FREE IMAGE: THE COWS COME HOME

Happy Mooo-nday. Yep, that’s right, it’s time for an all-new free image of the week. This beautiful wintry scene, complete with cows, will be available for free downloading until 11:59PM EST, Sunday March 9, 2014.  The image comes to us from Tilyo Rusev, from a collection that includes photos of mountains, valleys, and fireworks. See…

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Color Splash With Featured Artist Jag_CZ

Check out the work of our featured Bigstock contributor Jag_CZ. His photography portfolio features a colorful and chaotic collection of solids, liquids, and even gases flying in, out of, and around the frame. It’s a splashy mid-air delight!  For even more freeze-frame fun, be sure to check out some of JAG_CZ’s featured work in the…

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BEST PICTURES: INSPIRED BY PHILOMENA

In our fourth and final week of our Best Pictures series, we celebrate the based-on-a-true-story brilliance of Philomena. Nominated for four Academy Awards, Philomena is really a tale of two cities. One is Limerick, Ireland, where a pregnant young woman’s story begins. The other is Washington D.C., nearly 50 years later, where the search for…

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6 Great Films With Oscar-Worthy Title Design

A well-done opening title sequence can be a beautiful place where filmmaking and graphic design come together. Title typography should be considered a moment in design history. Sure, all of the Oscar nominees were released in theaters, but how many will survive for years to come as works of art?  With the 2014 Academy Awards…

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Best Pictures: Inspired by Gravity

In the third celebratory week of our Best Pictures series, we look up, way up, to Gravity. The jaw-dropping effects. The cuticle-tearing suspense. The acrobatic work of Sandra Bullock. Yes, all of these factors helped earn Gravity an eye-popping ten Oscar nominations. Inspired by the film, we explored our collection of out-of-this-world images and found…

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