If you’ve ever visited Piazza San Marco in Venice (or any European square, for that matter), you’ve no doubt stood dumbfounded at the sight—the historic, beautiful architecture, the people, the vast number of… pigeons! Here, one tourist got quite the photobomb by one said pigeon, and it’s hilarious: The photo, which was taken with a […]
Some pets are universal – dogs and cats, for instance, are found in households around the globe. Then there are certain pets that are pretty specific to certain regions – Central and South America have monkeys, and President Teddy Roosevelt had a bear. In Southeast Asia and India, they (occasionally) have elephants. A person who […]
A wildfire in the hills of Wenatchee, Washington. Firefighters had had a difficult time containing the wildfire, and further concerns were voiced when weather patterns showed a thunderstorm preparing to roll in. Despite the chance of rainfall, firefighters were more concerned about the high winds and potential for new fires to ignite from lightning strikes. As […]
When Dutch astronaut André Kuipers isn’t out in orbit exploring space or logging hours on the International Space Station researching muscle atrophy in astronauts, he can be found taking awesome photos of water droplets like this one: Though it appears as though this is two drops of water, it is actually only one drop. An […]
Not many people get to experience what it looks like when a firearm is shot underneath water, and one enthusiast decided he had been deprived for too long. So Andrew Tuohy did what anyone with a Glock 22, a swimming pool, an underwater camera, and some courage would do–make a video of himself shooting the […]
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing the Milky Way, then you know it looks like a long, straight, milky belt of stars shining above the earth. But, I’m sure you’ve also seen images, like the one below, that depict the galaxy as an all-encompassing arc spanning the sky and touching down on two […]
Michal Karcz is a big Steve Roach fan. The Polish photographic fine artist loves the American ambient soundscape musician so much that this photo, a delicate scene combining a floating hot-air balloon in some Mount Everest landscape, ought to feel quite loud and robust—but it doesn’t. Like most of Karcz’s shots and all of Roach’s music, it feels […]
August 21, 2017’s much anticipated solar eclipse was visible from coast to coast in the United States. The luckiest of viewers were treated to a total eclipse, but it was a sight to behold even where only a partial eclipse could be seen. Of course, during and after the event, social media blew up with […]
Using different perspectives, or shooting from different angles, allows you to make objects appear bigger or smaller. This technique was used to create this photograph of sand tufa formations near Mono Lake in California: Although the formations appear to be quite large, they are actually only several inches tall. By getting low to the ground […]
Iceland attracts photographers from all around the world, all seeking to photograph the beauty that seems to be everywhere you look in the country. From its Northern Lights to its sweeping landscapes, there’s no questioning the photogenic nature of Iceland. But, if you still need a little persuasion, take a look at this image captured […]
