obvious: photography

Spiritualist photographs in 19th century

Phantoms, auras and images created by the mind. Those were some of the paranormal phenomena registered for uncountable photographs at the second half of 19th century. The highest point of the technological spiritualism brought fame to several studios thanks to the mediumistic powers of their photographers. Tricks or unexplainable happenings, what matters is that even Abraham Lincoln’s phantom was portrayed.

Natural Disasters -- The Great Flood of Paris

by cátia fernandes

We live on days with high frequency of violent storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods… Exactly a hundred and one years ago, in 1910, Paris live one of its most remarkable natural phenomena — the flood which let the City of Lights in the dark under the Seine River.

Aaron Farley's Photographs

by catarina pires

Aaron Farley is a contemporaneous photographer, with a mindful and creative look. He plays with the colors, contrasts and movements, developing an admirable job on such seductive art.

The fantastic infrared photographs

by bjr

The infrared photography is a way of getting different images of objects and sceneries which seem to be common and uninteresting. Based on the fact that there are several light wave's lengths, infrared is at the non-visible gamma, and can't be captured by our eyes or by the films and common photographic sensors.

Intimate photographs -- Jonathan Leder

by bjr

"I don’t like women that have many perfect details; I like women with personality, those who show to us something truthful about themselves." Jonathan Leder was born and raised at New York without forgetting the old photography school. With a retro touch, know his point-of-view about intimacy.

Spiritualist pictures: contacts from beyond

by Priscilla Santos

The North-American Civil War left more than 600 thousand dead people through all over the territory in 1865 -- victims of the combat and also of diseases like cholera and dysentery, which killed more than the trenches. At this desolate picture broken families, business and dreams, there were lots of people who search for consolation in spiritualist beliefs, which gained more adepts after the... Read more

Vik Muniz

by carmosa abreu

With works at the main contemporary art museums of the world, like Metropolitan, Whitney, MoMA (in New York) and Reina Sofia (In Madrid), Vik Muniz, Brazilian plastic artist known all over the world, can use photography representing a dialogue with Art History, reaching the understanding of the public by the simplicity of the used materials. It breaks the idea that art is something understandable... Read more

Stonehenge - Sunrise Celebration

by rita novaes

Matt Cardy's Photograph Every year, at the Summer Solstice, Stonehenge is visited by thousands of people. In 2009, there was about more than 35 000 people crowded around the famous stone circle, literally fighting for a place under the sun. And they were right to do it: the spectacle of the sunrise in a perfect alignment with the huge megaliths during the longest day... Read more