The Art Of Andris Batraks

Small fry photographer. Big Dreamer. Lives to capture the beauty of the world around me.

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Brightening that bling for grandma's chandelier.

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Thank you @rabbafinefoods_ for helping in a pinch get my @culturesresto inspired rice bowl fix. #unclebens #bistroexpress #shawarma

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More macro photography incoming. Just got my hands on some cheap extension tubes thanks to #amazondealoftheday @amazon , and I'm quite impressed how powerful these make my lens'. Retaining electronics access to aperture control, IS, and keeping the lens body sealed are definite advantages of this over the Reverse Lens Macro technique - although a reverse lens macro adaptor ring is significantly smaller than these add-on tubes, if your packing small.

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Just playing with my new, hauntingly lit up Buck Converter and USB Charger Doctor. #geekstuff #electronics #usbdoctor

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Freshly roasted veg for salsa. Mmmmm! #diyfood #foodporn

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Raccoon - Please get out of my chimney

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Every photo of fireworks looks pretty much the same—a burst of color against a dark sky. There’s nothing at all original about it. That’s what Damion Berger thought, too.

Berger figured a photograph he took of the fireworks display would be a throwaway pic, but when he saw the negatives, inspiration struck. “Black and white generally casts a nostalgic tone, but in the negative it’s electric, vibrant, modern and unfamiliar,” he says.

Suddenly, a tired genre was new again. Berger has photographed dozens of fireworks shows from San Francisco to Paris to Dubai for his ongoing series Black Powder.

MORE. The Most Stunning Photos of Fireworks Don’t Have a Lick of Color

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via We Gave Drunk Girls A Bunch Of American Relics And They Freaked Out

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This home-cooking with @chefsplate is upping my at-work leftovers lunch game like a pro. Seared Salmon Salad with fingerling potatoes and Gala Apples? Mmmm! #3platesfromandris #lunchporn #foodporn #salmonsalad

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Made this tasty Seared Salmon Salad thanks to ChefsPlate.ca ! Use the code #3platesFromAndris for a tasty deal. @chefsplate #nofilterfood #nofilter #foodporn #chefsplate #newcook #slamon #arugula #arugulasalad

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-16°C after bike/windchill and it's not even the worst of what we'll get thrown at us here. How's your commute going? (at Port Credit Lakeshore)

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Didn't know these drains had two layers, and that the second one was not stainless steel and prone to building up deposits and eventually rusting through. #stainlesssteel #rust #andthekitchensink #homemaintenance #homerepair #plumbing

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@globalcyclingnetwork GCN Energy Bar 2 tastes great. #food #foodporn #cyclingfood #cyclingenergy #diyenergybars #homemade #gcn #gmbn #bulkbarn

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@globalcyclingnetwork GCN Energy Bar 2 coming out looking great. #food #foodporn #cyclingfood #cyclingenergy #diyenergybars #homemade #gcn #gmbn #bulkbarn

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Thank you GCN's Hannah Grant @globalcyclingnetwork for this great recipe GCN-Energy Bar 2 #cook #food #foodporn my first time baking ANYTHING on my own. (at Mississauga, Ontario)

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I had the honor of sitting between Toronto radio royalty @iamtoddytickles and Late Night TV great @craigyferg for @JFL42 #JFL42 #iTookATrump (at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)