268.2 meters. What makes Chimbor...

Gorgeous Photos Taken by Google Street View Cameras

Nov 26, 2011

Google's Street View camera cars can sometimes capture unbelievable landscapes and moments, as Pittsburgh-born photographer Aaron Hobson...

Bruce Munro’s Light Installation at Holburne Museum

Nov 25, 2011

Bruce Munro is a British lighting designer and installation artist best known for large scale lighting installations such as Field of Light,...

Mass Whale Hunting in Faroe Islands Leave Sea Blood Red

Nov 24, 2011

The sea of Faroe Islands in north of Europe turned red with the blood of hundreds of whales killed by the inhabitants on November 22, as a p...

Thomas Doyle’s Apocalyptic Dioramas

Nov 24, 2011

Using ordinary materials found around the house, New York based artist Thomas Doyle creates dioramas that feature tiny hand-painted figures...