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We recently published articles about two different instances of volcanic lightning—a phenomenon created during volcanic eruptions when ash and dust particles rub together and form static electricity. Marco Restivo documented the rare sight during one of Mount Etna’s most recent eruptions and Skarphedinn Thrainsson captured an equally epic volcanic lightning shot several years ago in Iceland. Restivo’s and […]

It’s not often you see an unusual angle of a natural landmark, but here’s a pretty lovely one: the backside of Yosemite National Park’s famous Half Dome mountain: The image was snapped by Oxus007 with a simple Nikon D7100. As he wrote in the comments of his popular Reddit post: “I used an 18-140mm kit lens for this, […]

It was a wonderful stroke of luck when a Peregrine Falcon couple returned to the same flower box on a Chicago balcony to nest. The falcons—named Steve and Linda Perry by the man whose balcony they took over—had been together for three years and their family was about to grow. Dacey Arashiba, the owner of the […]

On a foggy morning at Omega Park in Quebec, Cananda, photographer Daniel Parent was able to capture this shot of three arctic wolves cautiously listening to the sounds of the forest. Parent is an enthusiast photographer who boasts a very impressive and extensive profile of wildlife imagery. Strolling through the images makes you wonder if […]

Modern technology makes star trail photography so simple. Take a shot like this one, for example—it may look complicated, but it’s actually incredibly easy to shoot: The photographer, Jason Watson, used a website called Dark Sky Finder to scope out the location near the Bodie Island Lighthouse in North Carolina, then simply showed up with the right gear: “I […]

Tiny planet photos have been gaining popularity, and the reason is clear when you see examples such as this photo of the Bonneville Salt Flats: The photo was taken at the Bonneville Salt Flats, an area in Northern Utah well known for hosting several land speed record events. These types of tiny planet images are […]

Many people are frustrated with the amount of snow and severity of this winter season has brought us, but the beautiful image of a snow covered road in Ransberg, Sweden may help to remind us that snow can also be beautiful: The photographer had impeccable timing as the sun was setting in the distant horizon. […]

In 1949, LIFE magazine’s Gjon Mili visited Pablo Picasso in the South of France. Mili, who had experimented in light photography, showed Picasso a few of his photographs of ice skaters jumping in the dark with little lights attached to their skates. This inspired Picasso to create his own images in the air with light and led to […]

To create unique and inspiring photographs, a photographer must teach himself to look closer at his natural surroundings and examine them with an eye for detail. The photo that you see below is a shining example of why. It would be easy to meander right past this incredible photo opportunity if you were not intentionally […]

Iceland is by far one of the most amazing places to catch the Aurora borealis, and this shot taken by Seattle photographer Paul Weeks doesn’t disappoint. The electric green and yellows of the aurora almost seem like they’re reflecting the shape of the river below: Capturing the aurora (especially one this bright) can be a […]