Twitter Tuesday: The Sleepy selection

We had a lot of fun exploring your contributions for #TwitterTuesday! It was easy to be hypnotized by your great #Sleepy shots. We saw people, cute babies, and animals yawning, sleeping, napping etc. Looking at your photos was like a little voice saying: “go to bed, lie down, close your eyes, and relax…” Thanks to all of your great images, we had a good time!

Photographer Spotlight: Brian Lee

Physicist and photographer Brian Lee has a special interest in Native American pictographs and petroglyphs. He shares his explorations of Barrier Canyon Style panels in the U.S., and the despicable vandalism the work has endured as fading art of bygone civilizations.

TwitterTuesday: Sleepy

#TwitterTuesday: Sleepy | When you look at someone sleepy who is yawning, like in our announcement photo, it’s contagious and hypnotic! Your eyes get heavy, your shoulders and body start to relax and you wish you could lie down and nap for five minutes…

Sossusvlei of Namibia

With a combination of gigantic red dunes, dead trees, and dried-up marshes, Sossusvlei’s landscapes are distinctly like no other. This African destination hosts curvaceous land shadows and striking terrain that begs to be photographed.

Cancer survivor conquers fear with photography

“It took a catalytic moment in my life to take my photography from a hobby to something I do every day,” Robin Macmillan says. The Canadian photographer was just 39 years old when she received the life-changing diagnosis of stage-2 breast cancer. “It was then I realized life is too short to not be following your passion.”

FlickrFriday: Twilight

It’s that very special moment of the day when the lights go down and the sun is barely visible. Mist and gloom are everywhere creating suspense and beauty at the same time. It’s #Twilight, our Flickr Friday theme of the week. Read on and join the fun.