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Jeff Friesen by Ghost Train Crossing Canada

Jeff Friesen's photography project entitled 'The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada' appears to show a train crossing Canada - but, in fact, the train is just two inches tall. His work captures the travels of a scale model vintage 1955 streamliner passenger train against picturesque landscapes.
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20 Nov 2012 12:58:00
“Wild Africa”. (Photo by Alex Bernasconi)

Award-winning photographer Alex Bernasconi has captured thousands of images – from hiding hippos to wandering zebras – in his travels across Africa. His amazing work features in a new edition of his book Wild Africa. These amazing pictures create a snapshot of the life of some of the planet’s most spectacular animals and natural habitats. Photo: “Wild Africa”. (Photo by Alex Bernasconi)
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15 Sep 2013 10:12:00
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (Allied Artists, 1958). Three Sheet (41" X 81") with artwork by Reynold Brown. Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000. (Photo by Courtesy Heritage Auctions)

More than 1,200 vintage posters that would send any movie buff into orbit were discovered in an Ohio garage, including the only known copy of an almost 7-foot-tall creation for the 1947 reissue of “Dracula” that could sell for $40,000. The Dallas-based Heritage Auctions in Dallas puts them all on the block March 22 and 23, including some rare specimens from the silent movie era. (Photo by Courtesy Heritage Auctions)
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13 Mar 2014 10:37:00
1935: American-Chinese actress Anna May Wong (1907 - 1961) wearing an Oriental-style costume and headdress

“Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961) was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American to become an international star. Her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio”. – Wikipedia

Photo: American-Chinese actress Anna May Wong wearing an Oriental-style costume and headdress. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1935
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29 Dec 2011 09:56:00
Fat Pop Culture Characters By Alex Solis Part 2

Chicago-based illustrator Alex Solis created fat versions of famous pop culture characters in this funny illustration series entitled “Famous Chunkies”.


See also: Part 1 _ Part 3 _ Part 4
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19 Jun 2014 11:54:00
Fat Pop Culture Characters By Alex Solis Part 4

Chicago-based illustrator Alex Solis created fat versions of famous pop culture characters in this funny illustration series entitled “Famous Chunkies”.

See also: Part 1 _ Part 2 _ Part 3
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28 Jun 2014 09:56:00
South Korean Army Operates Winter River Crossing Exercise

South Korean soldiers participate in a winter river crossing operation in preparation for a possible North Korean attack on February 8, 2012 in Yeoju, South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as stalinist North Korea and pro-western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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08 Feb 2012 10:47:00
Alex Minsky Marine Who Lost A Leg And Gained A Modeling Career

U.S. Marine Alex Minsky lost his leg and nearly died in Afghanistan three years ago, when he and his fellow Marines fell victim to a roadside bomb. After recovering from a coma and learning to use his new prosthetic leg, the Purple Heart recipient fell into depression and started drinking.
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19 Aug 2014 16:43:00