FOTOGRAFIE LINKS
10 October 2024
The 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition attracted more than 59,000 entries from 117 countries, and just recently announced the winners. The owners and sponsors have kindly shared some of this year’s winning and honored images below. The museum’s website has many more images from this year and previous years. Wildlife Photograp...
2 Hits
09 October 2024
Residents of Florida are preparing themselves for Hurricane Milton, currently a Category 4 storm, which is expected to make landfall later tonight or early tomorrow morning. Milton arrives less than two weeks after many Florida cities and towns were hit by Hurricane Helene—piles of storm debris still line the streets. Mandatory-evacuation orders ar...
1 Hits
08 October 2024
In Tarragona, Spain, more than 40 teams of “castellers” recently gathered for the city’s 29th biannual human-tower competition—working together to build the highest and most complex human towers (castells). Winning teams reached as high as 10 tiers above the ground. Gathered here are some of the images of these amazing structures, and the effort in...
1 Hits
04 October 2024
Wildfires and drought in South America, a celebration of China’s National Day in Hong Kong, Israeli missile strikes in Lebanon, early Christmas celebrations in Venezuela, a dahlia show beside Stonehenge, devastating floods in Nepal and the U.S., and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here....
4 Hits
01 October 2024
The highest-scoring panoramic photos entered into the 15th Epson International Pano Awards were just announced. Organizers reported that they received 4,529 entries from 1,105 professional and amateur photographers in 95 countries this year, competing for the top spots in four categories, for several special awards, and for cash prizes. Contest org...
7 Hits
30 September 2024
Late Thursday night, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, with winds gusting up to 140 mph. The storm then crashed inland, causing wind damage and severe flooding that killed at least 120 people across six southeastern states, according to the Associated Press. Millions remain without power as first responders work t...
5 Hits
27 September 2024
The effects of Hurricane Helene in Cuba, severe drought in Brazil and Ecuador, a simulated moon walk in Germany, Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, runway scenes from Paris Fashion Week, a comet viewed from Earth orbit, scenes from the opening weekend of Oktoberfest in Germany, and much more To receive an email notification every time new phot...
8 Hits
24 September 2024
The winning entries in this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year competition were just announced. Patricia Homonylo was named the overall winner for her conservation-themed image of the thousands of birds killed in one year by colliding with windows and other reflective surfaces in urban areas. Competition organizers were once more kind enough to s...
18 Hits
20 September 2024
Destructive flooding throughout Europe, cliff diving in Austria, deadly wildfires in Portugal, a scene from Fashion Week in Milan, celebrations of Independence Day in Mexico, sparks at the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here. Moo Deng, a two-month-old ...
11 Hits
17 September 2024
The winning images from the fourth annual Natural Landscape Photography Awards were just announced. The competition was started to “promote the very best landscape photography by digital and film photographers who value realism and authenticity in their work,” with rules set up to prevent deceptive editing techniques. A total of 1,134 photographers...
13 Hits
16 September 2024
The winning and commended images of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 competition were just announced, with Rafael Fernández Caballe named as the overall winner for his image of a Bryde’s whale swimming up to swallow a bait ball of sardines off Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Contest organizers at Oceanographic Magazine were once again kind enough to...
23 Hits
13 September 2024
Flooding in St. Mark’s square in Venice, a hobby horse championship in England, damage from Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam, growing wildfires in Southern California, the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, a memorial for the victims of a school shooting in Georgia, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, ...
8 Hits
11 September 2024
There are currently several large wildfires burning in Southern California, in and around the Greater Los Angeles area, fueled by dry conditions and an intense heat wave. The Airport Fire, the Bridge Fire, and the Line Fire have each burned tens of thousands of acres in the mountains and wilderness and are encroaching on more populated areas, forci...
9 Hits
10 September 2024
Sean Gallup, a photographer with Getty Images, recently traveled with shepherds in Switzerland during their annual “Schäful” sheep drive in high alpine meadows, near the Oberaletsch and Grosser Aletsch glaciers. During the drive, shepherds and sheepherders gather scattered sheep and lead them to the village of Belalp, where their owners take them b...
12 Hits
06 September 2024
Scenes from the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, an air festival in England, an inflatable art installation in Shanghai, scenes from the Venice Film Festival, a deserted theme park in China, a soapbox race in Kazakhstan, a dust storm in Sudan, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here. ...
