Oddly, little smiling going on.

Gallery showing of anonymous photos

Collection forces viewers to see the photographs on their own merit (rather than by who took them.)

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Awesome art show by Minnesota photographer Thomas Allen

Allen uses pulp fiction paperbacks and old books as “pop-up” still life subjects. Depth of focus tricks.

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Library of public domain USGS images

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Tales of espionage and counter espionage from a corporate anti-espionage firm

Moral of the story - don’t get naked in a tanning booth, ever.

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MeFi thread on googling for web accessible cameras

Neat way to get some a view of completely random places around the globe. Controllable, full motion, some with sound. Japanese funeral parlor cam is weird.

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Eye of Science

Amazing photographs of our microscopic world

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Mesmerizing photos of highrise buildings in Hong Kong

These buildings are so far beyond the human scale that they almost appear to be pixelated digital patterns.

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The Thought Project

Simon Hoegsberg stops 150 people on the street in Copenhagen and asks them what they were thinking about right before he stopped them. Charming photos and thoughts.

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Newseum

Today’s front page layouts from papers around the world. Awesome.

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News designer

Weblog about newspaper design. Critiques and comments about the layout and design choices (and thus editorial, journalistic consequences) of the US and world papers. Especially like the “Today’s Front Pages” section which has an image of a dozen or two

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Corner Shots - architectural photography.

Self titled “architecture portraitist”, photographs buildings in New York, frequently from corners, frequently at night. Interestingly, he records the location of all the photos he takes, with relevant links to yahoo maps.

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File Magazine - Sublime Spaces

Excellent photography by Bob Stevens.

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Incredible landscape photography by Bruce Percy

Vivid colors, wonderful subjects and composition. I’m intrigued by the medium format.

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How it’s not about what camera you use…

(by a guy who has a picture of himself with a two foot lens on his front page)

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New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery

Public online access to over 27,000 images

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Many color photos from World War II

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“Transparent background” flickr photoset.

Nice confusion of the real with the virtual. Using digital photos as desktop backgrounds to achieve a “transparent screen effect.”

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AskMe thread on setting photo licensing fees

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The Lightning Field

Installation in Southwestern New Mexico by sculptor Water De Maria. Field of metal poles attracts lightning during the Southwest’s rolling thunderstorms. You can stay in a cabin at the site, but it’s spendy and no photography is allowed! (lame!!!)

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