December 29, 2014 at 1:00 pm

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2014

by twistedsifter

 

At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (see last year’s top 100 here).

It’s been an eventful year and I can’t wait to see what treasures next year will bring! Below you will find the final instalment of this quarterly compilation. All credit belongs to the individual photographers and their inspiring visions of our beautiful planet.

For more information on any individual photograph, click the title or image to be taken to the original post.

*Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2014, they just happened to be featured as a POTD on TwistedSifter. The pictures are also listed in reverse chronological order. There is no ranking amongst the photos

 

 

 

 

two dogs adoption happiness then and now sad happy The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph via wndrgls on reddit

 

 

 

delivering an elliott 405 computer in 1957 black and white norwich

Photograph via Norfolk Record Office

 

 

 

corbusier-inspired chaise bathtub le cob bath by omvivo

Design by Omvivo

 

 

 

vaulted ceilings and dome of st aubin's cathedral belgium

 

 

 

new york sunset from the george washington bridge 1936

 

 

 

best friends at 10 17 and 29

 

 

 

trippiest-tattoo-ever-by-paul-o'rourke

Artwork by Paul O’Rourke

 

 

 

the long walk snow hill windsor park to windsor castle The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Ben Rodford

 

 

 

tower of london poppies at night

 

 

 

snow covered ski lift areskutan sweden

Photograph by Anders Carlsson

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

 

Solvay_conference_1927

 

 

 

bird lands on page about itself in bird book The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Geir Arne Vian

 

 

 

Sarychev_Peak_volcanic_eruption_from_above_nasa

Photograph by NASA

 

 

 

square roots from tree growing through concrete sidewalk china The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

tuscany italy morning fog The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Selitbul

 

 

 

calvin and hobbes street art in portland calvin in suit dreaming of childhood The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

mirror reflection of sailboat by casey coulter The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by CASEY COULTER
Instagram | Tumblr

 

 

 

Sonian-Forest-Brussels-belgium-autumn-walk-path

Photograph by Vincent Brassinne

 

 

 

the difference between led street lights and older street lamps The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

firefighters rescue hamsters from fire lacey washington

Photograph by Lacey Fire Department

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

 

hong kong at night from above rooftopping aerial on the roofs vadim makhorov The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

gopro great white shark up close jaws amanda brewer The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Amanda Brewer

 

 

 

chicago from airplane cloud city covered

 

 

 

hiker find abyss in lagos portugal The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

dragonfly with dew on it by andre baumann The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Andrè Baumann

 

 

 

hong kong protests aerial at night cell phones 2014 The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by LI JIAHAO via Apple Daily

 

 

 

MALOJA PASS SWITZERLAND PAUL BICA

Photograph by Paul Bica

 

 

 

iguazu falls brazil black and white from below The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by /mrpunto on Flickr

 

 

 

sunset lavender field provence france The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Vincent Brassine

 

 

 

embrace sculpture burning man 2014 trey ratcliff The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by TREY RATCLIFF
Website | Flickr | Google+ | Facebook | Prints

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

 

transparent kayak by clear blue hawaii The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Clear Blue Hawaii

 

 

 

baby dwarf hippo olivia parken zoo sweden

 

 

 

wreckage-of-the-American-Star-(SS-America)-seen-from-land-side,-Fuerteventura,-Canary-Islands.

 

 

 

baby gives thumbs up during ultrasound The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by meancloth on reddit

 

 

 

colorized beach photo 1905 atlantic city new jersey sanna dullaway

Colorized by SANNA DULLAWAY
Website | Facebook | Prints available

 

 

 

skydivers shaking hands mid-air

 

 

 

railroad sheet music street art by bordalo The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Artwork by Artur Bordalo

 

 

 

mother improves child's scribble on wall

Photographer Unknown via National Art Society on Facebook

 

 

 

snow covered lamp on summit of mount washington

Photograph by MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY
Website | Facebook | Prints available

 

 

 

real madrid man u big house michigan crowd 2014 The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

 

squirrel with bushiest tail

Photograph by Rona Dennis

 

 

 

sea horse swimming underwater photo The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by KURT ARRIGO
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr | 500px

 

 

 

crystal clear lake canoe gopro The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Cristian Perrella

 

 

 

view of earth from moon apollo 11 july 20 1969

Photograph by NASA

 

 

 

storm cloud looks like ocean waves The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by jebleez on reddit

 

 

 

admiring machu picchu with a llama The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

thomas the tank engine japan oigawa railway The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

parking entrance to the estonian national opera

 

 

 

parrotfish photobomb The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by SNUBA Key West

 

 

 

flooded abandoned mall with fish bangkok thailand The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

hover boats menorca spain The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photographer Unknown via tburns1469 on reddit

 

 

 

goldfish watchtower

Photograph by firu86 on reddit

 

 

 

balloon ride cappadocia turkey The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Joyce | gypsyjoyce.com

 

 

 

Louis-Emile_Durandelle,_The_Eiffel_Tower_-_State_of_the_Construction,_1888

 

 

 

tiny frog hiding in a rose The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

trolley goes back to the future budapest hungary

Photograph by VIKTOR VARGA

 

 

 

the birth of a star hubble The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by ESA/Hubble & NASA

