Out of Darkness by Estonian artist Merilyn

Estonian artist Merilyn (a.k.a. Naturalshocks) has an elegant collection of dark portraits (mostly of Benedict Cumberbatch) with subtle highlights. Her drawings have beautiful lighting and resemble a fade-in effect, and they were made with a white coloured pencil and grey pastel on black paper. via

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Everybody Street

"Everybody Street" illuminates the lives and work of New York’s iconic street photographers and the incomparable city that has inspired them for decades. The documentary pays tribute to the spirit of street photography through a cinematic exploration of New York City, and captures the visceral rush, singular perseverance and at times immediate danger customary to these artists.

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Juan Carlos Manjarrez

This is the beautiful hyperrealist art of self-taught painter Juan Carlos Manjarrez. His (oil on canvas) work has been displayed in various exhibitions in the United States and Mexico.via

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Alicia Savage

Alicia Savage is a photographer based in Boston, Massachusetts. Her fine art photography is very much a documentation of her life and mind as a 29-year-old woman exploring life; inspired by her surroundings and recent travels.

"Photography has opened my mind and heart to understand myself and the world beyond what is assumed; to always be inspired by my curiosity and imagination of what is and could be."

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