Sony World Photography Awards 2016 Winners
Professional environment category winner. Eagle Hunters of Western China, by Kevin Frayer, Canada. The training and handling of large birds of prey follows a strict set of ancient rules that Kazakh eagle hunters are preserving for future generations in the mountainous region of western China that borders Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Photographer Spends Three Years Travelling The World To Capture Stunning Landscape Images At Sunrise And Sunset
These breath-taking shots taken at sunset and sunrise are the result of one photographer’s amazing three-year trip around the globe. Julien Grondin set off in 2013 to exercise his love of travel photography and said he soon realised that shooting with the sun directly in the frame yielded his favourite final result. Continue reading »
Walk To The End Of The World: The Stunning Concept Art Of Simon Weaner
Concept art is a great way to think of fantastic worlds, whether it’s an awesome, technological future or a terrible vision of an apocalypse. I really enjoy checking an artist’s vision of different times and places. These are the concept art illustrations of Canadian artist Simon Weaner. I hope you like these as much as I did! Continue reading »
“The Way We Fall”: Eerie Illustrations Of An Apocalyptical World By Yuri Shwedoff
Whether we imagine the world as a futuristic dystopia or a charred wasteland, post-apocalyptic images weigh heavily on our cultural imaginations. In a stunning series of illustrations, Russian artist Yuri Shwedoff has created an intensely atmospheric vision of the “end of days,” one that blends fantasy imagery with science fiction. Among his scenes are sword-wielding warriors, blasted roads, alien architecture, and falling skies; as vestiges of the lost world, animals seem to take on a symbolic significance, communing with the human figures in moments of intensity and reflection. Pulled between oscillating states of violent destruction and quiet despair, Shwedoff’s images are bound together by a powerful atmosphere that emanates from the brooding, ash-filled skies. Continue reading »
Blackout Tattoos Are A Bold New Trend Popping Up Around The World
“Blackout” tattoos have recently gained attention online as an extreme way to cover up old tattoos. The technique requires an incredible amount of patience and dedication. The technique gained notice recently when artist Chester Lee of Oracle Tattoo shop in Singapore posted a photo of an intense black out piece featuring a delicate, scalloped edge. Continue reading »
Rock Stacking World Championship 2016
A group gathers to watch the rock balancing competition which has contestants balance as many as they can in 2 minutes at the Llano Environmental Arts Festival Saturday March 12, 2016. The Llano Environmental Arts Festival bills itself as the rock stacking championships of the world. Rock balancing is an art, discipline, or hobby (depending upon the intent of the practitioner) in which rocks are balanced on top of one another in various positions. There are no tricks involved to aid in the balancing, such as adhesives, wires, supports, or rings. (Photo by Chris LeBlanc/American-Statesman) Continue reading »
World’s Eco-Friendliest Country, Bhutan, Celebrates Birth Of New Prince By Planting 108,000 trees
108,000 saplings were planted in the tiny mountain Kingdom to commemorate the first Royal Child of His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema. Continue reading »
Into The Make-Believe World Of Polish Re-Enactors
‘Warriors’ is a long-term project about people who are history or exotic culture buffs. Our heroes were found next to us. They are usual people like most of us are and they behave the same in everyday lives. Until the time they put on a costume — mostly made by themselves. Continue reading »
“Harmony Of The Seas” – The World’s Largest Cruise Ship
Photo by Loic Venance / AFP Photo
The Harmony of the Seas (Oasis 3) class ship leaves the STX Les Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, France, March 10, 2016. The city’s STX France shipyards began building the €1bn ($1.1bn) mammoth for US shipbuilder Royal Caribbean International (RCI) in September 2013. Continue reading »
This Supercargo Vehicle Is Something Out Of This World
This is Steinwinter supercargo built in 1987 and it is nothing you’ve ever seen before. It was built to serve as a multi purpose vehicle like hauling cargo containers. Its look is sure very unique. Continue reading »
The World’s First Line Of Dolls With Disabilities Is Now On The Market
British toymaker Makies has released a line of dolls with disabilities. They were inspired by a social media campaign, Toy Like Me. The campaign encouraged parents of children with various disabilities to customise their toys, making them look more like real people. Continue reading »
Sony World Photography Awards 2016 Final Shortlist, Part 2
Maroesjka Lavigne, Belgium. Shortlist, Professional, Landscape. A country named after a desert. One of the least densely populated places on earth. Defined by its rich variety of colors yet in a forever changing, yet completely barren landscape. Namibia’s landscape draws you in, through a vast brown plain of scorched earth, and steers you over the white surface of a salt pan to finally arrive in the gold tones of the sand dunes. Patience is required to discover the wide range of Namibia’s subtle scenery. It literally takes you hours, driving though nothing, to at long last arrive at…more of nothing. Continue reading »
59th World Press Photo Contest Winners
