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Chris Mottalini: The Mistake By The Lake

In this series, Chris Mottalini documents the intriguing variety of home-built school bus shelters in Buffalo, New York. From the photographer's statement:

“Parents build these sentry-like structures in order to protect their children fron the brutal Buffalo winters. Though these fascinating examples of amateur architecture are created for a specific need, over time that need diminishes and the structures become merely part of their surroundings.”

You can view the rest of the images in Mottalini's portfolio.

Mogees is a fascinating project which turns almost any surface into a playable electronic instrument, using only a contact microphone and some clever software.

Patricio Betteo

I've just been browsing some of Patricio Betteo's superb illustration work, a huge amount of which is viewable in his gallery at DeviantArt. Check out more of his unique art here.

Via FFFFOUND

François Fleury: Blast

An incredible series of photographs by François Fleury; documenting Afghanistan's vast, almost lunar landscape and the effect a prolonged conflict has had upon it.

You can view the full set of images on Fleury's portfolio site.

Randy Hage: New York Storefronts

Model maker Randy Hage has been preserving some of New York City's iconic vintage storefronts, by recreating them in the form of meticulously detailed scale models. Take a look at the comparison images, which show just how painstakingly detailed these models really are.

You can read an interview with Randy Hage at Jeremiah's Vanishing New York; check out more images and other projects on Flickr.

Via Retronaut