#FlickrFriday: Local Landmark

Our new #FlickrFriday theme, puts you in search for a special local landmark. It can be the café at the street corner that everyone in your neighborhood knows about and loves going to, or a famous sight that is well-known to everyone around the world. Show us your #LocalLandmark!

Carnivorous plants abound

Most plants only need water, soil, and light to thrive, but not all of them stick to the standard necessities of living. Hundreds of plant species have developed ways to add an extra source of nutrients when the usual sources are meager. Popularized by Charles Darwin’s “Insectivorous Plants” book that was…

Wild and free dolphins

Over 30 species make up the cetacean group called dolphins, and many fans of these playful and agile creatures have shared terrific photos of them seen frolicking around the world. From a stampede near the San Juan Islands to a pink dolphin saying hello in the Amazon River, the friendly and intelligent marine mammals are…

Partial solar eclipse seen from Australia

At the end of last month, this year’s first partial solar eclipse was spectacularly visible in some parts of Australia. The partially blocked sun appeared in cloudy skyscapes filled with a spectrum of cool and warm tones taken from photographers based in Adelaide, Perth, and Brisbane.

Photographer Spotlight: Cuba Gallery

Few possess the distinctive style of CubaGallery, a designer and photographer from New Zealand who routinely wows us with his Flickr photos. CubaGallery presents the world through a saturated, lush prism of cool blues and warm yellows that transforms the mundane into sumptuous visual delicacies.