Pictures

Sometimes magnificent works of art are preserved by a quirk of fate. An Ottoman pasha had the mosaics of St. Saviour whitewashed, and they were only recovered in the 20th century. These mosaics and frescoes of the Chorae

I had always enjoyed taking pictures, but with taking pictures for a shelter it became more than just a hobby. , , At the shelter it was the task to see the beauty in a homeless animal that I thought only I could see; and show it to those that couldn't! And make them love and adopt that homeless animal! , , Speed and quality became issues, because they don't hold still and a good picture could save their lives! , , So when I bought a Nikon D40, suddenly I had to understand photography Chinese!

Susan Sontag' book, On Photography, is a unique book examining society's relationship to photographs. In my analysis of the first chapter, "In Plato's Cave", I elaborate on what Sontag is trying to say and argue against some of her statements. It all comes down to a person's judgement and information.

Photography is such an amazing way to capture moments! You might do it as a career or simply to update a profile picture, among other reasons. To make photography into a career I must first get other eyes to view my work and get feedback to become better at it. Here are a few of my personal favorite pictures ... enjoy!

Photo frames are no longer seen as the preservers of photographs but rather decorative show pieces to embellish rooms. The photos you encase make you remind of all those golden moments you have spent with your loved ones. There are a plethora of...

Photo gallery of flowers in bud form. Notice the unique colors, and designs that we don't otherwise see. Nature is always busy at creating little works of art.

This is a recap for SyFy's Face Off's 4th episode, Night Terror. Get the low down on this is a top rate special effect competition that prides itself on re-creating the way you look at movies.

Nowadays more and more people are taking photographs than in the past. There are several reasons for this, mainly being the almost negligible running costs of digital photography and technology allowing so many of us to have built-in cameras on...

Photos can speak to us, if we listen.

Every other occasion in our life has some special meaning attached to it. Therefore, it is evident that we would like to celebrate these occasions with special grandeur. In order to make these events special, we usually invite our friends and...