A Source of Photography Inspiration

Geir Tønnessen is a photographer from Norway who keeps things simple, original, and puts a little bit of neat humor into his work.

If insects have personalities, praying mantises are bipolar. They can look either virtuous or villainous, benign or dangerous. Even their name sounds bipolar (‘praying’ or ‘preying’). Fortunately, both personalities are photogenic.

David Smith recently finished a great stadium time-lapse of the Georgia Dome.

Maryland photographer Patrick Smith has been documenting his Golden Retriever’s life with pictures and publishing them on Pickles’ blog. If you love dogs and/or photography, you’ll really enjoy browsing the hundreds of great photos and captions there.

James Maher is a professional studio photographer based in New York City who is also passionate about street photography. With it’s unique personalities and stories, New York City provides James with endless inspiration among the diverse neighborhoods he photographs.

Candice Sedighan started taking photos of her Golden Retriever Champ when she was 13 and he was 3. Now, seven years and thousands of pictures later, they are still putting together some beautiful shots for everyone to enjoy.

Guinea pigs give rodents a good reputation. Cute, expressive, and diversely colored, they’re perfect pets that also double as photography models.

Matt Bicchi recently finished this time-lapse featuring some of the Christmas spirit and crowds around London.

Ever since Ali Waxman was a child, he has been fascinated by the ebb and flow of athletics. He tries to capture the movement and excitement of a match. What starts out as hope soon becomes manipulated into a manifesto of distress, which Waxman captures in his photography and proves to be very interesting.

Photographer Jetty Kolobaric lives in The Netherlands, where winters are cold, gray and wet, but not without beauty. By photographing Dutch scenery in black & white, or with sparse color, Jetty captures the wintery bleakness and beauty at once. She uses a variety of techniques to make each picture interesting, presenting the same scene in several lights.