Daredevil Photographer Captures Stunning Cityscape Images in Global Rooftop Craze
Daredevil photographer Andrew Tso has risked life and limb by taking a series of stunning images from the rooftops of Hong Kong’s giant skyscrapers. Photos by Andrew Tso/Barcroft Media. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Welcome On Board
The tail of a dinosaur costume sticks out as the person wearing it boards a bus they had to promote their exhibit, near the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, October 17, 2013. The man leading the costume wearer said they were walking around to promote their dinosaur experience exhibit at Blackgang Chine theme park on the Isle of White. (Photo by Matt Dunham/AP Photo)
Photo of the Day: A Grumpy Book
Grumpy Cat attends the “Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book” Book Event at Bookends Bookstore on October 16, 2013 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. (Michael N. Todaro/WireImage)
The Dragon’s Skull
Yes this is not a real dragon’s skull but it is still pretty creepy. This weird little plant is called a Snapdragon or Dragon flower or, if you want to sound even smarter, The Antirrhinum. Once the flower has died, the seed pod begins to look like the skulls you see here. Apart from being creepy as hell and alleged protectors of the garden, if you wore this about your body you would appear to be more “fascinating and gracious”. Though I imagine if anyone actually did find this on you, fascinating and gracious are not the only things they will think about you. Continue reading »
UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2013 Finalists
Finalist – Anthony Devlin. General view of construction of the Leadenhall Building (centre) with the Shard Building (left) 20 Fenchurch Street, or the “Walkie-Talkie” building (second left) and Tower 42 (right), London, on June 23, 2013. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/PA Wire) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Dog Rescue
Locals rescue the dog who has fallen in a gully formed after heavy rain in the Lower City, in Salvador, on Oktober 10, 2013. (Photo by Marco Aurélio Martins/Ag. A Tarde/Folhapress)
Photographing the Next American Olympic Stars
Team USA bobsled hopeful Aja Evans at the Team USA Media Summit in preparation for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games at the Grand Summit Hotel, on September 30, 2013. (Photo by Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports)
Talented athletes, beautiful photos by Kevin Jairaj below. Continue reading »
Faces of Tibet
There are more than 10 ethnic groups living in the Tibet autonomous region. Ethnic groups living on the plateau not only keep traditions from generations past, but also face the modern way of life full of hope. China Daily photographer Kuang Linhua has captured these images of the remarkable lifestyles in the region.
Yagpe, 82, a practitioner of divination demonstrates an ancient ritual in her kitchen in Chab Nag village, Mainling county, in July. The Lhoba ethnic group believed these fortune tellers represented a divine link between the gods and humanity and could heal the sick. She is one of just two such practitioners in the region as modern medicine has became more popular. Continue reading »
Oktoberfest Kicks off in Germany
A visitor reaches for of the one of the first mugs of beer after the tapping of the first barrel during the opening ceremony for the 180th Oktoberfest at the Hofbraeu tent in Munich Sept 21, 2013. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks for the 180th Oktoberfest, which runs until October 6. Continue reading »
Philippines Mermaid Swimming Academy
Filipino mermaid swimming teacher Genevieve Reyes (C) has her tail adjusted by students during a lesson by the Philippines Mermaid Swimming Academy in a private swimming pool in Makati, Manila, Philippines, 15 June 2013. The Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy (PMSA) was created in 2012 in Boracay by Normeth Preglo of The Philippines and US swimming instructor Djuna Rocha. The swimming lessons were brought to Manila in April 2013. The price for a two-hour class is 37 US dollars. Photos by Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA. Continue reading »
Animal Activists Hold Memorial for Dead Animals in Melbourne
Children have been reduced to tears by a confronting protest featuring 200 animal carcasses in Federation Square. Animal Liberation Victoria’s “memorial” aimed to raise awareness of the billions of animals killed each year for human consumption. Dead dogs, cats, pigs and birds were among the animals held by activists wearing protective clothing. While some people stayed to watch the hour-long ceremony, many walked past in shock and disgust.
A tombstone at the front of the demonstration, dedicated to the “memory of the Unknown Animal”, said 64 billion land animals and one trillion sea animals were killed by humans every year. Brochures handed out by activists encouraged people to realise that “animals are not ours” and that a vegan lifestyle was more ethical and caused less suffering. Photos: Animal Liberation Victoria activists hold dead animals at Federation Square on October 1, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. Over 200 activists gathered with the bodies of deceased animals to publicly grieve their deaths. Animal Liberation Victoria is against the treatment of animals as “property” an promotes a vegan lifestyle. (Graham Denholm/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Breaking Bad Finale in Real Life
Student Ariana Gonzales, who is from Albuquerque, the town the hit series is set in, has visited many of the places that feature in the programme and taken a real-time snap shot of some of the iconic scenes. So as viewers mourn the end of the hit show, Ariana’s project provides a glimpse into the world of the successful drama. The project features familiar sights from the AMC drama, including the pizza on the roof scene and the lawyer’s office.
