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more about #photography Purple Dave: I played the Life After People episode that covers Detroit for my dad once. Firstly, this is a show that tries to predict how our cities and building... more » bonniegrrl: The OCD part of me REALLY wants to go on a dusting vacation. Anyone wanna come with? Bring your Swiffer! more » AOClaus: This reminds me of pictures of Pripyat. more » FunkNotPunk: Go here: [www.forgottendetroit.com] If you've got some time to kill and want to see a near exhaustive set of photos of Detroit Ruins. The site in th... more » ProfessorSara: Is there anything creepier than abandoned medical equipment? I think not. more » RexMaximus: Now I know where some of the Fallout 3 aesthetic came from. All these need are assault rifle caches and super mutants fighting raiders and we're good ... more » Hahaue: That's creepy. I wasn't aware that Detroit was in such a dire situation. We hear a lot about the failing economy, but we don't generally get to see it... more » benizdead: Why did they leave shelves of books in the library? :( more » joetato: Ladies and gentlemen, can we all say SUPERVILLAIN LAIRS??? Oh yeah. Take THAT Arkham asylum! Could be the next hit show on the DIY/SyFy channel. T... more » Ruthless, If you let me: I see nothing but Fallout movie sets. Get on it Hollywood. more » NerD: Blattella: There is so much salvageable wood in these old buildings that this is almost criminal to allow them to decay. more » Althestane: Gorgeous more » Eridani: I really like this series of articles. It's kinda creepy. more » andromedeia: The abandoned library with books still on the shelves is heartbreaking! Get those books to needy kids, stat. more » Bill-Lee: All of these abandoned buildings remind me of the unnamed city in the Saw movies. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Can anyone explain the 'mash-up' scene with the crane? I just cant see it! Also..I completly dis-believe that Vader would be stood in a room under co... more » OMG! Ponies!: Did anyone else notice that evidently, Dubai's overpasses are supported by Doric columns? more » joetato: #5 has an X-wing that has crashed into one of the upper floors. #3 looks as though there are battle droids on the platform of the concrete depositor, ... more » OMG! Ponies!: Really, it's the Jawa scavenging for parts that works. And while Vader was, in some ways, the project manager for the DEATH STAR (an armored space st... more » bitgod: The foggy AT-AT pic reminds me of The Mist more » -
#modernruins
The Grandiose Decay of Abandoned Detroit
Nearly a third of Detroit's homes are vacant, and along with the residences, the city's stately hotels and cultural centers have been abandoned as well, falling into dramatic disrepair, their grand ruins still showing the promises of a once-booming city. -
#conceptart
Dubai Sets the Stage for a Star Wars Invasion
Early one foggy morning, an AT-AT patrols the streets of Dubai, surveying the construction of grand new buildings and shiny spaceships. Cédric Delsaux's latest Star Wars mashup series suggests it's a perfected plausible image against Dubai's science fiction stage. More » -
#modernruins
Japan's Strip Club at the End of the World
Akeno Gekijo was once one of Japan's rare strip clubs, with a central podium, strip poles, and seats facing the stage. Now its charred ruins look more like the setting for a violent apocalypse. -
#conceptart
19th Century Camera Gives Dubai a Retrofuturistic Feel
Dubai's futuristic buildings get sent back in time thanks to an 1857 view camera. Photographer Martin Becka points his 19th century camera at a 21st century to create an anachronistic vision of the city. More » -
#photography
The Stately Ruins Of A Methodist Church: Gary, Indiana, USA
This is the ruined interior of a Methodist Church and community meeting house in Gary, Indiana, after many years of abandonment and neglect. A fascinating series of photographs shows a classic American town being reclaimed by nature. More » -
#modernruins
The Retail Ruins of America's Ghost Malls
With all the malls and retail spaces dotting the American landscape, ruined malls could someday stand as memorials to modern society. Photographer Brian Ulrich documents abandoned and neglected retail spaces, including many that have already fallen into decay. More » -
#ecodystopia
Photographer Documents Melting Icecaps, Celebrates Our Cyborg Evolution
Photographer James Balog is best known for his death-defying trips to Iceland, Greenland and Alaska, where he's documented the melting icecaps using photos and time-lapse images. But he's also made stunning images of cyborgs and "techno sapiens." More » -
#scienceart
Algae Sex and Amoeba Smackdown - Best Microscopy Videos of the Year
Ever wonder what it looks like when algae have sex? Now you'll find out in this winning video from the Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Contest. More winning entries in our gallery, which includes an amoeba vs. yeast cell smackdown. More » -
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#horrorart
Shadow People Haunt the Darkest Corners of Your Dreams
Juha Arvid Helminen unnerves with his Shadow People, a dreamily creepy series of black-on-black photos that evokes The Invisible Man and Silent Hill's Pyramid Head monsters. His black-wrapped subjects are amassing an army to march through your nightmares. More » -
#conceptart
Photos Reveal the Secret Superhero History of WWII
Captain America wasn't the only superhero to fight the Nazis. Agan Harahap offers his own superpowered alternate history of WWII, by adding costumed heroes (and one notable villain) to famous photographs from the war. More » -
#madmicroscopy
The Eye-Popping Moment When Human Life Begins
This dazzling image looks like an orange sun blazing in an alien sky, but it's actually a micrograph of in-vitro fertilization, showing the moment at which the sperm penetrates the egg's membrane. It's just one of many award-winning science images. More » -
#photomicrography
The Microscopic Beauty of Photography's Smallest Subjects
Each year, Nikon holds its Small World Photomicrography Competition, showcasing the wonders of a world we can only see through a microscope. These finalists' photos offer unusual views on everything from rain on a butterfly's wing to fossilized dinosaur bones. More » -
#ancientorganisms
The Oldest Living Things in the World
Photographer Rachel Sussman travels around the world taking pictures of organisms that have been alive for thousands of years, and will still be around long after we're gone — from venerable bushes to bacteria that's survived over 400,000 years. More » -
#monsterart
Festive Balloon Monsters for Your Next Alien Invasion
Jason Hackenwerth weaves elaborate and colorful alien creatures out of ordinary party balloons. They may not do well in a fight, but they'll add a festive tone to your next invasion. More » -
#conceptart
Photographs Show the Tasty Side of Math and Science
Kevin Van Aelst's photographs display scientific and mathematical concepts using donuts, eggs, candy, and cake, creating images that are both informative and mouth-watering. More » -
#photography
Photographs from a Romantic Apocalypse
Lex Machina's steampunk portraits have a touch of otherworldly drama, hinting at the strange, and possibly catastrophic, world its subjects occupy, even while showing off their lovely clothes. More » -
#conceptart
Mutant Bugs Attack Moscow's Subway System
If you're nervous about riding the subway, you may want to steer clear of Alex Andreev's Moscow Underground art series, which fills the Russian subway with giant mutant cockroaches, malevolent metro conductors, and other bits of urban horror. More » -
#spaceporn
The Best Space Porn of the Year
Martin Pugh's striking image of the Horsehead Nebula took home the grand prize in the 2009 Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Check out more winners of space porn's top honors. More » -
#toyphotography
Dramatic Photographs Bring Vinyl Toys to Life
Brian McCarty's toy photographs employ professional set dressing, dramatic lighting, and human extras to create strange and charming science fiction scenes with vinyl robots, monsters, and aliens as the subjects. More » -
#conceptart
Landscapes That Look Like Circuit Boards
Parks reflect the aesthetics of their times, so it should come as no surprise that pleasant public spaces look like your PC motherboard. Photographer Hosang Park has taken a series of overhead shots showing the high-tech layout of Korean gardens. More »
