An interesting initiative with How many billboards? brings together 21 artists on billboards unused. The project proposes to replace a regular basis, the advertising art. Everything runs through the West Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles.
Tired of the same old objects around you? Shoot them to pieces for the sake of art!
High speed, or “flash” photography is an art, widely used in scientific research, which also has a dedicated following among those wanting to “blow things apart” in the most elegant way possible. Witness the very popular Flickr group and a multitude of posts around the world, all joining in the delirious excitement of exploding various objects on camera. It’s not easy to come up with a perfect shot… consider 1200ft/sec average speed of a bullet, plus a synchronizing laser, hi-tec flash setup and a fancy camera-work. The following is “the best of” gallery from a few masters of the genre:
Stefan, a.k.a. Fotofrog has a gorgeous set, where fruits and some vegetables get blown to smithereens, together with some tableware:
