Giedrius Varnas

When it comes to black and white pho­tog­ra­phy, you will hear the name of the Dutch pho­tog­ra­pher Giedrius Var­nas pop up every now and then. In a world that tends to go over­board with gar­ish col­ors and glossy prints, his black and white prints are refresh­ingly sim­ple, even old-fashioned.

It isn’t as if his pic­tures are over­run with details about the sub­jects he cap­tures in them. Quite the oppo­site, in fact. The lack of details cre­ates a tan­ta­liz­ing mys­tery that is left up to the viewer to deci­pher. The foggy, sur­real envi­ron­ment in his pho­tographs are highly evoca­tive in nature and they trans­port you into a com­pletely dif­fer­ent world alto­gether. Var­nas’ great­est strength lies in mak­ing even the most pro­saic and banal land­scapes inter­est­ing and engaging.

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A Feast For Your Eyes

Opera Houses, a sym­bol of nation’s wealth, are a great rep­re­sen­ta­tion of nation’s culture.

David Lev­enti takes us on an amaz­ing jour­ney around the world.   You are able to stand cen­ter stage as well as expe­ri­ence the van­tage point of the per­former.  This is once in a life­time opportunity.

Our eyes can feast on the incred­i­ble detail from gilt dec­o­ra­tions, to vel­vet seats to the most exquis­ite chandeliers.

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100 Year Old Photos of Apache Tribe

These pho­tos of Apache tribe were made by Amer­i­can pho­tog­ra­pher Edward S. Cur­tis about 100 years ago.

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The Mysterious Mirror Man Appears in Los Angeles

When you first see these pho­tos, you’d prob­a­bly think  the “mir­ror man” is a sculpture.

But a pho­tog­ra­pher nick­named Sil­ver­Sky who took the pic­tures, he states “I was in LA and this guy shows up in a suit from head to toe made of glass. I thought it was pretty cool.”

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American Tribes, by Alan Clarke

Esquire US
March 2010 Amer­i­can Tribes,
by Alan Clarke

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