big appetites

Have you seen the 'Big Appetites' series from US-based photographer Christopher Boffoli? Christopher's people living in a world of giant food is currently showing in London (through October), and he has upcoming shows in Los Angeles (September), Toronto (October) and Seattle in November. Here's some of the images and their captions: 
"Janet was one of those people who would use absolutely any excuse to stop paddling."

 "Eric always has anxiety before a deep tea dive."

"Joyce actually had no idea which one was her ball. But she wasn't about to look like a fool in front of Phyllis and those other backstabbers from Accounting."

 "If they’d only realized that the killer was right there in the crowd."

 "Once again, owning an exotic pet was proving to be nothing but trouble."

 "Number three step forward please."

 "It was so like Patty. Right idea. Wrong execution."

Photos: Christopher Boffoli, via FSTOPPERS

love stories

Do you read the Modern Love essays submitted to The New York Times? They're a great read; some are hilarious or inspiring, others are heart-wrenching, and almost all are thought-provoking. If you need something to brighten your day, spend some time at the How Did You Meet? video stories. Aww, sweet!

Image: The New York Times

a waterproof camera at the beach

For a bit of fun on the beach with my nephews in Port Macquarie, I bought a little Kodak Sport single-use waterproof film camera. Even though a lot of the photographs are blurry (and I'm not even sure what some were) I think there's something really charming about them. Dogs are allowed on the beach:

The boys off to catch a wave:

Waiting for said wave:

Riding the wave:

Inside the wave:

Getting dumped by the wave:

Photos: Heidi Adnum

fonzie flashback

The Debonaire calls this squish of The Fonz and Barry Zuckerkorn (from Ben Oviatt) 'Best GIF Ever'. Agreed? Agreed.

faces in places

Everywhere I turn there's some sort of face in any old place - I love it! - and the fabulous blog celebrating this phenomenon is now a book. (Oh, isn't Christmas coming up?)

Photo: Faces In Places
I haven't posted any of my face-in-a-place photographs before, so may I take this opportunity to introduce you to a happy little face that lives at the Top Of The Rock...

Photo: Heidi Adnum

lobster good will bunting!

How on earth could I have walked past this super-cute lobster fabric without buying it? It even has little crabs and palm trees on it - man! Lobster Good Will Bunting now available in my Etsy shop.

Photos: Heidi Adnum

catalog living

Thanks to Ellie at Home Shopping Spy for the tip to check out the hilarious blog Catalog Living. There, we can follow the lives of Elaine and Gary, the people who really live in the catalogues we read. 

Screenshot: Catalog Living

i love my electric appliance

Have you seen this great group on Flickr? It's dedicated to showing happy people in vintage advertisements. These three ladies do look very happy...

Someday.. YOU WILL WANT an Electric Refrigerator from LizaDiamond.

No "pot-watching"! from glen.h (if you're nostalgic for that lovely pink pyrex dish, find it here)

"Book-Shelf" Freezer from Shelf Life Taste Test 

walls of istanbul

I've got a real thing for walls (and doors and locks). If you'd like to see, here are some more photographs of Istanbul, this time it's walls. The man in front of this beautiful old wall was selling cards:

The owners of this shop were inside playing cards. It was across the road from the sweet shop:

I loved the gossip triangle these four men created when they all hung their heads out the window at lunchtime to chat:

Photos: Heidi Adnum

young me

Have a browse through Young Me, a site where you can submit a photograph of yourself from days gone by along with one from now with you recreating the scene. My favourite are these two, where the man on the right was the baby on the left. 

Photo: Young Me. Via swissmiss

extreme dogs

Have you seen the Extreme Dogs over on More Intelligent Life? They've put together a few of Tim Flach's brilliant dogs photographs. This is Honza before competition grooming and then after grooming - wowzer. Thanks, Erin!

Photos: Tim Flach

jeff friesen

I absolutely adore Canadian photographer Jeff Friesen's Wild Life Prints. Stripes, Dirty Duck and the customisable Sneaky Hippo are three of my birthday hopefuls favourites. 

Photos: Jeff Friesen

eight fingers

Steve Martin has only has eight bread fingers in this fantastic photograph by Chris Buck because he had two of them for breakfast before realising he was eating the props. Read more about this photograph on Guess The Lighting.

Photo: Chris Buck via Guess The Lighting

matt stuart

I noticed Matt Stuart's work in The Right Moment to Photograph (via SwissMiss). Matt is a street photographer in London who takes really clever pictures - you'll love them! Matt, we want to buy your book!

Photo: Matt Stuart

lip-sticks photo booth props

How hilarious! Cheryl from Linden Lovebirds makes these Lip-Sticks Photo Booth Props especially for kids. Can you imagine the fun and giggles at parties?

Photos: Linden Lovebirds

rspca young photographer awards

Do you know a young photographer in the UK who also loves animals? If they're under the age of 18, let them know that they can enter the 2010 RSPCA Young Photographer Awards for free here until 7 September 2010. 

Photo: Mischief by Jon McGovern (Highly Commended Pet Personalities category, 2009)

hungry policemen

Tennessee-based web designer Kristi McMurry is also a part-time photographer. Her Hungry Policemen photograph is one of my favourites and I am now the proud owner of an 8x10" version of it. For the rest of August Kristi is offering free shipping worldwide on all of her 8x10" prints - yahoo! My only hope is that Kristi got to eat that fine doughnut when she was done photographing it. PS Don't forget to enter our Good Will Bunting giveaway at You Are My Fave, it will be drawn tomorrow!

Photo: Kristi McMurry

jordan jordan

Jordan Kaltwasser married Adam Jordan and from that day forward became known as Jordan Jordan. US-based photographers Jesse and Whitney from Our Labor of Love have the most beautiful photographs of the wedding. I especially love her yellow flats and his yellow socks!

Photos: Our Labor of Love Photography Studios. Cup of Jo for the intro.

classics in lego

UK photographer Mike Stimpson's 'Classics in Lego' photography series is brilliant. Mike recreates famous images entirely from Lego, like Steve McCurry's Afghan Girl and Martin Elliot's Tennis Girl (both shown below). Browse the entire collection here. If you'd like to buy one of Mike's prints (from postcards to posters) click here.

Photos: Mike Stimpson

hello egret

How cute is this little thing? Hello Egret is a photograph from Canadian designer/illustrator Cheryl Rutherford and I just couldn't resist it. Whether purchased from Cheryl's shop or the Help the Gulf Coast shop, some proceeds will go to rescuing birds or rehabilitating wildlife.

Photo: Cheryl Rutherford