Category: Creative Wonders

Legendary Stallion: A Photographer’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience of Working With Uldrik 457

An equine photographer recalls the day she spent with the Friesian stallion of her dreams, and the magical ripple effect his images are having on the world. Born and raised in Hastings, Michigan, photographer Lori Ann Thwing, 52, currently lives in nearby Howard City. She was the last to photograph the legendary stallion Uldrik 457 before he…


Artist and Her Husband Ditch ‘Noisy City Life’ for Self-Renovated Cozy Home in the Woods

Tired of the “noisy city life,” a Kazakhstan-born artist and her Russian-born husband ditched their urban digs in favor of a quiet home in the middle of nature. The now beautiful, cozy home inspires the couple to live in harmony with the world around them. Both 32, freelance artist and content creator Katharina Kölln and…


Artists Sculpt Old Cardboard Boxes to Make Stunningly Realistic Life-Size Lion Portraits in Loving Embrace

A pair of artists with wild ideas about the materials they use are sculpting naturalistic animals so gorgeous you won’t believe what they’re made of. A stunningly realistic portrait of a pair of lions in loving embrace are rendered with such elegant detail and finesse, it’s hard to fathom they’re made of old, used, worn…


Could Bee-Friendly Bricks Save Bees? Inventor Makes Homes for Bumblebees From Bricks With Holes in Them

Next time you sip your morning coffee, consider the declining honeybee populations that make coffee crops possible. Beekeepers lost 45.5 percent of their managed honeybee colonies in the United States between April 2020 and April 2021. A phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder is mysteriously wiping out bees globally, which could have devastating effects on…


Funny Photos of Dogs Catching Flying Treats—Check Out Their Comical Expressions

When Christian Vieler’s photos were shared by Justin Bieber online, he knew he was in trouble. Hundreds of requests for work from all over the world flooded the 51-year-old German photographer’s inbox—far more than he could handle. Such is the huge appeal of images of dogs catching flying treats. With open jaws, poised to receive…


Wildlife Photographer Captures Incredible Images of Giant Multicolored Squirrels

Fascinated by the unbelievably humongous size of the Malabar giant squirrels, an Indian photographer has captured a series of incredible photos and videos of these brightly colored creatures. Kaushik Vijayan, who’s worked in the finance department of a multinational company in Saudi Arabia for the past 15 years, currently resides in his hometown of Kerala,…


Photographers Capture Life of Reindeer Herders Living on the Mongolian-Siberian Border In Amazing Photo Series

Inspired by the perseverance of the Dukha people—a community of reindeer-herding families living in harsh conditions on the Mongolian-Siberian border—two Spanish photographers traveled to this far, inhospitable land to meet and photograph the families and share their way of life with the world. Both natives of León, Spain, 52-year-old Sandra Ballesteros, a nurse by trade, and…


Photos: Trick-of-the-Eye Street Art That Makes You Move in Close, Then Take a Step Back

Spanish painter Silvestre Santiago, better known as Pejac, creates incredible street art. Playing with perspective, he produces trick-of-the-eye pieces that surprise and thrill. Seemingly magical works include gravity-defying shoes on lamp poles in London, a shark fin on the sidewalk in Tokyo, and an artwork themed around the pandemic-related social distancing on a cemented wall…


Photographer Captures Squirrels Playing With Toy Dinosaurs in an Adorable Photo Series

Combining his two loves, red squirrels and dinosaurs, a Belgium-based photographer has produced an adorable photo series showing squirrels stealing nuts from fearsome toy-sized relics. Rwanda-born self-taught photographer Niki Colemont, 36, has spent 3,200 hours across six years photographing and observing red squirrels. The key ingredients to capture them according to him are time, patience, and perseverance….


Texas Tack Welder Carves Elaborate Lace Pattern Body for 1950s Chevy to Create Heavy Metal Artwork

When her cake-making business didn’t quite pan out the way she’d hoped, one small-town Texas gal turned her sights toward tack welding enormous steel sculptures instead. Swapping her icing pipe for a welder’s torch, 36-year-old metal artist Rae Ripple, from Big Springs, recently welded a work of vintage automobile art, revamping what once sat rusting…