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New form of Art : Cat Painting Some of these cat paintings have cost $15,000 and had to be renewed every 3 months! Some cat owners are really crazy about their cats! I’m not sure these poor cats really enjoyed the long hours of painting on their fur. The results are pretty amazing! Some cat […]

Autumn is almost over and winter is approaching. Most of the tree leafs have fallen to the ground. Looking for a cool photo project? Then go out to the forest with a friend and a camera and take some great pictures of you throwing leafs into the air and jumping into the leafs. The contrast […]

Bernieulles & Bois d’Enguinehaut Photos Bernieulles is a French city, located in the department of Pas-de-Calais and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. The inhabitants of the town of Bernieulles are “Bernieullois, Bernieulloises” Tourist Attractions :: Canvas of the eighteenth century from the Carmelite convent and representing “Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel” classified historic monument. Bernieulles links :: City […]

Montreuil sur Mer (Pas-de-Calais) Montreuil, sometimes called Montreuil-sur-Mer, is a French city located in the department of Pas-de-Calais and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. Its inhabitants are called Montreuillois. The motto of Montreuil sur Mer is “fidelissima picardorum natio” which means “The very faithful nation of Picards” and was assigned to the city by Henry IV in […]

Ghent Belgium Pictures Ghent is a Flemish city of Belgium located at the confluence of the Lys and Scheldt, capital of the province of East Flanders. Ghent is since 1559 the headquarters of the diocese of Ghent. Ghent is one of the largest cities of Belgium and, by the number of inhabitants, the second city […]

Bruges Belgium Pictures Bruges is a Dutch speaking city of Belgium located in the Flemish Region and largest city in the province of West Flanders. Bruges is a member of the World Heritage Cities Organization since 2000. Bruges was also the European Capital of Culture in 2002. Bruges is called the “Venice of the North” […]

Photos by Yann Arthus Bertrand Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born on March 13, 1946 in Paris and is a photographer, journalist, reporter, businessman and environmentalist. In 1994, under the sponsorship of UNESCO, Yann Arthus Bertrand undertook a substantive work on the state of the planet by offering to take photos of the most beautiful landscapes in […]

Omo Tribes Ethiopia Body Painting Gallery

In the confines of Ethiopia, centuries away from modernity, Hans Sylvester photographed during six years the tribes where men, women, children, old people, are geniuses of an ancient art. At their feet, the Omo river, astride a triangle on Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya, the vast Rift Valley which slowly separates from Africa, a volcanic region which provides a vast range of pigments, red ochre, white kaolin, copper green, yellow or light gray ash.

The Omo Tribes are genius of painting, and their bodies of two metres high is a huge canvas. The strength of their art lies in three words: fingers, speed and freedom.

Phoenix Park in Dublin Photos Phoenix Park is a large park located in Dublin 3 km north-west of downtown. The park covers an area of 712 ha and a circumference of 11 km and is the second largest urban park in Europe after Sutton Park in Birmingham, Britain. Phoenix Park is made up of large […]

Howth Beautiful Pictures Howth is a small peninsula about 12 km north-east of Dublin. You can visit the Howth Castle Gardens, which cover 12 hectares of magnificent flora. The small port village is also very nice. You can make a wonderful trip by boat around the peninsula. Howth is a small paradise near the sea! […]