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• ★ The Spine-Chilling Trip to Cementerio General de Santiago

  
  When you dare to take photos with no qualms in places that are a bit different, you can create a special connection with your camera, and with the life of your country.
  January 23, 2013 3 likes

• Oddly Fascinating Photos of the 'Living' Dead

  
  I've given everyone a fair bit of the fun side of Halloween, so now that we're counting down the hours to the spooky celebration, it's time for me to bring on the fright side. I have to warn you though--the photos you are about to see are potentially nightmare-inducing. If you're ready, read on to see some compelling photos of people you might not believe were already dead by the time they were photographed.
  October 30, 2012 7 comments 21 likes

• Today in History: Princess Diana’s Death Anniversary (1997)

  
  On this day, 15 years ago, the world mourned as the news broke out that Diana, Princess of Wales had died tragically in a car accident in Paris. Learn more about the People’s Princess, her life, and the events surrounding her untimely death after the jump.
  August 31, 2012 5 likes

• Create Funny Short Stories with Your LomoKino

  
  When I got the LomoKino in my hand, I started directly filming with this great camera. But as I did not have any ideas at first, I was just filming around - friends on a holiday or flying seagulls - which is a nice and important approach to get to know the camera. But after a while, I felt that I wanted more. I wanted to create films with a *real* story, which are also for others funny to watch. I had some ideas, which I now want to share with you.
  February 24, 2012 1 comment 6 likes

• Skulls Are The New In-Thing

  
  We've found a bunch of skulls popping up all over the place in the world of Fashion, Sculpture, and Jewelry Design. Each of the finds we'll be sharing with you momentarily are photographed beautifully, each becoming the subjects of photoprojects. Skulls are no longer just for the morbidly curious, or Goths, but an interesting shape charged with an interesting attitude.
  February 23, 2012 4 comments 4 likes

• A Sad Story About a Duck

  
  At home, I do not pay attention to ducks, because there are so many of them in the parks. But this one we met in Istanbul was very special. Read on to find out why.
  January 26, 2012 7 comments 12 likes

• Izima Kaoru: Landscapes with a Corpse

  
  Izima Kaoru was born in Kyoto in 1954 and is best recognized for his series “Landscapes with a Corpse.” These photos combine horror with beauty in portraying models and actresses acting out their ideal deaths.
  January 18, 2012 3 comments 10 likes

• Today in History: John Lennon Shot and Killed in New York City (1980)

  
  On this day, 31 years ago, former Beatles vocalist and guitarist John Lennon was shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. Learn more about the incident after the jump and take time to remember the legendary English musician whose works remain influential to this day.
  December 08, 2011 3 comments 8 likes

• Opi: A Photo Tribute

  
  Hans Otte (August 23, 1928 -- April 24, 2007) was my grandfather on my father's side. Looking through some of my old family pictures, I came across a collection of images of his life, which I thought I would share.
  November 18, 2011 3 comments 6 likes

• Hollywood Cemetery - Richmond, VA

  
  Hollywood Cemetery, hidden away in Oregon Hill Richmond, Virginia, is filled with history and legend, and a great place to wander with a camera.
  October 31, 2011 3 likes

• Cemeteries: The Tomb of Lee Sang-gil

  
  In the northern reaches of Seoul, enshrined high on a hill is the tomb of Lee Sang-gil (1556-1637). A civil minister turned leader when he went to fight in the Manchu War of 1637, Lee Sang-gil ended up hanging himself when the Quing invaded Kang-hwa-do the next year. The cemetery is circumscribed by a beautiful traditional Korean wall and has many stoic guardian statues watching over the tombs.
  October 31, 2011 3 likes

• Main Cemetery Frankfurt: A Place of Peace

  
  Open since 1828, the Main Cemetery of Frankfurt offers a place of peace for those who passed on and those who were left behind. It is a place of calm, and one might think it's drowned in sorrow and perhaps to an extent it is. . . for only when directly confronted with death do you realize the magnificence of life.
  October 11, 2011 5 likes

• Today in History: Grace Kelly Passes Away (1982)

  
  On this day, nearly three decades ago, the world mourned over the death of Grace Kelly from injuries she suffered after a grisly car accident. Let us go back in time and celebrate the colorful life of the beautiful Hollywood actress and real-life princess.
  September 14, 2011 3 comments 7 likes

• Putney Vale Cemetery

  
  As Jerome K Jerome once said “I take no interest in creeping round dim and chilly churches behind wheezy old men, and reading epitaphs. Not even the sight of a bit of cracked brass let into a stone affords me what I call real happiness.” He did however, admit that for most Brits, a poke around a cemetery was a great way to pass the time. Jerome then would not like Putney Vale Cemetery but I do.
  September 03, 2011 4 likes

• Lucian Freud, a Life in Pictures

  
  Lucian Freud, one of the greatest, most influential British painters of our time has died at the age of 88. Get to know him a little better through text and images.
  August 17, 2011

• Memento Mori: Spooky Post Mortem Photography

  
  During the Victorian Era, people honored and immortalized their dearly departed in a unique and rather eerie way--by photographing them moments after death. Take a look at some interesting post-mortem photographs that will make your hairs stand on end.
  June 21, 2011 16 comments 17 likes

• Kensal Green Cemetery

  
  The first of London's 'Magnificent Seven', what you'll find in the Kensal Green Cemetary are pieces reminiscent of London's glorious gothic history.
  May 15, 2011 1 comment 3 likes

• ★ Kurt Cobain's 17th Death Anniversary

  
  Seventeen years ago, a grunge rock legend said adieu to the world. His name was Kurt Cobain.
  April 05, 2011 25 comments 68 likes

• Nobuyoshi Araki: Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down

  
  “Kinbaku (knots with ropes) are different from bondage. I only tie up a woman's body because I know I cannot tie up her heart. Only her physical parts can be tied up. Tying up a woman becomes an embrace.” - Araki
  January 11, 2011 1 like

• Washington Street Mills

  
  A walk through an allegedly haunted mill building. Once a booming textile mill, the Washington Street Mills is an amazing place for beautiful and spooky shots. In spite of the refurbishments that have already taken place, it's still as creepy as ever.
  November 12, 2010 1 comment 4 likes