In the flood tracks by Birkir Jónsson Earlier this year Eyjafjallajökull erupted and melting the Gígjökull. The water had to find it’s way out the the crater and down to see. This is where it came poring down. The massive flood full of sand and stones carved it’s way down. It carved its way through the rock bed and filled up the lagoon that once stood there.
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In this series, entitled Stacked, photographer Malte Brandenburg takes a closer look at the architectural merits of Berlin’s post-war housing estates. Captured against a flat blue sky, the images seek to strip away the historical and social burdens carried by the buildings, presenting them instead as pieces of pure architecture.
Once seen as symbols of freedom and prosperity for the German middle class, providing ample space at affordable prices in a time of reconstruction after World War II, a large number of these buildings have fallen into states of neglect. Today they are viewed by many as a blight on the city’s skyline. By placing the buildings outside their usual context, Brandenburg sought to highlight the towers for the qualities that once made them desirable.
In the photographer’s words, “For me they are not ugly leftovers from past decades in a city’s skyline. I find they tell a story, which is still relevant today, namely the tension between urban development and the human element.”
Brandenburg’s full portfolio can be found here.
Many of us amateur photographers don’t bother perfecting the composition of a portrait while we’re shooting because we can just crop the photo after the fact. But as photographer and educator Joe Edelman points out, if you aren’t filling the frame with your subject, you’re just wasting your camera’s precious pixels.
I freely admit that not everybody needs a miter saw. In fact, most people probably shouldn’t own one. But if you’re in the market, Amazon’s top seller is marked down to $99 today, the lowest price of the year. In addition to the #1 seller designation, the Hitachi C10FCE2 also carries a 4.5 star review average from over 1,000 customers, so there’s no need to measure twice here.
Most of us are in the habit of rinsing our dishes before stacking them in the dishwasher. Aside from saving time and water, there’s another reason to skip the rinse: it could actually keep your dishes from getting clean.
We’ve teamed up with Tate Modern to curate a new Pinterest board dedicated to stunning photography of architectural details in celebration of the London gallery’s new extension by Herzog & de Meuron. We’ll be adding more beautiful images over the next couple of weeks, so make sure you’re following the board for updates.
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