Long exposures of burning steel wool aren’t anything new. But Xero Marzilli shot this image with a twist. A model standing under the flying sparks with an umbrella creates fiery raindrops: It was an awfully cold evening when the shot was made. Eighteen degrees Fahrenheit, to be precise. Not a bad evening to have sparks […]
One of the most unusual sea creatures looks like a jellyfish, but it’s actually more than one organism. While beautiful to look at, the creature can give you a painful sting. Unlike a jellyfish, the Man O’ War, or Bluebottle, is actually a siphonophore, made up of smaller creatures called zooids that all rely on […]
Nineteen year old Marcus Cote is a college student and an amateur photographer based out of the Space Coast of Florida. He’s currently working on a 365 day photo challenge. This photo is a part of that ongoing process: On a day that the ISS was making a high angle and high magnitude pass, Cote set […]
Rod Evans loves long exposure photography. Though his repertoire extends beyond just dragging the shutter, one look at his portfolio and you’re bound to get what he loves to shoot. He also loves creating composite images. This seemingly impossible shot is actually a composite of several images: Evans’s technique for creating these mushrooms was developed by […]
British businessman Andy Honess was on vacation with his family in San Francisco. They decided to have some fun; after what was likely dozens upon dozens of attempts, he snagged this shot: The image went viral, racking up nearly 5,000 retweets and multiple re-posts on Reddit—even two years later. Just goes to show that you don’t need a great […]
Cats have it pretty good — basking in the sun, taking catnaps, walking around like they own the world. Ancient Egyptians believed that cats were sacred and practiced a religion based around a cat-like goddess. And sometimes it seems like our feline friends are trying to convert us! Today’s photo features a tabby cat having […]
Los Angeles International Airport is a pretty busy place, to say the least. Aerial and aviation photographer Mike Kelley spent a day at LAX photographing every departure over eight hours, then he composited them all together into one final image: The image shows how LAX changes from day to night. Kelley took standard shots of every flight […]
Living next to Florida’s Space Coast, John Kraus has set a daily photo challenge for himself. The 17-year-old has a passion for rocket launch photography and is committed to maintaining his reputation as an inspiring photographer. His hard work and dedication paid off when one of his incredible launch photos was chosen to decorate the […]
Sometimes perspective can make all the difference, especially when photographing well-known structures like the Eiffel Tower, or in this case, the Arc de Triomphe. There’s no shortage of typical, straight-on shots of world landmarks, but this photo combines several elements—including a unique perspective—for a striking composition. Taken on France’s National Day (La Fête Nationale, sometimes referred […]
There are some pretty awesome light painting photos out there these days. Photographers are getting really creative with the tools they use to do the painting and the locations they set the images against. For this photo, Andrewlego72 uses a long exposure to capture an incredible moment in a tunnel. Golden lights seem to be […]
