Leica Camera released a new iPad app named S-Magazine, is a new platform for professional photographers to freely publish their latest pictures. The S-Magazine presents current ad campaigns and editorial photo series from international photographers.

Beyond that, the S-Magazine reflects current trends in modern commercial photography – from fashion and beauty to interior design and still lifes. This essential guide for professional photographers and a great source of inspiration for me is available through iTunes. But first I have to get my hands on the next iPad to enjoy these nice publications.

What to do withall those broken skate decks? You might want to give them to Japanese artist Haroshi because he creates truly stunning art by solely using these skateboard decks.

HUF and DLX invited Haroshi to set up an art show related to skateboarding. Haroshi responded with amazing pieces representing stories behind some of his favorite skaters.

His creations are born through styles such as wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels; where each element, either cut out in different shapes or kept in their original form, are connected in different styles, and shaven into the form of the final art piece.

See his work and a video in the full post.

I got the book The Selby is in Your Place and spotted the coolest sofa. The sofa features the complete Biggie Smalls’ Juicy lyrics written down all over it. So dope!

The book has some of the best outtakes from the digital The Selby website. Great read, great source of inspiration.

The sofa was shot by Todd Selby in Neistat Brothers’ place.

Len told me about this bike a friend of her has. Turned out it was a minimal fixie like bike by Achielle.

Achielle is a Belgium producer of no nonsense vintage and nostalgic bicycles. I personally very much like the Sam model all stripped down to the minimum. very nice! Inspired by the track (pathracer model from the 30′s), ready for the city. It comes in a Naked or Deluxe version and has a Sturmey Archer 2-speed gear.

Over the last couple of months I’m leaning more and more towards a new bike. I’ll have this one on my short list for now.

Freunde von Freunden recently released their selfentitled book called Freunde von Freunden. The book has lots of inspiring photos and captures the lives of creative people from around Berlin.

Freunde von Freunden (FvF) is an international interview magazine, that portraits people of diverse creative and cultural backgrounds in their homes or within their daily working environments.

As a sucker for nice photography and good stories from nice people I totally appreciate this book release. It makes a perfect gift for the holiday season. Speaking of… I hope Santa gets me a copy.

This sounds insane. 3.2 million dots to create just one image, wow!

Miguel Endara made a portrait called ‘Hero’ of his father of 3.2 million little tiny dots of ink. He used just one Sakura Pigma Micron pen and took him 210 hours spread out over a year to complete the outstanding image.

With that much ink dots you can figure it has such great detail. And a mather of fact, it has. It’s an amazing work of art. His dedeication really pulled of. Bravo Miquel!

Go see the making of video in the full post.

Tumblr Photography is awesome. I tend to select the finest Tumblr photos I came across into a Cloud Cuckoo Photo Bliss.

Photo Bliss is a fine selection of inspiring photos found on Tumblr and here and there on the interwebs. Click on the photo to re-direct to the Cloud Cuckoo Tumblr post to reach to the source of the photo. And while you’re there follow my Tumblr.

Here’s the 21st set in the Photo Bliss series. As always, do enjoy!

Tumblr Photography is awesome. I tend to select the finest Tumblr photos I came across into a Cloud Cuckoo Photo Bliss.

Photo Bliss is a fine selection of inspiring photos found on Tumblr and here and there on the interwebs. Click on the photo to re-direct to the Cloud Cuckoo Tumblr post to reach to the source of the photo.

Here’s the 20th set in the Photo Bliss series. As always, do enjoy!

Flickr user jayfish converts few old cameras from the 50′s & 60′s into these dope nightlights.

He doesn’t modify the cameras if they are in prisitine condition or if they’re rare. He prefers them to stay usable as cameras in those cases. The ones he does convert are lightweight plastic, produced in huge numbers and easily found for sale at flea markets/ garage sales/ ebay.

Awesomely done. Go see.

Via Frank

Sergei Sviatchenko is an artist born in the Ukraine and living in Denmark. He caught my eye with his LESSCUAP artwork series.

The art work is based on his CUAP fashion photography and were created with the purpose of taking the attention of the spectator away from the elements which are commercial objects and into the direction of abstract composition. He wanted to interrupt the normal line of thinking: “suit-tie-shirt” and instead of this use another line of thinking: “suit-tie-what is that?”.

Go see.

His work explores everyday objects with the use of photography and collage elements, which are turned into scarp contoured, sculptural expressions. The precise and clean cut composition of color and shape suggests, in a poetic, consistent language, that the fragmentation of contemporary, nomadic, globalized life does not drain it of meaning.

Heavy words but his work is pretty stunning. The works show the process of navigating through the rapid flow of visual impressions that the contemporary consumer is constantly confronted with.

Via Swipelife