French photographer and director Romain Laurent started making portrait-based GIFs as a way to produce work outside his commercial jobs, a spontaneous project that would encourage him to produce consistently for himself rather than clients.

Michael Fröhlich's Jowett Javelin rotting car in his forest sculpture park in Neandertal Germany, September 11, 2016. An eccentric artist has collected fifty vintage cars and left them to rot in a forest – and now they're worth over $1 million.

A goat begs for food as people have a meal and beer at the Beichelstein-Alpe outdoor restaurant near Seeg, southern Germany, on March 27, 2017. (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AFP Photo/DPA)

USA's Valarie Allman competes in the women's discus throw final during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on July 20, 2022. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP Photo)

A handler displays newly born American green Iguanas at the Snake park in Chennai on May 27, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP Photo)

A dog stands inside a voting booth as people vote during European Parliament and municipal elections, in Budapest, Hungary, on June 9, 2024. (Photo by Marton Monus/Reuters)

Chen Ruolin of China performs a jump during the mixed team event final at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia July 29, 2015. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)