13 Hits
30 August 2024
A riverbed football match in England, the Notting Hill Carnival in London, a stork migration in Turkey, scenes from the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris, a wildfire in Brazil, a pickleball match above New York City, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here. A tourist descends into ...
6 Hits
29 August 2024
The organizers of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest have once more shared a preview of some of the Highly Commended images in this year’s competition. The full list of winners, and the Grand Title and Young Grand Title Awards, will be announced in October. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural Histor...
32 Hits
23 August 2024
A greased pole competition in Indonesia, a scene from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, a waterskiing competition in Canada, a tilting church in Greece, a “dinner in the sky” in Poland, big wave surfing in South Africa, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are publish...
19 Hits
21 August 2024
Residents of Iceland’s Westman Islands are currently on puffin patrol. During the months of August and September, an annual tradition brings entire families out to the streets and harbor of Vestmannaeyjar late at night, where they work to find and rescue misdirected young puffins, called pufflings. During their first flight, the pufflings can becom...
17 Hits
20 August 2024
Last night, people around the world were treated to views of a so-called blue sturgeon supermoon. It’s a “blue” moon because it is the third full moon of an astronomical season with four full moons, and August’s full moon is called the “sturgeon moon” because Algonquin tribes knew that large fish were more easily caught at this time of year. It is ...
27 Hits
16 August 2024
A raging wildfire in Greece, a 12-hour lawn mower race in England, a floating festival in Spain, a bicycle-balance competition in Indonesia, a visit to the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina, the northern lights above Minnesota, the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo s...
19 Hits
15 August 2024
The finalist entries in the current Ocean Photographer of the Year competition were just revealed, featuring some of the best coastal, drone, and underwater photographs selected from more than 15,000 submissions. Contest organizers at Oceanographic Magazine were kind enough to share some of this year’s selections below—their full gallery can be see...
11 Hits
14 August 2024
After years of planning and construction, Indonesia’s new capital city is set to be inaugurated on August 17, despite the fact that the site remains an active construction zone. The new city of Nusantara, on the island of Borneo, will replace Jakarta as the national capital, moving the seat of government about 800 miles away. The decades-long proje...
36 Hits
09 August 2024
Skateboarding and steeplechase at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart at a dressage event, a volcanic eruption atop Mount Etna, a traditional mask festival in Benin, anti-government protests in Bangladesh, a military robot dog in Ukraine, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, s...
22 Hits
08 August 2024
At this time last year, swift-moving wildfires were burning across parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, devastating the historic community of Lahaina, and killing 102 people. In the months since the disaster, work has been done to clear debris, set up temporary housing, and to mourn and remember loved ones who were lost. It was recently reported t...
15 Hits
02 August 2024
Swimming and gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics, wildfires in Colorado and California, a disastrous oil spill in the Philippines, newly freed Americans returned home from Russia, protests after a disputed presidential election in Venezuela, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here. ...
18 Hits
29 July 2024
An enormous wildfire—one of the largest in state history—is currently raging in northern California. Over the past five days, the Park Fire has expanded to more than 360,000 acres, and is only 12 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. Dry conditions and strong, gusty winds have driven the rapid growth of the blaze, reportedly caused by a man pus...
10 Hits
26 July 2024
A water dragon carnival in China, preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, a moonrise over an erupting Mount Etna, scenes from the Tour de France, a dangerous heat wave in Japan, a presidential campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, open spillways at China’s Three Gorges Dam, and much more To receive an email notifica...
5 Hits
24 July 2024
The city of Paris is making last-minute preparations for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games; the opening ceremony will take place on Friday, and events will last until August 11, followed by the Paralympic Games from August 28 to September 8. Athletes, fans, and supporters from around the world are pouring in as the city prepares dozens of venues, tight...
9 Hits
19 July 2024
An orangutan rehabilitation center in Borneo, an iceberg-filled fjord in Greenland, a holy waterfall in Bali, green slime at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, scenes from the Republican National Convention, a fire festival in Japan, a hot summer day in New York City, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are...
13 Hits
17 July 2024
A hundred years ago, more than 3,000 athletes from 44 nations gathered in France for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympic Games (compared with 2024, when more than 10,000 athletes are expected from 206 nations). In 1924, competition took place in 126 events across 23 disciplines, at 17 Olympic venues in and around the city. Gathered below are images of th...
