A photograph that highlights the difficulties facing sexual minorities in Russia has won the World Press Photo contest’s top prize. ‘Jon and Alex’, from a project called ‘Homophobia in Russia’, shows an ‘intimate moment’ between a gay couple from St. Petersburg and won Danish photographer Mads Nissen the Contempory Issues category of the competition, as well as the first prize for a single image, netting him 11,500 Euro and Canon DSLR equipment. See winners
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Heartwarming Pictures of Children and Animals on the Farm by Russian Photographer Elena Shumilova
Elena Shumilova’s photographs catch the viewer from the very first moment and take him away from reality into a mysterious world of dreams, childhood and goodness. The most memorable photos are the ones that tell a story. The pictures you’re going to see below are short stories about two adorable photographers’ sons and their animal friends. It’s hard to believe Continue Reading
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Russian Mother captures atmospheric photos of sons on farm
Elena Shumilova’s atmospheric photographs show a special bond between her sons Yaroslav and Vanya and their animals, on the family farm in rural Russia. Her images are deliberately dreamlike and highly evocative, capturing the bond between her young sons and their animal playmates. See gallery
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Fast Track: A 557-Foot Trampoline in the Russian Woods
[ By Steph in Architecture & Public & Institutional. ]
Pedestrian roads would be a lot more fun if they were bouncy. Maybe that’s why Salto Architects decided to complete this unusual installation, a 557-foot-long (170 meter) trampoline walkway that runs through the woods of Russia. ‘Fast Track’ eschews the entirely practical nature of most roadways, choosing to infuse it with an element of fun that encourages users to pause and laugh for a while.
Bouncing along the trampoline gives pedestrians more time to take in and appreciate their surroundings as they walk, leading them to interact with it in a different way. The Estonian architecture studio sought to “create intelligent interactive spaces that emotionally correspond to its local context.”
The walkway was built for the Archstoyanie Festival in Russia, giving attendees a fun and interactive way to get from one end of the event space to the other.
The project is reminiscent of a recently unveiled concept by studio AZC for an inflatable bridge in Paris that is more recreational than practical. While this approach to infrastructure isn’t likely to spread on a large scale, for obvious economic and efficiency reasons, it’s a nice change of pace as a temporary installation.
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Russian Drift Series 2011
Russian Drift Series 2011 vdrifte.ru footage from Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod, Minsk . music : Kraddy – operation prometheus www.youtube.com camera: iPhone 4G, canon 550D, 600D, 60D, 7D, 5DMkII, EF-S 17-85 mm f/4-5.6 / zenitar 2/50, Soligor 85-205 3.8, Nikkor 35mm f/2.0s, Kaleinar-5N f/2.8 100mm, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM… filmed by: Pavel Gurin Kazakevich Mishel Evstifeev Vova Nalivaev Nikita edit: adobe premiere CS5, after effects CS5
Video Rating: 4 / 5This popular, fixed-aperture normal zoom lens from Nikon (24-70mm f/2.8) is something that we receive numerous questions and requests to cover in a video review. We take this metal-barreled lens out around Hong Kong on a tram journey to show you what this lens is like. Pricing Reference: www.digitalrev.com