Studio Illicit

Pic of the Week: Susan Leonard, Aurora Borealis over the Jokulsarlon Glacier
10th Jul 2015
This stunning image taken by Susan Leonard, depicts the aurora borealis over the Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon in Southern Iceland. The breathtaking image that makes perfect use of the rule of…

Brian Skerry: The Ocean's Glory & Horror
9th Jul 2015
Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves — as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful…

Lisa Kristine: Photos that bear witness to modern slavery
8th Jul 2015
For the past two years, photographer Lisa Kristine has traveled the world, documenting the unbearably harsh realities of modern-day slavery. She shares hauntingly beautiful images — miners in the Congo, brick layers in Nepal —…

Edward Burtynsky Photographs the Landscape of Oil
8th Jul 2015
TED Talks In stunning large-format photographs, Edward Burtynsky follows the path of oil through modern society, from wellhead to pipeline to car engine -- and then beyond to the projected peak-oil endgame.

Inspiring Low Light Photography
7th Jul 2015
Susan Leonard, Aurora Borealis Over Glacier Lagoon.
Yevhen Samuchenko, Dreams of Lighthouse.
Shaden Zarraq, Watching the Extraordinary Red View of Sunset in Dead Sea.
Shelley Rae, The Grotto At Night.
Bill Boswell, Painted Ladies of San Francisco.
Cindy Bosveld, Kwinana…

Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
3rd Jul 2015
Nature photographer Frans Lanting uses vibrant images to take us deep into the animal world. In this short, visual talk he calls for us to reconnect with other earthly creatures, and to shed the metaphorical…

Chris Burkard: The joy of surfing in ice-cold water
3rd Jul 2015
"Anything that is worth pursuing is going to require us to suffer, just a little bit," says surf photographer Chris Burkard, as he explains his obsession with the coldest, choppiest, most isolated beaches on earth.…

Inspiring Indian Street Photography
3rd Jul 2015
10 Stunning examples of Indian street photography to get your creativity flowing.

Pic of the Week: Adam Prieto, Upper Pines
3rd Jul 2015
This magical image was entered into our bi-monthly photography competition 'Life After Dark'. It was chosen as our Pic of the Week as it's a great example of low…

Anand Varma: The first 21 days of a bee's life
2nd Jul 2015
We've heard that bees are disappearing. But what is making bee colonies so vulnerable? Photographer Anand Varma raised bees in his backyard - in front of a camera - to get an up close view.…