Sigh. The photographic installations of Rune Guneriussen. I wrote about him just a little over two years ago {my how time flies when you’re jealous!}, and he’s been very busy since then. Lamps, and books, and tables all finding new, temporary homes in the wilderness… just long enough for Rune to photograph them – and then just as magically as they appeared, they’re gone again. I wish he’d leave them there for a little while! I’d love to be out for a hike and come upon, well, any of these amazing groupings! Oh, and did I mention scale:

Yep… BIG and beautiful! This work is currently being shown at Rhein Galerie Bonn {exhibition shown above}, until November 10th 2012.

Hm… there is definitely a story in there somewhere. I wrote about American photographer Todd Hido about two years ago. I absolutely love his “homes at night” series, mainly because I’m a snoop {I prefer that to ‘peeping tom’}. When I see a warm glow coming from a window, I can’t help but wonder what’s happening inside. Thankfully, Todd has a portfolio full of lonely interiors, and a whole bunch of very sassy portraits… put them all together with a few clicks in Photoshop, and voila, my little story starts to write itself {without me getting arrested!}

Photographs. Huh? Canadian photographer Amy Friend amazed me earlier this year, and then again today with this work. These images are from her series titled Timekeeper. I’m not sure how she did this {this applies to all of her work actually!}, but I absolutely love the dreamy, painterly feel that she has created here. Gor.Ge.Ous!

Yowza. I wrote about Berlin based artist Matthias Heiderich and his “Snow Blind” series almost two years ago. And then I saw these. I wish you could see me as I write this. I’m wearing an aqua sweater, and a bright yellow belt. Seriously. Sigh. Yep, I absolutely love these striking, simple, bold photographs. The end.

So, you know how I don’t really like having my photo taken, right? Well, I would have no problem being added to UK based artist Alma Haser’s “Cosmic Surgery” series! I absolutely LOVE this collage meets portrait thing she’s got going on here. Alma, if you read this… let’s talk!

{via The Artful Desperado}

Rainbows n’ mountains painted onto photographs by Austin based artist Alexandra Valenti. LOVE.

That is all.

{i found the final image in this post on the pinterest board of inspired to share – thanks colleen!}

Ah, the foggy, soft, haunting portraits of Amsterdam based artist Tinca Veerman. I’m not sure how she did this {I’m not a photographer in any way!}, but I love the effect. I feel like I’m looking at these girls through a steamed pane of glass. So pretty… and just a tiny bit creepy.

{one day left to leave a comment for the big give-away! scroll down to yesterday’s post… good luck!}

Ah, the muted palettes, mundane subject matter, and delicate white keylines of Melbourne based photographer Damien Rudd. Ok, I’ll be honest… it was the combo of the sunny eggs, and the peach panties that totally got me.

{via Fine Line Magazine}

Ok, apparently these striking images are photographs. I have no idea how Montreal based photographer Jessica Eaton created this work. Mind you, that’s part of the reason I love them so much… they are an artsy mystery to me! If you’re not happy with a mystery, and want a little more info, here is a quote from her bio on the Clint Roenisch Gallery site that might help explain… maybe:

Using a wide array of experimental, analogue-based photographic techniques such as colour separation filters, multiple exposures, dark slides and in-camera masking Jessica Eaton builds images on sheets of 4×5 film that address fundamental properties of photography such as light, chance, duration, illusion and spatial relations.

{Thanks to my friend Patrick for pointing me to Jessica’s amazing work.}

Ok. I found these, loved them immediately, and then started searching high n’ low for the mixed media genius that created them. Turns out that they’re not collages… they’re photographs from the early 1900’s! I still don’t completely believe it, but apparently, it’s true. Yep, during the Meiji and Taisho Eras of Old Japan, photographing Geishas in swimwear was all the rage. Stripes, hits of candy-hues, fancy up-do’s… hang on a second… that’s all the rage NOW!

{The photographer(s) of these images are unknown… to me anyway. If you know anything about them, please leave a comment. Via FLAVORWIRE}