God dang, Troy Moth makes some stark and jarring photos. It’s fitting that the titles of his projects sound more like black metal albums than photo projects (see: Darkness, The Welcoming, Norwegian Fjord Horse, etc.)

But I mean, read Troy’s bio and tell me if you’re surprised about the subject of his awesomely dark work:

Troy Moth was born in a remote tree-planting camp on the west coast of Canada and spent the first few years of life in a tent guarded by large dogs. He loved the wild and abundant nature he grew up immersed in, but eventually the call to adventure became too much and he moved, first across Canada to the big city (Toronto), then across the world to India, to pursue a career in photography.

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What’s our pal Jason Dean from The Best Part (one of our favorite, now defunct blogs) been up to lately? A lot. Namely, he’s been churning out sweet ass posters of his own work like every other day. Check ‘em out. Then buy ‘em.

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About four years back, Kristy and I tried making a paper sandwich. It was fun and, you know, it worked but this paper sandwich made by Zim and Zou for ICON magazine makes what we did look like fingerpainting. Check out the rest of the their portfolio for some equally intense neon papercuts.

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Check out this awesome architectural sculpture made from/built on an old found chair by Mr. Ted Lott.

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Another wonderful edition of Romka Magazine, the publication that tells the stories of photographers and their favorite photos. I was a big fan of the previous issue and #6 is no let down.

Featured in this issue: Jerry Hsu, Reilly Hodgson, Noah Kalina, Aoife O’Dwyer, Lisa Wasman and about a million other awesome picture makers.

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Nice consistently conceptual and mostly abstract design work from Oslo’s Oh Yeah Studio.

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An unauthorized Olympic calendar by Serbian illustrator extraordinaire BECHA. Each month is represented by one event/sport and one human characteristic (see: Rowing/Pride). A modern take on some of the more classic mid-century Olympic posters. I dig.

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Conceptual sculpture by Parisian artist Vincent Kohler, who seems to have no preference in medium at all. Check out his portfolio and you’ll find him bouncing back and forth between the likes of wood, concrete, electrical installation and more and more and more.

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New York photographer Julian Hibbard‘s photos take the form of uncomfortable snippets. Scenes obscured so that only their most unwieldy and strange elements make it to the frame.

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An entire alphabet constructed from original characters by Finnish designer Vesa Sammalisto. You can snag prints of individual letters here. These would be awesome kids holiday gifts, just sayin’.

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