An outstanding photoblog documenting life at the trails, photograped by James Brooks. Via

The lineup for It’s Nice That Issue #4 includes interviews with Nick Knight, Neville Brody, Miranda July, Trokia, RBG6, Noma Bar and Bompas & Parr, features by Sara De Bondt, Adam Buxton, Adrian Shaughnessy, Jez Burrows, Mike Lemanski, Peter Nencini and Micah Lidberg as well as work from the likes of Michael Landy, Rui Teneiro, Peter Grundy and more.

Every order placed before September 30th will receive a free screenprint by James Jarvis, commissioned especially for the issue.

Nude Paper No. 2 release party in Berlin.

More on photographer Mickey Smith.

Great photostream on flickr by Elmo Tide. Via

The vast amount of photo galleries on Square America are themed into a particular topic – people reading, vintage costumes, people smoking, etc. So many sets with so many great images – so hard to know where to start.

Outstanding photoset by Laurent Nivalle of this years’s Le Mans Classic.

SHOOT, Saturday, July 17, 7 pm at Civilist Berlin

Featuring Stephen Shore, Nan Goldin, Walter Pfeiffer, Boris Mikhailov, Wolfgang Tillmans, Jürgen Teller, Mark Borthwick, Ari Marcopoulos, Hiromix, Glynnis McDaris, Linus Bill, Jason Nocito, Yurie Nagashima, Tim Barber, Peter Sutherland, JH Engström, Dash Snow, Kenneth Cappello, Louise Enhörning, Nacho Alegre, Michael Schmelling, Ola Rindal, Paul Schiek, Madi Ju, Jaimie Warren and Thomas Jeppe.

The Bicycle Portraits project was initiated by Stan Engelbrecht (Cape Town, South Africa) and Nic Grobler (Johannesburg, South Africa) early in 2010. Whenever they can, they’re on the lookout for people who use bicycles as part of their everyday work, to meet and photograph. Being avid cyclists themselves, this project is as much an investigation into South African bicycle culture as it is an excuse for them to ride their bikes and take photographs. Via

By Andre Merilo. See also Part 2. Via

Sigmar Polke, * February 13, 1941, † June 11, 2010.

Pictures from day 51 after the explosion.

Noshe at Open Studio.

The Red Shirt political protest in Bangkok, Thailand has entered a new, deadly phase in the past week, with at least 36 of the total 60 deaths occurring in just the last few days. Anti-government protesters have barricaded themselves against government troops and the Thai army has declared certain protest areas to be ‘Live Fire Zones’. A state of emergency is in effect, covering 17 provinces in the country, as protesters have refused orders to leave.

Last Friday, April 30th, was the 35th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, and last Tuesday, May 4th, was the 40th anniversary of the shooting of protesting students at Kent State University.

Deus, a custom motorcycle company out of Camperdown Sydney in Australia are also known for their swapmeets for vintage bike-, motorcycle- and surfparts. And they got a special vintage BMX swapmeet coming up this weekend on May 1st. Via

Say Hello to Mr. Eyjafjallajökull from Iceland – the guy who pulled the plug on Germany’s and Northern Europe’s air traffic.

I like the Google Maps implementation in this.

Collected here are images of the country and conflict over the past month.

Four years ago, Dr. Lou Robbins found a mug shot and started collecting original images from the dark side of the food world. He found bartenders, cooks, and waiters who had been pushed over the edge and were accused of murder, theft, pimping and pandering, and drunken and disorderly conduct.

Now he presents his collection for the first time to the public in his show “Food Industry Mug Shots 1899-1954”, which opens Friday at Rabelais Books in Portland, Maine. Via

The high-profile line-up for issue #3 includes seven interviews of Milton Glaser, Sir Paul Smith, Tom Dixon, Keith Schofield, Tom Gauld and Maisie Broadhead. Further articles include Geoff McFetridge, Ken Garland, Johan Lofgren, Keetra Dean Dixon, Dan Germain and Michael Marriott.

The publication also acts as an archive for the most interesting work posted on itsnicethat.com from the last six months. All pre-orders received before midnight on March 31st will receive an exclusive, large-scale screen print from illustrator Parra.

You can pre-oder now at the It’s Nice That Shop for £10.

A movie about the work of photographer Edward Burtynsky.

In southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, thousands of American, Afghan and British troops entered Marja in the biggest offensive of the war, with the goal of destroying the Taliban’s largest haven.

The picture of the series “War Is Personal”, winner in the category “Contemporary Issues Stories” by Eugene Richards shows Sgt. José Pequeño and his mother. Pequeño suffered a devastating brain injury from a grenade tossed into his Humvee in March 2006 in Iraq. Helped by a grant from National Geographic Magazine, Richards was traveling around the U.S. in 2009 to work on a series of stories mainly about veterans and their families.

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986, forced the immediate evacuation of more than 116.000 people from that part of the Ukraine, which was subsequently declared unfit for human habitation. In March 2009, photographer Timm Suess spent two days in the Chernobyl zone of exclusion.

Perfect ass, pointless interviews and lots of sunshine.

Stunning. More on Retronaut.

Mr. Koxvold loves subdued colors, no doubt about it. Via

Dennis Stock, * July 24, 1928, † January 11, 2010.

Dennis Stock joined Magnum in 1951 after receiving magazine LIFE’s young photography award. He became famous thanks to his memorable James Dean pictures as well as his jazz musicians ones, taken between 1957 and 1960.

An interactive portfolio of portraits of world leaders, with audio commentary by photographer Platon. Via

Photographer Susan Mullally took portraits of homeless people who are part of The Church Under the Bridge in Waco, Texas. In each picture of the collection called What I Keep, the person is holding an object that means something to them, and tells why.

Photographs by this guy right here.

Stunning flickr sets by Garmonique – especially the Fog set.

Stories and extraordinary images from Sydney’s mysterious underworld in the early 20th century when breaking the law had everything to do with dressing like you didn’t.

Wherever this is – I want to go there. Via

Danish photographer Kim Høltermand has a slick website with inspiring photography. Via

Halo is a handy light specially dedicated to light-writing. It is possible to change the color and the brightness of the LED to change the written styles. If the light doesn’t have enough battery, the user must shake it to have energy again. Via

Ville Varumo from Finland.