A PLACE TO PONDER Photograph by BORIS ISSAEV Stunning self-portrait by Boris Issaev at Horseshoe Bend in Arizona, United States. Camera: SONY DSC-W150 Focal Length: 5 mm Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec. Aperture: 8 ISO/Film: 100 via Boris Issaev on 500px
LIFE GOES ON Photograph by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images Residents take a hot outdoor bath amongst tsunami devastation in Kesennuma city, Miyagi prefecture on April 14, 2011. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images) via The Atlantic’s In Focus with Alan Taylor – Japan Earthquake: The Long Road to Recovery
INCREDIBLE WATER BRIDGE IN GERMANY Photograph by WHITEDRAGON The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany, opened in October 2003. It connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland Canal, crossing over the Elbe River. It is notable for being the longest navigable aqueduct in the world, with a total length…
MEANWHILE IN TUSCANY… Photograph by EDMONDO SENATORE Tuscany is a region in Central Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi) and a population of about 3.7 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence. Tuscany is known for its beautiful landscapes, its rich artistic legacy and vast…
APRIL SHOWERS… Photograph by MICHAEL BREITUNG Photographer’s Description: A field of sunflowers photographed during a quite rainy and stormy period here in germany. I used focusstacking here to get a good sharpness throughout the frame. Camera: Canon EOS 40D Lens: Tokina 11-16mm Aperture: f/11 ISO/Film: 100 via Michael Breitung on 500px…
THE BIG BAD WOLF FINDS AN ACCOMPLICE Illustration by TORAKAMIKAZE “You see those pigs in that house over there, buddy? They’re what you might call ‘tasty’.” “What did you say?” “I said they’re what you might call ‘thirsty’.” “Did you? I could’ve sworn I heard…” “Look, man. You gonna help me out…
A MOMENT OF SILENCE Photograph by Koichi Nakamura,Yomiuri Shimbun/Associated Press Buddhist monks, Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, firefighters, and other relief workers observed a moment of silence on “Hiyori Yama,” or Weather Hill, in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, on April 11, 2011, exactly one month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. Local…
THE MIGHTY MATTERHORN Photograph by Verena Popp-Hackner, Wild Wonders of Europe The Matterhorn (German), Monte Cervino (Italian) or Mont Cervin (French), is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit is 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest peaks in the Alps.…