"The Man and the Turtle" is featured in the 2013 Sony World Photo Awards, Australia.
A portrait of a girl injured in the shoulder, abdomen and thigh during the massacre on the island of Utoeya, Norway. βI am not ashamed of my scars for what I believed in and continue to believe,β said 15-year-old Ylva Schwenke.
A large wasp (2.5 inches long) is imprinted on a banana tree. One published in the Sony World Photo Awards.
Klodzko Valley. In this picture, photographer Pawel Uchorczak tried to convey to us all of Poland.
Colorful rye fields of Italy. Although, why go so far, because you can buy rye in your native Ukraine - http://agrotender.com.ua/board/all_t157.html
Ghoramara Island, located in the Ganges Delta, West Bengal.
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An extraordinarily beautiful photo of a gorilla entered in the Sony World Photo Awards 2013.
Poplar tops.
Portrait of an Iranian girl.
Face to face with the whale shark.
Havana, Cuba. The weather in July and August is very hot, so the children are very happy with the short rain showers.
The dragonfly was taken by surprise by the sudden onset of rain.
The first snow falls on Hokkaido (Japan's second largest island).
Unusual photography, submitted to the photography competition in the category "". A family dressed as zombies during the Halloween celebration.
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Jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata) drifts near the surface of the water.
Intracoastal Waterway in Ponte Vedra, Florida.
Arctic Whale Play from Sony World Photo Awards.
A rainbow that appears after rain on the island of Palawan, Philippines. The photo was added to
The world of spiders.
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Pilgrims gathered to watch the priests lower a sterile woman into a baptized pool. According to local residents, the holy water will heal her and help her get pregnant. Every year, just before, thousands of devout Christian Orthodox believers make pilgrimages to the small town of Lalibela (in Ethiopia's mountainous region known as Jerusalem), famous for its 13th century monolithic churches set right in the rock.
83-year-old Mikhail. Diagnosis: multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The man once worked as a bricklayer at a construction site. During the next examination, the doctor found spots on his lungs, after which the patient was sent to the Kherson tuberculosis hospital, where he has now been treated from case to case since 1983. In 1995, the World Organization declared a tuberculosis epidemic in Ukraine. Over the past 16 years, the situation has deteriorated even more.
Another photo submitted for the Sony World Photo Awards is in Barcelona (the second most populous city in Spain).
Unusual on the surreal world of the Dubai desert.
Work from the category "Culture" -
An unusual photo of an urban environment (work with a shutter speed on the camera).
Two butterflies waiting for the sun.
An employee at the Pamir Cinema sells snacks during intermission in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Edith, Hellrider and Dadmonster are the soloists of the Metal group in Botswana (a state in South Africa), currently performing in nightclubs, concerts and festivals.
14 giraffes flee from the lions that have gone out to hunt.
An unusual photo was taken on a train from Bucharest to Baia Mare, in a foggy
Photo taken during the 100th birthday celebrations of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang.
Jaipur is a city in India, the state of Rajasthan - called the "Pink City" because of the unusual pink color of the stone used in the construction. It was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II (reigned 1699-1744) as the new capital of the state.
There are many exotic animals on our planet that are not familiar to everyone. The small number and narrow habitat lead to the fact that even not all residents of the country in whose territory they live may know about the existence of these animals. This post will introduce you to the most exotic animals belonging to completely different species and classes.
Sumatran rhino. The smallest of the family: the body length of an adult reaches 200-280 cm, and the height at the withers is 100-150 cm
Madagascar aye (aye-aye). The only representative of the aye family, a lateral branch of lemurs. Scary and charming
Woody kangaroos. They live in the high-mountain rainforests of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. They are excellent climbers and can jump from one tree to another at a distance of 9 m
Moon fish. May be more than 3 m long and weigh about 1.5 t
Ant-eater
The Japanese giant salamander is the largest amphibian, which can reach 160 cm in length, weigh up to 180 kg and live up to 150 years.
