Jakub Geltner

Prague-based artist Jakub Geltner has been installing clusters of surveillance equipment in random places since 2011. See more images from the most recent seaside installation as well as a selection from Geltner’s Nests series below.

Greetings from Mars by Julien Mauve

Photographer Julien Mauve created a series called 'Greetings from Mars' where he pretends to visit the red planet as a tourist.

"It’s interesting to observe the way we act in front of the camera, how we include ourselves in the landscapes, how those landscapes trigger the desire to affirm our presence", says Julien Mauve.

Google's "Deep Dream" Artificial Visual Machine

Last month, Google revealed that it uses its own artificial intelligence program, known as Artificial Neural Networks, to classify and sort its images.

The technology basically works by spotting patterns in pictures in order to identify them - and it's already being used in Google's new photos app to recognise faces and animals. You can follow #deepdream for more weirdness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyxSerkkP4o

#StoriesInMyHands with Ibrahim Hammada

Via Instagram Blog: For Ibrahim Hammada (@ibrsoul), hands have unique powers of expression. “I used to hold my mother’s hands tightly when I felt anxious, and that always helped me relax,” says Ibrahim, a Syrian doctor who now lives in Koblenz, Germany. “Growing up, I realized that the power of our hands is not limited to touch but has something visual, too.” Ibrahim has always been drawn to art and architecture and he began the #StoriesInMyHands project as a way to do what he loves in his spare time. “When it is difficult for me to find words to express, my photos can do the job.”

Melancholy Rooms by Anna Radchenko

"Anna Radchenko is one of the new exciting talented breed of Russian artists that are now using London as their creative base. Originally from Moscow, Anna creates visual works on human emotions and observations of the modern world, working with installations and photography." via

She "has brought the Melancholy Rooms to London; at the Hoxton gallery, she creates an ambient where worldwide cultural behaviours are exposed, leading the audience to see, hear, feel and ultimately think about these certain issues. The total installation, or mixed media art, is the first Anna has ever done in London and it is a breach of her own boundaries as an artist as she creates more than just images. The exhibition mixes her well-known photographic work with sculptures, installation, music and video." via

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Since the project has started, I shot more than 40 different concepts/characters. of course, for the exhibition I have chosen the ones I liked the most and the strongest ones. All the “sculptural” items (body parts) were produced in Moscow by a team called Zolotaya Staya, the rest has all been sourced, produced and put together in London by an amazing team of professionals leaded by Frederica Hodgkinson.

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The core of the exhibition consists of four room installations: mothers love: when it gets hard to breathe disorder: life from like to like consumerism: I consume therefore I exist information wars: what is true and what is fake

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Empty Public Spaces by Candida Höfer

Candida Höfer is a photographer known for her large-format images of architectural interiors. For several decades Candida Höfer made architectural “portraits” of numerous treasure-houses across the world: the Louvre, Uffizi Gallery, the Royal Portuguese Library in Rio de Janeiro, La Scala opera-house in Milan, and many others. via

Her works are exhibiting at Hermitage in Saint-Petersburg now

Sergei Sarakhanov Photography

Awesome lifestyle (@sarakhanov) and fine art portrait (@sarakhanovphotography) photographer Sergei Sarakhanov raised in St.Petersburg and based in Kiev, Ukraine. Apart from his photography ventures he is a founder of Kiev Art College. Below we selected the best from his Instagram account, but be sure to follow his portfolio

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Natalia Vodianova & Adrien Brody by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue US

The most extravagant and like-minded match we've ever saw - Natalia Vodianova and Andrien Brody pictured by iconic fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh for Vogue US.

Alain Cornu’s Roofs of Paris

If you have been to Paris you might remember its mythical nights full of love and unknown. Photographer Alain Cornu focus on the second topic - unknown for the common eye, and that is Paris roofs.

"I couldn’t sleep that night. My body was resting but images were dancing in my head: artificial lights, anarchic buildings, unattainable people… It was an incomprehensible world depriving me of sleep. After a while, I decided to get up, get dressed and leave the house. It would have been the perfect opportunity for a nighttime walk, but I didn’t go outside. Having lived for many years on the ground floor of a Parisian building, it had never occurred to me to go upstairs. I turned on the light and started climbing the stairs..."

The first landing was a surprise. Although I was familiar with the decorations—the Persian patterns, the corniche, the color of the doors and the texture of the walls, this place seemed foreign to me. With a mixture of fear and excitement, I climbed up the next flight of stairs. There’s no law that says you can’t wander around your own building at night, but I still felt like I was doing something wrong. I kept climbing and my intuition told me that I was doing something whose logic would only become clear later on.

The only light came from the skylight, ran along the wall , spilled onto the floor and up the service ladder hanging there. It was used by roofing workers, chimney sweep and antenna salesmen to get on the roof.

The lock had been left undone. I saw a sign inviting me to go up further .I dragged the ladder to reach the openning and went out taking the ladder wit me and closing the window,

I stood up slowly and felt a great calm.

