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The Top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2015

 

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 (check out the Top 100 POTDs for 2014!).

It’s hard to believe we’re already 1/4 of the way through 2015. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year will bring. Below you will find the first instalment of this quarterly compilation. All credit goes 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 2015, 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

 

 

25. Northern Guangxi Province, China

 

Photograph by Trey Ratcliff | StuckinCustoms.com

 

 

 

24. Solar Eclipse at the Isle of Skye

 

© Rutger Pauw / Red Bull Content Pool

 

 

 

23. Earth from Mars and Mars from Earth

 

Left Photo NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/TAMU | Right Photo Bill Dunford

 

 

 

22. Cardinal Levitation

 

Photograph by the_pride_of_VPI on reddit

 

 

 

21. Astronaut Salutes Nimoy From Space

 

Photograph by Terry Virts

 

 

 

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

 

 

20. Rice Terraces from Above

 

Photograph by Jialiang Gao | www.peace-on-earth.org

 

 

 

19. Aurora Borealis, Bear Lake, Alaska

 

United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang

 

 

 

18. Curiosity’s Latest Selfie from Mars

 

Photograph by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

 

 

 

17. Canadian Gothic

 

Photograph by Bethe (@PuzzleBethe on Twitter)

 

 

 

16. Ice Grill

 

Photograph via WITN

 

 

 

15. A River Runs Through It

 

Photograph by Manuel Vidal

 

 

 

14. Times Square, D-Day, 1944

 

Photograph by Howard Hollem, Edward Meyer or MacLaugharie

 

 

 

13. Team Rwanda Sees Snow For First Time Ever

 

Photograph by Team Rwanda Cycling

 

 

 

12. Spirals of Light Bursting from Earth

 

Photograph by NASA/Barry Wilmore

 

 

 

11. The Tokyo Metropolis from Above

 

Photograph by Panic_Switch
Flickr | Picsurge | Reddit

 

 

 

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

 

 

10. Inside Baltimore’s George Peabody Library

 

Photograph by MATTHEW PETROFF

 

 

 

9. The Dark Hedges of Northern Ireland

 

Photograph by GIUSEPPE MILO
Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px

 

 

 

8. Winter at the Wiesen Viaduct

 

Photograph by Kabelleger / David Gubler (www.bahnbilder.ch)

 

 

 

7. Barbecuing On Top of a Moving Submarine

 

Photograph via shanbuscus on reddit

 

 

 

6. Meanwhile in Canada

 

Photograph by Parks Canada

 

 

 

5. Not Afraid

 

Photograph via Ian Bremmer on Twitter

 

 

 

4. Pillars of Creation Redux

 

Photograph by NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

 

 

 

3. Real-Life Pegasus

 

Photograph via Carly Brooke (@ftcreature on Twitter)

 

 

 

2. Snowstorm at the Grand Canyon

 

Photograph by Michael Quinn/NPS

 

 

 

1. Mt Rainier from Above at Sunset

 

Photograph by -rabid- on reddit

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends:

 

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2014

 

 

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2013

 

 

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012

 

 

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