Meghan Collison photos

Canadian fashion model Meghan Collison for Vogue Russia January 2012 as photographed by Ben Toms and styled by Katie Shillingford. Collison's whimsical looks are provided by Agent Provocateur, Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana, DSquared, Marni, Prada, and more.

Moving Mirror

Designer Rafael Gomez presents the 'Moving Mirror' which allows vanity to be on display from a 360 degree vantage point. The six mirrors in the apparatus are mounted on hanging rods which may be swiveled to view your entire person, back to front and from every angle.

Times Square New Year's Eve Ball

Workers wedge Waterford Crystal triangle-shaped panels onto the frame of the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball on December 27, 2011. This year's crystal ball design is dubbed 'Let There Be Friendship' and the pattern on the panels is supposed to represent friends from around the world who are holding hands.

Christmas lights in Tokyo

Pedestrians traipse through a tunnel decorated with Christmas lights in Tokyo, Japan, on December 24, 2011.

The Berlin Seals take a Christmas day swim

The Berlin Seals, a polar bear club based in Berlin, Germany, take a swim in the freezing waters of Oranke Lake on December 25, 2011. The temperatures in the lake reached 3 degrees Celsius on Christmas Day.

fashion model Kendra Spears photos

American fashion model Kendra Spears appears in 'Madame X' for Muse Winter 2011 as photographed by Mariano Vivanco and styled by Beth Fenton. Spears dallies on the sidewalks of New York City in Christian Dior, Jil Sander, Lanvin, Salvatore Ferragamo, and more.

fashion model Sara Sampaio photos

Portuguese fashion model Sara Sampaio appears in 'Garden Party' for Vogue India December 2011 as photographed by Luis Monteiro and styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania. Sampaio is ready for the party in wearables from Blumarine, Francesco Scognamiglio, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Robert Cavalli, Prada, and more.

Christmas in Monaco

Festive lights and glittering Christmas trees festoon the front of the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco, in a photo taken on December 12, 2011.

China: school children visit the Nanjing Massacre Museum in Nanjing

A group of Chinese school children visit the Nanjing Massacre Museum in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu province on December 12, 2011. The students held candles and prayed for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre to mark the 74th anniversary of the horrific event in China's history. 

Santa Park in the Arctic Circle

Visitors to Santa Park in the Arctic Circle, Finland, near Rovaniemi marvel at the ice sculptures of people and animals native to Lapland in the newly installed Ice Gallery. Santa Park opened for the winter season on November 26, 2011 and stays open for visitors until January 14, 2012. Afterwards, the park opens for the summer 2012 season from June to August.

Most Spoons on a Human Body

Georgian native Etibar Elchiyev, age 39, attempts to break a Guinness World Record for 'Most Spoons on a Human Body' by making 50 metal spoons stick to his naked body on December 14, 2011. In Elchiyev's day job, his magnetic personality helps him as a sports coach where he trains rough and tumble kickboxers

Louis Vuitton kangaroo

Shoppers walk past a story display window in Sydney, Australia, which houses a kangaroo crafted from Louis Vuitton bags, purses, and satchels, on December 7, 2011.

Cara Delevingne photos

English model Cara Delevingne appears in 'Fallen Angels' for Vogue China December 2011 as photographed by Sølve Sundsbø and styled by Nicoletta Santoro. Delevingne seemingly mimes a Final Fantasy drama in white gossamer from Dior, Givenchy, Versace, and more.

Tekio Paper Lamp

The 'Tekio Paper Lamp' by Anthony Dickens is a Slinky-like modular lighting system which allows designers to create winding tubes of light throughout the length of a ceiling, wall, or any space which requires illumination. The paper lamp may be connected to itself to create a doughnut shape or connected to other Tekio lamps with the connective rings at the ends to form undulating structures limited only by your imagination.

