Photography

Never been to Iceland before? You’d think that Iceland is the land of Ice – so did I, but my camera proved me wrong! it might just be the most beautiful place in the world. This is what the sunset...

When people speak about Arkansas, they talk in hushed tones peppered with a curse word or two. but the truth is far worse than you can imagine. #1. We’re not kidding — it’s really that horrible. #2. Pure desolation everywhere you look. Pastoral,...

Some of these images are of unexpected coincidences or exotic locations, but many also involve works of art intentionally designed by artists to subvert our certainty in what is real. If you’ve ever seen something in real life that looked...

Brazilian photographer Vitor Schietti uses fireworks and long-exposure photography to create his “Impermanent Sculptures.” The effect was achieved by manual waving of fireworks, some post processing, and then by combining up to 12 shots into a single image. If you...

You probably think your daily commute is bad. Heck, you probably hit the horn and yelled obscenities at fellow commuters this morning, however, consider yourself lucky that you don’t have to battle traffic in the world’s worst traffic-congested cities. Here...

The photographer Mikko Lagerstedt recently published a thrilling photographical series titled Invisible by Day. Starry skies follow each other, like a real testimony of the flourishing Finnish countryside and its captivating atmosphere. Visit the artist’s Instagram if you want to discover his daily works. Mikko Lagerstedt:...

The truth is that there are plenty of fantastic and interesting things to know about the loneliest and coldest continent on Earth, and here are just a few fun facts to get you started. Heating Things Up  Antarctica, as one might...

There is no photography competition that is quite as anticipated as the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. This year’s winners were selected from more than 17,000 global entries in the categories Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place, and...

Halima Aden is a 19-year-old from St. Cloud and the daughter of Somali immigrants. Like another recent history-making Minnesotan, Ilhan Omar, she lived in a refugee camp in Kenya before emigrating to the United States at age 6. Watch...