Art & Photography

As Occupy Wall Street continues, the emotions for everyone involved are running higher with each passing day. With the addition of veterans, solidarity statements from around the world, and other cities experiencing their own versions of the protest, we know this is a standoff that won’t end easily. Regardless of where you stand and how you feel about any of the participants and their actions, this incredible display is going to change the world we know. It’s one thing to see the thousands of amazing photographs of this important slice of history, but London artist Guy Denning has begun chronicling these world altering events in simple swirls of charcoal and conte. There’s a tremendous sense of emotion and movement in these incredible pieces, even though they appear hastily sketched on whatever was close at hand. Check a gallery of these dramatic works after the jump.

Over the past several months, we’ve come across some pretty amazing time-lapse videos. Around the World in 5 Minutes is one of my favorites and I really enjoyed the production of the music. The ISS Earth time-lapse by Michael Konig also takes us around the world but we got to see it from the astronaut’s point of view.

Sheldon Neil and Colin Delhanty have collaborated to create a stunning time-lapse of Yosemite National Park in high-definition. All the time-lapses were shot with a Canon 5D Mark II and a variety of Canon L and Zeiss CP.2 lenses were used. The video, titled Project Yosemite, shows images of sunrises, sunsets, the bright night sky, and beautiful mountain views.

New York City has been around for a long time now, and like with any old city worth it’s salt, the place has its fair share of secrets and forgotten places. When people think of urban exploration, they often think of ruined and decaying buildings. That’s true of any place, but have you ever thought about what’s right below your feet?

In this beautiful collection of photographs by urban historian and photographer Steve Duncan, we’re granted a rare glimpse at New York’s extensive underground system of tunnels and

I started learning French about 4 months ago after having moved to a French speaking city, and I finally, finally feel like I’m getting some good use out of the language. You see, Clement Briend – the artist responsible for these incredibly illuminating 3D projections – is French, and his entire website happens to be in French as well. What does that mean? Well, it means that I could now get the gist of what he wrote on his about page without using a translation service. Amazing!

Now, these photographs themselves require absolutely no translation. You don’t need to understand French to appreciate how incredibly awesome these projections are. Clement projected these graphics onto various trees around