Photos from Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, jaime.silva, Rupes72, detengase and Jordi Meneses S..

A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake has devastated central Chile with tragic loss of life and property, and has set off tsunami warnings around the Pacific Ocean. Our thoughts go out to all affected and condolences to those who have lost loved ones in this tragedy.

Photos by condeorloff, action datsun, Destino Para Lelos!, JanOSpixeles, and todosnuestrosmuertos.

Above are a few images from sanabria. To see more of his installations, check out his set luzinterruptus.

As Abu ‘abd-Allah Muhammad XII, known as Boabdil, surrendered Granada, Spain, to Ferdinand and Isabella, in the same year that they sent Christopher Columbus on his explorations of the New World, Boabdil descended from the Alhambra, overlooked the city and was reproached by his mother,

Weep like a woman for what you could not defend as a man – The Moor’s Last Sigh

Photos from the Swedish National Heritage Board, javi_indy, Kalense Kid, Darrell Godliman, karlo, mau_tweety and Balthus Van Tassel.

goodbyebyesunday gives a tutorial on how to make these and it's pretty easy! "First: Cut a circle that fits to your lens…“

Photos from Astig!! and goodbyebyesunday.

Photos by Issac Cordal from the set Cement Eclipses; which came to our attention via a gallery curated by carisworld. (Thanks for the pointer, straup!)

Photos from Vincentfavre, SBA73 & Jim Barter.

Welcome the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collection to The Commons!

They join The Commons with a special treat in honor of the Olympics: Winter Sports! They’ve got all the great sports from curling to hockey to dog sled teams (huskies, anyone?) to toboggans galore. These historic photos from the Pacific Northwest showcase the athletic prowess of former champions; some are quite whimsical, too.

Take a break from Olympic coverage by checking out their fabulous winter images; these images have No Known Copyright Restrictions and are waiting for you to comment, annotate, and tag.

Photos from the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collection.

The waves at the Mavericks Surf Contest a week ago were both enormous and dangerous. Some reached up to 50 feet catching spectators unaware.

Photos from miz_nicole, elsparquito, jseimas95008, michael’sphotography, and shaire productions.

There are lots of amazing photos from the Mavericks Surf Competition last week. To see more, try a search for mavericks surfing. To see photos from this year only you can do an advanced search and limit it to photos posted after Feb 12, 2010. (The competition was on the 13th.)

Photos from Eggz, vonvonvon , vonstanger, gemmamio, elsparquito, prgibbs, and BarCad.