GÁSADALUR VILLAGE IN THE FAROE ISLANDS   Photograph by GARETH CODD PHOTOGRAPHY on Flickr   Gásadalur is located on the west-side of Vágar, Faroe Islands, and enjoys a panoramic view over the island of Mykines. The tiny village (of 17 in 2007) is surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar and lies at 62°6’44′N [...]

  A MOST INCREDIBLE BASEBALL PHOTO   Photograph by jib661 on Reddit   Redditor and professional photographer jib661 posted this incredible picture to Reddit today. By focusing on the ground between the pitcher and the batter, he took continuous shots of the sequence until he got a few where the ball was in focus. Some [...]

  THE COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS FROM SPACE   Photograph by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon for NASA Earth Observatory   The Cocos (Keeling) Islands lie in the eastern Indian Ocean, about 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) northwest of the Australian city of Perth. Comprised of coral atolls and islands, the archipelago includes North Keeling Island and [...]

  WORLD’S EDGE   Photograph by RHYS DAVIES   The Sifter has already featured the incredible Beachy Head Chalk Cliff as the Picture of the Day back in October but the view was never this dramatic. Unfortunately a reverse image search on Google and Tineye did not reveal the original source, please let us know [...]

  PROTESTING IN STYLE   Photograph via Reddit   On April 23, 2012 a protest was organized by long-time Gentleman’s journal The Chap. In fact, several hundred chaps descended on the famed Savile Row in London to protest the opening of a store by mega-retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. For the uninitiated, Savile row has been [...]

  GLACIER-FED PEYTO LAKE IN BANFF   Photograph by TOBIAS ALT (Tobi 87 on Wikimedia Commons)   Peyto Lake (pea-toe) is a glacier-fed lake located in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies (Alberta, Canada). The lake itself is easily accessed from the Icefields Parkway. It was named for Bill Peyto, an early trail guide [...]