12 Hits
16 July 2024
Last week marked the second anniversary of when the first images were released from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The telescope was launched in December 2021 and remains in orbit around a point in space about 1 million miles from Earth. In the past year, JWST has continued to fuel new discoveries, as well as returning more spectacular v...
14 Hits
12 July 2024
A stegosaurus fossil up for auction in New York, a newborn pangolin at the Prague zoo, a “Volleyball on Water” tournament in Slovenia, a lightsaber training session in Mexico City, a scene from this year’s Tour de France, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here. A polar bear rests on i...
10 Hits
11 July 2024
The Yadnya Kasada festival is a month-long event that for centuries has been celebrated by the Hindu Tenggerese people, an ethnic group in Eastern Java, Indonesia. A part of the festival involves worshippers carrying offerings up the slope of Mount Bromo, an active volcano, and throwing them into its crater as sacrifices, praying for blessings from...
11 Hits
09 July 2024
The annual nine-day Fiesta de San Fermín began in Pamplona, Spain, last week. The festival, including the famous running of the bulls, attracts thousands of visitors every year. The fiesta kicks off as massive crowds await the chupinazo in Pamplona’s town square, followed by a carnival, fireworks, the running of the bulls, and many bullfights. Gath...
35 Hits
05 July 2024
A greased-pole walk in Massachusetts, a heavy metal music festival in France, destructive wildfires in California, hurricane damage in Barbados, a hot-dog-eating competition at Coney Island, scenes from the Glastonbury Festival in England, sumo wrestlers at the Lincoln Memorial, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo st...
18 Hits
01 July 2024
Over the past five days, the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place at Worthy Farm, near Somerset, England. More than 200,000 music fans gathered to hear performances by Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Cyndi Lauper, Idles, Janelle Monáe, and many more artists. The festival wrapped up last night, and today workers and volunteer c...
19 Hits
28 June 2024
A field of blooming flowers in Italy, a “space capsule camp” in China, flooded rivers in the American Midwest, Olympic track & field trials in Oregon, a haute couture fashion show in Paris, a camel traffic light in a Chinese desert, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here. A wooden sta...
10 Hits
27 June 2024
Last week, we featured some of the winners of this year’s Audubon Photography Awards, and today, the contest organizers were kind enough to share some of their Top 100 photographs from the thousands of entries depicting birdlife from all 50 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces and territories. To receive an email notification every time new phot...
21 Hits
24 June 2024
Across parts of Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia, an ancient pagan summer rite called Kupala combined with the Orthodox feast of Saint John the Baptist, becoming “Ivan Kupala Night,” a festival celebrating the summer solstice. On Ivan Kupala Night, young people wear wreaths symbolizing purity, crowds sing and dance around bonfires, and people b...
44 Hits
21 June 2024
A dog that enjoys daily scooter rides in Turkey, Olympic skateboarding qualifiers in Hungary, a deadly train collision in India, a solstice wedding at Stonehenge, forest fires in California, coastal flooding in Texas, Eid al-Adha prayers in Iran, a performance by Post Malone in Tennessee, and much more To receive an email notification every time ne...
12 Hits
20 June 2024
The winners of the 15th annual Audubon Photography Awards were just announced. Photographers competed for nine prizes, submitting more than 2,300 entries depicting birdlife from all 50 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces and territories. The National Audubon Society was once again kind enough to share some of the winning photographs with us. To...
25 Hits
18 June 2024
As the first day of summer approaches, record-setting high temperatures have already been observed in several places across the Northern Hemisphere, and the American Northeast is bracing for a dangerous heat wave. People in Europe, Asia, and North America have taken to nearby beaches, lakes, and water parks to find relief. Collected below are recen...
13 Hits
14 June 2024
Blackout conditions in parts of Ukraine, whale watching on the Australian coast, a track-and-field competition in Italy, worshippers around the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia, flooding in parts of southern Florida, fencers in training in Kenya, anti-government protests in Argentina, and much more To receive an email notification every time a new photo story...
24 Hits
13 June 2024
Half a century ago, President Richard Nixon resigned from office, streaking took off as a fad, and the stuntman Evel Knievel attempted to jump across a canyon in a rocket motorcycle. Also in 1974, the boxers Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fought in Zaire in a match dubbed the “Rumble in the Jungle,” Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career home-run rec...
19 Hits
11 June 2024
In recent days, people in cities and villages across China have been celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. Locals and tourists gather to watch dragon-boat races, enjoy traditional food, and pray for good luck during this annual summer folk festival. Gathered below are recent images from festivals in Foshan, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Beijing, and more. To re...
