Katerina von Karman } nature in Russia
Russia has always seemed like a pretty mysterious place to me. I don’t necessarily think of brightly coloured nature when it pops into my head, but looks like I’m going to have to change these thoughts after seeing the work of Katerina von Karman.
Best of Nat Geo photo of day
I don’t know about you, but when I think nature photography one of the first things that pops into my head, along with daggy landscapes with water motion, is National Geographic which, for the record, is anything but daggy. See by exhibit A. above for example. Super cute! This was National Geographic’s photo of the [...]
Norway travel by nature & architecture
Have you been to Norway? No?! Me neither. For those who have, you might recognise these fantastical scenes. I can’t believe these places can be found on earth, they look so darn heavenly. They must shoot a lot of car commercials here! The National Tourist Routes in Norway has a fantabulous site where you choose [...]
Beautiful bygone photographer, Tom Palumbo
I wrote this story a while back, but it seemed to get lost in the wash, and it’s such a shame for incredible photography to go unnoticed. If you didn’t see this last time… read on, I guarantee it will improve your day by at least 34%. Photography by the late Tom Palumbo is so [...]
Out and about around the world…
Shows, attractions, events and exhibitions make me feel all alive and inspired. You? Working in Sydney city, there’s always something to see or do which makes you feel lucky, yes, but you also get lazy and miss half of them if you don’t lock it in. So, some girls from the office and I did [...]
Surfwise: the Paskowitz family surfers
What would the world be like if we all wanted less - less money, fewer material possessions, not so much food? Would we be happier? Would we be less competitive or is it all relative – would the darker shades of human nature appear anyhow? A large portion of humanity don’t have a choice, but [...]
Chrysanthemums and mauve lillies
Something unabashedly pretty for your morning. Abigail Borg is a surface pattern designer from London – her range of fabrics and wallpapers seem inspired by the bold blooms in an English garden. I love their Art Nouveau graphic, hyper-lucidity. Top image is Mauve Lily fabric, followed by Mr Chrysanth. Which, once again, reminds me of [...]
Sasha Prood Illustration, inspired by nature.
New York based graphic designer, Sasha Prood, claims her visual influences as science, childhood, cultural practices, vintage & utilitarian items and nature. Her botanic illustration style is easy to imagine printed in the sweet-smelling, dusty pages of a secondhand biology textbook from the 60′s. Beautiful stuff… [rss-cut]
Destination Iceland: 1 Kiwi. 2 Cameras. 3 Days.
I’d always wanted go to Iceland, well before the erupting Eyjafjallajokull brought it into the international spotlight. I think the pull was so strong because I tend to be drawn to places that are a little left of centre. And Iceland is certainly just that. It is so different to anywhere else in Europe and [...]
Will biodiversity loss spell human extinction?
In short, yes, we are potentially doomed. The severity of this threat however, really depends on whether we halt destruction of biological diversity and how long it takes us to do so. For those without a dictionary: “Biodiversity is the variety of all living things; the different plants, animals and micro organisms, the genetic information [...]
