The US Government’s Top Secret Town
In 1942, as part of the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government acquired nearly 70,000 acres of land in Eastern Tennessee and established a secret town […]
Stories
It’s a small world after all
A few days ago, ETU! sent us a message to tell us about something very special. In May 2011, ETU! was in Trier and visited, […]
Thomas Shahan’s Spiders in National Geographic
Meet Thomas Shahan: Art student, arthropod aficionado, and Flickr member since 2007. After a year since first contact with National Geographic Magazine, Thomas has his […]
What a face! (in sprinkles)
“What looks like an image of a beagle is actually a high definition photograph of a 4’ by 1 ½’ board covered in 221,184 nonpareils […]
Help our friend Amit Gupta
Long-time friend of Flickr and founder of Photojojo, Amit Gupta has recently been diagnosed with acute leukemia and needs our help. I have a couple […]
Pacdog is Awesome
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/28990706 w=640&h=360] Jakerome tweeted about this amazing video collaboration he and many other Flickr friends created for Pacdog. It blew us away, and we […]
Look to the Stars—The Astronomy Photographer of the Year
The stunning photographs of space phenomena are the winning pictures of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (UK)‘s Astronomy Photographer of the Year project. They are showcased […]
9/11 Now and then
It’s been 10 years today since the tragic events of 9/11. While the Pentagon has been and the World Trade Center is being rebuilt, […]
Climbing Denali
Flickr member Joe Stylos takes us on a trip to explore the mind-blowing outdoors of Interior Alaska.
100 Strangers, 100 Personalities, 100 Stories
A photography project that has been fascinating us for a while now are the 100 Strangers. According to the project’s group, "The 100 Strangers project […]
The Magic of the Making
Homemade lenses are a crafty way to “recycle” old lenses that would otherwise not fit your mount anymore or just use everyday optical […]
Celebrating World Photography Day 2011
It’s fitting that the photos being uploaded for 2011 World Photography Day are from (and of) photographic implements of all types. […]