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March 8, 2014 at 4:35 pm

Picture of the Day: Oeschinen Lake, Switzerland

Picture of the Day: Oeschinen Lake, Switzerland

OESCHINEN LAKE, SWITZERLAND Photograph by STEFFEN SAUDER Located in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland is the beautiful Oeschinen Lake. The lake is situated at an elevation of 1,578 metres (5,177 ft), has a surface area of 1.1147 square kilometres (0.4304 sq mi) and its maximum depth is 56 metres (184 ft). Oeschinen is fed…

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March 7, 2014 at 4:18 pm

Picture of the Day: I Want to Fly Away

Picture of the Day: I Want to Fly Away

I WANT TO FLY AWAY Photograph by LOTUS CARROLL Website | Facebook | Google+ | Flickr | Prints Available Taken at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, this lovely photograph by Lotus Carroll conjures up memories of Lenny Kravitz’s hit song Fly Away (for me at least). I love the yellow…

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March 7, 2014 at 3:08 pm

A Mirrored Fence that Changes with the Seasons

A Mirrored Fence that Changes with the Seasons

Artwork by ALSYON SHOTZ Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson Alyson Shotz is an American artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated with a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1987 and received her MFA from the University of Washington in 1991. In her artwork entitled Mirror Fence (2003), Shotz installed…

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March 6, 2014 at 8:25 pm

Picture of the Day: A Ten Year Old Can of Dried Ink from Above

Picture of the Day: A Ten Year Old Can of Dried Ink from Above

A TEN YEAR OLD CAN OF DRIED INK FROM ABOVE Photograph by scruffycoxendale on reddit Reddit user scruffycoxendale took this fascinating top-down view of a can of dried ink that he says has been sitting on the shelf of his print shop for a decade. He goes on to mention that the…

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March 6, 2014 at 1:57 pm

27 Reasons Why You Should ALWAYS Ask for the Window Seat

27 Reasons Why You Should ALWAYS Ask for the Window Seat

There are plenty of reasons to ask for a window seat. For starters you can lean on the window if you want to sleep, and you never have to get up for someone else! But it’s what’s outside of that window that is most compelling. The world is a wonderful place, one that looks…

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March 5, 2014 at 7:17 pm

Picture of the Day: Hallstatt Village, Austria

Picture of the Day: Hallstatt Village, Austria

HALLSTATT VILLAGE, AUSTRIA Photograph by DANNY XEERO 500px | Facebook | Flickr Photographer Danny Xeero took this beautiful shot of the picturesque Hallstatt Village in Austria. Nestled between the edge of Hallstätter See (a lake) and the towering Dachstein mountains, Austria’s oldest and possibly most photographed village is something like a mirage…

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March 4, 2014 at 7:24 pm

Picture of the Day: Chicago Reflected in Lake Michigan from an Airplane

Picture of the Day: Chicago Reflected in Lake Michigan from an Airplane

CHICAGO REFLECTED IN LAKE MICHIGAN FROM AN AIRPLANE Photograph by MARK HERSCH Twitter | LinkedIn Taken from his window seat (with his iPhone) as he approached O’Hare, amateur photographer Mark Hersch captured this incredible photo that shows the famous Chicago skyline reflected in Lake Michigan below, just as the sun sets above.…

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March 4, 2014 at 12:11 pm

10 Reasons Why ‘Dogs in Photo Booths’ is the Best Idea Ever

10 Reasons Why 'Dogs in Photo Booths' is the Best Idea Ever

Lynn Terry is a professional portrait photographer based out of St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to commercial projects and family portrait photography, Lynn has been working with animals for over a decade. Her favorite dogs are pit bulls, as Lynn tells the Huffington Post: “I have a personal affinity for the breed. They are…

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March 3, 2014 at 6:06 pm

Picture of the Day: The Most Retweeted Photo of All Time

Picture of the Day: The Most Retweeted Photo of All Time

THE MOST RETWEETED PHOTO OF ALL TIME Photograph via Ellen DeGeneres (taken by Bradley Cooper) Step aside Barack Obama. Before last night’s Academy Awards group shot above, this tweet by Barack Obama (6 Nov 2012) was the most retweeted photo of all time with 781,514 retweets. That record was completely obliterated last…

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March 3, 2014 at 12:21 pm

This Art School in Japan Lets Students Wear Whatever they Want to Graduation

This Art School in Japan Lets Students Wear Whatever they Want to Graduation

When students graduate from the Kanazawa College of Art in Japan, they get to wear whatever they want to the graduation ceremony. The annual event is clearly popular, judging from the number of television cameras, photographers and reporters on hand to cover the ceremony. I’m not sure which costume is your favorite but for…

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