Category: Art & Culture


Oct
05
2021
This Field is Required Richard Pendavingh 05.10.21

Tracing the origins of 'life admin' from sacrificial servants, to human computers, chatbots and Potemkin AI.

Apr
16
2016
The Art of Amistics Richard Pendavingh 16.04.16

Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag paints images of suburban Sweden in the 1980s transformed by some unexplained technological breakthrough.

Feb
25
2015
Kyoto, Japan’s Spiritual Capital Richard Pendavingh 25.02.15

The old capital of Kyoto is home to about 1600 temples and countless smaller shrines.

Oct
20
2013
Part 2: The fall of Trebizond Richard Pendavingh 20.10.13

After the fall of Constantinople the two remaining Byzantine states- the Despotate of Morea and the Empire of Trebizond- came under renewed pressure.

May
13
2013
ICC Berlin Richard Pendavingh 13.05.13

Some images of Berlin's International Congress Centre designed by Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte in 1979.

May
06
2013
Pergamon altar frieze
Pergamon Museum, Berlin Richard Pendavingh 06.05.13

Some images of Berlin's controversial museum of near-eastern antiquities including the massive Pergamon Altar.

Apr
24
2013
Tito’s Memorials Richard Pendavingh 24.04.13

A collection of haunting Soviet-era war memorials in the mountains of former Yugoslavia taken by Belgian artist Jan Kempenaers.

Apr
22
2013
Miru Kim Richard Pendavingh 22.04.13

Some amazing self-portraits by Korean/American artist Miru Kim.

Apr
14
2013
Roofing in Russia Richard Pendavingh 14.04.13

A small selection of dizzying photos taken by Russian teenagers in the upper reaches of the Moscow skyline.

Apr
09
2013
encants de bellcaire
Barcelona Richard Pendavingh 09.04.13

A few postcard pictures from Barcelona.

Mar
22
2013
Detroit Street Art Richard Pendavingh 22.03.13

Some very detailed street art taken on a sunny day in Detroit.

Mar
22
2013
Pawn broker in Corktown, Detroit MI.
Corktown and surrounds, Detroit MI Richard Pendavingh 22.03.13

A final set of photos from the city of Detroit. Taken around Corktown and in the city centre.

Oct
11
2012
Sebastien Montaz-Rosset Richard Pendavingh 11.10.12

Few films provoke such a powerful, visceral reaction as this short by Sebastian Montaz-Rosset so I thought I should share my discomfort.

Sep
14
2012
Photographic Empathy Richard Pendavingh 14.09.12

Early colour photographs of Tsarist Russia by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii courtesy of the US Library of Congress.

Aug
02
2012
Phaedra Hairdressing Richard Pendavingh 02.08.12

A short promotional video I did for Carlton salon Phaedra late last year.

Jul
09
2012
Way Back Home Richard Pendavingh 09.07.12

Continuing the theme of unusually poetic treatments for adventure sports we have a short by Dave Sowerby of freerider Danny MacAskill.

Jul
09
2012
Skiing on Baffin Island Richard Pendavingh 09.07.12

A breathtaking short by Photographer Jordan Manley. . .

Jun
27
2012
Callum Cooper Richard Pendavingh 27.06.12

Amazing video by Callum Cooper for Melbourne fashion label Klezinski.

Jun
27
2012
Fimmvörðuháls Richard Pendavingh 27.06.12

Images of the eruption of icleandic volcano Fimmvörðuháls against the northern aurura by British photographer James Appleton.

Jun
07
2012
Gerd Arntz Richard Pendavingh 07.06.12

A series of pictograms from German modernist designer Gerd Arntz.

Apr
12
2012
Clemens Wirth Richard Pendavingh 12.04.12

Some wonderful microscopic videography by Austrian artist Clemens Wirth.