35 Hits
07 June 2024
Two rocket launches from the southern United States, flooding rivers in southwestern Germany, commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France, a scene from the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, continued Israeli attacks in Gaza, large-scale calligraphy as artwork in Iraq, a solar-thermal power generation plant in China,...
16 Hits
06 June 2024
For the past week, sites in the United Kingdom and France have been hosting a number of events leading up to today, the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944. Veterans, families, dignitaries, and visitors have gathered at former battlefields and cemeteries to commemorate the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, which turned ...
33 Hits
31 May 2024
Warrior horse racing in Japan, scenes from the Cannes Film Festival in France, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, a Memorial Day display in Boston, anti-drone technology displayed in Ukraine, a performance by AC/DC in Italy, competitive surfing in Tahiti, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, si...
37 Hits
30 May 2024
The Panamanian government recently presented keys to new houses to about 300 families from Cartí Sugtupu, a small and crowded Caribbean island that is threatened by rising sea levels and a lack of space. The indigenous communities on Cartí Sugtupu and neighboring islands have recently faced increasing floods and damage from storms. Starting in 2015...
17 Hits
28 May 2024
Crowds gathered on Cooper’s Hill once again yesterday, on a farm near Gloucester, England, cheering as racers took part in the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake. Continuing a tradition that dates back at least 200 years, participants chase a nine-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese, running in a chaotic scramble down a very steep and...
60 Hits
24 May 2024
An airline for dogs in New York, horse racing in Baltimore, the Olympic torch relay in southwestern France, a Catholic pilgrimage in a Spanish village, the World Para Athletics Championships in Japan, a tornado’s path of destruction in Iowa, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here. An ...
34 Hits
23 May 2024
Several weeks ago, Russian forces began intensifying artillery bombardment and ground advances in border villages across Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, and launching deadly missile attacks into the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Thousands of civilians have already fled the area in an ongoing evacuation. While firefighters in residenti...
18 Hits
21 May 2024
The International Space Station is currently hosting seven crew members of Expedition 71, which began on April 6. The ISS orbits the Earth at about 17,150 miles per hour, orbiting the planet about 16 times a day. In recent months, the astronauts and cosmonauts of Expeditions 70 and 71 have taken some amazing photographs of our lovely planet as they...
30 Hits
17 May 2024
Surgery at a teddy bear hospital in Germany, a performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, coyote pups at an animal park in France, destructive flooding in Brazil and Indonesia, a fashion show in Saudi Arabia, the Northern Lights above England, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign...
16 Hits
16 May 2024
The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) just announced the winning images in its annual members-only photo competition, selected from more than 8,000 entries in seven categories, including Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Plants & Fungi, Landscapes, and Nature’s Studio. Contest organizers were kind enough to share some of the winning and hono...
42 Hits
15 May 2024
The 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took place in New York City over the past week, showcasing more than 3,000 dogs of 200 different breeds and varieties. This year’s Best in Show was awarded to a miniature poodle named Sage. Gathered below are images from this year’s competition, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Cent...
16 Hits
10 May 2024
The ruins of a mountain monastery in Turkey, tornado damage in Oklahoma, a dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, devastating floods in southern Brazil, a drone expo in South Korea, ongoing Russian drone attacks in Ukraine, camel rides in a Chinese desert, fireflies on a forest trail in Taiwan, and much more To receive an email ...
24 Hits
08 May 2024
For more than a week now, torrential rainfall in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has swollen rivers, triggered landslides, and caused widespread flooding. More than 90 deaths have been blamed on the flooding, with another 130 people listed as missing. Rescue efforts continue across the state and in the hard-hit city of Porto Alegre. Th...
23 Hits
06 May 2024
In the Greek village of Vrontados, each year during Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations, members of two rival churches hold a traditional “rocket war” by firing thousands of homemade fireworks toward each other while services are held. The goal for each side is to hit the bell in the tower of the opposing church. The festival, called Rouketopolemos,...
31 Hits
04 May 2024
On May 4, 1970, 54 years ago today, members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd of student protesters gathered on the campus of Ohio’s Kent State University, killing four students and injuring another nine. Several hundred students had been protesting against the Nixon administration’s expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia, and t...
