Photography

© Murad Osmann These days, it’s rare to see a new and clever take on travel photography. But Russian photographer and film producer Murad Osmann found a way. Via Twisted Sifter: The story goes that Osmann’s girlfriend, Nataly Zakharova (@yourleo on Instagram), was getting tired of him always being preoccupied with his camera, literally resorting [...]

Instagram of the Moment: Looking Out Across the Dead Sea, Jordan

Lago Epecuén: The Lake That Drowned A Thriving Tourist Village

An avenue of eerie drowned trees © Federico Peretti “I don’t believe that ghosts exist, but if they did, they’d live in Villa Epecuén,” wrote photographer Federico Peretti in an article for Vice magazine. These images he took of the ruined tourist village capture gnarled tree branches that resemble sinister hands, old cars rusting away [...]

Photo of the Moment: Sunrise Over Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Photo of the Moment: Chain Divers in the Red Sea, Egypt

Photo of the Moment: Late Afternoon Reflections in Prague

Visions of Oahu: The North Shore, Waikiki Beach, Endless Sunsets and Beyond [Gallery]

From the North Shore, to Waikiki Beach, to the leeward side of the island, Oahu is a place of stunning beauty. Here, a small snapshot of my brief time spent on the island. Click for gallery

Photo of the Moment: Sunset Mosque, Istanbul

Photo of the Moment: Agriculture Is the Backbone of India

Instagram of the Moment: Curious, Lost Puppy in Petra, Jordan

Photo of the Moment: Night Explodes Over the North Pacific, Hawaii

The Scariest Cable Car Rides on Earth [Gallery]

Klein Matterhorn Cable Car, Switzerland © [unknown] [W]hat if only a steel box, suspended by a wire, keeps you from dropping thousands of feet down? With dozens if not hundreds of cable car routes around the world, it’s not easy to pick the scariest ones. We’ve found eleven that made our stomachs feel more than [...]

Photo of the Moment: 6,500 Feet Above, Romania

Photo of the Moment: Asking “What If …?”, Manila

Photos of Scott’s Doomed Antarctic Expedition on Display in London

Photographer Herbert Ponting The courage and tragic fate of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his compatriots on the Terra Nova Expedition has captured the public imagination for generations. Now, a series of magnificent and chilling photographs is on display at a gallery in London, England. The images were created by the expedition’s photographer Herbert [...]

Soloshot “Automatic Cameraman”: Like Traveling with a Film Crew in Your Daypack

If you’re not the sort of well heeled travel photographer/videographer who rolls with an entire film crew, the new Soloshot is for you. Billed as an “automatic cameraman”, it’s designed for solo recording and capturing of photos and video when you haven’t got a backup crew or friends to do it for you. It mounts [...]