Demand for homegrown contemporary music is sweeping Africa and driving a creative boom in an industry otherwise battered by falling CD sales and rampant piracy. A recent study of the entertainment sector by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accountants showed rapid earnings growth in many African countries, fuelled largely by live performances by local artists. "Consumers are increasingly wanting local content," Vicki Myburgh, a PwC director who conducted the study released last month, told AFP.

waterfall in autumn by Tiger Seo

Bangtae mountain in Injae, Korea.

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Meditation by Andre Villeneuve

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“Prince 4Ever” is set to be released Nov. 22.

Welcoming Fall by Lars van de Goor

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Moody Morning by Pascal Schirmer

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Nika by Георгий Чернядьев (Georgy Chernyadyev)

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Standing All Alone by The Narratographer

This morning, I was up with the lark. Sunrise at this time of year is before 6am and in order to be in position for when the soft light appears, you really need to be arriving on location no later than 5.30am. So I found myself, at this ungodly hour, standing on the edge of the sea with nothing for company but the sound of waking waves. The tide was coming in and as I positioned my tripod right by the edge of the sea, I kept one eye on the light and one fixed firmly on the ever-nearing tide. I wanted to get something low down, giving the images a sense of power and of the sheer size of the bay. Another benefit of positioning your camera low to the ground is that you make the foreground that little more apparent. No one normally looks at what is right before the camera, preferring to let their eye be guided into the frame and led towards the point of focus. But when the camera is positioned low, these little stones become a little more obvious. That was what I wanted, a contrast between the sea and the stone, a wave/particle duality if you will. I also decided to shoot most of my stuff today in long exposure. For me, long exposure is great at isolating that which doesn’t move. The fact that everything moving is given a softness, everything that doesn’t, by comparison, is given a stronger appearance. This leads to an overall contrast boost and gives static edges a little more grandeur. I spent a good two hours at Durdle Door this morning, and apart from another pair of photographers and their little dog, I saw no one all morning. Photography is a lonely passion, it is supposed to be. It is a path best trod in solitude.

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Freezing Beauty by Nicola Pirondini

Hi guys, time for a older shot, one of my personal favourites wichi I recently fixed. The light was so magic in that moment, and the combination of snowy trees and dead trees closed the deal for a good image for me. I hope you enjoy it guys!
-Nicola

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SUNRISE REFLECTION by Raul Weisser

Autumn sunrise reflection

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Brigitte B. by Maxim Guselnikov

This shot was made during our master-class with Sacha Leyendecker – photographer from Cologne, Germany. Personal Skype color grading & retouch lessons & video tutorials.
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Last crusade by Vassilis Tangoulis

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