Sulawesian bear couscous. A cute marsupial creature that lives in the treetops in the tropics and spends time mostly in a dream
Sumatran rhino
Laurie. A characteristic feature of this cutie is her large eyes, which can be bordered by dark circles. Lori's muzzle can be compared to a clown mask (in fact, loeris means "clown")
Muskrat. The second name is no less beautiful - khokhula. Popularly nicknamed the blind submariner. Indeed, it lives under water, according to its characteristics it is most similar to a mole and does not see anything. Incidentally, it is endemic on the territory of the former USSR and is listed in the Red Book
Platypus. Its duck beak allows it to find food in the silt like birds
The naked mole rat is a biological phenomenon: it is insensitive to pain, non-aggressive, it can be poured with acid or sprinkled with chili without consequences. Lives ten times longer than any rodent and does not age. Society is arranged in the manner of an anthill or a hive: with castes and the main female
Fish with a transparent head. Through it she sees. Discovered in 1939, but studied only in 2009, as it lives at great depths. It can look exclusively upward
Okapi, wood giraffe. At the beginning of the 20th century, the first explorers of the African continent mistook him for a small horse. Only after obtaining the skin and skull of the animal, scientists were able to find that it looks more like a pygmy giraffe from the Ice Age.
Pallas' cat is the main symbol of the Moscow Zoo
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world and the only member of the capybara family. The weight of males can reach 65-70 kg
Girdle tail. The modern dragon. More precisely, a lizard
Scaletooth is a mammal from the order of insectivores. Small and dangerous because it is poisonous. Fortunately, the poison of the snake tooth kills only its victims, and it can only cause some trouble for a person.
Purple frog. The jelly-like amphibian grows up to 9 cm, lives underground, feeding on termites, and crawls out to the surface only for a couple of weeks for the sake of dating
Lamprey. Not a fish, but their predecessor from the class of cyclostomes. Endangered - delicious too
Sloth. It lives on trees, very successfully mimicking: real moss even grows in its fur!
Small red panda. It is found only in the mountain bamboo forests of the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, in the north of Burma, in Bhutan, Nepal and in the north-east of India
Infernal vampire, clam. Not an octopus, and not a squid, but a separate squad - vampires
Mud Jumper. Actually a fish, although it looks like a frog
Zvezdnos is an insectivorous mammal of the mole family. It differs from the rest of the family only in its characteristic structure of the stigma in the form of a rosette or a star
Sifaka is a monkey of the Indri family, Madagascar. A relatively new genus of primates, discovered only in 2004
Guydak is a large gastropod mollusk weighing up to 1.5 kg
Tarsier, a detachment of primates. At home, in Indonesia, the local population was terribly afraid of them: still, the pop-eyed monkeys knew how to rotate their heads 360 Β°. Indonesians were afraid to face them, as they believed that in this case the same could happen to people.
Tibetan fox. Found in Tibet, northwest India and northern Nepal at high altitudes
Fossa, endemic to the island of Madagascar. In appearance, it is a cross between a civet and a small cougar. Sometimes fossa is also called the Madagascar lion.
Izopod. Giant wood lice, approximately 30 cm long, live in the depths of the sea (about 1.6 km)
Maned wolf. Long legs are the result of evolution, they help the animal overcome obstacles in the form of tall grass growing on the South American plains
Tasmanian devil. He earned his nickname since the time of colonization, strangling almost all the chickens of the settlers - albeit a marsupial, but a predator!
The wombat is a marsupial that looks like a bear. It feeds on grass, digests it for up to 14 days and is the most economical consumer of water after the camel (22 ml of water per 1 kg of body weight per day). Curious fact: a city, an asteroid, a group, and an anti-tank gun are named after the wombats.
Galago - the owner of a beautiful tail, the most numerous representative of primates in Africa
Fennec fox, desert fox
Gavial. Of course, one of the representatives of the crocodile squad. Considered "kind" - never attacks people, muzzle is too narrow
We offer you our selection of unusual photos, once again proving how much extraordinary, frightening, but also beautiful you can see in the world around you.
(17 photos total)
1. What is it? Jelly Railroad Tracks?
In fact, the aftermath of the earthquake in Canterbury, New Zealand.
2. How to learn to walk on water?
Nothing, but you can learn to photograph "at the right time."
4. This is not Photoshop: the dog is called the "maned wolf" and has really incredibly long legs.
5. When did you manage to invent androids?
In the photo there is a living Ukrainian girl - Valeria Lukyanova, who has undergone many surgical procedures in order to achieve the external perfection of Barbie. Here, we once talked about her:
6. βOh, we took a wrong turn somewhere !?
- Calmly, just in this way the runway at the airport of German Leipzig is designed - over the Autobahn!
7. A man thought about the eternal at the moment of a yacht wreck ...
No, it shows its ability to maintain balance, and the boat originally had such an unusual design, to put it mildly.
8. The mountain was very angry that day! π
9. A philosophical photo showing the perspective of life.
12. What is this! ??
βOnly algae float in clear water at high tide.
