Tag: events

July 4, 2014 at 3:11 pm

This Is What Daytime Fireworks Look Like

This Is What Daytime Fireworks Look Like

We’ve all seen fireworks at night, but what about on a sunny afternoon? At the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang put on one of his largest explosion events ever, utilizing microchip-controlled explosives to form incredible designs and patterns. Each set of explosions was calculated to paint a…

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May 30, 2014 at 4:39 pm

Picture of the Day: The Earth Goddess

Picture of the Day: The Earth Goddess

Photograph by Atlanta Botanical Garden Currently on display from now through 31 October 2014 is the Imaginary Worlds: A New Kingdom of Plant Giants exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The exhibit features 28 giant topiary-like sculptures ranging up to 25 ft tall (7.62 m) and 20 ft wide (6 m) and contain nearly…

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May 29, 2014 at 12:59 pm

To Mark the End of Winter, Everyone in this Indian Region Flies a Kite

To Mark the End of Winter, Everyone in this Indian Region Flies a Kite

Photograph by SANDEEPA AND CHETAN Website | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr | Flickr In the northwestern state of Gujarat, India, the festival of Uttarayan marks the day when winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar. It is the sign for farmers that the sun is back and that harvest…

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May 6, 2014 at 5:09 pm

Picture of the Day: Sea of Cherry Blossom Petals

Picture of the Day: Sea of Cherry Blossom Petals

Photograph by @WizardsTools on Twitter The annual blooming of cherry blossoms in Japan is a wildly popular cultural event as people flock to popular blooming locations all over the country. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. It…

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December 24, 2013 at 2:34 pm

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis – Christmas Edition

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis - Christmas Edition

AURORA BOREALIS – CHRISTMAS EDITION Photograph by Frank Olsen Seen here is a rare red aurora beautifully complementing the green band of colour below. The image was taken at Hakoya island, just outside of Tromsoe, Norway on October 25th, 2011 by photographer Frank Olsen. An aurora is a natural light display in…

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November 14, 2013 at 12:32 pm

Highlights from Burkina Faso’s Festival of Masks

Highlights from Burkina Faso's Festival of Masks

Photographer Anthony Pappone specializes in travel, portrait and photojournalism. Since a child he has had a fascination with history, far away places and tribes with ancient cultures. Over the years Pappone has documented ceremonies and festivals around the world with many recent journeys around the continent of Africa. On Flickr and Behance you will…

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October 11, 2013 at 3:49 pm

Ai Weiwei’s ‘Forever Bicycles’ Installation in Toronto

Ai Weiwei's 'Forever Bicycles' Installation in Toronto

Artwork by AI WEIWEI Photograph via Scotiabank Nuit Blanche on Facebook On display from October 6 – 27 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Canada, is renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s Forever Bicycles installation. The 3,144 interconnected bicycles served as the centerpiece for last weekend’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche art festival, a dusk…

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August 12, 2013 at 12:31 pm

Amazing Sculptures Carved from a Single Block of Ice

Amazing Sculptures Carved from a Single Block of Ice

Fairbanks, Alaska, is home to the World Ice Art Championships, one of the world’s largest ice sculpting competitions and exhibitions. From its beginning in 1988, the World Ice Art Championships has grown to a month-long event featuring more than 70 teams from around the world. The 2013 event, which ran from February 26 –…

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July 24, 2013 at 5:27 pm

Picture of the Day: The Cherry Blossom Express

Picture of the Day: The Cherry Blossom Express

THE CHERRY BLOSSOM EXPRESS Photograph courtesy of Jinhae Gunhang Cherry Blossom Festival Organizing Committee The Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival is South Korea’s largest cherry blossom festival. It takes place from April 1st – April 10th each year and attracts over a million tourists from around the country and globe. The festival…

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July 24, 2013 at 4:27 pm

Photos from Mexico’s National Pyrotechnic Festival

Photos from Mexico's National Pyrotechnic Festival

Photograph by Alejandro Linares Garcia The National Pyrotechnic Festival is an annual event that takes place in Tultepec, Mexico. The festival promotes the country’s tradition of production and use of fireworks in honour of John of God, the patron saint of fireworks makers. Tultepec produces about half of all Mexico’s fireworks. The main event,…

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