QUEEN SOFIA PALACE OF THE ARTS – VALENCIA, SPAIN   Photograph by DAVID ILIFF   The Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts (Valencian: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Spanish: Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía) is an opera house and cultural centre in Valencia, Spain. The theatre opened on 8 October 2005. The [...]

André Chénier Stage 2011 | Photograph by Bregenzer Festspiele / KARL FORSTER   Since 1946, the Bregenz Festival ‘Opera on the Lake’ in Austria has been home to some of the most incredible outdoor stages ever built. Set on the gorgeous Lake Constance, the 6,800 capacity ‘Seebuhne’ Stage has been the setting for some of [...]

  SUDDENLY… A BEAR!   Photograph by PAUL NICKLEN / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC   Photographer’s Description: In a forest dominated by second-growth trees (in British Columbia), a young [Kermode] bear settles into a mossy day bed at the foot of a giant, old-growth western red cedar. Bears use such day beds to rest and sleep after [...]

Photograph by JASPER JAMES   World-renowned photographer Jasper James has recently published an incredible photo series titled ‘City Silhouettes’. Over the past decade, James has lived and worked in New York, London and Beijing (his current home), covering assignments around the globe for some of the worlds leading magazines, design and advertising clients. Jasper’s work [...]