Obama family poses with Santa's elves

The Obama family poses with Santa's elves at the 'Christmas in Washington' event which was held at the National Building Museum on December 11, 2011.

white rainbow across the Arctic Sea

Sam Dobson was aboard the '50 years of Victory,' the world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker, when he spotted a white rainbow which is also known as a fog bow. With camera in hand, Dobson snapped photographs of the rainbow as the ship approached the rare atmospheric phenomenon. According to Dobson, "At first it just looked like a cloud, but as we got closer it was a solid rainbow, but white. We were so impressed with it we all got off onto a floating slab of ice to take a closer look. It is actually closer than it looks in the pictures." The fog bow appears white because of the miniscule size of the water droplets measuring smaller than 0.05 millimeters which diffract light rather than reflect light like a normal rainbow. A fog bow is also known as a cloud bow.

Penguin love in the Antarctic Peninsula

A pair of penguins hold flippers as if to express their love and devotion in a scene worthy of a penguin romance novel... if such a thing existed. The photo was taken by Silviu Ghetie in Port Lockroy which is located within the Antarctic Peninsula. Said Ghetie, "This is the first wildlife picture I have ever taken but it's actually very apt because it just goes to show you can find the same patterns in both nature and people. I started taking pictures primarily because I was amazed by the landscape. The light and the atmosphere was really interesting. Then as I walked forward the two penguins came into view. I always think penguins look very much like humans from behind anyway but this was particularly funny because they really did appear to be holding hands."

Gucci zoo

Gucci gets the kids hooked on their line of couture accessories at a young age by introducing a new collection of bags, totes, and wallets designed with a youthful and whimsical bent.

Saskia de Brauw photos

Dutch fashion model Saskia de Brauw appears in 'A Healthy Body is a Healthy Mind' for i-D Magazine Winter 2011 as photographed by Daniel Jackson and styled by Alastair McKimm.

Blue penguins return to the sea

A group of 49 blue penguins were released back into the sea by wildlife staffers and volunteer school children at Mount Maunganui beach in Tauranga, New Zealand, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. The penguins were part of a group of birds saved from the Rena oil spill off the coast of New Zealand on October 5, 2011, which were cleaned and rehabilitated.

Santa Claus swims with fish

A diver decked out in a Santa Claus swimsuit feeds a swarming school of sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, Korea, on December 7, 2011. Over half of the entire population of South Korea are Christian thanks to the work of missionaries.

Model Karlie Kloss photos

American fashion model Karlie Kloss appears in 'Magic Karlie' for Numéro #129 December 2011 as photographed by Greg Kadel and styled by Elizabeth Sulcer. Kloss rules the roost in feathers, leather, and fur from Givenchy, Gucci, Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Chanel, and more

VIDEO: TimeScapes 4K by Tom Lowe

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This is production footage from my forthcoming debut film, "TimeScapes," a portrait of the American Southwest. This video was filmed and edited at 4K (4069x2304) resolution, four times greater than regular 1080p HD. A 4K DCP file is available upon request. Shot on Red Epic and Canon RAW still cameras.

VIDEOCLIP: Addictions - Directed by Giovanni Bucci

Addictions - directed by Giovanni Bucci from GiovanniBucci.com on Vimeo.

This video is about addictions, mainly to technology, but it’s open to various interpretations.
Years ago the idea behind technology was to give people more free time from work and give us a better life. So nowadays, with the possibility for the majority of people to have access to electronics and hi tech, is it true that we have more spare time and a better quality of life? Or have we become addicted to the technology that surrounds us everyday and it has suck us into it? But humans get addicted really easily to a lot of things in life and this video is also a metaphor about addictions in general, about being manipulated without even realizing it or without reacting.
Addictions official page: giovannibucci.com/addictions.htm

Party Gummy Bear

Lovers of sweets who just can't get enough may have met their match when faced with the 'Party Gummy Bear' from VAT19, based in St Louis, Missouri. The oversized candy bear weighs a little over 26 pounds and contains 32,000 calories which is equivalent to 265 snack-sized servings. The belly of the beast is concave, with a capacity of 34 fluid ounces which makes it perfect for use as a punch bowl or a dish for holding more candy. The Party Gummy Bear weighs in at US$149.00 and is available in blue raspberry, red cherry, orange, and green apple flavors.

