Photo of the Day: Men Fish Near Black Sea Resort of Sochi
A woman sunbathes as men fish on a lake outside the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, on Aug. 7. (Mikhail Mordasov / AFP – Getty Images)
Photo of the Day: Entire Crew of Sinking Ship Rescued from Peril at Sea
In this photo provided by the Indian Ministry of Defense shows a Seaking helicopter from the Indian Navy hovering over of the sinking ship MV Rak Carrier off the coast of Mumbai on August 4, 2011. The Panama-flagged MV Rak Carrier, a 220-meter (722-feet) long vessel transporting 60,000 tonnes of coal from Indonesia to India, sank off the coast of Mumbai after its 30-strong crew were rescued when it began taking on water in stormy seas. The MV Rak Carrier went down about 22 nautical miles from India’s financial and entertainment capital, just hours after it made an emergency distress call. (MINISTRY OF DEFENCE/AFP/Getty Images) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Mayor Crushes Illegally Parked Mercedes with a Tank in Vilnius, Lithuania
Arturas Zuokas, the 43 year old mayor of Vilnius drives over a car parked illegally on a main street in Vilnius city center with a military vehicle, August 2, 2011. The mayor took the drastic action after becoming infuriated with motorists parking their luxury cars illegally around the city. (Vilnius City Municipality via AP) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Crazy, Brave or Oblivious?! Cow Navigates a Field Full of Crocodiles.
According to photographer Robert Mooney, who took the photo in The Pantanal, a tropical wetland in Brazil, the cow appeared to walk directly towards the crocodiles after wandering away from its herd in search of food. He said that he, “was amazed the cow dared to stroll among the crocs with such apparent ease.” (Robert Mooney / Solent News & Photo Agency) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Beach Shower
A woman takes a shower on a temporary beach on a bank of the Moskva river opposite Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow as the city suffers through a heat wave. (Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo of the Day: Summer Child
A girl on her father’s shoulders looks through a maze of sunflowers during a sunflower festival in the town of Nogi, Tochigi prefecture, Japan. A total of some 200,000 sunflowers welcomed guests for the summer festival, an annual draw for the small town. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images) Zoom.
Photo of the Day: Spectacular Photos of World’s Largest Fish Whale Sharks Seen Almost Swallowing Dive
A diver was almost swallowed by a whale shark while he was staring into the mammoth jaws of the largest fish in the world that feed mainly on plankton. The breathtaking photograph was captured by photographer Mauricio Handler in the waters of Mujeres Island in Mexico. (Mauricio Handler/handlerphoto) Zoom.
Photo of the Day: Face On
In this composite, Getty photographer Ezra Shaw captured unique images of diver’s contorted faces during the Men’s 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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.
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)
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.
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 »
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.
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.
Photo of the Day: And they’re off! Running of the Bulls Begins in Pamplona, Spain
A ‘mozo’ or runner is turned round by a young bull at Pamplona’s bullring after finishing the first run of the 2011 San Fermines festival on July 7. (Jesus Caso / EPA). Zoom.
Photo of the Day: Rolling Fashion Show Goes Underground in Berlin
Noah Becker (L), son of former German tennis great Boris Becker, looks at a model wearing a bathing suit he designed during the Chevrolet Underground Catwalk 2011 on July 6, in Berlin, Germany. The event took place in an U-Bahn commuter train and coincides with the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. (Sean Gallup / Getty Images)
Photo of the Day: Humpback Whale Washes up on Beach
Two boys look at the body of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at Toluca beach, 50 km south from San Salvador, El Salvador on July 4. (Jose Cabezas / AFP – Getty Images). Click to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Casino Employee’s Day
This photograph was created by Jeremy Kohm on an extremely hot day when the local casino had rented out the facilities as a gesture of appreciation towards their employees and their employees’ families. Click to zoom.
Photo of the Day: How to Become a TV Star
This cat was left clinging on to a television aerial 20ft in the air for three hours after falling off a roof. Peter Smith, 67, from Long Stratton, Norfolk, was woken by the sound of loud meowing and saw the cat when he opened his curtains. “My wife and I could hear this meowing that went on and on, so I looked out the window and was shocked to see a cat stuck on the aerial,” he said. “It was next-door’s cat and I think it must have been chasing a bird across the roof and fallen off. It was very scared and clinging on for dear life as the aerial is quite flimsy.” Mr Smith’s neighbour used a large ladder to reach his cat and the poor pet was brought down. “It was very shaken after the ordeal,” added Mr Smith. (Picture: GEOFF ROBINSON PHOTOGRAPHY / The Telegraph)
Photo of the Day: Holy Mackerel! Kansas Man Catches 466-pound Halibut in Alaska
Kent Carmichael of Ulysses, Kan. poses with a giant halibut he caught on Tuesday, June 28, in the Gulf of Alaska, about 90 minutes offshore from Pelican in Southeast Alaska. A conversion table in the Alaska Tide Book was used to determine the weight of the 94-inch fish to be an estimated 466 pounds. (Highliner Lodge & Charters Inc. via AP)
Photo of the Day: Drawing hearts in the skies over St. Petersburg
Russian fighter jets perform air stunts during the 5th International Maritime Defence Show in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 30, 2011. (Anatoly Maltsev / EPA). Click to zoom.
