July 9, 2013 at 12:07 pm

The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2013

by twistedsifter

 

At the end of every quarter the Sifter will highlight the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (check out the ‘Top 100 POTDs for 2012‘).

It’s hard to believe we’re already half way through 2013. Below you will find the second installment of this quarterly compilation. All credit goes to the individual photographers and their inspiring visions of our beautiful planet.

*Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2013, 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 🙂

 

 

san francisco fog The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by David Yu

 

 

 

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Photograph by Lauren Manning

 

 

 

sunset oia santorini greece The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

sky whale pigeon point The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by (nz)dave on Flickr

 

 

 

street art by Nuxuno Xan Fort De France Martinique

Artwork by Nuxuno Xän | Photograph by Rosali Rodrigues

 

 

 

shelf cloud over timisoara romania ervin boer The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by ERVIN BOER

 

 

 

Ponthus' Beech

Photograph by CHRISTOPHE KICIAK

 

 

 

airplaine crosses partial solar eclipse The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by PHILLIP CALAIS

 

 

 

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Photograph by SARAH LEE
Website | Flickr | Facebook

 

 

 

cambrian infinity pool view swiss alps adelboden switzerland

Photograph by The Cambrian Hotel

 

 

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cherry blossoms in bloor yokohama japan hanami The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by AGUSTIN RAFAEL REYES
Website | 500px | Flickr | Twitter | Google+ | Facebook

 

 

 

barn conversion seagull house devon england james roderick The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

face plant double exposure The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

multicolored striped iceberg The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by Øyvind Tangen

 

 

 

just room enough island Thousand Islands

 

 

 

blue indoor tiled roman pool hearst castle The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

Petite Ceinture de Paris #12

 

 

 

two kids under a banana leaf in the rain indonesia The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by Kendisan Seruyan

 

 

 

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ancient-banyan-big-island-hawaii-james brandon

 

 

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SS Ayrfield

 

 

 

baby common goldeneye ducks leaving nest flying for first time The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

moonrise timelapse over la The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

Melting Ice Cap

 

 

 

close up of lion licking paw The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

horizon rainbow in paris The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by BERTRAND KULIK

 

 

 

kamchatka ice cave russia The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

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aurora astralis from space The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph courtesy of NASA/JSC/JOE ACABA

 

 

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heart shaped rock kannesteinen rock norway The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by CHELL HILL

 

 

 

surding duck The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph via ubomw on Reddit

 

 

 

looking down from top of burj khalifa The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

vatican museums spiral staircase giuseppe momo The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

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mapparium stained glass globe mary baker eddy library boston The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

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forces of nature The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

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lions head hike overlooking cape town south africa The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

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duct tape landscape takahiro iwasaki The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Artwork by Takahiro Iwasaki | Photograph by Owen Houhoulis

 

 

 

voringsfossen waterfall mabodalen norway The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by Simo Räsänen

 

 

 

ice and snow on tree after flood trippy effect The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by Willyyz on Reddit

 

 

 

the moon through north window arches national park utah united states The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

self portrait in space aki hoshide earth reflected in helmet The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by NASA

 

 

 

cloud city foggy dubai aerial from above princess tower The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

winter contrast in krakow poland black and white The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by MARTIN RYCZEK

 

 

 

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Photograph by GASTON BATISTINI

 

 

 

abandoned great wall of china nature overtaking growing over The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

 

 

 

sunrise easter island aerial kite photography The Top 50 Pictures of the Day for 2013

Photograph by PIERRE LESAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

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