A towering plume of ash rises in the distance of the photo, swirling with menace and threat, lightning arcing within it. As if to accent the peril, the canyon of trees that frame the gray clouds themselves have gone dark toward their tops, occluded by unseen looming clouds of ash. One shaft of morning light still reaches the lower branches of the trees, splashing over a cut of … [Read more...] about The backstory behind the photo of the Pinto in front of the Mt. St. Helens eruption
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The National Geographic Travel Photo Contest: Eye-Opening Entries
The National Geographic 2019 Travel Photo Contest has been open since March 18, and submissions will be accepted until May 3, 2019, at noon Eastern Standard Time. Every week, the publication has revealed a selection of entries from the previous week. A split-shot capture of an adolescent humpback whale, a candid moment of a mother loon feeding her chicks, and squiggles of … [Read more...] about The National Geographic Travel Photo Contest: Eye-Opening Entries
Interesting Photo of the Day: Stunning Icelandic Landscape
Photographer Tim Kemple was in Iceland on an eight-day trek when the untamed terrain, majestic mountains, volcanic activity, and the Northern Lights all came together. On the eighth day of the expedition, he was able to take this breath-taking long exposure photograph of an ice climber inside an iceberg against the mesmerizing aurora-lit Icelandic night: The photographer … [Read more...] about Interesting Photo of the Day: Stunning Icelandic Landscape
When He Checked The Photo, He Realized What Was Coming Out Of The Horse’s Mouth
The owner of this horse ranch was out and about looking after his horse and snapping photos to show his family. Later that night, while sitting by the fire, he noticed something strange. He had to carefully examine the photograph to determine why the horse's mouth looked the way it did. Are you prepared to witness one of those optical illusions that will most likely cause … [Read more...] about When He Checked The Photo, He Realized What Was Coming Out Of The Horse’s Mouth
The Story Behind the Epic Photo of a Snake-Swallowing Frog
Though widely shared, the story behind the photo and its photographer had been a mystery. Before a big storm strikes in North Queensland, Australia, Julie-Anne O'Neill says the air outside begins to teem with life. "Everything goes ballistic. It's like a feeding and mating frenzy," she says. In 2011, O'Neill was taking a late evening walk on one such night. She … [Read more...] about The Story Behind the Epic Photo of a Snake-Swallowing Frog