Our Favorite 3 Photographs - Michelin Man, Red Bears & Flying Men

Current events and the art world have been bursting with fantastic photographic images lately, and we've selected our Favorite 3 Photos that have come to our attention during the past week. Click on the links or the photos to see the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories.

Takanori Alba's Hotel de Michelin

Jordanian Valentine's Day Faces 

New York City Men-in-the-Air Stunt

Have you ever in your life seen something so fantastic! Japanese sculpture/artist fantasy worlds are brought to life in 3D. Photos and Art: Takanori Alba

The woman's somber face surrounded by smiling soft toys for Valentine's Day - and the pops of red and black - grabs visual attention. Photo: REUTERS / Majed Jaber

Many people in NYC saw three men flying through the air, but these remote-controlled "flying men" were actually PR stunts to gain attention for a new movie launch (it worked!). Photo: Thinkmodo

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Our Valentine's Day Best Heart Photo Winners

In our first Top 10 Photos post ever, we did a Web image search on the word "heart" and chose 10 of our favorite images to help our blog followers and fellow photography enthusiasts celebrate Valentine's Day. Well, the big Love Day is here, and we're excited to announce that 236 of you voted in our Top 10 survey. Many thanks for taking the time to register your vote with us! Here are the top three vote getters - and congratulations to all of our Top 10 photographers. Click here to view the original Top 10 Photos in our hearts competition. Another Top 10 Photos vote will be coming your way soon ....

#1 Best Heart Photo - GONE FISHING BY BIGCITYDREAMS

#2 Best Heart Photo - HEART OF STONE BY SUSAN WIGGS

#3 Best Heart Photo - HEART SHADOW BY ELAINE MESKERS-GARCIA 

We're the New York Institute of Photography, a distance education school teaching photography since 1910 - over 100 years of knowledge and experience. Listen to the following podcast to learn more about who we are and what we do.

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Top 10 Photos: Vote for Your Favorite HEARTS Photo

In our first Top 10 Photos post, I wanted to do an image search on the word "heart." With Valentine's Day coming up, photographers are obsessed with capturing images that show the tender embrace, emotions brimming over in teary eyes, and so on. But I wanted to find the 10 best - in my opinion - photographs that incorporated a heart in the image. I've not put these 10 in any particular order - that task is up to you. Use the survey at the end of the post to vote for your favorite "Heart" image. Thanks for voting and check back soon for another Top 10 Photos vote!

Photograph 1 - Gone Fishing by bigcitydreams

Photograph 2 - Every Heart Is a Revolutionary Cell by anothervisualdiary 

Photograph 3 - My Hands Are My Heart by Gabriel Orozco

Photograph 4 - You Light Up My Heart by everenslaved

Photograph 5 - The Heart of Christmas by sunnyrumble 

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