From National Geographic's space photos.
Here's the caption: "The plane of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, seems to cascade over sandstone hills in a long-exposure nighttime shot taken earlier this month in Algeria's Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, in the heart of the Sahara. The bright "star" at left is the gas giant planet Jupiter. A UN World Heritage site, Tassili n'Ajjer is famous for its caves filled with thousands of drawings and engravings that date as far back as 6000 B.C. Photographer Babak Tafreshi writes on The World At Night (TWAN) astrophotography website that "prehistoric skygazers surely witnessed a similar sky." (See a similar picture of the southern sky over Brazil's Iguaçu Falls.)"
The Carnival of Venice is easily the one of the most elaborate and elegant festivals around the world. Around 30k visitors go to Venice for each day for Carnivals. It is only right that someone properly capture such elegance and splendor, and that is exactly what Suchet Suwanmongkol has done.Each of his photos captures the colorful and elaborate costumes on display during Carnival. I also highly recommend checking out his other galleries.
These kids are more fashionable than almost everyone I know. Thanks to the stylish children's line by Zara, your kids can be this fashionable too. If you don't have kids, then go ahead and shop in the adult section ;)
This series shows pin up drawings and the inspiration photo behind them. The drawings are nearly identical to their real life counterparts. You will be hard pressed to find many differences, everything from the facial expression to the clothes they wear is well portrayed. Not sure who drew or took these pictures, but you can check more out on imgur.
Navid Baraty has a knack for shooting black and white photos in the rain. He has a way of capturing the solitude and solemness of being under an umbrella in the rain, even if there are others around.
There's something intriguing about these beauty shots by German born freelance photographer Daniela Glunz. It's probably the fact that the makeup is so overdone that it is more like expressionist art than true makeup. Bright colors, glitter, paint, and powder are all used to create these interesting shots. If you like these, make sure to check out some more of her work here.
Not really sure what it is about her work, but I'm really diggin Claire Oring's photography. Her photography focuses on the concepts of magic, sisterhood, and nature with some great results. I especially like her Conjure series. Check out her portfolio to see more of her work.
You may remember Joanna Kustra from her photos that look like portraits. This time she displays her wonderful ability to capture beautiful portraits. There is definitely something captivating about her portraits and the way the women in the photos just pull you in.
Andy Rudak and his team took almost a year to research, plan, design and build amazing city shots made out of cardboard!
