AArts and design Read More Aunia Kahn’s Lush Portraits Depict a Playful Inner Landscape — ColossalFebruary 20, 2026 “For me, it always starts with joy,” explains Aunia Kahn. The Detroit-based artist uses a handful of materials—gouache,…
AArts and design Read More See the Best of Nearly Half a Million Entries to the Sony World Photography Awards — ColossalFebruary 19, 2026 For its 19th edition, the Sony World Photography Awards welcomed over 430,000 submissions for its Open competition from…
AArts and design Read More Szilveszter Makó’s Surreal Photographs Reconstruct the Boundaries of Portraiture — ColossalFebruary 13, 2026 Szilveszter Makó’s enigmatic photographs carry layers of mystery and introspection. Standing inside curious block-like backdrops and lain against…
AArts and design Read More These 99 Award-Winning Portraits Expertly Capture the People of BritainJanuary 16, 2026 The British Journal of Photography and JCDecaux UK have unveiled the winning photos of the Portrait of Britain…
AArts and design Read More Watch Julian Baumgartner’s Satisfying and Precise Process of Restoring a Historical Portrait — ColossalDecember 19, 2025 A little more than ten years ago, a particularly—shall we say—interesting painting restoration went viral, spawning memes and…
AArts and design Read More Photographer Captures Berlin’s Partygoers Just After Leaving the ClubDecember 12, 2025 Still in the afterglow of their night out, these Berlin clubbers headed to Chris Noltekuhmann’s studio to have…
AArts and design Read More Memory and Novelty Converge for Manuela Solano, Who Adopted a New Process After Losing Her Sight — ColossalNovember 20, 2025 When Manuela Solano delineates a cheekbone or shapes the chiseled torso of a cowboy standing tall, precisely placed…
AArts and design Read More Gerwyn Davies’ Vivid Costumed Photographs Toy with the Intent of Portraiture — ColossalNovember 7, 2025 Set against glowing backdrops of desert, city skylines, skate parks, and anonymous interiors, Gerwyn Davies’ vibrant photographs merge…
AArts and design Read More Stan Squirewell’s Mixed-Media Collages Imbue Anonymous Historical Photos with Panache — ColossalOctober 17, 2025 Nothing sparks the imagination quite like coming across a trove of old photographs. We look for writing on…
AArts and design Read More Blink and You’d Miss the Moments Topping This Year’s Pure Street Photography Awards — ColossalOctober 10, 2025 Coincidence is around every corner, and immortalizing a split second of fleeting chaos takes a special eye. Since…
AArts and design Read More Contemporary Photographers in Australia and New Zealand Define ‘Exposure’ — ColossalOctober 9, 2025 Across a range of genres, from portraits to landscapes to wildlife, the work of 40 contemporary photographers features…
AArts and design Read More Vibrant Portraits in Tim Flach’s ‘Feline’ Celebrate Our Enduring Love for Cats — ColossalSeptember 12, 2025 Through the lens of Tim Flach, exotic bird species, farm animals, and our canine companions brim with personality.…