13. The natural color of Venus, which made her extremely famous - she even had to create a Facebook page! π
14. Original sculpture. We propose to call it "Keep the falling sky!" π
Our world is full of such amazing things that we could not even imagine, but thanks to talented photographers who are nearby at the most appropriate moment, we have a wonderful opportunity to see what kind of fantastically beautiful world we live in. Let's enjoy together these incredible shots of the most exciting moments and discoveries, which for many will surely be a real surprise.
The turtle has saddled the jellyfish and is now riding it.
The highest tree on the planet is Hyperion. Its height reaches 115.6 meters, and its age is about 800 years.
The man is holding the Fukang meteorite, a precious gift from the Universe, which is 4.5 billion years old.
This is how astronauts in space see an eclipse.
A flock of fire-lit birds against a background of black smoke.
The Japanese temple in Kyoto has turned into a fabulous place after a snowfall.
Shadows cast by clouds on the Earth.
A kayaker swims alongside burning lava flowing into the ocean (Hawaii).
This is the best image quality to date that has captured the Orion Nebula.
Opal photo. It seems as if dawn is being born inside the stone.
Thor's well, called "the gate to the underworld" (USA, Oregon).
Ultraviolet image of the sun.
This is the clearest photograph of Mercury ever taken.
All the beauty and power of a thunderstorm captured in one shot.
Macro image of the iris of the human eye.
Whimsical ice pattern on the pond.
For 20 years, this monk prayed in the same place.
In a small piece of amber, a perfectly preserved fragment of the tail of a feathered theropod dinosaur, whose age was about 99 million years, was discovered. Below is a photo of that very fragment.
This amazing fire cloud appeared over Portugal and immediately received the name "Hand of God".
The Sahara Desert, covered with snow. The last time this could be observed 37 years ago.
There is such a misconception that life used to be safer and more peaceful. Of course, this is just a delusion. Each historical period boasts a whole host of strange social habits, traditions, and beliefs. Some of them are really useful by the standards of that time, but for us they may still seem like absolute wildness.
In our selection of 26 of the craziest photos of the strangeness of the past.
Patricia O'Keefe, a young bodybuilder weighing 30 kilograms, carries a 90-kilogram man on his back. 1940 year.
In 1973, driving was banned in Amsterdam due to the fuel crisis. But a solution was found.
In 1939, in the USA, flour mills began to supply flour in colorful sacks. This was done so that after the poor people could sew themselves clothes from sackcloth.
The photo shows a two-hundred-kilogram perch and fisherman Edward Llewellyn, who single-handedly managed to catch this monster. By the way, his record has not been broken to this day.
In 1938, schoolteacher Helen Hulick was sentenced to 5 days in prison for showing up to a trial wearing trousers. This kind was considered as contempt of the court.
German soldiers photograph a dog in 1940.
1969 Niagara Falls temporarily stopped for "restoration work".
Between 1939 and 1945, British sappers often found these "mini-tanks". They were used by German soldiers to blow up full-size military vehicles from below.
US President Lyndon Johnson loved to impress his guests and ride them in an amphibious car on the lake.
Nothing unusual. Members of the Ku Klux Klan organization ride a Ferris wheel. 1925 year.
An elephant helps load food onto an American plane in 1945.
During the filming of Dr. No, Sean Connery autographed a coconut for a little Jamaican fan. ! 962 year.
This is how the system of 5,000 telephone lines in Stockholm looked like in 1890.
Do you want to learn how to swim, but far from water? The solution was invented back in 1920.
Foolish photographs with animals began to be taken back in 1875.
Field, Friday, 1910 (joke - just 1910).
The period from 1941 to 1945.
In 1930, ponies were for girls and weaklings. And all real men rode exclusively on boars.
Macy often hired detectives to prevent theft. In 1948, all the "dummy" workers took a group photo, but did not reveal their identity.
Chariots are cool. Motorcycles are cool too. The South Wales Police decided to combine all this coolness in one vehicle.
The most beautiful legs in 1930 were chosen in this way.
1950, a Russian tanker feeds polar bears.
Ann Hodges and her doctor, Moody Jacobs, show the press a bruise on Anne's body, left by a fragment of a meteorite that fell in 1945.
Horrors of war. The soldiers use gas masks to peel onions.
Here are the winners of the Miss Perfect Posture competition at a chiropractor convention in 1956.
Testing a football helmet in 1912
