OLD EYE. DIGITAL BODY.

Kudos to this creative character. The man puts a 102 year old lens onto one of the latest cameras out there, a Canon 5D Mark II. I've found myself walking all over the city looking for pawnshops selling old, moldy lenses to sit on my 5D MII. Not working...

Check these out. They're incredible images. The character and quality of the shot makes it feel like a window to the past.

DUBAI. A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY.

My lovely girl showed this to me on CNN and I was completely intrigued by it. Perhaps it's because I used to live in this alien city called Dubai and got used to this odd environment. Quite strange how perfectly natural this concept is. It's an ultra-modern city in an ocean of sand.

Anyway, the images are by Cedric Delsaux. Beautifully crafted pieces.

Hmm...STAR WARS IN DUBAI. Makes sense to me.

AD!DICT LABS. REACH BEYOND YOUR INDUSTRY.

Ad!dict Labs is probably one of my favorite...I don't really know what they are. In essence, they're a great source of inspiration. I've seen a lot of companies try to do what Ad!dict Labs does. It's got a lot of great information on design, technology, trends, art, architecture etc. All the "inspiration books" are beautifully designed. All the articles are also beautifully written. Anyway, this magazine completely complements and supports what I'm trying to do with my new agency - look beyond our own industry to learn and appreciate everything beyond our comfort zone, and perhaps one day, use it.

Look into this guys. It's worth 30 seconds of your free time. Here are some sample spreads and here's the website: http://www.addictlab.com/index.php/labfiles

BE A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER.

For some strange reason, I never bothered going on the National Geographic website. That was stupid. The National Geographic site (http://www.nationalgeographic.com) has a wealth of information on what's happening around the world accompanied with beautiful imagery.

Here's what's really cool for you photography nerds out there: you can submit your photos to an online contest (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/photo-contest/photo-contest) and you can have your own national geographic gallery. If your shots are selected, they will be published. Now here's what I've gathered from spending an embarrassing 5 hours straight on the site (obviously, I'm addicted): anyone can be a great photographer. You just have to pay attention to your surroundings.

Have a look at the photos below. These are all taken by "amateur" photographers with sometimes, nothing more than a point and shoot.  Impressive isn't it?

HOPE.

Erwin Olaf is...something else. Nobody can get this look out of their photographs. You can definitely tell if you're looking at an Olaf. There's a simplistic look to his photographs but look closely at the image and you'll see an abundance of detail. The photographs have this painting-like quality and I have no idea how he does it. What can I say? The man's an artist: http://www.erwinolaf.com

Click the thumbnails below. They look more stunning large...I promise.

THE JAPANESE ARE BRILLIANT.

Brilliant.