LGBTQIA Pride Dates Across North America and Beyond

It’s Pride Month in Canada, Mexico and the US—a time when we can (as we always should) show love and respect, and fight for empowerment and equality. But it’s more than a celebration of and for the LGBTQIA community, it’s an important reminder of the 28 June 1969 Stonewall Riots that catapulted the gay rights movement in the US into the spotlight. Further, it’s an …

Tattoo Artist Gets The World’s First Tattoo Arm Prosthesis

Twenty-two years ago, tattoo artist JC Sheitan Tenet lost his lower right arm. This didn’t prevent him from continuing with his artistic passion, but recently, compelled by the desire to draw tattoos with his missing limb, he helped to imagine the incredible. Partnering with tattoo artist (and engineer) Gonzal, he offered up an old prosthetic arm, which Gonzal then turned into the world’s first prosthetic …

Daniel Barreto’s Eerie LED Stop-Motion Film

Light paintings are commonplace in the field of long exposure night photography, but filmmaker Daniel Barreto has found a way to take it in a completely new direction. In his film “Ignite,” Barreto combines long exposure photos with LEDs, stop-motion film and time-lapse photography to create a completely analog short film. Bursts of neon lights ooze, jump and dance around the woods while daunting electronic …