Incredible Images From The End Of The US-Led War In Afghanistan
On Dec. 8, after a 13 year-long military operation, the US and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan. Operation Enduring Freedom had the dual objective of hitting back at al Qaeda...
View ArticleStriking Photographs Of People Who Are Allergic To Everything
In 2003, photographer Thilde Jensen was living in the hectic urban environment of New York City when she began to suffer from chronic sinus and ear infections that only kept getting worse.One day while...
View ArticleHere's How The National Guard Would Respond To A Major Terrorist Attack On A...
The National Guard is the US military's reserve force, offering manpower, equipment, and expertise for missions abroad but also providing America’s first line of defense at home.When there's a natural...
View ArticleInstagram Is Giving Us Five Gorgeous New Filters And A Bunch Of New Features
Think X-Pro II is your favorite Instagram filter? Maybe not for long.The company just released five gorgeous new filters that it says are its best yet: Slumber, Crema, Ludwig, Perpetua, and Aden. This...
View ArticleNASA Astronaut Reveals His Favorite Part Of The Job
This short film gives an inside look at how NASA astronaut Don Pettit captures breathtaking images of Earth's most famous phenomena - aurora, star trails, city lights, and more - from the inside the...
View Article30 Stunning Photos Of Everyday Life In Havana
President Barack Obama announced a normalization of relations with Cuba on Wednesday afternoon.This is a huge deal, because the two countries have had virtually no trade or travel relations since the...
View ArticleAward-Winning Pictures Of The Tiniest Things On Earth
For 11 years, Olympus has held the BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition, showcasing the work of people with an eye toward the world's smallest things. Entrants unveil the world of the tiny with images...
View ArticleHere Are The Winners Of 2014's National Geographic Photo Contest
The winners of the 2014 National Geographic Photo Contest have been announced, and the final photographs are among the best we've ever seen.Nineteen images were selected from over 9,200 submissions...
View ArticleThe 50 Most Unforgettable Photos Of 2014
This was a tumultuous year. From revolution and war in Ukraine, Syria, and Israel to social unrest across the US and the Ebola outbreak in Africa, 2014 was anything but quiet. And, as the old adage...
View ArticleA Plus-Sized Woman Asked Designers Around The World To Make Her 'Beautiful'...
Last June, freelance journalist Esther Honig asked artists from 19 countries around the world to Photoshop her face to make her “beautiful.”Shortly afterwards, her close college friend Priscilla Yuki...
View ArticleGoogle Just Gave Photographers A Big Reason To Choose Android Over The iPhone...
Google's new Android software comes with an important feature for photography enthusiasts: the ability to shoot raw images.This means users will be able to see what photos look like before the phone's...
View ArticleA Fascinating Glimpse Of Ordinary Life In North Korea
Though American photographer Sam Gellman spends his days working for the transportation technology startup Uber in Hong Kong, he has long been a travel photography nut.He has made a habit of traveling...
View ArticleThese Photos Show The Immensity Of Subway Tunnel Construction In Manhattan
Subway construction takes a notoriously long time. Drilling, digging, and building under the most populated city in the United States is a complicated and expensive endeavor. Chief among current...
View ArticleThe 52 Strangest Photos Of 2014
Amid the tragedies of missing or downed planes and exploding conflict from the Middle East to Eastern Europe, the world has also seen its share of peculiar moments.Some of these moments seem bizarre...
View ArticleReuters Reveals Its Most Popular Instagram Photos Of The Year
Photo agency Reuters has one of the most popular Instagram accounts with 111,000 followers.Each day it posts the best images from Reuters photographers around the world, with compelling imagery and...
View ArticleAmericans Are Celebrating Plummeting Gas Prices On Instagram
The average price of a gallon of gas in the US has dropped to its lowest level in almost five and half years, according to a recent Lundberg survey.The survey found that the highest price of gas was...
View ArticleLook At How Much The Tech Boom Has Changed The Face Of San Francisco
Cities are constantly changing, but it's hard to see just how much without going back in time.Janet Delaney, who teaches at UC Berkeley, captured a completely different San Francisco in her photos of...
View ArticleA Dutch Photographer Has Proven That We All Dress Exactly Alike
Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom has spent the past 22 years photographing people in some the world’s fashion capitals of New York, Paris, Amsterdam, and Shanghai. Eijkelboom is a kind of anti-Bill...
View Article15 Awesome Photos From Sony's 2015 World Photography Awards
The 2015 Sony World Photography Awards may be still open to submissions for another few weeks, but the World Photography Organization has decided to reveal a selection of some of their favorite...
View ArticleA Former Goldman Banker Rediscovered His 20s After Finding Gorgeous Photos In...
A few years after leaving Wall Street, Scott Mead, a former top Goldman Sachs investment banker, made a remarkable discovery while moving some boxes from his attic.Or rediscovery, that is. Join the...
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