SNOW MONKEYS LOUNGING IN HOT SPRINGS Photograph by YOSEMITE Seen here are Japanese Macaques, commonly known as Snow Monkeys, lounging in the Jigokudani Hot Spring in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Jigokudani Monkey Park is famous for its large population of wild Japanese Macaques that go to the valley during the winter, foraging elsewhere…
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INSTANT VERTIGO ACROPHOBIA Photograph by VINCENT LAFORET Deke Johnson, left, and Tom Silliman work 1,385 feet (422m) above street level to repair the electrical connections of an FM antenna atop the Empire State Building. Below you can see the heads of onlookers looking up from the observation deck. Acrophobia is an extreme…
Langley Air Force Base – Photograph by Sgt Joe Springfield Pictured above is the United States Air Force’s Langley Air Force Base located in Hampton, Virginia. The Air Force mission at Langley is to sustain the ability for fast global deployment and air superiority for the United States or allied armed forces. The base…
BURNING MAN FESTIVAL FROM ABOVE Photograph by JIM URQUHART/REUTERS The 25th Burning Man festival, with a theme of “Rites of Passage,” took place Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, 2011, 120 miles outside Reno, Nev., in the Black Rock Desert, its home since 1990. Some 50,000 people attended the week-long celebration, which is…
BRAZIL DECLARES INDEPENDENCE – SEPT. 7, 1822 Independence or death by Pedro Américo (1843–1903) When John VI, King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, returned to Portugal in the early 1820s, most of the privileges that had been accorded to Brazil were rescinded, sparking the ire of…
THE GRAND PRISMATIC SPRING IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Photograph by JIM PEACO, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Photograph by MILA ZINKOVA The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, next to those in New Zealand. It is…
These intriguing shots were taken at the turn of the 20th century in New South Wales, Australia. These women were photographed right after their respective charges were levied on them, their crimes can be found underneath each mug shot.
SPEARFISHING IN NEW CALEDONIA Photograph by STEPHANE DUCANDAS An incredible capture by Stéphane Ducandas of a man spearfishing on the island of Maré in New Caledonia. Really digging the technique that shoots subject matter both above and below the water. Such a great effect! National Geographic via Reddit …
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