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Looking Into the Past

I love the convergence of old and new. There’s something kind of spooky and cool to hold an old record, or coin, and wonder about the people who have held it, enjoyed it, and used it.
When I look at the people in old photographs, I try to get a sense of who they were, and [...]

The Secret Life of Stormtroopers

The most interesting things in life generally happen behind the veil of appearance. We like famous people, but we want to know more about who they are as people; what do they do when the camera is not on. We want to see the humanness behind the persona.
It is with much excitement that I present [...]

House of Cat Around the World – Chilean Street Art Style

A few weeks ago, I put up a post about the inspired and inspiring Chilean street art scene. In one of those it’s-a-small-world-after-all moments, a House of Cat reader in Chile contacted me and let me know that although he wasn’t really into the street art scene, he enjoyed seeing his hometown featured in the [...]

Pencil vs. Camera by Ben Heine

Ben Heine, a Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer, currently living and working in Brussels, has an ongoing project that he calls Pencil vs. Camera. The idea is to fill in portions of landscapes, portraits, street-scenes or whatever else he’s in the mood for, with pencil drawings that at times reflect the original subject, [...]

Jumpology

According to the late photographer, Philippe Halsman, when people jump, we reveal our true selves. His theory, which he calls Jumpology, holds that when jumping, our attention is focused on the act itself, and any personal mask that we might be wearing, inevitably slips away, providing a glimpse into our authentic selves, if only for [...]

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