Irina Shayk model photos

Russian fashion model Irina Shayk for Elle Spain December 2011 as photographed by Santiago Esteban and styled by Inmaculada Jimenez. Shayk is the 'Woman in Red' in a poignant editorial featuring Dior, Elie Saab, Lanvin, and more.

Coca Cola bottle sell for 240.000 dollars

A Coca Cola bottle designed by Earl R. Dean was auctioned on December 3, 2001 by Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills for US$240,000. The prototype is one of two bottles in existence - the other bottle is owned by the Coca Cola Company.

McDonald's fly lights

McDonald's is trying to convince fast food fans that they have the ‘Best Fries on the Planet’ and the recent advertising campaign of the same name by ad agency Leo Burnett shows that the fries might be out of this world. The 'Fry Lights' installation in Chicago shoots out ten beams of golden light which reach into the heavens and can be viewed from 3 miles away. The Fry Lights will be up until December 8, 2011.

Asia Papkova and Amanda Smith photos

Belarusian fashion model Asia Papkova and Australian model Amanda Smith appear in 'A Perfect Winter' for Mojeh Magazine December 2011 as photographed by Tracey Morris and styled by Shiffy Kagan. Papkova and Smith are ready for the winter (well, not really) in satiny dresses, sheer hosiery, and overcoats.

Hornbill festival 2011

 

Performers and dancers from the Konyak Naga tribe in Kisama village, Nagaland, India, celebrate the 12th annual Hornbill festival on December 01, 2011. In the photo directly below, a fire eater chomps into a burning piece of charred wood during a performance at the Hornbill festival which runs from December 1 to December 7, 2011.

Chocolate Invader

Hand-made 'Chocolate Invader' weighing 50 grams which looks sort of like a Space Invader which is packaged in a laser-engraved wooden box and bundled with a sticker, poster, and postcard. Will Taito/Square go after them for trademark infringement with a cease-and-desist letter? Yeah, probably. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Our chocolate is molded with Single Origin 66% Dark Chocolate crafted from Costa Rican cacao. The Chocolate Invader is a collaboration between Fruition Chocolate and Shaloon. Bryan and Mark, respectively. Fruition is a small batch Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Workshop in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Shaloon is an experiment in Brooklyn, NY.

This Bag Gives You At Least One Good Side

Haha, good idea! A fun way to show your curvy side! Sturdy canvas bag with an inner zipper pocket for keys and accessories. It’s large at 17 x 4 x 20″.
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London: LEGO Christmas tree

A 33-ft LEGO Christmas tree inside London's St Pancras station, Cool! Jump more see more pics.

Heather Marks photos

Canadian fashion model Heather Marks appears in 'Kış Güneşi' for Harper’s Bazaar Turkey December 2011 as photographed by Koray Birand and styled by Mert Aslan. Marks' willowy frame is draped in pieces by Miu Miu, Balmain, Matthew Williamson, Michael Kors, Stella McCartney, and more.

Drop Light

South Korean designer Doolight presents their 'Drop Light' which mimics the shape and softness of a drop of water. Doolight describes their light design thusly:

The ‘Drop Light’ is a brand new concept which brings us total freedom to create the interior mood via our lighting. The ‘Drop Light’ is cordless, heatless and limitless. It consists of rechargeable lights, or ‘drops’, which can be utilized as individual lamps; therefore, you can locate them anywhere in your home, adjust their intensity and create limitless moods. The ‘Drop Light’ will enrich and enliven your home life.

The ‘Drop Light’ can be used anywhere in the home. It will gently brighten the night for your baby or young child, create a romantic mood for you and your partner and protect your family from complete darkness during a blackout.

Elizabeth Taylor: "The Face"

A Versace evening jacket owned by the late Elizabeth Taylor dubbed 'The Face' went on display yesterday in preparation for a December 13, 2011 auction of the actress' artwork, clothing, jewelry, and movie memorabilia at Christie's Auction House in New York City.