ONE BOAT AND 145 WATER-SKIERS   Photograph by MARK SEATON PHOTOGRAPHY   154 water-skiers from around the world gathers in Strahan, Tasmania to attempt to set a new world record. To qualify, the skiers had to stay upright for a full nautical mile. Unfortunately nine of the skiers were unable to complete the full [...]

  SALAR DE UYUNI AFTER SOME RAIN   Photograph via Paean on Reddit   Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is located in the Potosi and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is elevated [...]

  NOMADS HUNTING WITH GOLDEN EAGLES IN MONGOLIA   Photograph by DAVID TIPLING PHOTOGRAPHY   Posted on Reddit earlier this week, this incredible photograph shows a group of nomads hunting with Golden Eagles in Mongolia. A Tineye search points to photographer David Tipling, who must have had an incredible experience filming these majestic creatures. There [...]

  THE OLD CITY OF SANA’A AT NIGHT   Photograph via Reddit   Sana’a, also spelled “Sanaa”, is the capital of Yemen and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. At an altitude of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), it is also one of the highest capital cities in the world. Sana’a has [...]

  TRAVIS PASTRANA DOES A DOUBLE BACKFLIP   Photograph via NITRO CIRCUS ON FACEBOOK   This is an incredible action sequence of the mighty Travis Pastrana doing a double-backflip. It was posted on Nitro Circus’s Facebook Page on January 16th, 2012. Since then it has amassed a cool 16,222 Likes, 1,042 comments and 1,608 shares. [...]

  A PRAYER FOR THE DEAD   Photograph by HU YUANJIA/Reuters/ Asian News Photo   Photographer’s Description [Hu Yuanjia]: “I remember clearly that it was about 5 p.m. on November 25. I was just finishing an assignment photographing retired military soldiers bidding farewell to their comrades at the train station. On my way out, I [...]