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Like I said last time... the internet never ceases to amaze me. Specially when it come down to finding all the great talent that is out there that we would't get to see otherwise.

This time my scrolling stopped by the work of Kylie Woon, a 21 year-old girl who just recently picked up a camera to explore her dreamlike creativity. Her work is inspiring in many forms and shapes but mostly because it's a work of art by a non-artist, it's a very personal shout-out that resonates not only visually but also literary, as you can read in her blog.

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The creativity that goes around the internet never ceases to amaze me. When you think something has already been done and re-done, there's always someone who comes in with a new twist under his sleeve.

Just like what Bence Bakonyi did here with his "Transform" photo project. Unlike Liu Bolin's photos where he paints himself against the background he's photographing, Bence work is a mix of finding the right location and the matching clothing set.

Bence Bakonyi

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While we are still on the travel photography topic here's a couple more shots from a totally different angle, an American photographer taking on the streets of Iran with his camera.

As much antagonistic this might sound it's quite the opposite as you will soon realize by reading Brandon's view on his travel experiences.

The US Government has a lengthy travel warning for Iran. While not advising you to ignore this warning, I do advise that you balance it with direct accounts of Americans who have recently visited the country. These accounts are generally filled with superlatives— the country is beautiful, the history is rich, and the people are eager to demonstrate their almost-sacred commitment to hospitality.

Brandon Stanton

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I guess that at some point we all think we have what it takes to go about and reach that dreamlike goal of becoming a successful travel photographer. Heck... forget about successful, I'll settle for travel photographer just as it is. Unfortunately for most of us, it never goes beyond a couple of lucky shots from our latest vacations.

Then comes someone like Lukas Kozmus to rock that boat and bring a spark of hopefulness, remembering that the dream is still very much alive.

Lukas Kozmus

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As I prepare myself for yet another mountain crossing somewhere this year, I can stop but thinking about all of my past experiences and how difficult it was to explain what I saw.

No photo can represent the scale of a mountain that skyscrapes in front of you or how far you can see from the top of it. I always fall short in my descriptions but never on my memories.

That's what polish photographer Jakub Połomski tries to accomplish with his "The scale of nature" series, and I must say he does it quite well.

Jakub Połomski

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Aaand we're back... yes, after I don't know how long, we (I mean I, because there is only one of us here, that is me) was away, but it feels like a long time. Anyway... I got it all worked out, more or less and I'm back to posting stuff on Tumblr.

Let's start with something easy and gentle... how about a nice set of Yakuza photos.

There is much more to read and even watch about Anton Kusters two years experience documenting the Yakuza criminal underworld. But I leave you with a quick sample of his work, an intimate look into a world we only know from films and fiction tales alike, but one that is as real as they come.

Anton Kusters

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"The Pilot's Melancholy" is a photo set from photographer Dominik Smialowski that depicts the loneliness of a pilot stranded in an inospit landscape.

A dream of past and future events...

Dominik Smialowski

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One of the problems of making portraits of strangers in the street is to get those emotions and feelings out, is to portray the true self and personality of that person. Because as soon as you point that big piece of glass to them they go blank.

Photographer Simon Clarke found a workaround to that, he captures portraits of people as they ride public transports. In those places people are dislocated from their surroundings, they look into the void as they await to get to their destination, their thoughts expressed in their faces.

Sometimes you find the best portraits in the most uncommon places.

Simon Clarke

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You wouldn't figure it out by hanging out with me, not even by my lifestyle (I ride a bike)... but I love cars. I love driving them and I love the sight of beautiful old classics.

This ones are race adapted for the Le Mans Classic 2012, and it startled my heart just by looking at them. Photographer Laurent Nivalle makes an incredible job creating this stylish looking photos. They might be old classics but they are also unarguably the coolest thing I've seen today.

Laurent Nivalle

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That didn't took long.. After those underwater shots of dogs jumping into the pool, I guess these were quite inevitable...

A series of underwater portraits using water surface tension to create beautiful textures surrounding the faces.

Tim Tadder

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It seems that Star Wars is an endless source of inspiration for some fans, namely those who still play with Legos... Don't get me wrong, I which I could have my own set of Lego Storm-troopers patrolling my computer desk. I even asked Santa last Christmas for the Millennium Falcon, but he didn't came through. 

Anyway, Vesa Lehtimäki aka Avanaut, has an incredible way of putting some serious drama in the scenes he composes... This set is from his "Lego on Hoth" series and they are just too good to be true.

Avanaut - Vesa Lehtimäki

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Not that much photography related but I just have to share this with you.

This breathtaking, tear in the corner of your eye because your so damn happy, freaking awesome video, is the most inspiring thing you'll see today.

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I've just finish seeing that episode of "Breaking Bad" where Walter has returned from his "missing" journey and he's sitting in this bus stop looking at a missing person poster of himself. I must say I found that a very powerful image, one that deals with our own state of found. Sometimes fiction throws you a hard left that shakes the way we perceive and understand reality.

That is until I found photographer Graham MacIndoe and his set "Missing persons". This series of photos that he started back in 1989 portrays that last, one shot attempt to find a person who's missing. I don't know if it's from the surroundings or the intrinsic silence, but heres's a picture that is as sad as it gets. Check out the rest of them here:

Graham MacIndoe

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I'm going out on a limb here and say... I'm with you, all of you! I've lost count of how many times I would kill to just drop asleep like that on the middle of wherever. When my right eye starts blinking I know I've got enough juice to run home and drop dead on my bed. I'm guessing they didn't got there on time. Uchujin-Adrian Storey is a Tokyo based freelance photographer who documents this awkward situations.

"A commentary on modern contemporary japanese society"

Some more photos after the jump...

Uchujin-Adrian Storey

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Imagine a world were the wind blows through at the speed of a hurricane... Imagine you can cling to your seat while you commute to work and imagine these people as your fellow commuters. Now... how much fun would your day be?

Tadas Černiauskas

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Heights... can't stand them, can't get enough of them!

I don't know if it's common to others with an acute dose of vertigo to actually enjoy hanging on the side of a high wall but well... that's me! Today I'm going climbing with a friend of mine and I know I'll be shaking all the way up, maybe even a bit on the way down. I can only imagine what it would feel like to climb in such places like the ones portrait here by photographer Chris Brundige.

Chalk, chalk, chalk... I'm coming up!

Chris Brundige

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A while ago I bought my Sigma 50mm f1.4 to start a "50 strangers photo project", that didn't went quite as expected... On my first attempt to go for it I chickened out and lost a great opportunity to start something new. In my defense I am an extremely shy person... anyway, I ended up selling it and never got around breaking that shell.

But then... these guys come around and they make it look so easy that I always get the urge to try it again.

I already know Scott Schuman "The Sartorialist" for a while now, but it's still a great source of inspiration, not only fashion wise but also from his photography and attitude.

Here's how he does it...

The Sartorialist