After 3 months and over 3000 miles travelled, photographer Mark Leaver´s facial tattoo project came to life:

Too often people have negatives opinion about people with facial tattoos. It’s often related to depression, unemployment or criminality. I knew a few people with facial tattoos before I started the project so I knew that was all dated BS. It may be true for some, but I’ve photographed around 30 people in the UK with the most iconic and notable facial tattoos, and these people are the most down to earth individuals you’ll ever meet. The project is trying to effectively shine a new light on these people, and allow for a contemporary look on tattooing, as tattooing is now more accepted in society than ever before.

Also I wanted to shoot these people properly. Facial tattoos are such intricate that they had to be properly photograph to be viewed in a better and properly way.

Tattoo artist Xed Le Head:

Featured image: tattoo artist Duncan X from Into You Tattoo.

I like artist Steve Thomas's poster series See America. According to Laughing Squid, the series are done in the same style as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) posters from the 1930s and 40s.

Some of his other work – gentle reminders in the style of propaganda posters:

You can order your own See America prints from Print Collection.

Via TreeHugger.

Thinking about quenching your thirst with some Coke? Well, you might change your mind after watching the experiment done by YouTuber CrazyRussianHacker when he reduces the liquid and is left with brown sugar paste.

Via Metro (Sweden).

Franck Bohbot is a French photographer living in New York. His work has the lonely and abandoned feeling to it which I tend to appreciate. I found out about his work through his series of cinemas.

Carousel series Coney Island:

Booker T. Washington playground, Manhattan, NY, 2014 series This game we play

Brasserie A L'Etoile series There are places:

Featured image: Umbrella Man series Chinatown

A new documentary about yoga teacher B.K.S. Iyengar is in the making. After three years of filming the makers of the documentary Sadhaka - the yoga of B.K.S. Iyengar now seek funding to complete the movie. Well worth to notice is that all proceeds from sales and screenings will go to BKS Iyengar’s own foundation the Bellur Trust.

Here is the extended trailer:

Via Patricia Walden.

Recently I´ve started to notice guided groups of cyclists in Gothenburg and our town´s project with bike rentals seems to be growing. Initiatives such as the one in France will surely be followed by many more:

It's a good day to be French: The country has officially launched a six-month experiment in paying people who bike to work. Twenty companies and institutions have signed on to pay their staff the equivalent of about 34 cents per kilometer biked to work.

A few other countries have beat France to the cyclist-friendly punch, namely the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and Britain. Some schemes involve tax breaks, while others assist with buying bicycles. The United States has yet to shell out to bike commuters, but at least in Los Angeles another commuting innovation is chugging away: the bike train. That's a group of cyclists who ride to work in groups of about five to 10, complete with a "conductor" who meets each biker at their door and makes sure they get to work safely.

The French experiment aims more for an environmental and fitness impact, hoping to get cars off the street and boost people's health—after all, only about 2.4 percent of the workforce currently gets to their job on bike. If officials see results, France is likely to expand the scheme.

Featured image by Pranav Babu Photography.

Stop at Nothing - The Lance Armstrong Story is a newly released documentary. This documentary is more in-depth than the previous Lance Armstrong documentaries I´ve seen, and it´s a great watch. One aspect I really like, is that the makers used archived material to a great degree, such as worn out VHS footage, which makes for an authentic feeling.

Watching the film one question often arises: how could Lance be so calm when getting questioned during interviews and press conferences regarding the issue of doping? He seemed to always make a credible impression.

Sadly, I can´t find a trailer for the movie, but the synopsis from the official press kit gives an good overview about what to expect:

This is an intimate but explosive story about the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth. But the former friends whose lives and careers he destroyed would prove to be his nemesis.

At the film’s heart is a portrait of a man who will stop at nothing in pursuit of money, fame and success. It reveals just how Armstrong duped the world with his story of a miraculous recovery from cancer to become a sporting
icon and a beacon of hope for cancer sufferers everywhere; how Lance’s cheating, bullying and lying become more and more extreme as he attempted to crush his opponents on and off the bike; and how a few brave souls refused to bow to his indomitable will, resolutely fighting back, putting their own fate in the balance as they became outcasts, derided and humiliated until eventually their voices were heard.

A sad thing to see, the message Hope Rides Again turns to the satirical message Dope:

The film reveals how Lance Armstrong’s cheating was the centre of a grand conspiracy – a giant heist in which Lance, his backers and sponsors sought to steal one of the greatest sporting events in history and enrich themselves to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds at the expense of fans, the sport and the truth. It also shows what happens when a small close-knit group of friends shares a secret and how that secret corrodes their bonds of friendship until they turn on each other in a desperate fight for the truth, destroying marriages, careers and lives.

In STOP AT NOTHING, Lance’s friends and enemies speak candidly for the first time about the man at the centre of the greatest fraud in sporting history.

Featured image shows Lance winning the Tour de France stage in Sestriere, 1999. This is discussed in the documentary since he did win this demanding stage in such a superior way.

Related:

• The View Inside a Flock of Cyclists
• Lance Armstrong Sestriere Climb 1999 (video)

With the site Holding Pattern, Lauren O´Neill posts satellite imagery of airports:

I’ve been fascinated by airports for as long as I can remember — there’s something about the comings + goings, the organization + operation … ultimately the systems of design at play … that’s so intriguing to me. Whether DCA, JFK, or the little municipal airport, I’ve always lived in a direct flight pattern of an airport. Day-to-day, I glance out my window and watch planes circle about waiting to land.

During layovers, I often find myself observing the activity on the runway and thinking that I’d love to see this from above. With a creative block on a project, I took to google mapping airports and was enamored by the beautiful satellite shots on my screen. Since then, wanderlust has often inspired me to get lost in the satellite imagery of various destinations even when I’m glued to my desk.

The pattern of O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois:

So, that’s not exactly a ‘holding pattern’ you say … You’re right, but I love the idea of circling above an airport waiting to land. I feel like that mirrors my process of searching for + cropping the right shot. Plus, I love the fact that a lot of the taxiway markings and linework are patterned across an airport’s tarmac.

Featured image shows Raivavae Airport located in French Polynesia.

The statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has always been a favorite of mine since it´s both beautifully crafted and awe-inspiring.

Travel blogger and photographer Lee Thompson was granted a visit all the way to the top of the statue where he took his now famous selfie:

“[W]hen the opportunity arose to take the world’s first (and so far only) selfie with Jesus, I couldn’t resist,” wrote Thompson, who was in town to cover the World Cup preparations and got special permission from Brazil’s tourism board.

Room with a view (image via Daily Mail):

With partner Oliver Harvey and armed with Go Pro cameras, the duo from The Flash Pack travel company “crawled in circles up 12 flights of rickety stairs that seemed to get narrower with every step.”

Thompson added, “I’ve never been afraid of heights or tight spaces, but experiencing acrophobia, claustrophobia and profound awe at the same time was something truly remarkable.”

Featured image via Goista.com.

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  Wingsuit Flying Daring Close the Statue of Christ the Redeemer

BuzzFeed has compiled a nice list of 21 ways to have breakfast for dinner.

Featured image shows Sriracha cheddar cornbread waffles.