It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes we get to capture that one perfect moment and everything in the world seems right. It’s one of those “yes” moments that makes photography so gosh darn rewarding. Rhodri Williams (also known as Voyez L’esprit on Flickr) found this buck resting in the grass just as the sun started […]
For us, Datdawtaung Cave is the perfect setting for a beautifully lit and composed photograph. But for many Buddhist monks, it is a place of peace, meditation, and spiritual enlightenment. This image by Burmese photographer Lin Tun beautifully captures the cave: Datdawtaung cave is located near the town of Kyauk Sel in the Mandalay region of Myanmar. […]
There are no limitations when it comes to lighting a subject, or on what to light them with. Sean Lenz and Kristoffer Abildgaard dropped colorful high-powered Cyalume glow sticks into a waterfall and photographed it with a long exposure. The result is truly stunning: The duo photographed a series of waterfalls around Northern California, now part of a […]
Breathtaking are the wonders of an Aurora. But imagine those ebbing polar greens and pinks from four-hundred kilometers in space. Astronaut Alexander Gerst captured this incredible moment while floating high above the continent of Australia inside the International Space Station: When Gerst wasn’t working for the Blue Dot Mission, he was often found photographing our beautiful planet from […]
Seeing human emotions incarnated in animals makes us all happy. Almost as happy as this joyous ringed seal, as it surfaces for air in Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut, in northern Canada: Like this seal, photographer and biologist Paul Nicklen was born and raised along the icy banks of northern Canada—Baffin Island to be exact. His home […]
The cheerful floating balloons dotting the dreamlike landscape look more like something from Dr Seuss’s alternate reality than a place here on planet Earth. This fantastic image was captured by Gypsy Joyce on a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey: Cappadocia is a hot spot for tourists searching for cultural, historical and geological treasures. […]
No, this strange light pattern isn’t the product of some rogue glow bugs; it’s the work of one very creative rock climber. Photographer shatteredankle (a screen name inspired by an unfortunate climbing accident) wanted to try something different and attached multicolored glow sticks to each of his limbs during a long exposure shot: The 40 […]
We’ve all heard the saying: a dog is man’s best friend. Most people probably wouldn’t take it as literally as Galen Lofstedt, who brings his adorable furry friend on leisurely kayak trips— just like two old buddies: Lofstedt snapped this chuckle-worthy photo on his GoPro after passing under the Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver, BC. Lofstedt put it […]
Having the desire (and sometimes the guts) to visit remote locations certainly has its payoffs in captivating imagery. This incredible scene was photographed in Longsheng, China by photographer Ian Webb: Webb sometimes braves long journeys, harsh climates, and spine-tingling events to get his stunning shots. In an interview with Flickr, Webb explains, “I really love […]
These days it seems everyone is picking up a camera and enjoying the art of photography. Even our large furry friends on the west coast of Canada are testing the waters: Jim Lawrence, a B.C. photographer, captured this winning moment of a curious grizzly bear when out photographing the banks near Revelstoke. Lawrence submitted his photo to CBC […]
