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Best of the Web | August 2011

Posted on: Wed August 8rd, 2011

We start this month's Best of the Web with some of the best Ramadan pictures from across the world to celebrate the month.

LINK: Al Jazeera: Ramadan across the world
LINK: The Telegraph: Celebrating Ramadan
LINK: The Times Live from South Africa Slideshow of Ramadan

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Next up is French photograher, Sacha Goldberger who set up an outdoor studio next to a park in Paris and asked joggers to take their photos after they had just completed their jogging and then asked them to return in a week looking their best.

Have a look also at Sacha's funny but excellent website.

LINK: Joggers: Before & After Portraits
Sacha Goldberger Website

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If you thought humans looked interesting after exercising, check out these portraits of animals in a series called Shake captured with a fast shutter speed as they shake off water.

LINK: SHAKE series

Check out pet photographer's Carli Davidson other work here.

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This gorgeous series of images of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by Jennifer Shaw caught our eye, not just because they were shot with a Holga camera but also because of the visual impact they have in conveying the sense of awe and fragility.

LINK: Analogue Holga images from Hurricane Katrina
LINK: Jennifer Shaw Website

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Lastly, these stunning black & white images of surfers are gloriously shot - they are by photographer, Wayne Levin who has been capturing underwater and sealife images for the last 30 years primarily in black & white.

LINK: Surfers (Black & White)
LINK: Wayne Levin