thestarlighthotel:

Kirsty Mitchell’s late mother Maureen was an English teacher who spent her life inspiring generations of children with imaginative stories and plays. Following Maureen’s death from a brain tumour in 2008, Kirsty channelled her grief into her passion for photography.

She retreated behind the lens of her camera and created Wonderland, an ethereal fantasy world. The photographic series began as a small summer project but grew into an inspirational creative journey.

‘Real life became a difficult place to deal with, and I found myself retreating further into an alternative existence through the portal of my camera,’ said the artist. (read the rest here).

designcloud:

The Ghosts of World War II by Sergey Larenkov

Taking old World War II photos, Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov carefully photoshops them over more recent shots to make the past come alive. Not only do we get to experience places like Berlin, Prague, and Vienna in ways we could have never imagined, more importantly, we are able to appreciate our shared history in a whole new and unbelievably meaningful way.

(出典： cosascool)

drwarumono:

between fairytale and reality by *drwarumono

drwarumono:

cemetery by *drwarumono

drwarumono:

grey owl by *drwarumono

drwarumono:

Stockholm by *drwarumono

collectivehistory:

Samurai in Western hat, by Felice Beato ca.1860-1900 (sirismm.si.edu)

lagubeko:

John Clang photographed far-apart family members together, using Skype and a projector.

via NY Times Magazine:

Clang, who is based in New York, tried this with his own family first, then used the Internet, embassies and recommendations from friends to track down other Singaporean families with members there and in far-flung places. Those in Singapore stood before their webcam-enabled computers and called their distant relatives on Skype. In these various locations, Clang projected the Skype image onto a wall and then photographed the callers together with their flesh-and- blood kin. No Photoshop was needed, and the entire process is simple enough for people everywhere to take advantage of in migratory times. ‘‘It bridges the gap between the two families that are apart,’’ Clang says.

worldbreeze:

Yellow acacia

[I was surprised because I think this is a variety of a similar plant we have in Italy called mimosa (Acacia dealbata), which is given to ladies on 8th March to celebrate International women’s day.]

worldbreeze:

❉ on Flickr.