Gatsby in Hong Kong

Reminded me of the eyes in the Great Gatsby.

From Michael Wolf's collection "Back Door"

""The premise for the project is that Hong Kong's back alleys are of cultural importance, that they reveal something about the character of the Hong Kong people,"-Michael Wolf in Fast Company magazine.

Nick Cave and Anita Lane

Alt: Nick Cave looking off camera right while laying down leaning against Anita Lane who is sitting with knees up and partially covering her nose and mouth and looking directly at the camera

For Brian via Perfection of Perpexion

Billy Idol (vulcan salute) and the Beastie Boys

Great shot by Glen Friedman of Billy Idol with the Beastie Boys with Billy doing the Vulcan salute.  

Amazing Macro Photos from Nicky Bay

The blog is called Macro Photography in Singapore, so you shouldn't expect less than some amazing close up photography. Nicky Bay is the photographer and his blog is full of excellent photographs of a range of unique insects, spiders and other critters.

I'd come across it on another blog that was featuring a shot of his, the ladybug mimic spider.   It didn't take long for me to get sucked into the blog and going through months of pictures.   

Trilobite larvae

Millipede

Millipede

Damselfly

Damselfly

16 year old photographer Cristina Otero

Here's a collection of beautiful self portraits from 16 year old Cristina Otero. I'm impressed by not only the quality of these photographs, but the great use of color and emotional expression in the images and impeccable make up. In addition to this, I love that she's taking herself seriously. In addition to showing her pictures on Deviant Art, she has a professional page on Facebook and presents herself in a manner that shows she's serious about her work. She has a great future ahead of her.