Holyland
Jay Van Dam, American photographer, made a series of shots in a Christian amusement park. Continue reading »
Torching Elephant Tusks in Kenya
Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki sets on fire an illegal ivory stockpile, July 20, 2011 at the Tsavo National Park, southeast of Nairobi. Kibaki ignited nearly five tons of ivory stockpiled in the country since being seized in Singapore nearly a decade ago — destroying some 335 tusks and 42,553 pieces of ivory carvings at the Manyani wildlife rangers training institution in eastern Kenya. (Tony Karumba / AFP – Getty Images) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Chemical Silence
A couple walks in the world’s largest salt flat, in Uyuni, Bolivia. Uyuni also has one of the world’s richest deposits of lithium. (Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images) Zoom.
Open Your Eyes to the Hidden Night
The Photopic Sky Survey is a 5,000 megapixel photograph of the entire night sky stitched together from 37,440 exposures, created by photographer Nick Risinger. Large in size and scope, it portrays a world far beyond the one beneath our feet and reveals our familiar Milky Way with unfamiliar clarity. When we look upon this image, we are in fact peering back in time, as much of the light—having traveled such vast distances—predates civilization itself.
Passport of the Galactic Republic
Personalized souvenir passport – is a unique souvenir, which almost does not differ from the standard passport by the the appearance and quality of materials. And, importantly, it’s a souvenir with a photo and a name of a concrete person.
October 12, 2010 The Make Me Passport Company were given a permission from the Intergalactic Identity Management to issue the passports of the Galactic Republic to all of the Earth’s inhabitants. Passports are issued only to representatives of humanoid races (listed in the Unified Register of Racial). Continue reading »
Facebook Campaign to Heal Ariel, the Paralyzed Lion
Ariel, the three-year-old, 140-kilogram lion is the focus of an Internet campaign to raise money needed to treat the paralysis that struck him a year ago, depriving him of the use of his four legs.
Veterinarian Livia Pereira kisses paralyzed lion Ariel who she is caring for in her home in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Andre Penner/AP)
Veterinarian Livia Pereira and Ariel’s owner, Raquel Borges, said the $11,500 needed every month to pay for Ariel’s treatment comes from donations from nearly 35,000 people who have clicked the “like” button on Ariel’s Facebook page. Continue reading »
Beekeepers Compete for ‘Bee Bearding’ Title
Beekeeper Lu Kongjiang waves as he competes in a ‘bee bearding’ contest on July 16 in Shaoyang, Hunan Province of China. Wang Dalin won the contest after attracting 26.86kg of bees onto his body, covered only by a pair of shorts and swimming goggles. (ChinaPotoPress / Getty Images) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Monster Croc Brutus Thrills Australian Tourists
Yes, it’s real. Nothern Territory News photographer Katrina Bridgeford took this amazing front page photograph of Brutus, a 5.5m (~18 feets) saltwater croc, giving a boatload of tourists a moment they’ll never forget on the Adelaide River, just over 100km south of Darwin, Australia, last week. The huge saltwater crocodile, which is missing its right front leg (a shark issue), is a favourite with tourists on the Adelaide River Jumping Croc Cruises, because he loves his meal of buffalo meat and always puts on a good show for it. (Katrina Bridgeford/Nothern Territory News)
Best Photos of Mountain Summit Contest 2011
Mountains are made of rock. They don’t usually move. But they do generate plenty of motion: they allow for streams to carve their way through their slopes. They create habitats for animals and plants. And they are shaped by wind and weather. For us humans, they are a recreational destination, a playground and in a way, a “gym”. Everything in them that moves or is moved is part of “Mountain.Moves”.
In cooperation with partners of eight countries and the support of the IMS, KIKU wants to acknowledge creativity and the powers of observation of all mountain lovers. The best photos will be rewarded with a special prize and the photographers invited to the award ceremony at the IMS. A selection of pictures will be exposed in the city center of Brixen/Bressanone, Italy. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Synchro Light
JULY 16: Lights on the costumes of performers shine during the opening ceremony of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. FINA is the international governing body of swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and open water swimming. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Zoom.
Walking with Giraffes
Giraffe Manor is set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest and is only 20 kilometres from Nairobi city centre. Built in the 1930s, this luxury boutique hotel has maintained all the charm of the era and is now famous for its resident herd of Rothschild Giraffe. Giraffe Manor offers you an unparalleled experience of the giraffes, with them vying for your attention at the breakfast table, the front door and even your bedroom window.
Giraffe Manor is also home to many characters including warthogs, bushbuck, dik dik and more than 180 species of birds and has a striking view of the Ngong hills. Continue reading »
Bye Bye Banksy! Iconic Painting Whitewashed by Bungling Worker After Building is Transformed into Muslim Centre.
Banksy’s artworks fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds and his graffiti is strewn across cities around the world.
But one man mistook the street art splashed on the side of his Muslim centre as vandalism and set about disguising it with white paint. Unbeknown to Saeed Ahmed the ‘Gorilla in a Pink Mask’ stencil had been a familiar landmark in the artist’s hometown of Bristol for over 10 years.