33 Hits
03 May 2024
Devastating floods across Kenya, a Pagan fire festival in Scotland, antler gathering in Wyoming, pro-Palestinian demonstrations at many American colleges, the Olympic Flame en route to France, a movie premiere in Sydney, a badminton competition in China, and much more The Horsehead Nebula, imaged by the NIRCam instrument on NASA's James Webb Space ...
19 Hits
26 April 2024
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a tilting tower in Taiwan, a growing refugee camp in Chad, the Tokyo Rainbow Pride Parade in Japan, humanitarian aid parachuted into Gaza, protests opposing Israel’s attacks on Gaza in the United States, a performance by Phish at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and much more Spiral bookshelves are seen in a bookshop in Gu...
27 Hits
24 April 2024
Across the length of Chile, stretching 2,650 miles (4,265 kilometers) from north to south, more than 40 national parks have been established in the past century, protecting many endangered species, wild landscapes, and natural wonders. Collected below are images of several of these parks, from Lauca National Park, in the altiplano of Chile’s far no...
28 Hits
22 April 2024
On this Earth Day, a day set aside to remember and appreciate the environment and our responsibilities and roles within it, I wanted to gather a selection of images of the incredibly diverse bird life that we share this planet with. Tens of billions of individual animals are divided among some 10,000 species, inhabiting nearly every environment on ...
15 Hits
19 April 2024
Eid al-Fitr prayers in India, trophy winners at the Boston Marathon, the burning of a historic building in Denmark, a wildfire in Kosovo, widespread flooding in Russia, a joyous water festival in Thailand, a music festival in China, and much more A woman stands on a breakwater in China's southwestern city of Chongqing on April 13, 2024. ( AFP / Get...
17 Hits
18 April 2024
The winning entries of the annual World Press Photo Contest have just been announced. This year, according to organizers, 61,062 images were submitted for judging, made by 3,851 photographers from 130 different countries. World Press Photo was once again kind enough to share some of this year’s global and regional winners, gathered below. Europe, ...
37 Hits
17 April 2024
Over the course of World War II, countless challenges made basic transportation difficult, costly, and dangerous. The need for fast, efficient, and quiet ways of moving people from A to B—despite fuel shortages, damaged roads, and ongoing battles—led many soldiers and civilians to take advantage of bicycles as transport. Troops in some areas became...
27 Hits
15 April 2024
Crowds of music fans gathered once more in Indio, California, this weekend, for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, catching performances by Doja Cat, Jon Batiste, Vampire Weekend, Sabrina Carpenter, Lil Yachty, Gwen Stefani, Peso Pluma, Atarashii Gakko, the Aquabats, and many more artists. Gathered below are images of this year’s perform...
35 Hits
05 April 2024
The World Coal Carrying Championships in England, damage from an earthquake in Taiwan, a destroyed hospital in the Gaza Strip, a beekeeper at work in Ukraine, cherry tree blossoms in Germany, an appearance of the Easter bunny at the White House, rally racing in Kenya, flooding in west-central France, and much more Dancers perform during auditions t...
25 Hits
02 April 2024
As much of North America prepares for the upcoming total solar eclipse next week, I thought it would be fun to share some images from the recent (and not-so-recent) past of previous eclipses—annular, partial, and total—from around the world. Also pictured are some of the many observers sharing this fleeting experience, “witnessing the planetary ver...
23 Hits
29 March 2024
A wildfire in Venezuela, cherry blossoms in eastern China, a deadly terrorist attack in Russia, a surf competition in Australia, Holy Week processions in Spain, a full moon above Istanbul, a vast solar power farm in Texas, and much more. An aerial view of the cargo vessel Dali, seen after it had crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it...
18 Hits
26 March 2024
The winning images and photographers of this year’s World Nature Photography Awards have just been announced. Contest organizers have once more shared some of the winning images, shown below, from their 14 categories. Captions were provided by the photographers and have been lightly edited for style and clarity. Third Place, Behavior—Mammals. Eleph...
33 Hits
25 March 2024
This week, Hindus around the world are celebrating Holi, the “festival of colors”—a springtime celebration where revelers throw brightly colored powders at friends and strangers alike. Participants gather to welcome the arrival of spring, commemorate Krishna’s pranks, and allow one another a chance to drop inhibitions and simply play and dance toge...
56 Hits
22 March 2024
A massive ballet class in Mexico City, the Night of Ghosts festival in Greece, severe tornado damage in Indiana, a garbage-strewn beach in Bali, airdrops of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip, a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Tokyo, a robot among tulips in the Netherlands, colorful Holi celebrations in India, and much more A man, dressed as the Hind...
