Much of our community adores capturing what’s brewing in the sky, and it’s always fascinating to see what’s new in sky photography. So we browsed through trending photography of cloudscapes and came up with this showcase of cloud activity from around the world.
We are back with some of our favorite photos we discovered last week and hope you’ll enjoy the selection. Happy weekend everyone!
Let’s go back in time. How about a couple years, one decade, several decades — enough to make ourselves notice those details that define what the world used to look like and compare it to what we experience now.
We spotted photos in Explore of a particular colossal pair of steel structures that opened to the public last month: “The Kelpies.” Located in Scotland’s Falkirk District, the giant 600-ton, 98-foot-tall landmark symbolizes the historical reliance on horses for Scottish economic and industrial development.
On May 21, 2014, a nearly 500,000-acre area in the southern part of New Mexico was designated by President Barack Obama as the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Now protected by the Bureau of Land Management, it features picturesque mountain ranges, the Kilbourne Hole, and historical sites.
We are thrilled to welcome Preus Museum, the national museum of photography in Norway, to The Commons today. Read on to get to know more about the museum and its collections.
Whether it’s an Iron Man-inspired groomsman gathering, a terrifying T-rex chasing the wedding party, or a couple happily levitating over a beach, these shots step out of the ordinary and traditional portrayals of matrimonial bliss.
Heading for the mountains? Don’t forget your camera, and these tips and stories from landscape ace Ryan Dyar.
We thought you’d appreciated a weekday break by viewing this photo selection of serene places that beckon photographers, including six spectacular destinations in Arizona, Scotland, Colorado, Japan, Switzerland, and New Mexico.
Around 1889 in Labruguière, France, photographer Arthur Batut made his indelible mark in history by taking the first on-record photo from a camera suspended by a kite. Batut proceeded to write a book about his innovative photography method and paved the way for us in photographing bird’s eye views with the help of a little wind.
When we first came across photography by Kaija Straumanis, we couldn’t help but scratch our heads in wonder. “Who, what, how, and ouch” were popular reactions among our team. We later learned that we weren’t alone. Nearly 3 million people had similar responses — making Kaija’s photography a viral sensation.
Antarctica, the southernmost continent that spans 5.4 million square miles of icy terrain, contains incredible desolate landscapes and teeming wildlife. And a lucky few Flickr members have made the journey to this majestic destination …