Lovestagram is a brand-new Instagram plug-in that lets you make Valentines from your Instagram photos. It’s very neat, but the best part about it is the back story: the very site itself is a Valentine’s Day gift. More »
Instagram has talked about how a move into video might be the future of the platform, which seems like a terrible idea. Know what doesn’t seem like a terrible idea? Animated GIFs, especially cinemagraphs. And with the arrival of Cinemagram to the iOS App Store, you can make them right now. More »
Facebook is the place we look at photos online. And for years, those photos have been constrained to tiny boxes and ugly, low-resolution uploads. No more! Facebook’s new picture browser is here: your life is now giant and pretty. More »
If you’ve ever read Grimm’s Fairy Tales, you’ll know such stories are best when they have a sinister streak. Photographer Thomas Czarnecki agrees, and his new collection re-imagines childhood stories in order to lay their dark side bare. More »
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, insects make for fascinating photography subjects. We received a huge number of entries for this week’s shooting challenge, with many of you braving the rain and fear of spiders to snap an awesome shot. Take a closer look at the entries after the jump. Don’t forget to click on each image to see the full-size version. More »
Three years ago, Ars Technica discovered that when you “deleted” your photos, they were still kept on Facebook’s servers, and anyone with a static URL could still access it. Three years later, Ars Technica revisited the matter and found little has changed. But Facebook says that things will be different… eventually. More »
It’s a curious thing that this week’s shooting challenge theme happened to be ‘Farewells’. Nick wrapped up his time with us over the holidays, and one of my best friends beat all the odds to move to London this week (hi Justin!). Be prepared for some sombre emotions — these five reader interpretations of ‘farewells’ might get you welling up on the inside. More »
Life has a fantastic collection of images from the photographer Fritz Goro, who spent the middle of the 20th century documenting all the weird and wonderful ideas coming from the worlds of science, technology and industry. Holograms, Exosuits, lasers, factories, laboratories and strange-looking foetuses are all blessed with Goro’s magic touch. You should really just go and check it out now. [Life via PopSci]