22 Hits
21 March 2024
Tuesday marked the first day of spring, and the Northern Hemisphere has begun to warm, with flowers and trees in bloom. Gathered below is a small collection of images from recent weeks in North America, Asia, and Europe, of people enjoying flowering fields and trees—signs of warmer days to come. The Washington Monument is seen on March 18, 2024, fr...
13 Hits
20 March 2024
For hundreds of years, residents of Valencia, Spain, have celebrated the arrival of spring and paid tribute to San Jose, the patron saint of the carpenters’ guild, by building and then ceremonially burning huge monuments made of wood, cardboard, and paper. The monuments, or fallas, consist of ninots, or figures, many of which are caricatures that p...
34 Hits
15 March 2024
X-ray analysis of an 18th-century violin in France, scenes from the the Academy Awards in Hollywood, a march for International Women’s Day in Mexico, the launch of a SpaceX rocket in Texas, whitewater canoeing in New Zealand, Ramadan prayers in Indonesia, the Crufts dog show in England, and much more Demonstrators take part in a march to mark Inter...
18 Hits
14 March 2024
Organizers of the 2024 British Wildlife Photography Awards just announced their collection of winners and runners-up. More than 14,000 images were submitted in 11 different categories, celebrating the wildlife and wild spaces found across the United Kingdom. Competition organizers were kind enough to share some of this year’s amazing images below. ...
12 Hits
13 March 2024
The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the c...
33 Hits
12 March 2024
The top entries in the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition have been announced, and competition organizers were once more kind enough to share some of the winning and shortlisted photos from their 10 categories: Architecture, Creative, Landscape, Lifestyle, Motion, Natural World & Wildlife, Object, Portraiture, Street Photography, a...
22 Hits
08 March 2024
Humanitarian aid airdropped into Gaza, the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, a skijoring competition in Colorado, a blizzard in California, scenes from Paris Fashion Week in France, a sinking cargo ship off the coast of Yemen, thousands of cross-country ski racers in Sweden, a parade of effigies in Bali, and much more A...
17 Hits
05 March 2024
A century ago, regular radio broadcasts were on the rise, and people began tuning in to entertainment and news from around the world. Paris hosted the 1924 Summer Olympics, advancements in aviation were being made on several fronts, automobiles were becoming more prevalent (and dangerous), and prohibition in the U.S. was still in full swing. Studen...
35 Hits
01 March 2024
Unusually warm weather in Turkey, a volcanic eruption in Mexico, sledding in Morocco, a job fair in China, wildfires in northern Texas, displaced Palestinians in Gaza, under-ice swimming in Italy, and much more Gray whales swim in the waters of the Gulf of California, in Mexico's Mar de Cortes on February 26, 2024. Every year gray whales travel the...
19 Hits
28 February 2024
The Smokehouse Creek Fire, which was sparked on Monday, has already burned across more than 500,000 acres, pushed by high winds and dry conditions. It is the largest of several brush fires now burning across the Texas Panhandle and parts of northwestern Oklahoma, prompting evacuations and disaster declarations, as authorities warn that the weather ...
16 Hits
23 February 2024
Farmers protest low crop prices in India, a shallow flood in Death Valley, a bird fair in Colombia, a wooden replica of the Eiffel Tower in France, unusually warm weather at a ski resort in Poland, a wild elephant in Sri Lanka, a chilly day at Niagara Falls, and much more An Iberian lynx runs after being released in the Sierra de Arana mountain ran...
109 Hits
21 February 2024
Saturday will mark the two-year anniversary of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Although the Russian military initially made broad advances into the country beginning on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian forces, backed by Western support, resisted fiercely, forcing Russia to pull back into eastern and southern Ukraine. Soon, front lines hundreds of...
40 Hits
20 February 2024
The winning entries in this year’s Underwater Photographer of the Year contest have just been announced, and Alex Dawson was named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 for his image of a whale skeleton on the seafloor, beneath the ice, in Greenland. Prizes and commendations were handed out in categories including Wide Angle, Macro, Wrecks, Beha...
601 Hits
16 February 2024
A huge Valentine’s Day balloon drop in Russia, Carnival festivities in several countries, a town-wide football match in England, sumo wrestling for youngsters in Japan, the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas, a destructive wildfire in New Zealand, diving at the World Aquatics Championship in Qatar, and much more A fireworks display throws off sp...
