Repairing roads and streets is expensive, the local authorities of the Primorski district in Russia's St. Therefore, Petersburg found it cheaper to tackle infrastructure repairs with the help of Photoshop and hire a graphic designer instead of a construction company. But the population quickly realized that the authorities used a trick when repairing the footpath, which was 'invented' by Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin, who had the scenery of villages erected on the devastated and recently conquered territories along the banks of the Dnieper River during Catherine the Great's visit, in order to raised the importance of the newly conquered territories. The story of the digital Potemkin village spread like wildfire across Russia.
Many people today can no longer imagine life without a smartphone. Research has shown that more than 50 percent of people are addicted to smartphones. On average, we touch the smartphone screen 221 times a day. The Mann family accepted a challenge that would have seemed like the easiest thing in the world 10 years ago, but today it is considered one of the most difficult. For the sake of the experiment, she completely gave up digital technology for one week. Check out how they coped with the absence of modern electronics.
Aging is inevitable. It is a nightmare for many, especially for celebrities who depend heavily on their appearance in life. That's why many people are pathetically looking for the fountain of eternal youth (yes, Cher, we're looking at you), while laughing the most at the cosmetics and beauty industry, which feeds on the eternal human vanity and dissatisfaction with appearance. Wondering what celebrities will look like when they're old? Satisfy your curiosity with photos of digitally aged celebrities.
Photographer Jimmy Nelson managed the almost impossible, as he managed to capture as many as 29 diverse cultures and tribes threatened with extinction in the lens of his 50-year-old camera during a four-year journey. Despite the old equipment, or precisely because of it, the photos are special, stunning and fascinating.
Iceland is so unearthly in some places that they even practiced landing on the moon. It's as if she was plucked from another planet and sewn to Earth. Geysers, hot springs, volcanoes and glaciers are a popular target especially for photographers, as the photographer Sarah Mertinet learned on a recent trip, who captured the land of fire and ice from the air.
People interpret the meaning of life as we have experienced it first hand. But we often forget that behind our existence lies the history of our ancestors. And it is clear that we can only imagine this. Jimmy Nelson made this show easy for us with photographs of isolated tribes that play an important role in understanding ourselves.
After taking more than 150,000 photos while traveling around New Zealand, Shawn Reeder compiled a video of 8,640 of them. Only these form a time-lapse video of a virtual tour of New Zealand.
Just as the sun or global warming is melting the ice in Antarctica, these aerial shots of the DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter piloted by filmmaker Kalle Ljung will melt your heart. On a multi-week trip with his father, he captured truly incredible scenes that will take your breath away while sailing a sailboat.
The story of the dictator of an imaginary Middle Eastern country who risks his own life to ensure that democracy never comes to the country. The star of the films Ali G, Borat and Bruno has this time transformed into a comic dictator who also struggles with love problems. The movie is said to be inspired by the novel…
The DILFs Of Disneyland Instagram profile is currently on fire with the visit. Forget about sexy men posing with cats and dogs, photos of sexy daddies roaming around Disneyland with their little ones are what turn women on the most right now. This is also good news for men. Find out why below.
This year, too, we can expect a five-day delight for fans of electronic music - the Dimensions festival in Pula. Good sound equipment and a rich line-up are complemented by an incredible location, which gives the festival a quality of a new dimension that even the biggest electronic music festivals in the world can hardly compete with. The event will be hosted by the Fort of Punta Christo, which, in the glow of flashing lights and the rhythms of electronic music, will help create an unforgettable experience. The leading musicians of the electronica scene will perform - from Massive Attack to Moodymann.
The alternative music festival Dimensions Festival 2017 will once again take over Fort Punta Christo in Pula and shake it to its foundations with the best offer of electronic music. Dimensions Festival 2017 in Pula will take place from August 30 to September 3, 2017, and the performers will include Grace Jones and Moderat. Tickets for the event are already on sale.