“Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company always with those who say ‘Look!’ and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads.” – Mary Oliver
Husband and wife artists Davy and Kristin McGuire use intricately cut paper, theatrical-like dioramas, lighting, sound, and animation to create these magical vignettes. The Hunter tells the story of the cruelty of human behavior and our ability to “repent our actions”. [via Visual News]
These abandoned homes don’t look real, almost like the scene out of a Stephen King novel or The Stepford Wives. For her project Ghost Estates, Valérie Anex photographed these unoccupied neighborhoods in Ireland saying, “…ghost estates are the symbol of the property market’s collapse, a topology of the economic disintegration of the country.” [via Flavorwire]
More often than not the conversation around photography as a career revolves around how difficult it can be to make money at it. We don’t usually take into account that photographers often take jobs away from other artists. One of the best courtroom sketch artists in the business, Gary Myrick talks about his disappearing craft in this fascinating short documentary. [via Wooster Collective]
The landscapes of Daniel Metz are dramatic and breathtaking. A French photographer living in the Alps, he certainly doesn’t lack for inspiration. [via 500px]
Money doesn’t matter if you are content with what you are doing and David Welsford is definitely that. “I think I understand money in my way of understanding money, which is once you figure out how to make enough, then go do the things that make you happy.” Twenty Eight Feet: life on a little wooden boat by Kevin Fraser tells Welsford’s story.
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