 

 

 

hello hippo The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by BRENDON CREMER
Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px

 

 

 

glass-bottom-bedroom-Udang-House-(Shrimp-House)-Bambu-Indah-hotel-Ubud-Bali

Photograph by Bambu Indah Hotel

 

 

 

sitting in circular window at the aquarium The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

For more info, click any title or image
to see the original post

 

 

 

earth-goddess-plant-atlanta-botanical-gardens imaginary worlds

 

 

 

Strokkur_Geyser,_Iceland_beginning_to_erupt

Photograph by HANSUELI KRAPF

 

 

 

snow folds over itself at bottom of slide colorado The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Cathy Hartt via 7NEWS, KGMH in Denver

 

 

 

selfie atop the princess tower by alexander remnev

Photograph by ALEXANDER REMNEV
Facebook | LiveJournal | VK | 500px | Instagram

 

 

 

CHIAVENNA italy fog illuminated at night

Photograph by JACOPO MARTOCCHI
500px | Facebook

 

 

 

swirling storm from space iss nasa The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by NASA

 

 

 

angry owl feather sticking out The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Etienne on Flickr

 

 

 

hadrian's wall england unesco world heritage site

 

 

 

sea of cherry blossom petals japan The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture paris

 

 

For more info, click any title or image
to see the original post

 

 

 

supercell-thunderstorm ovid colorado by ryan shepard

Photograph by RYAN SHEPARD
Facebook | Twitter | 500px

 

 

 

owl standing on one foot The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

himalayan-dog-on-mountain-looking-out-sebastian wahlhuetter

Photograph by SEBASTIAN WAHLHUETTER
Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px | Prints Available

 

 

 

bear and wolf odd couple by lassi rautiainen The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by LASSI RAUTIAINEN/WILD FINLAND
Website | Wild Finland on Facebook | Lassi Rautiainen on Facebook

 

 

 

Eight Hour of Takeoffs at LAX COMPOSITE BY MIKE KELLEY

Photograph by MIKE KELLEY
Website | Facebook | Flickr | Prints available

 

 

 

spring equinox in chicago chicagohenge by nixerkg The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by niXerKG on Flickr

 

 

 

3d crosswalk street art kyrgyzstan The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photographer Unknown via madbutcher on reddit

 

 

 

Schlegeis lake zillertal tyrol austria

Photographer Unknown via l0v4 on reddit

 

 

 

the road to the stars The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

the stacked house hotel in zaandam netherlands inntel hotel1 The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

For more info, click any title or image
to see the original post

 

 

 

mount bromo indonesia volcano (1)

Photograph by GUILLAUME BURET
500px | Tumblr

 

 

 

sidewalk astronomy come take a look at jupiter free telescope full The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

huge storm cloud at daytona beach jeff smallwood The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by JEFF SMALLWOOD
Website | Flickr | Google+ | Facebook | 500px | Twitter | Prints

 

 

 

alex thomson mast walk top of sail The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by ALEX THOMSON RACING
Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

 

 

 

hallstatt village austria unesco world heritage site The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by DANNY XEERO
500px | Facebook | Flickr

 

 

 

Chicago Reflected in Lake Michigan from an Airplane by Mark Hersch

Photograph by MARK HERSCH
Twitter | LinkedIn

 

 

 

Nick-Brandt-courtesy-of-ATLAS-Gallery_London

 

 

 

close-up-of-a-single-snowflake-(3)

Photograph by ALEXEY KLJATOV
Blog | Flickr | Facebook | Google+ | deviantART | 500px | Tumblr

 

 

 

strategically-placed-street-art-by-tabby-super-mario-piranha-plant at bus stop

Artwork by TABBY

 

 

 

snow covered trees finnish lapland apod by niccolo bonfadini

Photograph by Niccolò Bonfadini
Website | Facebook | Prints available

 

 

For more info, click any title or image
to see the original post

 

 

 

vintage selfie 1920 (1)

 

 

 

aurora borealis lapland finland

Photograph by Jorma Luhta via Visit Finland

 

 

 

dolphin and surfer riding waves by matt hutton (1)

Photograph by MATT HUTTON
Website | Facebook | Prints available

 

 

 

shadow-cube-light-installation-art-interesctions-by-anila-quayyum-agha-(3)
shadow cube light installation art interesctions by anila quayyum agha (1)

Artwork by ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA
Website | See.me | Indiana U. Profile | Facebook

 

 

 

three deer perfect timing The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Renatas Jakaitis

 

 

 

frozen shoes of lake superior The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph via Dirtyflowerz on reddit

 

 

 

what does the fox say The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by Gabriel Ciora-Márkus

 

 

 

bird chipmunk meet standoff The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by ALESSANDRO CANCIAN
Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px

 

 

 

freediving with tuna fish by kurt arrigo The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by KURT ARRIGO
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr | 500px

 

 

 

mount rainier casting upward shadow toward sky The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

Photograph by runrgrl on reddit

 

 

picture of the day button The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

 

If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends:

 

 

grand canyon lightning storm rolf maeder1 The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

full moon olympic rings london bridge 2012 The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014

 

 

just a pinch buddah perfect timing The Top 100 Pictures of the Day for 2014