P.s. You might also like "Parisian Rooftops by Michael Wolf" or "Paris Views by Gail Albert Halaban"

Alain Cornu’s Roofs of Paris

If you have been to Paris you might remember its mythical nights full of love and unknown. Photographer Alain Cornu focus on the second topic - unknown for the common eye, and that is Paris roofs.

"I couldn’t sleep that night. My body was resting but images were dancing in my head: artificial lights, anarchic buildings, unattainable people… It was an incomprehensible world depriving me of sleep. After a while, I decided to get up, get dressed and leave the house. It would have been the perfect opportunity for a nighttime walk, but I didn’t go outside. Having lived for many years on the ground floor of a Parisian building, it had never occurred to me to go upstairs. I turned on the light and started climbing the stairs..."

The first landing was a surprise. Although I was familiar with the decorations—the Persian patterns, the corniche, the color of the doors and the texture of the walls, this place seemed foreign to me. With a mixture of fear and excitement, I climbed up the next flight of stairs. There’s no law that says you can’t wander around your own building at night, but I still felt like I was doing something wrong. I kept climbing and my intuition told me that I was doing something whose logic would only become clear later on.

The only light came from the skylight, ran along the wall , spilled onto the floor and up the service ladder hanging there. It was used by roofing workers, chimney sweep and antenna salesmen to get on the roof.

The lock had been left undone. I saw a sign inviting me to go up further .I dragged the ladder to reach the openning and went out taking the ladder wit me and closing the window,

I stood up slowly and felt a great calm.

P.s. You might also like "Parisian Rooftops by Michael Wolf" or "Paris Views by Gail Albert Halaban"

Instagram Adventures of Rafael Mantesso and his pet bull terier

Rafael Mantesso puts his pet bull terrier, named Jimmy Choo, into all kinds of funny situations by adding some drawings to the picture.

Jimmy Choo was named by Rafael's ex-wife, who was a stylist and loved the brand's footwear. After their divorce, Mantesso wanted to fill the empty spaces of their house by creating some fictional scenes. And since Jimmy Choo was always around to watch him draw, he thought it was natural to include him into his artworks. He aims to post a new photo of his works on Instagram everyday, he mainly finds inspirations by observing his surroundings.

Instagram Adventures of Rafael Mantesso and his pet bull terier

Rafael Mantesso puts his pet bull terrier, named Jimmy Choo, into all kinds of funny situations by adding some drawings to the picture.

Jimmy Choo was named by Rafael's ex-wife, who was a stylist and loved the brand's footwear. After their divorce, Mantesso wanted to fill the empty spaces of their house by creating some fictional scenes. And since Jimmy Choo was always around to watch him draw, he thought it was natural to include him into his artworks. He aims to post a new photo of his works on Instagram everyday, he mainly finds inspirations by observing his surroundings.

Louise Mertens Collage Art

Our friend and frequent collaboration artist Louise Mertens rolled up a lot of updates on her personal website. Being a model and an artist on one hand is a double-win, on another is a massive responsibilities for personal challenges. Louise achieves them with a speed of a pain that she splatters across handmade photography collages. After dry up she complete the artwork digitally and send it over fashion editorial or personal exhibition, signed and stamped. Classy works of Belgium design scene.

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Louise Mertens Collage Art

Our friend and frequent collaboration artist Louise Mertens rolled up a lot of updates on her personal website. Being a model and an artist on one hand is a double-win, on another is a massive responsibilities for personal challenges. Louise achieves them with a speed of a pain that she splatters across handmade photography collages. After dry up she complete the artwork digitally and send it over fashion editorial or personal exhibition, signed and stamped. Classy works of Belgium design scene.

#combophoto’s of Stephen Mcmennamy

Art Director Stephen McMennamy (Instagram) looks for simple backgrounds, takes two photographs, and then carefully arranges them together. The early #combophoto project shots were taken with an iPhone, but McMennamy recently bought a new camera to improve the quality, and occasionally uses a drone.

#combophoto’s of Stephen Mcmennamy

Art Director Stephen McMennamy (Instagram) looks for simple backgrounds, takes two photographs, and then carefully arranges them together. The early #combophoto project shots were taken with an iPhone, but McMennamy recently bought a new camera to improve the quality, and occasionally uses a drone.

Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village

Shengsi, an archipelago of almost 400 islands at the mouth of China’s Yangtze river, holds a secret shrouded in time – an abandoned fishing village being reclaimed by nature. These photos by Jane Qing, a creative photographer based in Shanghai, take us into this lost village on the beautiful archipelago.

Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village

Shengsi, an archipelago of almost 400 islands at the mouth of China’s Yangtze river, holds a secret shrouded in time – an abandoned fishing village being reclaimed by nature. These photos by Jane Qing, a creative photographer based in Shanghai, take us into this lost village on the beautiful archipelago.