<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/breakfast-birds-photography-michael-ward/"></div>“I am on a quest to locate and memorialize the simple beauty and despair we all see in life. I prefer to use minimal processing to bring the image to life and in doing so, I can put myself in the image admiring the subject. It is my hope and aspiration that you are able […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/breakfast-birds-photography-michael-ward/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Category: Life
Paola Bottoni, digital photography
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/paola-bottoni-digital-photography/"></div>“My name is Paola Bottoni, I live in the hills neraby Genoa and I consider myself an amateur photographer… unfortunately I don’t speak English at all but I’m sure we can understand each other easily through the universal photographic language.” Paola Bottoni: behance<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/paola-bottoni-digital-photography/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Vivid, photography by Chikao Nishida
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/vivid-photography-chikao-nishida/"></div>“I’ve been holding our portal web site ‘The Rosetta Stone’ since 1995. I can produce works of not only photography but also Japanese calligraphy. I’m an expert of Cross-media in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.” Chikao Nishida: behance<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/vivid-photography-chikao-nishida/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Sunflowers, photography by Olga Boyko
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/sunflowers-photography-olga-boyko/"></div>Olga Boyko: instagram<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/sunflowers-photography-olga-boyko/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Mieps the Guinea Pig, adorable portraits by Marloes van Antwerpen
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/mieps-guinea-pig-adorable-portraits-marloes-van-antwerpen/"></div>It’s not always easy to get pets to cooperate for hours of photo shoots, but somehow Mieps the Guinea Pig manages to pose long enough for her Netherlands-based human, Marloes van Antwerpen, to snap a great photo. The three-year-old guinea pig is the star of her own Instagram and for good reason—she is marvelously photogenic! […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/mieps-guinea-pig-adorable-portraits-marloes-van-antwerpen/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Fancy rats, a collection of domestic rats portraits by Diane Özdamar
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/fancy-rats-collection-domestic-rats-portraits-diane-ozdamar/"></div>“As far as I can remember I have always loved rats and any rodent people would call “pest”. When I first got pet rats, I was thrilled to discover they were so clean, smart and affectionate, very far from the nasty dirty rat myth most people believe in. Thus, I decided to rescue and foster […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/fancy-rats-collection-domestic-rats-portraits-diane-ozdamar/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Alexandra Bochkareva, photography
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/alexandra-bochkareva-photography/"></div>“My genre is Portrait and Fine Art photography. Portraits inspire me most of all. I think most of my works are not only the portraits of people I shoot but also the self-portraits.” Alexandra Bochkareva: instagram / 500px<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/alexandra-bochkareva-photography/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Mia’s furry friends, photography by Suzy Mead
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/mias-furry-friends-photography-suzy-mead/"></div>“I enjoy creating portrait art featuring my daughter’s love for animals. Mia has always been my muse on my photography journey. I like to create portraits of her personality and expressions as well as capture her childhood moods. Along the way I’ve discovered her fondness for animals and so I was inspired to create art […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/mias-furry-friends-photography-suzy-mead/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Rock Around
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/rock-around/"></div>“Over the course of the past year, our family has painted over 1000 rocks in a kaleidoscope of characters and wild personalities. Each of us (dad and six kids, aged 5 to 17) chose a base color and had free rein to paint our rocks with whatever details we wanted. All 1000 rocks have been […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/rock-around/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Heidi Williams has found serenity through her yoga practice
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/heidi-williams-found-serenity-yoga-practice/"></div>Heidi Williams has found serenity through her yoga practice. As a survivor of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and rape, she began the activity to rejuvenate her mind, body, and spirit. “Yoga brought me to a safe place again,” she told Mantra Yoga + Health. “A place of peace and self-acceptance.” William’s recovery was the start of […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/heidi-williams-found-serenity-yoga-practice/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Nicobar pigeon, the closest living relative of the Dodo bird
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/nicobar-pigeon-closest-living-relative-dodo-bird/"></div>Ever heard of the Nicobar pigeon? It’s the closest living relative to the extinct flightless Dodo bird, and it’s absolutely stunning. Even though they’re relatives, The Nicobar pigeon looks nothing like the Dodo. One of their differences is the Nicobar’s luminous colors. It has reddish legs, a white tail, and is covered in blue, copper, […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/nicobar-pigeon-closest-living-relative-dodo-bird/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Rain, sculpture by Nazar Bilyk
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/rain-sculpture-nazar-bilyk/"></div>Ukrainian artist Nazar Bilyk created this stunning 6-foot tall sculpture called “Rain” using bronze and glass. A huge raindrop stands suspended on the figure’s face as he looks up toward the sky. The work has several meanings including representing man’s delicate relationship with nature. The raindrop is a symbol of the dialogue which connects a […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://ego-alterego.com/rain-sculpture-nazar-bilyk/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->