Everyone from Mick Jagger to Bono has partied at this photographer's villa in...
Jean Pigozzi's pool parties might be as famous as the guests who have attended them over the years.Businessman, art collector, philanthropist, and all-around entertainer, Pigozzi has been throwing...
View ArticleChilling photos of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake set it ablaze
Louis P. Selby was working in his family's confectionery shop on Market Street when the greatest natural disaster that ever hit San Francisco, the 1906 earthquake, shook the city to its core. Selby...
View ArticleHere's how to take travel photos without being a gawking tourist
What are the top three activities that come to mind when you think of traveling?For me, the answer is exploring, eating local food, and taking photos.I'd imagine many people have similar associations....
View ArticleTaking great old-school photos is so easy with this retro instant camera
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.Smartphone cameras are as good as...
View ArticleThere are 4 hidden reasons Pixar movies are so visually compelling
Danielle Feinberg's work is so good, you'd probably never even notice it.But that's kind of the point if you're a director of photography at Pixar, where one of Feinberg's most important jobs is adding...
View ArticleInside the idealistic food startup that could change the way we eat
At some restaurants, putting a new dish on the menu involves a level of research and analysis that make the process a logistical nightmare. At Sprig, it's just another day.The earthy-crunchy food...
View ArticleTake a look at these incredibly surreal photos of the Navy at night
The US Navy is the dominant force on the world's oceans. Helping to support open trade lanes, tackle piracy, and providing humanitarian missions are all part and parcel of the Navy's mission in...
View ArticleThese photos of women from 50 countries perfectly capture how beauty is...
Photographer Mihaela Noroc quit her job 3 years ago and decided to backpack around the world. So far, she has been to 50 countries and taken portraits of hundreds of women as part of a project she...
View ArticleSurreal photos of China's failed 'city of the future'
The once flush-with-cash town of Ordos, China, has been called the world's largest ghost town. Roughly 15 years ago, a coal-mining boom led local government to throw money at urban development there,...
View Article8 powerful stories from the refugees who have found sanctuary in a small...
When editorial photographer Angie Smith noticed that a large refugee community had settled in Boise, Idaho, she was intrigued."How [did] they [end] up in Idaho of all places?" she said to Business...
View ArticleIncredible colorized photos show Russia before the Communist revolution
World War I drastically changed the face of Europe and set the stage of the even more staggering changes wrought by World War II. Before the start of World War I, just over a hundred years ago in 1914,...
View ArticleHere's how photographers take those heart-melting pictures of newborns
Newborn baby photographs have become a must-have for parents seeking to capture the early moments in their baby's life. But those adorable portraits are not as easy as they seem.Story and editing by...
View ArticleThere's a drone that follows you around and acts as your personal photographer
The Hover Camera is a lightweight, high-quality camera on a drone. It tracks your movements, so it can follow you around like a personal photographer and take sharp, stabilized photos and videos. It's...
View Article12 rare photos inside a beautiful mine that's hidden 2,000 feet below Lake Erie
About 2,000 feet under Lake Erie, 30 miles east of Cleveland in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, you'll find a vast site called the Morton Salt Mine. Since 1959, the Fairport Harbor Morton Salt Mine has been...
View ArticleA German startup has released an app that sorts your photos by how artistic...
German startup EyeEm has released a new app that uses machine learning to assign scores to your photos, showing which are the best shots.The Roll app is separate from EyeEm's existing product. It works...
View ArticleHere's how this photographer went from unemployed to shooting celebrities in...
Jesse Dittmar makes photos for getting lost in."I don't want anyone to look at my pictures and say 'Wow, that's really coolly lit, that's awesome!'" he says. "Or, 'Oh man, that backdrop is so cool.'...
View ArticleBeing a truck driver on Siberia's 'ice highway' is one of the most dangerous...
As temperatures dip below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, the rivers of Russia's Arctic north freeze solid. While for most it's an excuse to stay indoors, winter is when the trucking business truly comes to...
View ArticleThis is the best photo editing app for your phone or tablet
As smartphone photography has become the dominant way people document and share their lives online, photo editing apps have rapidly improved — and then plateaued.My favorite until now, Photoshop...
View ArticleThe world in photos this week
A selection of photos from some of the biggest news that you might have missed this week. SEE ALSO: Every vehicle used by the US Marine CorpsA boy plays with a machine gun during an event in...
View ArticleThis is the best way to look good in photos
There's a lot of advice out there about how to look good in photos — I've written a fair amount of it myself. Hold your chin like this, the camera like this. Smize.But in the end a photograph is just a...
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