Scarabaeid family

A group of scarabs photographed by Edwin L. Wisherd, for National Geographic, July 1929

it came from beneath the sea

Nature Sounds for Me is a sound mixer that uses nature sound environments such as sea waves, wind, birds, or even cat purr. You can save your compositions creating an online link, or you can download them as .ogg files.
Click on image above to hear wewastetime’s spooky mix with sounds of crying whales.

forest landscapes

 

Pointillist oil paintings by San Francisco artist James Chronister.

via L.A.I.

the skin I live in

Anatomical drawings by Argentinean artist Juan Gatti, primarily known for his fashion photography and and his graphic design for Pedro Almodovar’s films.
More of his drawings here. Found here.

the tourist

“The tourist” by Berlin based multimedia artist  Clemens Wilhelm explores the visual language of porn, clashed with National geographic and Caspar David Friedrich‘s romantic landscapes.
Link to video.

lava meets water

Lava meets water off the shores of Hawaii,  photos by Nick Selway from Lava Light Galleries.

 

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Mirko Hanak

Watercolour + brush illustrations by Czech painter, graphic designer and master illustrator Mirko Hanak (1921-1971).

The Returning Tree

Directed & animated by Tokyo based motion designer  Yuri Serizawa

Music: “Stillness” – Lycoriscoris // “Amenooto” – Lycoriscoris.

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Cody Cobb

Landscapes by American photographer Cody Cobb.
Found here.

foodscapes

Foodscapes by Australian photographer Carl Warner are 19th century-like compositions of landscapes made of vegetables, cold cuts and pretty much anything edible one can find in the supermarket.
Found here.

NDE and the tunnel of light #1

A near-death experience (NDE) is as an experience of a person near death, in an unconscious state, reporting that something happened, usually being drawn through a tunnel, towards a light.
The leafy train tunnel above is located somewhere in Ukraine and is photographed by Oleg Gordienko.
Found here.

Biomimicmarketing

A nice, complex word that sounds smart and can impress your friends! It is composed of the words Bio-mimic-marketing and stands for using images of nature to market a product. Biomimicmarketing strategies can be roughly summarised in five categories:  Using nature as aesthetics (such as the juice packages above and bellow-which are great by the way), Use nature as metaphor (e.g. Puma sneakers), Promote a ‘natural’ feeling when using the product, Brand it Eco-friendly and Brand it ‘naturally’ made. Read the full article here and be very impressed or/and scared of how marketing can shove products down our throat (while making us feel natural at the same time!)

 

landcarpet

Landcarpet by Florian Pucher is a rug capturing the aerial view of farmed landscapes all over the world, based on satellite images. The one above is Europe.

Self Portrait as Big World

Self Portrait as Big World by Julie Heffernan, 2008.
More of her work here. Found here.

define: island

An emerging post-catastrophe phenomenon of anti-islands @flooded Mississippi, where artificial pieces of dry land are actually lower than the surrounding waters, creating a new strange subversion of suburban life.
Found here. Original article and pics, here.

urban jungle

The new Theater Square @Athens, designed by PointSupreme, is dedicated to the magic of nature: an urban room realized as a ‘secret garden’.