Hong Kong’s Stunning Skyscrapers From an Entirely Different Perspective

Apr 25, 2013

Hong Kong’s incredible skyline and high rises must have been photographed by thousands and from every angle possible . But French artist a...

Street Art in Lodz, Poland

Apr 24, 2013

Over the last few years, the Polish city of Lodz, is slowly transforming into a permanent exhibition of street art in public spaces. It star...

Paintings by Arturo Samaniego

Apr 24, 2013

Arturo Samaniego is a painter, living and working in Naples, Florida. After years of figurative and portrait work, Samaniego has developed ...

Stunning Pictures of Plosky Tolbachik Volcano Eruption

Apr 24, 2013

The Plosky Tolbachik volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in the far east of Russia, has been erupting since November 27, last year, after re...

Shilin Stone Forest, China

Apr 24, 2013

The Shilin Stone Forest is a set of spectacular limestone formations located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, in China, appr...

Twisted Skyscrapers Around The World

Apr 23, 2013

One of the latest design trends that seems to have found appeal among some architects is a towering skyscraper that twists its way up to the...

A Gorgeous Ice Cave in Kamchatka

Apr 21, 2013

This surreal-looking ice cave is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia. The almost kilometer long tunnel was formed by a hot water sp...

Abraham Lincoln Lookalikes Gather for a Convention in Ohio

Apr 21, 2013

About three dozen Abraham Lincoln impersonators from around the U.S. assembled in Columbus, Ohio, on April 12, 2013, for the 19th-annual con...

Bungle Bungle Range, Australia

Apr 20, 2013

The Bungle Bungle Range, in Purnululu National Park, is one of the most fascinating geological landmarks in Western Australia. The range fea...

Farm Lands From Above: Aerial Photography by Alex MacLean

Apr 19, 2013

Aerial photographer Alex MacLean has been photographing the American landscape from his four-seat Cessna 182 ever since he got his flight p...

The Thousand Temples of Bagan, Myanmar

Apr 19, 2013

Located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, in the Mandalay Region of Burma, lies the ancient city of Bagan. From the 9th to 1...

Abandoned Mir Diamond Mine in Russia

Apr 19, 2013

Mir Mine also called Mirny Mine is a former open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. At the time of its closing in 2...

Anamorphic Portrait by Bernard Pras

Apr 19, 2013

French Artist Bernard Pras recreates well-known images and icons out of specifically chosen found objects, arranged in a specific form. Pra...

Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Sri Lanka

Apr 18, 2013

Sigiriya or Lion Rock, in Sinhalese, is located in the central Matale District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka in an area dominated by a ...

Jeremy Geddes' Surreal Paintings

Apr 16, 2013

Based in Melbourne, Australia Jeremy Geddes is a brilliant artist who aims to portray extremes of emotion in his work. Having studied paint...

Kitchen Portraits by Erik Klein Wolterink

Apr 16, 2013

I like photo projects that gives insight into the private domestic life of people, like Rania Matar’s “ A Girl And Her Room ”, James Molliso...

Raised Footprints in Snow

Apr 15, 2013

In extremely cold places, such as in Antarctica or in high altitudes, sometimes you get to see a peculiar phenomenon – footprints that are r...

Monarch Butterfly Migration

Apr 14, 2013

The Monarch butterfly (scientific name: Danaus plexippus ) is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. It is easily recogni...

Hyper-Realistic 3D Paintings of Aquatic Animals by Keng Lye

Apr 14, 2013

Singapore-based artist Keng Lye produces unusual three-dimensional works of art with acrylics and epoxy resin that could be easily passed o...

The Remarkable Rocks at Flinders Chase National Park, Australia

Apr 13, 2013

The Remarkable Rocks are one of the best known icons of Kangaroo Island in Australia. Perched 200 feet above the crashing sea, in the Flinde...

The Mysterious Red Lagoon of Chile

Apr 13, 2013

In the town of Camina, in northern Chile, 147 km from the city of Iquique, and approximately 3,700 meters above sea level, lies a strange Re...

Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station

Apr 12, 2013

Hydroelectric power stations are typically located near water sources, or on the source itself, such as dams on rivers. But Taum Sauk Hydroe...

Gottfried Helnwein’s Amazing Artwork

Apr 10, 2013

Gottfried Helnwein is one of the most widely known contemporary artist, who has been working in his field for the past 40 years. Born and b...

Bailong Elevator: An Elevator Built Into the Side of a Mountain

Apr 10, 2013

Have you ever taken an elevator ride to the top of a mountain? No? Then you haven’t been to Wulingyuan in Zhangjiajie, China, because if you...