“Storm Front on Bondi Beach”. Nature, first prize singles. Rohan Kelly, Australia, Daily Telegraph. Location: Sydney, Australia. A massive “cloud tsunami” looms over Sydney as a sunbather reads, oblivious to the approaching cloud on Bondi Beach, November 6, 2015. (Photo by Rohan Kelly/World Press Photo Contest) Continue reading »
What World’s Famous Landmarks Could Look Like In An Epic Drought
A graphic designer has produced a haunting look at what the world’s most famous landmarks would look like if they were hit by a severe drought. Joel Krebs has intricately dried up hot spots such as the Tower Bridge in London, the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Niagara Falls and Machu Picchu. The designer’s works are enough to make viewers feel thirsty – they feature cracked surfaces, roll upon roll of sand, and vultures searching for carcasses in the dry heat. Joel, from Salem, Ore., revealed the idea behind the series came to him when he entered a design contest to remove famous landmarks from their surroundings, as if they’d disappeared. Here: Tower Bridge, London, after severe drought. Continue reading »
Juniper, The Happiest Fox In The World
Juniper, a popular Instagram fox with 90K+ followers, can see something on the bed that we humans can’t see. And since white bedsheets look suspiciously like snow, she’s prepared to dive underneath to get to it. Continue reading »
The World’s Most Super-Amazing 100% Awesome Catlendar
Kate Funk and her kitty sidekick, AC, live and work in Milwaukee, WI. It’s there at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design where Kate earned her BFA in photography. She now spends most of her days making cat costumes and dioramas while ingesting copious amounts of sugar and watching far too much television. AC spends his days napping, giving the stink eye to anyone who disrupts his naps, and getting tummy rubs from Kate. Continue reading »
World’s Largest Railway Model Is Now On Google “Mini” Street View
Google’s Street View, that lets you explore the world through the virtual eyes of street level cameras, has now shrunk itself to the size of a thumb, so that you can experience the world’s largest miniature model railway as if it has been blown to real size. Continue reading »
“Days of Night – Nights of Day”: Photographer’s Vision Of The Northernmost City In The World
Elena Chernyshova’s vision of Norilsk, Russia, the northernmost city in the world, is a series of surprises by which she extracts otherworldly beauty from ugly realities. Norilsk ranks as the seventh most polluted city on earth, and its origins are dark: It was built in the 1920s and ’30s on the backs and bones of gulag prisoners. Now it is a company town that mines and smelts the world’s biggest haul of nickel and palladium, 24/7.
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There Are Only Two Kinds Of People In This World
Everyone possesses a whole number of characteristics which make them unique. Yet there are certain things which all of us have in common. Continue reading »
It Was Way More Fun Flying Around The World 50 Years Ago
Today, air travel is flooded with thousands of budget airlines, cheap deals and the smallest seats imaginable. For the vast majority of people who fly, it’s merely about getting from A to B without losing your sanity in the process. But 50 years ago, the world of aviation was actually the polar opposite. It wasn’t all about the lowest airfares and the cheapest route – there was a think called service as well. Continue reading »
15 Reasons Why The World Will Never Be Like It Once Was
All the changes that are constantly taking place around us are the natural result of the passage of time. But that doesn’t mean we can’t feel nostalgic for what once was — for a time when we lived differently, when our ideas were much simpler and our perspective much more straightforward. And we wouldn’t have had it any other way.
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15 Awe-Inspiring Photographs To Make You Fall In Love With The World All Over Again
For many of us living amidst the bustle of the big city, we often forget how splendid nature really is. There are so many wonderful places on Earth that deserve to be seen at least once by everybody.
But in case you haven’t yet found the motivation to do so, we have put together a collection of amazing photos of the natural world that will encourage you to pack you bags straight away, and plunge into all that beauty. Continue reading »
Is This The Ultimate And Most Dangerous Infinity Pool In The World?
Photo by Martin Callum
The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. A famous feature is a naturally formed pool known as the Devil’s Pool, near the edge of the falls, accessed via Livingstone Island in Zambia. When the river flow is at a certain level, usually during the months of September to December, a rock barrier forms a pool with little current; some people swim in the pool. Occasional deaths have been reported when people slip over the edge of the rock barrier Continue reading »
20 Perfect Photographs that Reveal the True Beauty of Our World in All Its Glory
Even the work of the greatest artist cannot show all the beauty of the Earth. Sometimes, natural landscapes are so vibrant and extraordinary that you could be forgiven for thinking that you’re on another planet. We thought we’d share these 20 photographs with you. Each one proves just how naturally beautiful our world is — even without using photoshop. Continue reading »
This Man Spent 25 Years To Create The ”World Map” On The Banks Of Lake Klejtrup, Denmark
Photo credit: Frank Vincentz / Wikimedia
The World Map on the banks of the Lake Klejtrup in Denmark is a 4,000-square-meter walkable map of the world built out of soil, stones and grass. It’s the work of only one man — Søren Poulsen, who spent the last 25 years of his life building it. Continue reading »
