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This World is Awesome (20 photos)

This World is Awesome (20 photos)
As a National Geographic photographer since 1995, Stephen Alvarez has explored our world in ways most of us can only imagine. His global stories have won him numerous awards and taken him to amazing places, much like our all-time favorite photographer, Steve McCurry. Over the past fifteen years, Alvarez chronicled the world's unseen landscapes and then called the series Earth from Below. His journeys took him to the world's deepest cave in Abkhazia on the border with Russia and made him curious enough to explore the treasures right underneath his feet. What I enjoy most about Alvarez's photos is that, just like Steve McCurry, he can transport us into another time and place. I was able to ask Stephen my favorite question: What advice would you give to aspiring photographers? "The advice I give to people just starting out is the same advice I give to veteran photographers and to myself each morning," he tells us. "There is a sea of photographers out there," he continues.

National Geographic’s Photography Contest 2010 A supercell thunderstorm rolls across the Montana prairie at sunset. (Photo and caption by Sean Heavey) Salvation. Appreciate life to save the world. (Photo and caption by Hongsik Kim) The Music Of Love. Praying Mantis – Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii. A Wrinkle in Time. Cosmic. Unsafe Journey. Mystery Bug. The Serra da Leba Road near Lubango (Huíla, Angola). Lightning Crashes. Moths to Light. Ki Gompa. These are my favorites of this years National Geographic’s Photography Contest. 22nd of November 2010 Stefano Unterthiner Photography : Animals Face to Face Colt + Rane Stefano Unterthiner Photography : Animals Face to Face 20 Brilliantly Done Infrared Images | Nature Photography Copyright © 1999-2012 GoDaddy.com, LLC. All rights reserved. *One FREE .COM, .CO, .NET or .ORG with purchase of a new 12-, 24- or 36-month website builder plan. Plus ICANN fee of $0.18 per domain name per year. You must add the domain name into your cart before purchase, and you must select a domain term length equal to or less than the term length of your website builder plan to qualify for the free domain offer. + New .COMs $7.99/yr plus 18 cents/yr ICANN fee.

ROLLOVERS | M. Seth Jones ? Fashion///Beauty///Retouching 50 Most Beautiful Tree Photos Trees are one of the most important life forms on our planet, as they provide oxygen for the rest of the organisms on Earth through a process called photosynthesis. Although trees come in many varieties, depending on the ecosystem, including pine trees, oak, cedar, redwood, palm trees and more, they all share similar characteristics and are great subjects for photography. Here, you’ll find 50 most beautiful tree photos from the best photographers in the world. Whether it’s a single tree illuminated by a fading sun, or a dense jungle or forest shrouded in mist, these photographs are all incredible in their beauty. So, enjoy the tree photography! If you need more photography inspiration, check out these other posts: Have an inspired day! St. Oak Sunshine by Alex37 Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day by Loren Zemlicka Limetree in Fog by Kregon Timeless Giant by MorbidtheGrim Symphony of Colors by Garry Lost Paradise by Gwarf A Beautiful Day by Valentina Kallias Bittersweet by Ursula Abresch My Mind by emats

30 Breath Taking (i mean it) Underwater Portrait Photography 30 Breath Taking (i mean it) Underwater Portrait Photography 30 Breath Taking Underwater Portrait Photography Amazing Underwater Portraits gathered around DeviantArt. The water gives such an effect..tooo awesome! All photographs are properly linked back to the photography source and photographer’s profile. UnderWaterMelon by =Sugarock99 Reflection by =Sugarock99 Underwater Love II by ~grosha77 UnderWater Mage by ~ShandyRp Underwater Vanessa II by ~MaLize Underwater Love by ~butterwithbutter Underwater Girl by ~Spanishalex underwater by *llprudencell Sophie Underwater by ~underwatermeister Set me free… by =Sugarock99 Riku – Underwater Light by *NanjoKoji Primavera by =Sugarock99 Pikaboo by =Sugarock99 Echo by =Sugarock99 Last Breath of Summer by =Sugarock99 Underwater Balloon Delivery by *HowNowVihao Model Underwater by ~aliciaholder Deep deep sea by =Sugarock99 dancing underwater by ~kenvinpinardy Underwater Fun by ~Burnouthappy Awakening by =Sugarock99 Carousel by =Sugarock99 Calm Down by =Sugarock99 . Author

This Damn Beautiful Autumn - Fall in Photographs You could easily argue that autumn is the most beautiful season of the year. Leaves turn to yellow, orange, and bright shades of crimson. They fall like a shower from the trees, giving us a way to watch the wind dance. Photo by LiefPhotos.com Photo by Luc Deveault Photo by Johan_Leiden Photo by spherical.Sight Photo by Kat… Photo by gdaneuk Photo by DerNetteAlex Photo by algo Photo by CountryDreaming Photo by StGrundy Photo by A guy with A camera Photo by Darko K. Photo by teroti Photo by Roccotaco Photo by Here It Is Photo by eRiz SLR Photo by Wildlook Photo by Stefano Prigione Photo by Rafal Bergman Photo by snowriderguy Photo by Jens Dahlin Photo by ZedBee | Zoë Power Photo by cedarkayak Photo by algo Photo by Axel_ Tags: autumn, fall, leaves, parks, photography Article by Hasan Saleem Hasan has written 48 awesome articles.

Fascinating Clouds Photos ? Design Signal ? Your Ultimate Design Destination! Sep16 It’s time to look up and think about all the weird and fascination formations that sometimes appear above our heads. Blue sky is a great place to find inspiration and we are about to prove that to you folks. Being able to see more than just a visual image is one of the best features for designers and our photoset is an excellent proof for the fact that ordinary things can be absolutely amazing when your imagination is ready to accept it. All you have to do is just to make sure you don’t forget to raise your head. There are many words that would perfectly fit these clouds description – something like mind-blowing, breathtaking, stunning and so on. Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Author: Serhiy Serhiy is one of the staff writers for DesignSignal.com specializing on illustrations, sci-fi, technology and web trends. Serhiy has written 7 articles for us.

Inspiration Dose #3: Night Photography | smashingpicture.com Beautiful Photos of China Forget everything you think you know about China and take a couple minutes to ponder these photos. These are some truly inspiring photos of China. Enjoy. Photographer: Feng Jiang Little about China from Wikipedia:China is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations and for most of the last two millennia was one of the largest and most advanced civilizations in the world, until the 1850s when it missed the industrial revolution. Serene 70 Photographs That Will Take Your Breath Away | Digital Photography Shots We here at DPShots believe that the easiest way to learn photography is to learn it by example. Every now and then we come up with some amazing photography examples that take your breath away. This post is no different. We have collected some of the most amazing, most awesome and THE most beautiful photography we could ever get our hands on. This post will help a lot of budding photographers to see where they are headed. It shows what is possible with Photography and a bit of creative thinking. From wildlife to magic to a guy sleeping on the back of a buffalo, this post has photographs for all kinds of photographers to take inspiration from. We have collected over 70 majestic photographs that are simply to good to miss. We hope you like this post and endless others that you will get to checkout in future if you are subscribed to our RSS. The Fearless Cat Dael Giraffe says Hi!. Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and have enriched the world. Kry Love

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