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1Kanana Camp, Botswana. Pulling over by the side of the road to watch a
grazing giraffe, we spotted an amber head lurking behind a small mound. A hungry
lioness. Watching, waiting, camera to my eye, she eventually chose her moment
and pounced just as the giraffe sensed danger. The lioness gave chase, but
failed. Hungry, she lay down, invisible, in the grass not ten feet from us and
waited again. (Photo and caption by Alex Tan)
2A supercell thunderstorm rolls across the Montana prairie at sunset. (Photo and
caption by Sean Heavey) #
3Salvation. Appreciate life to save the world. (Photo and caption by Hongsik
Kim) #
4The Great Pyramids. The people of Ancient Egypt believed that death on Earth
was the start of a journey to the next world. The embalmed body of the King was
entombed underneath or within the pyramid to protect it and allow his
transformation and ascension to the afterlife. (Photo and caption by Jesus
Oranday) #
5The Music Of Love. This picture was taken in Tenganan Village, Bali (2010).
Tenganan is the most famous Bali Aga (original Balinese) village and is located
close to Candi Dasa in East Bali. A man was playing bamboo music to entertain a
disabled child which is not his son, but he loves this child likes he loves his
own son. (Photo and caption by Ario Wibisono) #
6Liquid Planet. Another picture from the Liquid Vision Series, which shows a
different point of view of waves. An angle that people are not used to seeing.
(Photo and caption by Freddy Cerdeira) #
7Brown bear, Buskin River, Kodiak Alaska. This bear had been fishing in the
river on this morning. It climbed onto the bank and laid down in the grass. This
photo was taken about an hour after sunrise just as the sun was starting to
clear the trees. The temperature was near the dew point and steam was rising off
its body. It didn’t seem at all concerned by the fishermen in the river or the
photographer on the bank. (Photo and caption by James Haskins) #
8Praying Mantis - Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii. This beautiful whalbergii evolved
through two of its nymph-stages on the Barberton Daisy at left, surviving
because of its bright color which blended so well with the flower. Towards the
end of its growth into an adult, it became a little more adventurous (but not
much more) as pictured here. Once it had shed the layer in this picture, it
became a fully-fledged adult, and departed after about two weeks. Total stay in
this tiny ecosystem was approximately six weeks. (Photo and caption by Fred
Turck) #
9A Wrinkle in Time. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (Photo and caption by
Nikki Krecicki) #
11The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil is considered a wildlife
sanctuary, but today, even in this isolated archipelago dolphins are victims of
the bad habits of consumption. (Photo and caption by João Vianna) #
12Cosmic. Mother nature doing what she does best. (Photo and caption by Patrick
John O'Doherty) #
14The baboon in front was harassing one of the babies in the troop. This male
facing the camera attacked him. The whole fight was over in a few seconds but it
was loud and seemingly vicious. The rest of the troop was scrambling around
trying to get out of their way. There is, needless to say, always a lot of drama
going on in a baboon troop. (Photo and caption by Sharon Raoli) #
15Unsafe Journey. A woman is riding between the railway carriages of a local
train heading north from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Her luggage is tucked
under the carriage in front of her. It is the month of Ramadan, a fast which
culminates in Eid-ul-Fitr, a three-day celebration. Tens of thousands of people
leave the city to go to their home village and celebrate with their families.
Trains are packed and many who fail to get tickets before they sell out or can't
afford buying them at the black market ride on the roof of the train or, like
this woman, finds a quiet spot between the carriages. (Photo and caption by Amy
Helene Johansson) #
16Lightning Strike NY Harbor. This shot was captured during a major electrical
storm. There was little wind and no rain which allowed me to stay safely inside
and shoot from an open window. This was the 82nd exposure out of 150 made that
night. The camera was mounted on a tripod, exposures made with a cable release
for 5 seconds at f10. Except for a some minor level adjustments and a square
crop this was what came out of the camera. (Photo and caption by Jay Fine) #
17Boise Sunrise. With the fog and morning light this looks like a place I'd love
to be. If you look very closely, you can see a deer in a clearing in the center
left area of the picture (small dot, head poking above bushes, see detail).
(Photo and caption by Glen Hush) #
19The Look. There are only 400 of these birds in existence. (Photo and caption
by Rolf Skrypzak) #
20Against the windstorm on Mont Blanc. My friend Laszlo Varkonyi is leading a
group on Mont Blanc, he died on Everest this April in a fatal accident: a big
serac fell down. (Photo and caption by Aniko Molnar) #
21Mystery Bug. This was on my clothesline. I have no idea what it is. I have
used a macro lens as the insect was only an inch or so long. We live in the
Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia. The rainforest around
our house sometimes brings forth intriguing creatures like this. I know it looks
like a studio shot but it isn't. The photograph was was taken in natural light.