Before: The ‘Gorilla in a Pink Mask’ Bansky artwork before it was painted over by Saeed Ahmed
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Photo of the Day: Stormtrooper’s Journey
Stormtrooper Paul French is pictured on day 5 of his over 4,000 kilometre journey from Perth to Sydney walking down Old Mandurah Road on July 15, 2011 in Perth, Australia. French aims to walk 35-40 kilometres a day, 5 days a week, in full Stormtrooper costume until he reaches Sydney. French is walking to raise money for the Starlight Foundation – an organisation that aims to brighten the lives of ill and hostpitalised children in Australia. (Paul Kane/Getty Images) Click images to zoom. Continue reading »
Workers Prepare 26-Foot-tall Marilyn Monroe Sculpture for Unveiling in Chicago
Nick Valenza helps to put some finishing touches on “Forever Marilyn”, a sculpture by Seward Johnson, on July 14, in Chicago. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds will be unveiled tomorrow and remain on display in Chicago through the spring of 2012. The sculpture was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene in the 1955 movie Seven Year Itch. (Scott Olson / Getty Images) Continue reading »
Sun Ligns for ‘Manhattanhenge’ in New York
One need not go all the way to Salisbury Plain to witness a spectacular solar phenomenon.
New Yorkers have been privileged to view something called “Manhattanhenge” or “Manhattan Solstice” – whereby the sun sets in alignment with the east-west streets of the urban island, providing a visual somewhat similar to Stonehenge in England. Manhattanhenge occurs only twice a year – typically around May 28 and July 12 or July 13.
In this perfect and rare juxtaposition, the sun appears to be comfortably nestled between Manhattan’s huge skyscrapers. However, the effect lasts for only 15 or 20 minutes. The term “Manhattanhenge” was created by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in 1996 at the American Museum of Natural History, who noticed how similar it was to the way the sun sets in Stonehenge.
People step out into the street to photograph the sunset along 34th Street, aligning with the Manhattan street grid during “Manhattanhenge” on July 13 in New York. It is dubbed “Manhattanhenge” and happens two times a year when the Sun aligns at dusk with streets in a glowing magic trick as rays of sunlight span across New York perfectly, from west to east. (Stan Honda / AFP – Getty Images) Continue reading »
Groundbreaking iPhone 5 Concept Shots: Will New iPhone Look Like This?
Magnesium alloy concept by Nak Design – a radically different design from the iPhone 4. (Gizmodo/NAK)
iPhone 5 is yet to see the light of the day, but people have already started speculating about iPhone 6. Inspired by iPhone 5 rumors artists and designers have come up with their own concept iPhones, some radically different from previous iPhones and others with minor but recognizable variations. Some of the best iPhone 5 concepts below. Continue reading »
‘Bulls to the Sea’ Festival in Eastern Spain
Revelers jump into the sea followed by a bull, during the ‘Bous a la Mar’ or “Bulls to the Sea” festival in the eastern town of Denia, Spain, Wednesday, July 13. (Fernando Bustamante / AP)
The ‘Bulls to the Sea’ festival is a local variant of Pamplona’s annual running of the bulls (see photos). According to the AP, the bulls are later brought back to land by small boats. Continue reading »
Virtual Reality Photography
VRP stands for “Virtual Reality Photography”. This is a personal project of Leonardo Sang, that uses video games as platforms for everyday photography. VRP’s objective is to show how video games have a full visual capacity and complexity to create a proper photographic ambient and also show how photography can be applied in many ways. All the pictures created are composed just like “real world” photography. Basic colour composing, alignment, lines, geometry and etc… sometimes just curious snapshot. It’s not necessarily a “visually realistic” picture. Continue reading »
Obama Bestows Medal of Honor on Soldier Who Lost His Hand
President Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Arthur Petry of Santa Fe, N.M., who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in Afghanistan in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, July 12, 2011. Petry lost his right hand as he tossed aside a live grenade during a 2008 firefight in Afghanistan, sparing the lives of his fellow Army Rangers. (Charles Dharapak / AP) Continue reading »
Magic Architecture of Stéphane Malka
It was first through graffiti, a technique he adopted for over 10 years, that Stéphane Malka discovered the city and its untapped potential. He then began studying architecture in his home town of Marseilles before completing his studies at the school of Paris-la Villette. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: English Farmer Carves Enormous Harry Potter Corn Maze
Top Pearsy’s Harry potter corn maze, which he calls “Maize Maze,” in York, England, on July 11. (Bethany Clarke / Getty Images) Zoom.
Stockholm Red Bull Soapbox Race: Limos, Jets and Boats Careen Through the Streets
The streets of Stockholm, Sweden saw more crashes than usual over the weekend, as a variety of unusual vehicles met their untimely demise. But it was all in fun, as competitors raced their homemade, freestyle designed non-motorized vehicles down a slope in the Soedermalm area of the city in the Stockholm Red Bull Soapbox Race.
Team “Sveriges Laengsta” crashes its homemade vehicle during the Stockholm Red Bull Soapbox race. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Lions
“Taken in June this year during a game drive at Nakuru National Park in Kenya. Rounding a bend on the track I came upon not one but seven of these magnificent young lions draped across the branches of an acacia tree. Some are dozing and some are looking disdainfully at me. I was transfixed by these superb, regal creatures. What a privilege for me to have witnessed this amazing moment.” (Photograph by Mrs. Wai Chun Turnbull, Your Shot). Zoom.
A Chilling Recipe for Eternal Life
The cryo-repository looks like an ordinary hangar.
What if it takes one single pill to rewind your clock of life? No more health issues, you are no longer getting old… Impossible? According to some, not in the future. And as a Russian cryonics firm insists, they have the way of taking you there. Continue reading »
President Obama Held His First Ever Twitter Town Hall
President Barack Obama sends a tweet as Twitter co-founder and Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey. In the Twitter town hall, the messages were displayed on a large television screen on the stage, and in the Facebook one, the questions were just read out loud. The Twitter town hall was held at the White House in the East Room and President Obama responded to 22 tweets and posted one himself. Most tweet comments and questions came from average Twitter users. (AP image/Twitter town hall) Continue reading »
