A photographer snapped a colorful series of images showing the process of incense production in Vietnam. Azim Khan Ronnie, 34, from Dhaka, Bangladesh, took the images in Hanoi where the incense sticks have been traditionally made for hundreds of years. In the photographs, Vietnamese workers can be seen surrounded by thousands of incense sticks as…
Vietnam’s Incense Village: Beautiful Photos of Thousands of Colorful Incense Sticks
Woman Paints Her Plain Home With Vibrant Colors, Transforming It for Less Than $10,000
A woman has transformed her home with vibrant and pastel colors for 8,000 pounds (approx. US$9,500). Joanne McCauley, 40, has added more than a splash of color to her five-bedroom detached home in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Prior to the renovation, McCauley’s home was beige, magnolia, and grey, but now it has ombre walls, bright colors,…
Artist Colors Streets in Spain With Elegantly Embroidered Floral Works of Art: ‘My Mother Taught Me’
The ancient art of embroidery—like a thread through history—dates back to the dawn of human civilization. For as long as clothes have existed, so have mending and sewing been needed; their techniques have changed surprisingly little. Mothers and grandmothers throughout ages, and in most cultures, have passed down the art of embroidery to daughters and granddaughters….
Polar Bears on Summer Break: Rare Photos of Iconic Predators Relaxing in Flower Fields
These rare photos are like scenes from some polar bears’ exclusive summer vacation. Photographer Dennis Fast’s images of bears lounging in fields of wildflowers are both incredible and startling. We are so used to seeing polar bears surrounded by snow, we forget that they, too, enjoy a season of warm weather. Fast, 79, captured the…
Photographer’s Grandson Digitizes Thousands of Vintage Shots Found in Closet From 50s, 60s, 70s—And Older
Rummaging through Herb’s closet, it becomes pretty clear: this man once owned a camera store. From that closet, Charlie Mackenbach, Herb’s grandson, exhumed case after case filled with tens of thousands of 35-millimeter film transparencies, each neatly packaged in a slide frame that fits in the palm of a hand. Herb had passed away. The…
Concert Cellist Spends 100 Days Carving Cello From Scratch—And Its Sounds Will Give You Goose Bumps
After falling in love with the sound of the cello as a child, a Copenhagen-born cellist eventually decided to build one of her own from scratch. She gave herself 100 days to finish the complex task, and, with the support of the internet, realized her dream. Ida Riegels comes from a musical family. Her grandmother…
PHOTOS: Self-Taught Artist Makes Incredible Origami Creatures From Single Sheets of Paper
A self-taught artist has crafted a colorful menagerie of fanciful and realistic origami creatures. Some are palm-sized, some life-sized, and all represent the artist’s personal philosophy: “If it makes you feel happy, go for it!” Romanian artist Patrick Alberto Vraja, 25, grew up in the city of Sighetu Marmației and recalls being entranced by paper…
Man Discovers Hidden, Rotting Cellar in His Home and Turns It Into an Incredible Home Cinema
A father in England who discovered an old cellar while investigating his rotten floorboards has transformed the once-hidden room into an amazing home cinema. Ben Mann, 39, from Cradley Heath, West Midlands, couldn’t believe his luck when he found the stairwell leading to an old cellar in his pre-1900 home. (Courtesy of Caters News) He had…
UK Couple Restore Run-Down Edwardian Home From Watching YouTube Videos—And the Results Are Unbelievable
A UK couple have revealed how they transformed their run-down three-bedroom property into a dream home using YouTube videos—and even managed to restore a luxury hot tub previous owners had left behind. Lydia Biersteker, 30, and her husband, Luke, 25, bought their home in East Sussex for 449,000 pounds (approx. US$548,000) in June 2020, and…
Man Builds Giant Wet Plate Camera and Darkroom on a Bus to Take His Hobby on the Road
When a man with a penchant for the old-fashioned art of wet plate photography decided to size up but stay mobile, he spent two years building a massive 32-by-48-inch camera frame and portable darkroom on a bus, to make his dream a reality. Chinese-born Bill Hao, 49, immigrated to Canada in 2002 and lives in…
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