Here is an architectural shot of something that you don’t see very often: the Chand Baori located in Rajasthan, India. Chand Baori is one of the oldest stepwells in the world, as it dates back to between 800-900 AD. While the stepwell is no longer in use as a means of water procurement, it is kept […]
It’s an awe-inspiring moment to watch a rocket lift off and make it to the upper reaches of the atmosphere. The blinding light, the roaring engines, the thunderous noise and the towering rocket launching into thin air makes an impression that lasts a lifetime. Not many get the privilege to watch a spectacle like this, […]
The Australian outback gets blazingly hot—and here’s proof. This aerial inferno shows an expansive empty farm field overwhelmed by a sun-kissed sky and delicately textured clouds: It’s unclear where this shot was taken exactly, but it was captured by Simon Diete, whose HDR-enhanced images bring out the robust emotions in the natural world. The sun […]
Themed weddings: they can be epic, they can be cheesy, but they’re always entertaining, especially when the photographer gets in on the fun. And one photographer of a Lord of the Rings-themed ceremony just happened to find the perfect prop for that requisite wedding rings shot: The groom explained that the photo was a spur-of-the-moment flash of genius on the photographer’s […]
Every year, NASA hosts Tournament: Earth, where voters choose one remarkable image taken from space. This year, the winning image was snapped by the Terra satellite’s unfathomably powerful Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. It depicts the Canary Islands confusingly looking like they’re swimming north: What the image, taken June 15, 2013, actually shows is the way the wind moves the water […]
There’s nothing like the relationship between a boy and his dog, alone against the world. That’s what Russian photographer Elena Shumilova so beautifully captures in this image from her quiet farm outside Moscow, Russia: She uses a Canon 5D Mark II body with a 135mm lens. But it’s truly the post-production that makes the picture sing “magical […]
Interrupting an otherwise picturesque shot of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, one graceful dog leapt up and caught a flying rubber chicken in his mouth, aligning himself perfectly against the curvature of one of America’s greatest architectural landmarks. Truly, a thing of beauty: The perfectly timed moment was captured by Myles Weissleder, who runs a […]
It’s always interesting to see the “World’s First” of something, and today people have been saying this is the world’s first photo of an ocean wave over lava captured from within the tube. That right, lava! I believe looking at this photograph reminds us of two things: First, that nature is amazing, and second, photographers […]
A 65-year-old man made a pretty amazing catch at Wrigley Field recently when a home run hit sent the ball over the railing of the left field bleachers where he was sitting. Mike Pullin snagged the ball with a stretched out, backward, one-legged teeter, which was pretty cheer worthy on its own, but what he […]
Looking something like a cross between surfing and paragliding, kiteboarding (also called kitesurfing) is apparently quite a popular pastime at Waddell Creek Beach in California. Photographer Casey McCallister spent an afternoon observing the sport, and (one hour of shooting, 200+ images, and some serious Photoshopping later) he ended up with this: Calling the composite photo a […]
