Archive for the 'Art' Category

Bonny Scotland

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

A hidden gem like his homeland, photographer Simon Butterworth is a customer who fell into our Support Heroes’ laps and we instantly admired. His gorgeous captures of the light and weather in Scotland break all the preconceived notions of how the country should appear.

There’s lots more to see, so check out his site!

Cave Diving

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Ever wonder what’s down there in the deep recesses of the earth? Crystal clear blue waters in forbidden springs, but untouchable by most.
Jill Heinerth is one of the lucky few that can show us. Her cave diving photos are the result of professional diving training mixing with fantastic skills in digital media.

There’s so much more [...]

It’s All in the Family

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Today we’re featuring one of our longtime users whose photography not only raises the bar for performance artists, but whose own journey is a great story that gives a whole new meaning for the term “The SmugMug Family.”
Ben Rudick’s sister, father, mother, and stepmom are all Smuggers like him. There’s also a possibility that we [...]

Retro Rumble

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Dirk Behlau of Pixeleye Interactive is one of those unsung photographers you stumble upon on an ordinary day, but you just can’t get the images out of your head. In a world where pinup and retro looks are making a comeback, this photographer from Germany gives even the best a run for their money:

You can [...]

Critical Exposure

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Critical Exposure is a non-profit organization working to bring public education reform and social change by providing cameras to urban students across the US. From Baltimore to Philadelphia to Albuquerque, kids are showing the world their every day battles with going to school and the difficulties of getting education in at-risk neighborhoods.

Many other galleries (including [...]

Dreamscapes

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

I stumbled upon some jaw-dropping digital art by a talented woman named Iryna Smolych. Combining photography and true digital manipulation, this freelance artist (who goes by the name Josephine) has found her own window into a magical world.
According to her biography page: “… Sometimes I want to make my own world, fantastic world, world without [...]

TJ Rubin Photography

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

The Dgrin community has a lot of great photographers and galleries, and this one in particular was pointed out to me recently.
The photographer is TJ Rubin, who also shows his photos at the John Galt Gallery in Chicago.
Here are a few samples:

Enjoy!

Ice Sculptures

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Along the same lines as the previous entry (about Sand Castles), I found a gallery showing awesome ice sculptures.
Here are a few samples:

Enjoy!

Sand Castles

Friday, May 5th, 2006

Ian Meissner brings us this gallery of amazing sand castles.
These are from a World Sand Castle competition in Harrison Hot Springs.

Enjoy!

Beauty in Rusted Age

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

According to his bio, Marc Weinberg began shooting in 1959 on a Kodak Brownie. His recent work is done in digital though, with this particular gallery of gorgeous rusted cars being shot on a Canon Rebel XT.

Enjoy!