Chris Jepson - Portrait & Documentary Photographer

Chris is a documentary and portrait photographer. He is passionate about photographing people in all aspects of life, at work and at play. He lives in south east London with his goldfish Alfie. http://www.ChrisJepson.com

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Turkish photographer Akin Celiktas, winner of the Pride Photo Award 2016 with this photo of the banned 2016 Istanbul Gay Pride.

This photo shows a young woman in rainbow stockings standing in the street while the riot police march past. The Istanbul Gay Pride march, which had been planned for Sunday June 26, 2016, was banned because of ‘security concerns’. Protesters turned up despite the ban and spread out in small groups, being visible in this way rather than in a march. Police dispersed protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets. The jury selected this image out of more than 3.600 entries by 398 photographers of 70 different nationalities.

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It is estimated that over 99% of all species that have lived on Earth have become extinct, and a number of notable ones have disappeared just over the past century. Thanks to the existence of cameras, however, we have a more accurate visual record of what some recently extinct animals looked like. The short 1.5-minute video above contains rare footage of 6 animals that have gone extinct in relatively recent times. We see the heath hen (extinct in 1932), thylacine (1936), laysan crake (1944), golden toad (1989), baiji dolphin (2006), and western black rhino (2011).

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love these by Freddy Fabris - famous Renaissance paintings reimagined by mechanics

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Japanese Photographer Documents The Beauty Of Everyday Life In Japan

My name is Takashi Yasui, I'm 35 years old, and live in Osaka, Japan. Basically, I take photos in Kyoto so I call myself a “Kyoto Photographer.” About five years ago, when my niece was born, I started taking family portraits; that's how I got into photography.

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25 Jan 2016, 15.11 The City from Waterloo Bridge, London. iPhone 6s

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24 Jan 2016, 09.20 Beyond at Ministry of Sound, London. Nikon D3X, 1/20 sec, f5

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23 Jan 2016, 15.21 English Heritage ‘Blue Plaque’ for Bertrand Russell 1872-1970, philosopher and campaigner for peace located at 34 Russell Chambers, Bury Place, London WC1 iPhone 6s

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22 Jan 2016, 22.38 The City at night, view from Waterloo Bridge, London. iPhone 6s, f2.2

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14 Jan 2016, 13.11 In conversation with the moon Nelson’s Column, Trafalgar Square, London Fujifilm X-T1, 18-135mm, 1/8.5, f5.6

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13 Jan 2016, 17.13 Sam Brown Abreu, Personal Trainer with SW Fitness at Jubilee Hall, London Nikon D3X, 24-70mm, 1/30, f5

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12 Jan 2016, 15.19 ISKCON-London Radha-Krishna Temple iPhone 6s, f2.2

The Bhagavad Gita is universally renowned as the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom. Spoken by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead to His intimate disciple Arjuna, the Gita's seven hundred concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self realisation. No other philosophical or religious work reveals, in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme.

Chapter 2, Verse 13

dehino 'smin yatha dehe kaumaram yauvanam jara tatha dehantara-praptir dhiras tatra na muhyati

As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. The self-realised soul is not bewildered by such a change.

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11 Jan 2016, 16.46 The Commute iPhone 6s, f2.2

The new escalators at Tottenham Court Road Underground station

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09 Jan 2016, 11.24 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid iPhone 6s, f2.2

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. In 2014, over 41 million passengers used Madrid–Barajas, making it the country's largest and busiest airport, and Europe's sixth busiest. It opened in 1928, and has grown to be one of the most important aviation centres of Europe.

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08 Jan 2016, 12.07 Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid iPhone 6s, f2.2

The Cybele Palace (Palacio de Cibeles), formerly the Palace of Communication until 2011, is located on the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain. Originally the headquarters of the postal service, this impressive building was home to the Postal and Telegraphic Museum until 2007 when the building became the Madrid City Hall.

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08 Jan 2016, 13.11 Gardens of the Templo de Debrod, Madrid Fujifilm X-T1, 18-135mm, 1/50, f5

The temple was originally built in 200BC some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Aswan in southern Egypt but was gifted to the people of Spain in 1968 as a sign of gratitude for the help provided in saving the temples of Abu Simbel.

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07 Jan 2016, 15.47 Ceiling of the Royal Chapel, Palacio Real, Madrid Fujifilm X-T1, 18-135mm, 1/70, f3.5

The Palacio Real de Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family in the city of Madrid, but is only used for state ceremonies. It is the largest royal palace in Europe by floor area. 

Designed in 1748 by Sacchetti and Ventura Rodríguez, the chapel features ceiling frescoes by Giaquinto, including The Trinity, Allegory of Religion, Glory and the Holy Trinity Crowning the Virgin. Above the High Altar is Ramon Bayeu's St. Michael. The reliquary altar has Ercole Ferrata's 1659 silver relief Pope Leo I Stopping Attila at the Gates of Rome.

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06 Jan 2016, 11.38 Palacio de Cristal, Parque Buen Retiro, Madrid Fujifilm X-T1, 18-135mm, 1/400, f8

The Palacio de Cristal is a glass and metal structure located in Madrid's Buen Retiro Park. It was built in 1887 to exhibit flora and fauna from the Philippines. The architect was Ricardo Velázquez Bosco.