Oradour-sur-Glane: The Village Massacred in WW2 and Preserved Since Then

Nov 29, 2011

On 10 June 1944, at around 2 PM, four days after the Allied invasion of Normandy, approximately 150 Waffen-SS soldiers entered the tranquil ...

Edward Burtynsky’s Photos of Industrial Landscapes

Nov 29, 2011

Edward Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer and artist who has achieved international recognition for his large-format photographs of indus...

Frieke Janssens’s Controversial Photos of Smoking Kids

Nov 28, 2011

A few months ago smoking was banned in all public places in Belgium. Photographer Frieke Janssens responded with “surrealistic, melancholic...

Chimborazo: The Farthest Point From the Earth’s Center

Nov 26, 2011

Chimborazo is an inactive volcano located in the Andes mountain range in Ecuador with a peak elevation of 6,268.2 meters. What makes Chimbor...

Gorgeous Photos Taken by Google Street View Cameras

Nov 26, 2011

Google's Street View camera cars can sometimes capture unbelievable landscapes and moments, as Pittsburgh-born photographer Aaron Hobson...

Bruce Munro’s Light Installation at Holburne Museum

Nov 25, 2011

Bruce Munro is a British lighting designer and installation artist best known for large scale lighting installations such as Field of Light,...

Mass Whale Hunting in Faroe Islands Leave Sea Blood Red

Nov 24, 2011

The sea of Faroe Islands in north of Europe turned red with the blood of hundreds of whales killed by the inhabitants on November 22, as a p...

Thomas Doyle’s Apocalyptic Dioramas

Nov 24, 2011

Using ordinary materials found around the house, New York based artist Thomas Doyle creates dioramas that feature tiny hand-painted figures...

The Twist Bridge Over the Vlaardingse Vaart, Netherlands

Nov 24, 2011

Spanning roughly 42 meters, this bicycle and pedestrian bridge called ‘The Twist’ bridge for its contorted and sculptural lines, connects th...

Pedestrian Roller Coaster in Germany

Nov 24, 2011

If you are scared of the loops and dizzy heights of a roller coaster, you can try out the new roller-coaster walkway at Duisburg that lets y...