Source Design You Trust  Dan May is a modern narrative painter and illustrator from the United States known for surreal, emotionally rich worlds filled with “gentle creatures,” dreamlike landscapes, and quiet, story‑like scenes. Working in a detailed, soft style, he populates his paintings with furry giants, sad‑eyed animals, and calm atmospheres that mix comfort, melancholy,…

Source Design You Trust  1st Place Winner: “Assassin Fly” by Linda Repasky Mobile phones proved their artistic power with these stunning macro shots from the 14th Annual Mobile Photography Awards. These images transform tiny details into breathtaking visuals, from surreal everyday moments to crisp textures that seem almost unreal. Each frame tells a story, whether…

Source Design You Trust  Sebastian Krüger is a German painter famous for large, hyper‑real yet grotesquely distorted portraits of rock stars and pop‑culture icons, especially The Rolling Stones. His work sits between fine art and caricature: highly detailed acrylic “personality portraits” that exaggerate features while amplifying character, attitude, and theatrical presence. More: Instagram

Source Design You Trust  Gus Fink is a self‑taught American multimedia artist and toy designer known for his creepy‑cute pop‑surreal style and original character universes. He paints, designs art toys, makes comics and films, and has created multiple collectible lines like Boogily Heads, Stitch Kittens and other oddball creatures that mix humor, darkness and childlike…

Source Design You Trust  Ross Muir is a self‑taught Scottish painter from Alexandria in the Vale of Leven, now based in Glasgow, who reimagines famous artworks with a sharp, street‑culture twist. He started painting at 30 with no formal training, using art to turn his life around, and became widely known after his Van Gogh…

Source Design You Trust  Photo of the year: “The Lone Horseman” by Dennis Schmelz The Siena Drone Photo Awards 2025 elevate the magic of photography with breathtaking aerial visions. More than a contest, they embody Siena’s mission to prove that creativity still soars. From planes and UAVs to balloons and kites, the competition embraces every…

Source Colossal   After six momentous leaps from a small aircraft, skydiver Gabriel C. Brown completed his mission. Brown is friends with astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy and now, also one of his collaborators. Together, the pair created a stunning image that shows the adventurous subject falling in front of the sun. McCarthy is known for his incredible…

Source Design You Trust  Thomas Thompson, 14, was given 21 days hard labor at Wandsworth Prison for stealing one shilling in January 1873. In the early 1870s, Wandsworth Prison in London produced haunting photographs of child offenders at a time when photography itself was still a novelty. Many of these children were harshly punished for…