Check out this enchanting image taken by photographer Ann-Marie Westwood at the Finnich Glen, also known as The Devil’s Pulpit, located just outside of Glasgow in Scotland: The image was taken using a Nikon D200. To capture the entire scene, Westwood used a wide 32mm focal length while shooting at an ISO of 100 and […]
Feeling cold outside? Hopefully you don’t have to shovel your snow, at least. If you do, and you live in New York, you might run into this man, whose menacing pose is something out of a horror film: Photographer Navid Baraty was drawn by the light in this scene while in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He snapped the photo in 2010, but […]
Selfies are all the rage nowadays, and selfie sticks are probably the most popular type of stick sold right now. Humans aren’t the only ones who love taking selfies. The popular scandal involving a monkey who took a photo of himself, and the subsequent copyright issue proves it. Now, it seems like the selfie craze […]
Remember when we got you to concede that a tiny garden vole was probably a better photographer than you? Well, here’s another photograph to keep you humble. We’re pretty sure that this airport guard dog named Piper is cooler than all humans ever: K-9 Piper is a 7 year-old border collie. Wearing full protective gear, Piper works at […]
What does a modern Boeing 787 look like when it’s completely empty, you might ask? The answer is this glowing tube that resembles a hyper-futuristic spacecraft, apparently! We don’t know who the original photographer is—or whether this is a 3D render mock-up (note the lack of call buttons or overhead lights, but the odd inclusion of […]
In meteorology, the phenomenon of “hard rime” occurs when sub-zero temperatures, heavy fog and gentle winds combine in the winter. It’s rare that such heavy fog would drift down to street level—it’s usually a mountain-ridge phenomenon—but the proof is right here, in this snapshot, which may look like a miniature model but is in fact one […]
iPhone cameras might not pack as much punch as DSLRs in terms of megapixel count, but they can certainly create stunning images when operated by folks who know what they’re doing in adequate lighting conditions. That’s certainly the case with this beautiful photo of Moscow, Russia’s iconic St. Basil’s Cathedral: The photographer captured the image with an iPhone […]
Arches National Park, Utah may be a desert, but it’s very rarely deserted, thanks to its iconic rock formations, which attract hoards of camera-wielding tourists year-round. Thankfully, however, there was no traffic in the park at 3:00 a.m. when landscape and astrophotographer Mike Taylor decided to set up his gear in the middle of the road to photograph the […]
Twenty years. That’s how long Canadian marine biologist and National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen has been documenting “the beauty and the plight” of Earth’s polar regions and oceans. If the following image of a majestic ice cap in Svalbard, Norway is any proof, Nicklen’s dedication has paid off: An ice cap is a glacier that spans less than […]
Astronomers and astrophotographers are excited about a rare event taking place right now: for the first time since 2005, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn can be seen together in the night sky. The visible alignment of these five planets will continue until February 20, so if you haven’t already, grab your camera and get out there […]
