A Source of Photography Inspiration

New Mexico-based photographer Wes Naman invited some friends over to shoot a fun series of Scotch Tape portraits which resulted in some pretty funny photos.

Besides the bright ‘We Can Do It!’ poster of Rosie the Riveter, the women factory workers of World War II are difficult to imagine. It’s easy to think of soldiers and nurses, ever-present in WWII films, but all the women who took up rugged jobs assembling planes or operating machinery are harder to recall.

Justin Short lives in Malmesbury, England with his Westie by the legendary name of Crumpet. He’s a dog with attitude, and like the Golden Retriever Pickles, he has a personal photographer to capture all his stunts and adventures.

Photographer Marcos Minuchin has produced a shocking set of pictures exposing toys for what they really are: desperate, criminal, quirky, courageous, and above all, human. By documenting the secret lives of toys, Marcos shows a side of humanity that can be difficult to capture with real people.

We’ve had a great year at P/B and we’re looking forward to an even better one in 2013. Here are 15 posts published in 2012 that our readers found to be quite interesting. Have a Happy New Year!

Maryland photographer Patrick Smith has been documenting his Golden Retriever’s life with pictures and publishing them on Pickles’ blog. If you love dogs and/or photography, you’ll really enjoy browsing the hundreds of great photos and captions there.

Photographer Khánh Hmoong has taken photos of Vietnam while holding a superimposed photo from the past in perfect position showing the similarities and differences between then and now in the chosen place.

Many of us love Instagram, including myself, but this is a funny illustration by Pandyland that depicts how some go about using it.

While only a handful of these photographs are taken from land, all of these photographers shoot from in the water here in California. Call it insane or call it ‘Looking For a Death Sentence,’ these individuals constantly push the limits and the boundaries between man and Mother Nature just for the sake of capturing one fleeting moment at 1/1000 of a second.

Serena Hodson is an award winning photographer based in Brisbane, Australia. Her work revolves around her dogs, Rocco, Ralph and Simon where she gives a quirky insight into her pet loving world.