36 Hits
13 February 2024
Carnival season 2024 is now under way across Europe and the Americas. These pre-Lent festivals, in many cases a blend of local pagan and Catholic traditions, usher out winter and welcome in spring. The largest and most famous—the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro—took place over the past few days. Gathered below are images of Carnivals around the world, i...
25 Hits
11 February 2024
A special Sunday event: our eighth annual photo collection celebrating the magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, and are depicted here in photos from recent years. If you have some time today before the big game (or are skipping the event entirely), we invite you to take a look....
29 Hits
02 October 2023
Het is iets over zes als de wekker gaat. Het is in huis net zo stil en donker als buiten. Ik ben eigenlijk al lang blij, nu de dagen korter worden komt dat de zelftoegestane hoeveelheid nachtrust van een vogelaar ten goede. Op de autoradio kondigt de kalme stem van de nacht-dj de schreeuwerige ochtenddj aan. Gelukkig ben ik net voordat de laatste b...
17 Hits
31 December 2022
Terugbliktijd! 2022 is het jaar waar er voor mij iets veranderde in hoe ik in de hobby sta. Ik hield een ‘groene jaarlijst’ bij, een lijst met vogelsoorten die ik zonder CO₂-uitstoot zag, en focuste dus op alles wat er in de buurt zat. Het leidde tot een jaar waarin mijn ‘jaarlijst’ het laagste aantal ooit was, mijn levenslijst nota bene korter wer...
10 Hits
24 November 2018
Notenkrakers zijn voor mij echte vakantievogels. In de Ardennen, het Zwarte Woud, en de Alpen heb ik ze regelmatig gezien. Misschien wel de mooiste kraaiachtige, met die witte stippen op die bruine ondergrond. Zijn belangrijkste wapen is zijn snavel, waarmee hij behendig eetbare dingen uit moeilijk bereikbare plekken peutert. Nootjes, zaden, dennen...
10 Hits
13 December 2023
The winning images have been announced in the seventh edition of the Red Bull Illume photo competition. The contest invites photographers to submit images from the world of action-and-adventure sports in one of 10 categories, including Energy, Playground, and Raw. Red Bull was once more kind enough to share some of the winning photos and finalists ...
15 Hits
08 December 2023
This year has been another filled with news stories and photos that can often be difficult or disturbing to view. I’ve made it an annual tradition, after rounding up the “news photos of the year,” to compose an essay of uplifting images from the past 12 months—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the abundant joy and kindness present in the ...
12 Hits
09 February 2024
Scenes from the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar, new lava flows in southwestern Iceland, a freestyle skiing competition in Utah, the one-year-anniversary of a deadly earthquake in Turkey, a Carnival gala on Tenerife, preparations for the Chinese New Year in Beijing, and much more A snow-covered view of one of many ancient statues at a 2,000-y...
22 Hits
16 January 2024
Early on Sunday, a new volcanic eruption began outside the Icelandic town of Grindavik, prompting residents to evacuate. Lava began flowing from existing and newly opened cracks in a fissure, as emergency crews worked to complete a protective wall of dirt and rock, hoping to direct the flow away from the town’s center. Several houses in Grindavik w...
16 Hits
12 January 2024
A “No Trousers Tube Ride” in London, a high-mountain waterfall in Switzerland, the 2024 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, wearable-tech displays in Las Vegas, several fires in Bangladesh, snowfall in Massachusetts, an ice sculpture in northern China, and much more A visitor looks at the work titled “Mass,” by Australian-born artist Ron Mueck, at Trienna...
12 Hits
Handige vogelgidsen
Deze gids, boordevol foto's van hoge kwaliteit, is een aanwinst voor zowel beginnende als gevorderde vogelaars. Het boek is praktisch ingedeeld en gericht op herkenning in het veld....
De gids bevat de meest voorkomende dieren plantensoorten in Europa. Verspreidingskaartjes staan bij soorten die niet overal in Europa voorkomen of zich gedurende....
In de ANWB Vogelgids van Europa staan alle ruim 770 vogelsoorten die je op ons continent kunt tegenkomen. Kenmerkend is dat van elke soort alle gegevens over habitat....
Met deze handige zakgids kunt u op een eenvoudige en efficiënte manier alle roofvogels en uilensoorten van Europa herkennen en identificeren. Alles over de kenmerken, het....