George Steinmetz: African Air

With a deep and awe-inspiring portfolio of aerial photos, George Steinmetz offers a new perspective on landscape photography. Taking to the air in a motorized paraglider -- which, at under 100 lbs, is the lightest aircraft in the world -- the heralded National Geographic contributor captures breathtaking images of the Earth below. The experimental, slow-flying aircraft provides access to some of......read more

George Boorujy's Ridiculously Detailed Nature Paintings

In his intricatel ink-on-canvas works, Brooklyn artist George Boorujy uses a trained naturalist’s eye to depict iconic North American animals and landscapes, presenting a vision of life on the continent that is at once foreign and familiar. Focusing on the natural world is something that comes, er, natural to him. "I always drew animals, like most kids," he says, "but I......read more