Alamy Content Pictures of the Week #18
Here we are at the 18th instalment of the Pictures of the Week feature. Lots has been going on this past week making it hard to pick just a few but as always we’ve highlighted 5 of our favourites… It was the summer solstice on the 21st June and revellers gathered to celebrate the arrival of summer and the longest day of the year. We really love this genuine in the moment shot that captures the passion and emotion of the whole event. The shallow depth of field really brings your focus in and makes you feel connected to the image. We’ve been flooded with images from the… Read more
Here we are at the 18th instalment of the Pictures of the Week feature. Lots has been going on this past week making it hard to pick just a few but as always we’ve highlighted 5 of our favourites… It was the summer solstice on the 21st June and revellers gathered to celebrate the arrival of summer and the longest day of the year. We really love this genuine in the moment shot that captures the… Read more
, even adding a pop of colour in an image can have a great effect, just look at the striking lifestyle image below of a boy blowing up a bright orange balloon… Quetzal Green The blue-green hue of this colour can add an elegance to an otherwise simple image, and we think this trend could be easily harnessed by plant and garden photographers to […]&picture=https://www.alamy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/M5D5J0.jpg&?utm_source=social&utm_content=website-share&utm_campaign=Pantone Autumn/Winter Colour Trends 2018&utm_medium=facebook)
&description=When we came up with the idea for this blog, we thought sure, it’ll be easy to pick our favourite images. I mean it would be easier than picking one of our favourite Alamy images, as there are almost 140 million of them, right? Well boy were we wrong; as we delved into our archives, and took a trip down memory lane, it proved harder than we thought to pick just one photo as our favourite. But never the less, we persisted. They might not be of renowned subjects, or be of great technical quality, but that doesn’t mean they are any less special. So, let’s take a look at these photos then! Alan Capel – Director of Community Taken in 2013 at a friend’s wedding, Alan chose this image of the happy newlyweds. “I love it because it perfectly sums them up, they love England and all things quintessentially English (they’re both German), so what better setting than a seaside resort amusement arcade with ubiquitous ‘man in football shirt’ in background! The fun and playfulness of the picture epitomises […]&picture=https://www.alamy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/M42HG7.jpg&?utm_source=social&utm_content=website-share&utm_campaign=The Alamy Content Team’s favourite photos (that they’ve taken)&utm_medium=facebook)
 – Architect Issei Suma Garden and House (2013) – Architecture firm: SANAA Double Helix House – Architect: Onishimaki + Hyakudayuki: Tower of Winds – Architect: Toyo Ito Bird’s Nest and House – Architect: Hiroshi Nakamura The Church on the Water – Architect: Tadao Ando […]&picture=https://www.alamy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MEWYH2.jpg&?utm_source=social&utm_content=website-share&utm_campaign=Stock Photo Requests – Architecture and Interiors&utm_medium=facebook)