The last few years have seen a revolution in design and architecture—from smart home technology and the rise of “tiny houses” to green urban planning and the use of recycled materials. As our living and workspaces have changed, the field of architecture photography—established by legendary artists like Lucien Hervé and Julius Schulman in the 19th […]
Month: February 2021
The Story Behind the Incredible Photo of a Crow Riding an Eagle
2Phoo Chan is a talented birding photographer and 500px member whose work has been published in various publications including National Geographic magazine and the latest National Geographic Complete Bird of North America (2nd edition) book cover page. His photo of a crow riding on an eagle’s back spread across the Internet like wildfire, and in […]
February Fresh: New Content We Love
Here are the top inspirational images in Shutterstock’s collection. Explore new content and beautiful photographs in our February roundup. Our team searches through newly uploaded stock content daily. This roundup showcases new content that we love, uploaded the previous month. We couldn’t be more excited to share this month’s February Fresh, featuring the new work […]
The Joy and Power of Realizing I Am More Than My Job
“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” ~Brene Brown “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “It’s so nice to meet you. […]
Nine must-have tips for better winter photography
On one chilly December morning a few years ago, the photographer Sam Brockway retraced Ernest Hemingway’s well-worn footsteps at Idaho’s Silver Creek, free to roam the 851-acre preserve with only the sounds of nature—crunching ice, echoing water, and flapping Coots—to keep him company. As he traveled through the landscape, he identified a diverse array of […]
Creative Meditation? This Art Subscription Box Incorporates Mindfulness
Get into the feel-good flow of creating with the new and improved Master Peace Box, now only $39. Anyone who knows me knows I’m passionate about creating. For me, it’s a form of therapy. It’s a chance to get out of my head and into a state of flow, freeing myself from my obsessive […]
iPad Air 4 with LumaFusion: The Ultimate Budget-Friendly Editing Machine
Uncover why the iPad Air 4 is the right combination of price and performance, making it a solid prosumer mobile video editing workstation. Announced and released in the Fall of 2020, the iPad Air 4th Gen debuted with Apple’s most powerful mobile processor, dwarfing the latest iPad Pro models in some benchmarks. Using Apple’s latest A14 Bionic chip, […]
Why Curiosity Is My Love Language and How It Makes Me Feel Seen
“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” ~David W. Augsburger The five love languages—a framework for how we give and receive affection created by psychologist Gary Chapman in 1992—include quality time, gifts, acts of service, words of affirmation, and physical touch. As much as I […]
7 Things You Need to Know If You’re Going Through a Painful Breakup
Last year my uncle died shortly after someone I love went through a pretty traumatic breakup. I love all my family, but I wasn’t really close to my uncle and didn’t know him all that well, so I was more grieving for my mother and aunt than myself. As I bore witness to the deep […]
How to Motivate Yourself with Kindness Instead of Criticism
“I don’t always make the best choices, but today I choose compassion over intolerance, sympathy over hatred, and love over fear.” ~LJ Vanier It’s crazy to me now, to look back and realize how freaking hard I was on myself for decades. Had I ever talked to anyone else the way I talked to myself, it […]