The Blue Marble
You probably have seen the famous photo of Earth taken by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972, which shows most of Antarctica, Africa and […]
Lisbon: Then and Now
Photos from Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, jaime.silva, Rupes72, detengase and Jordi Meneses S..
Earthquake in Chile
A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake has devastated central Chile with tragic loss of life and property, and has set off tsunami warnings […]
Luzinteruptus
Above are a few images from sanabria. To see more of his installations, check out his set luzinterruptus.
Tales of the Alhambra
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 […]
Bokeh Mask
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!! […]
Cement Eclipses
Photos by Issac Cordal from the set Cement Eclipses; which came to our attention via a gallery curated by carisworld. (Thanks for the pointer, […]
Alps
Photos from Vincentfavre, SBA73 & Jim Barter.
The Commons welcomes the University of Washington Libraries!
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 […]
Mavericks, the Spectators
The waves at the Mavericks Surf Contest a week ago were both enormous and dangerous. Some reached up to 50 feet catching spectators unaware. […]
Mavericks, the Surfers
[flickr video=4362266717 w=500 h=375] There are lots of amazing photos from the Mavericks Surf Competition last week. To see more, try a search […]
Oh Canada, see you at the Vancouver meetup!
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Games are shaping up to be a breakthrough moment for community coverage of the Olympics! But to chronicle our […]