The background is a sheet that was serendipitously drying on the clothesline at
the time. I have rotated the image to make the insect easier to examine. If
anyone can tell me what it is I would be grateful. (Photo and caption by Stephen
Hocking) #
22Pure Elements. I drove my 4x4 over rivers to get a view of the Volcano
eruption at "Fimmvorduhals" in Iceland. It was a full moon and strong winds gave
me problems standing still outside the truck. I had my camera with me and zoom
lens but no tripod, suddenly there was a magical moment, I was experiencing a
display of nature rarely seen by man. I found my camera with the zoom lens,
rushed out of the truck, trying to fight the strong wind. I pushed the camera on
to the hood of the truck trying to stand still, holding my breath, I shot 30
frames, and only one shot was good. (Photo and caption by Olafur Ragnarsson) #
23Bicycle Crash. Zestful BMX (Bicycle Moto-Cross) rider crashes after a failed
attempt to grind the handrail. When in pain, even the ambitious, strong, extreme
sports loving man looks like a simple, tired, vulnerable person. (Photo and
caption by Karolis Milasevicius) #
24The Serra da Leba Road near Lubango (Huíla, Angola). This is Serra da Leba, a
landmark in Angola. A road built in the 70's, it's been in the country's
postcard images for decades, but all shots were taken by day. I wanted something
different and tried a night shot. But it seemed impossible: pitch dark, foggy,
altitude of 1,800m (5,000ft). I wanted no more than 60sec of exposure, max, to
avoid digital noise. But a car takes a few minutes to climb or descend this
section of the road. The fog was dense and blocking the view! Suddenly the fog
cleared, a few cars went down, others went up, they met in the middle in under
60sec... Painting done! (Photo and caption by Kostadin Luchansky) #
25A Llama stands at the crest of a hill as the sun sets behind it at Chavín de
Huántar, Peru. (Photo and caption by John Palmer Gregg) #
26Fallen Angel. A legionnaire from the French Foreign Legion's 2REP (Foreign
Parachute Regiment) sits in an armored personnel carrier en route to an
operation near Badpash Kusa Kala, Afghanistan on June 16, 2010. (Photo and
caption by Steven Greaves) #
27Foot and Thistle, Mountain Gorilla of Rwanda. I was fortunate to visit the
rare and endangered Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, February of 2010. This young
gorilla had fallen asleep with a thistle grasped in his foot. The thistle is one
of their food sources. They learn to extract the pith from the spine-defended
inedible stem. This particular gorilla demonstrates syndactyly of the third and
fourth toes, a common congenital malformation also found in humans. (Photo and
caption by Jim Edwards) #
28Lightning Crashes. A lightning bolt strikes the antenna of The Center building
in Central Hong Kong during a storm on September 13, 2009. (Photo and caption by
Michael Siward) #
29Oasis. (Photo and caption by Nam In Geun) #
30Me'enit Boy, Southwestern Ethiopia. One of our neighborhood friends, Sintiyu,
looking on. A rare opportunity to see him undistracted by the camera, and
absorbed in his family. (Photo and caption by Stephen Murdoch) #
31Moths to Light. Moths attracted to a light in front of my home. (Photo and
caption by Steve Irvine) #
33Ki Gompa. This picture was taken when I visited the Buddhist Monastery of Ki.
Ki is a tiny village in the middle of the Himalayas, and next to it is Ki Gompa
(Ki Monastery). I lived with the monks for about a week, and this picture
reflects the peaceful, almost heavenly atmosphere that characterizes this place.
The Monastery is almost 4,000 meters high, and I had to climb almost 500 meters
more to get this panorama. This place is a touch of heaven. (Photo and caption
by Natalia Luzuriaga) #
34Haunting Glimpse. An encounter with an elusive Canada Lynx is said to be a
rare privilege. I am honored to have had the opportunity to see a Lynx up close
and personal. As I photographed this beautiful cat, I felt transfixed by its
wild, untamed, haunting eyes. This is a once in a lifetime chance that I will
cherish forever. (Photo and caption by Janet Chester) #
35Suradita Village, West Java, Indonesia. Children playing with their roosters.
Actually it was not a real cockfight because the roosters didn't wear blades on
their feet. Children like to play this game because they almost never have toys
in their life.
37Power of childhood. City: Lençois; Estate: Bahia; Country: Brazil. (Photo and
caption by Rodrigo West de Magalhaes) #
38North Atlantic seals enduring winter storm. It was already -1 and with a
strong wind it was colder still, Had to position myself so as to shield the
camera from the wind to keep the image sharp the snow was being blown
horizontally away from me. (Photo and caption by Eric Garnett) #
39Great Blue Heron with fish. The largest and most widespread heron in North
America. When foraging, they stand silently along riverbanks, lake shores, or in
wet meadows, waiting for prey to come by, which they then strike with their
bills. (Photo and caption by Linh Dinh) #
41Heavy load. One morning in August, I was on my way to pick up the newspaper.
Everything was moist and wet, and I spotted this little fly on a small white
flower, just outside my bedroom window. Two hours after I shot this picture I
went outside again, and the fly was still sitting on the same flower - still not
able to fly. (Photo and caption by Audun Wigen) #
42Table Mountain. I took this picture in June 2009 while I was just outside of
Cape Town, South Africa. I was working at a kids camp and took a quick shot of
the sun setting over Table Mountain as we were headed in for dinner. I was in
such a rush to capture the sunset while trying to keep an eye on a bunch of kids
on the playground that I didn't even notice the boy in the right edge of my
viewfinder. It wasn't until I was back home in Tennessee that I discovered the
huge impact of this picture. The duality of the not-quite-teenage boy and the
260-million-year-old mountain in the same shot absolutely amazed me. (Photo and
caption by Quinn Ballard) #
43Herring Gull with Guillemot Chick. Taken on the Farne Islands, Northumberland,
UK, the herring gull circled around the guillemot colony three or four times
before dropping in and picking up this chick with the guillemot colony watching.
(Photo and caption by Ron McCombe) #
44Pyramid mountain. Maelifellssandur volcanic dust desert in Iceland. (Photo and
caption by Sukru Mehmet Omur) #
45Giraffes at Savannah. Unusual perspective shot depicting two giraffes and a
tree in Masai Mara, Kenya. (Photo and caption by Niko Saunio) #
fy her rebirth. (Photo and caption by Judy Starkman) #
47Cloud and ship. Ukraine, Crimea, Black sea, view from Ai-Petri mountain. (Photo
and caption by Yevgen Timashov) #
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