On a quiet patch of Californian coast sits El Capitán State Beach, home to soft yellow sand, unpredictable tidepools, and dense sycamore and oak forests. It’s heralded as a paragon of surfing, camping, and fishing. But it’s less appreciated for how photogenic it is—and how much it can spring to mind a real-world Garden of […]
This is one epic portrait that also doubles as a picture-perfect postcard from Norway. Fifteen-year-old Andrea Weka, from Sogndal, Norway, climbed hundreds of feet up Slogan Mountain to find the most gorgeous backdrop for her portrait taken by photographer MA Ortiz. Many have dubbed this “quintessentially Norwegian”: The 5,000 foot mountain is found in the […]
It could be a scene from a disaster movie, as a family on a motorcycle flees from the oncoming deluge. It’s a phenomenon known as a tidal bore, where a wave travels up a river or other narrow waterway and explodes over the banks. This occurs every autumn at the Qiantang River in Hanzhou, China: […]
Well, some might say it’s pure luck, others will say it’s the result of hard and intensive work – and I prefer the second option. But we can’t deny to the fact that photographer Peter Cairns (whether out of luck or out of patience and persistence) achieved a glorious and majestic picture of a sub-adult […]
Norway is undoubtly a major player when it comes to natural beauty. With its sweeping landscapes and gorgeous color, Norway could be considered a landscape photographer’s mecca. For example, take a look at this stunning image from Rune Askeland: The breathtaking image of a rainbow stretching out between to mountains was taken at Jolstravatnet Lake […]
Neutral density filters can transform your photography in ways you’d never imagine. Check out this side by side comparison of a photo taken at the same location with and without a long exposure: The photographer used a 10-stop solid ND filter to capture the details in the shadow area while retaining a lot of details in […]
Norway’s rugged yet beautiful natural landscape pulls thousands of visitors each year to its shores. It’s a unique mixture of beauty and thrill that attracts landscape photographers, hikers, and adventure seekers to explore and appreciate. Photographer epaavola lives in Helsinki, Finland—a 1500 kilometer drive to Senja, where they shot this picture by drone: Senja is […]
Ian Norman runs Lonely Speck, a fun how-to website that tries to simplify Milky Way photography. A little over a month ago, he drove out to Joshua Tree National Park, found a good spot to set up camp and woke up at 3:30 a.m. to snap this majestic shot: This moment was captured with a Canon […]
In the spring and summer months, the land surrounding Tipsoo Lake in Washington state comes alive with the colors of wildflowers and huckleberry shrubs. Nevertheless, it retains much of its pristine beauty when the winter months come and blanket the world in a layer of snow. Photographer Cody Wilson managed to capture this stunning moment of the […]
A carpet of brightly-colored flowers leads the eye toward the solitary tree, and the sun setting behind it on the Boundary Trail, Johnson Ridge Observatory, Mount St. Helens. Photographer Cody Wilson says he originally walked past this scene in his search for the perfect image. He wanted a shot with flowers in the foreground and […]
