Art & Photography

There are many types of art… so many, in fact, that I’m not going to go through the entire list. Suffice to say that some types of visual art look realistic, and others less so. There’s also a type of art that transcends both into the world of the surreal. A world where fish are islands, bed sheets are sweeping frozen landscapes, and people can row boats across grass fields. That’s where photo retouch artist Erik Johansson comes in.

If you’re a lover of photography, but find that the real world just isn’t strange enough, then I think that you’re really going to enjoy this collection of photo manipulations. Through great photography, and hundreds upon hundreds of

When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of time researching the 1930s and 1940s. You see, I loved the shit out of an old World War 2 game called Day Of Defeat, and I wanted to know as much as I could about the era. I must have looked at thousands upon thousands of photos, and to this day, I still picture that time period as one that existed in black and white. The truth of the matter, though, is that previous eras were just as vibrant as today, and seeing color photos from that time period are a solid reminder that the events of the depression and the second World War were really not that long ago. 

The 80s were a time of big hair, tight jeans, and lots and lots of drugs. It was a magical era, made all the more awesome by my having been born during it. Given that I was only 5 years old when the 80s came to an unfortunate end, I have little recollection of what transpired. What I do know, is that New York seemed like a pretty awesome place at the time, and in a moment you’ll see what I’m talking about. All of the photos below were taken by the amazing Steven Siegel, a photographer who’s