Ariana was able to recreate the scenes by ‘playing with depth’ with a camera, which meant painstakingly trying to find the right position to shoot in. She has been hooked on the show since the beginning and even thanked producers for choosing her home town as its set. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: The World’s Largest Motorcycle
Undated handout photo issued by Guinness World Records of Fabio Reggiani from Italy who has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for constructing the worlds largest rideable motorcycle measuring 5.10 meters (16ft 8.78 in) from the ground to the top of the handlebars. Six times larger than a normal motorcycle, it’s 10.03 m long, 2.5 m wide, and weighs approximately 5,000 kg (5 tonnes). (Photo by Guinness World Records/PA Wire)
Photo of the Day: In the Caves of Alaska
A brave photographer risked his life venturing into a cave below a glacier to capture these scenes, which look like something from the Ice Age in Alaska. (Photo by Photoshelter)
Photo of the Day: Under the Crystal Whater
Photographs appear to show a spectacular underwater world making it ideal for scuba divers – in central Europe. (Photo by Solent News)
Photo of the Day: A Snake-girl
Russian-born contortionist Zlata poses during a photo shooting in a park in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, 09 September 2013. The international contortionists conference takes place in the city from 09 until 11 September with 100 partcipants from 16 countries. (Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/EPA)
Exploding Flowers by Martin Kilmas
An artist has taken a whole new look at a flower’s beauty…by blowing it to pieces. Photographer Martin Kilmas has made lots of things explode before: ceramic figurines, vases, and globs of paint to name a few. But his most recent work may be the world’s first look at how flower blossoms appear the moment they’re hit by a cannon.
Kilmas first dips his unfortunate flowers into liquid nitrogen, freezing them solid. He then blasts them with an air cannon. The ensuing split second is then caught on camera and the resulting photographs are a breathtaking look at beauty, exploded.
Kilmas told Wired that he gets his inspiration from reading old scientific journals: ‘I try to extract the poetic aspects of these scientific techniques. And generate powerful images by redoing these experiments using modern photography equipment and professional lightning.’ Continue reading »
Urban Explorer Bradley Garrett
These photographs are the work of urban explorer Dr Bradley Garrett who made headlines back in 2012 when he posted a series of snaps from the top of The Shard skyscraper while it was still under construction. Garrett, now a researcher at the University of Oxford, took these shots during his time with the London Consolidation Crew (LCC), a loose collection of urban explorers based in the English capital.
A hooded figures sits in a crane cab high above the city on the site of The Shard skyscraper in London. (Photo by Bradley L. Garrett/Barcroft Media) Continue reading »
The “Lost” Steve Jobs Time Capsule
In 1983, Steve Jobs and his team who were attending a conference in Aspen, decided to bury a capsule that could be opened by future generations or roughly twenty years later. However, they forgot where the capsule was buried and therefore could not follow through with this plan. Recently, National Geographic’s TV Show, “Diggers” inadvertently discovered the capsule. Continue reading »
Southwest: A Small World Project
The series, entitled Southwest, is a photo project by husband and wife team Kurt and Edwige Moses. Known for their wide variety of adventures in a miniature world, the artist duo focuses on blending the one-inch tall figures into real life situations. Although the moments are fairly ordinary—enjoying a bike ride, taking a photograph, or going for a hike—the toy people add a bit of playfulness to the naturally illuminated, everyday scenes. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Fire Starter
Zollner Elektronik’s dragon made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest walking robot: 15.72m (51.57ft) in length, and 8.20m (26.90ft) in height. (Copyright: PA)
Greenpeace Action Against Gazprom’s Arctic Drilling
Five Greenpeace International activists attempt to climb the ‘Prirazlomnaya’, an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom in Russia’s Pechora Sea; to stop it from becoming the first to produce oil from the ice-filled waters of the Arctic.
The Greenpeace International ship, Arctic Sunrise approaches the ‘Prirazlomnaya’ oil rig. (Denis Sinyakov / Greenpeace) Continue reading »
France Turns into a Zombie Nation
Halloween arrived early in a French city today as zombies took over streets for an annual zombie walk. Fully grown adults lapped on fake blood and talcum powder before marching through the city of Strasbourg in Eastern France for the fourth zombie walk in the city. The march signals the opening of the European Fantastic Film Festival, which presents horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller and animation movies, until September 22. Photos: AFP. Continue reading »
2013 San Diego Comic Con Zombie Walk
In photographs by Nathan Rupert. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: A Cheeky Smile
This bat gives a cheeky smile as he gobbles down his food at Singapore Zoo. (Photo by Benny Iskander/HotSpot Media)
