Seeing human emotions incarnated in animals makes us all happy. Almost as happy as this joyous ringed seal, as it surfaces for air in Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut, in northern Canada: Like this seal, photographer and biologist Paul Nicklen was born and raised along the icy banks of northern Canada—Baffin Island to be exact. His home […]
This is wedding shot. No, this is a wedding shot with the northern lights in the background. Still not quite elaborate enough. This is a long exposure of a couple in their wedding attire in the freezing cold with the northern lights dancing in the background to complete the scene: Eirik Halvorsen shot this amazing 15 […]
Landscape photographers know that patience is key. With the right lighting and at the right moment, even the most boring landscape can look splendid. Photographer Thad Mason managed to take this image of a rainbow breaking in at Rainier National Park while it was raining: By using the flowers and the trees in the foreground, […]
Mobile phone cameras have evolved to the point where the photos they produce are virtually indistinguishable from the starter DSLR camera I began working with a couple of years ago. Add to that the fact that the phone is always in your pocket, and you have a recipe for awesome shots. If you also have […]
Godafoss in Icelandic translates to “waterfall of the gods.” It is indeed one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland and falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters. While the waterfall in itself is a beauty to witness, photographer Serena Ho was able to capture something more: Moonbow and […]
Zooming is one of many cool effects that can be achieved using longer exposures. This particular photo was taken by zooming out during a nine second exposure of a Christmas tree: You can do this both ways—zooming in or zooming out. Just wait for the tree to be properly exposed, then zoom in to create […]
When Mother Nature strikes, everything turns to chaos. Sometimes she seems to flip the whole world upside down. Take, for example, the time when a tornado struck Gum Creek, Tennessee, overturning a shed on Brian Vickers‘s property: Vickers took this image using his iPhone by simply rotating the phone to the shed’s perspective. “My wife liked […]
We take for granted the fact that the earth has been evolving for millions of years and will continue to do so. We can still see structures that show us how much our home planet has gone through. This image of Downpatrick Head in Ireland by photographer Max Malloy is an excellent example: Malloy took […]
Pretty much everyone is familiar with Hollywood’s Christopher Nolan and the creativity he brought to cinematography when he gave us Inception. He has also been a trendsetter and source of inspiration for many years, which brings us to this Inception-style drone photo taken by ezzif. This style of processed photography is also referred to as […]
Grabbing a drink of water for this grey-headed flying fox can be more challenging than you might think. Photographer Ofer Levy waited patiently in over 40° C (104° F) weather while also standing chest deep in the water hoping one of these creatures would swoop low enough to be photographed. The animal drinks by swooping down […]
