Koren Shadmi Renders Technologically Critical Illustrations

"Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality."-- unknown Equality. It conjures up different meanings for different people. Alt...

Contemporary Issues second prize stories: 'In the Same Boat' by @francesco_zizola August 26 2015. Migrants on board of an overcrowded rubber dinghy waiting to be rescued. Libyan migrants being rescued by the international medical relief organization Doctors Without Borders in the Mediterranean Sea. We'll be sharing the prizewinning photographs from the 2016 Photo Contest for the next few weeks. Click the link in our bio to see the full gallery of winners! #WPPh16 by worldpressphoto

There's something very disturbing about John Holcroft's work, but in a very good way. Checking out his cool drawings, you can't help but feel as if you're seeing something forbidden. The fragility of the system, the obscurity of your career; the lack of romance in today's world. The characters' passions are their torture and there's only one way out - embracing the absurdity of the modern world. Working from a studio near Sheffield, UK, Holcroft manages to connect two completely different…

John Holcroft is a well-known British illustrator who has worked for BBC, Reader's Digest, The Guardian and the Financial Times, among others. However, what makes him famous are not his employers, but the brilliant satire reflected in his illustrations and the retro style he uses to create them.

The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words finds substance in the illustrations of John Holcroft.

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