LONG EXPOSURE LIGHTNING STORM Photograph by Amery Carlson In this incredible long exposure capture by fine art photographer Amery Carlson, we see a dramatic lightning storm off the coast of Ventura, California (officially the City of San Buenaventura). In the comments Avery says he can’t recall exactly how long the exposure was…
THE GHOST TOWN OF KOLMANSKOP Photograph by Chris Gray In this fantastic shot by Chris Gray, we see insides of an abandoned house in Kolmanskop, Namibia overtaken by sand. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port town of Lüderitz. It…
VILLERS ABBEY, BELGIUM Photograph by Abbaye de Villers The Abbaye de Villers (Villers Abbey), situated in the commune of Villers-la-Ville (Belgium) in grounds of more than 36 hectares, is a destination imbued with history. It was founded in the 12th Century, under the aegis of Saint Bernard. Today, its ruins give an…
MOVING THE EIFFEL TOWER Photograph by PDP-11 on Reddit In this perfectly timed photo by Redditor PDP-11, we see a crane in the foreground lined up exactly with the Eiffel Tower, as if it were about to move the colossal structure at any moment. The photo was taken from the user’s apartment.…
TIMES SQUARE, 1943 Photograph by John Vachon | Prints available In this vintage black and white photo, we see the famous Times Square in New York City on a rainy day in March of 1943. The photograph was taken by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. Times Square is a…
THE EARTHQUAKE ROSE Photographs by Norman MacLeod On February 28, 2001, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, located some thirty miles (48 km) below the surface of the Earth moved the ground for a bit more than half a minute. Damage was surprisingly light on account of the epicenter’s depth. A sand tracing pendulum…
FEASTING VULTURES Photograph by Morkel Erasmus | Prints available In this startling black and white scene we see a group of White-backed Vultures feasting on an elephant that had died of natural causes. Wildlife photographer Morkel Erasmus took this shot in the remote far north of Kruger National Park in South Africa.…
INSIDE A FALLEN GIANT Photograph by thecynicroute on Reddit In this awesome capture we get a real sense of the size of these Coast Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens). The photograph, shot by Redditor thecynicroute, was taken at the Avenue of the Giants, a scenic highway in northern California that runs through Humboldt…
Nature Overtakes the Great Wall Photograph by Trey Ratlcliff @ StuckInCustoms.com Travel photographer Trey Ratcliff took this incredible photograph that shows nature slowly overgrowing a section of the Great Wall of China. Trey says it was in the northern part of the wall, about a half-mile hike from a resort called ‘Commune…
BALI’S TANAH LOT SEA TEMPLE Photograph by Fabio Gismondi Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home of a pilgrimage temple, the Pura Tanah Lot (literally “Tanah Lot temple”), and a popular tourist and cultural icon. Located in Tabanan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from…
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