Pre-Inca Salt Pools at Maras, Peru

Apr 9, 2013

Located 40 kilometers north of Cuzco in Peru, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, lies the town of Maras, well known for its nearby salt evap...

Where the Namib Desert meets the Sea

Apr 9, 2013

The Southern Namib desert is home to some of the tallest and most spectacular dunes of the world, ranging in color from pink to vivid orange...

Neptune Memorial Reef: An Underwater Cemetery

Apr 8, 2013

Originally known as the Atlantis Memorial Reef, the Neptune Memorial Reef is an underwater mausoleum for cremated remains. Located 3.25 mile...

Creative Food Art by Hong Yi

Apr 8, 2013

Hong Yi is a talented Malaysian artist and architect who uses all sorts of unconventional objects to create portraits. She was featured twi...

Sunken Observation Platform in the Middle of a Pond

Apr 8, 2013

There is a clever observation platform built into a pond in  Vöcklabruck, Austria. The platform, rather than being raised, is sunken into th...

Complexities of Airports Photographed From Above

Apr 8, 2013

Some of you readers may remember Jeffrey Milstein from his photographs of the underbellies of aircraft , which he captured by standing at th...

The Thorne Miniature Rooms

Apr 5, 2013

In a special wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in the Phoenix Art Museum, are several exhibits of incredibly detailed miniature room...

The White Towns of Andalusia

Apr 4, 2013

In southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, between the Atlantic in the west and the Mediterranean in the east, lies some o...

Mysterious Fairy Circles of Namibia

Apr 4, 2013

In the grasslands of southern Africa, there are thousands of circular barren patches of land called ‘fairy circles’. They grow between 2 met...

Urban Landscape Paintings by Marc Trujillo

Apr 3, 2013

American painter Marc Trujillo depicts places in his paintings that are omnipresent in American urban and suburban landscapes such as gas st...

Linn Cove Viaduct: The Most Environment Friendly Bridge

Apr 3, 2013

Linn Cove Viaduct is a 379 meter concrete segmental bridge which snakes around the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Complet...

Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira

Apr 3, 2013

The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a ...

Chinese People on Trains by Wang Fuchun

Mar 31, 2013

Beijing-based photographer Wang Fuchun produced this series of incredibly vivid pictures of Chinese passengers on trains. A railway worker-t...

The Meandering Alatna River in Alaska

Mar 29, 2013

The Alatna River is one of the six federally designated wild and scenic river partially contained within the boundaries of Gates of the Arct...

Metropol Parasol: The World's Largest Wooden Structure

Mar 29, 2013

Metropol Parasol is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square, in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. Designed by German architect ...

The Old Town of Ghadames

Mar 29, 2013

Ghadames, known as the “pearl of the desert”, is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in southwestern Libya. It is...

Flowering of Lupins in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Mar 28, 2013

Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the ...

Lake Natron, Tanzania

Mar 28, 2013

Lake Natron is a salt lake located in northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border, and just north east of the Ngorongoro Crater, in the ea...

Surrealistic Landscape of Deadvlei, Namibia

Mar 27, 2013

The picture below is not that of a painting. It was taken inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia, in a strange and alien landscape called...

Sea Launch: Launching Satellites From the Ocean

Mar 26, 2013

The two giant ships, a NASA-like mission control and a launch pad floating on the ocean, form part of an audacious, outrageously expensive, ...

Hamilton Pool Preserve in Texas

Mar 25, 2013

Hamilton Pool Preserve is a natural pool that was created when the dome of an underground river collapsed due to massive erosion thousands o...

Kids Risking Their Lives to Reach School

Mar 24, 2013

For most parents and kids, crossing the street to catch the school bus is perhaps the riskiest part of the school run. But take a look at th...

Sculptures Made From Honeycombs by Aganetha Dyck

Mar 22, 2013

Aganetha Dyck is a Canadian artist from Manitoba who takes ordinary objects such as shoes, buttons and figurines and turns them into exotic...

The Largest And Most Powerful Diesel Engine in The World

Mar 21, 2013

Container ships are some of the largest and heaviest vessels that plough on the seas. They measure up to 1,200 feet in length and can move 1...

G-Cans: Tokyo’s Massive Underground Storm Drain

Mar 21, 2013

Located on the outskirts of Tokyo, behind a small government building, underneath a soccer field and skateboard park, is an incredibly huge ...

German Oil Recovery Ship That Splits Into Two

Mar 20, 2013

The German Navy operates a ship of an interesting design, engineered to recover oil spilled into the sea. The Bottsand-class oil recovery s...