Estonian photographer Kaido Haagen has been hunting for old windmills in his country and capturing unusual fisheye photos from within them while pointing his camera straight up. His project is titled The Story of Estonian Windmills. Haagen is an architectural, travel, and underwater photographer who has been working behind a camera for over three decades.… Continue reading Photographer Captures Fisheye Views Looking Up Old Windmills
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ESA Publishes Stunning Photo of a 2.5-Mile Wide Icy Martian Crater
The European Space Agency (ESA) released a breathtaking new photo of a two-and-a-half-mile wide ice-covered crater on Mars affectionately nicknamed “Red Velvet.” Spotted by Digitaltrends, the image was captured by the Trace Gas Orbiter that snaps images of the surface of the red planet, examines the gases in the atmosphere, and acts as a communications… Continue reading ESA Publishes Stunning Photo of a 2.5-Mile Wide Icy Martian Crater
China Releases Amazing Photos of Tianwen-1 Probe Above Mars
China’s National Space Administration published four photos taken by its Tianwen-1 Mars mission, including the first full photo of the orbiting probe over the Red Planet. The full-color photos show the Tianwen-1 orbiter above Mars as well as the ice cover on the planet’s north pole. According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the… Continue reading China Releases Amazing Photos of Tianwen-1 Probe Above Mars
Fog Allows for ‘Impossible’ Photo of Milky Way Over Golden Gate Bridge
Photographer Michael Shainblum captured what was previously thought to be impossible due to heavy light pollution: a photo of both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Milky Way together. It takes great determination to head out in the night and patiently wait hours to photograph a landscape scene that may or may not work out… Continue reading Fog Allows for ‘Impossible’ Photo of Milky Way Over Golden Gate Bridge
The Intricate Work in Restoring Photos for a Vietnam Veteran
A while back, a young man contacted me about a photo digitization and restoration project for his grandfather, who served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. They had some photographs from this period in his life —of friends, scenery, and the culture of Vietnam— that they wanted to use for an album. I… Continue reading The Intricate Work in Restoring Photos for a Vietnam Veteran
Photographer Captures James Webb Space Telescope Flying Across Nebula
Amateur astrophotographer Ethan Gone went out recently to shoot a nebula and ended up creating a time-lapse of the newly-launched James Webb Space Telescope flying through space. Shooting the Timelapse of the JWST The photographer writes that he had originally set out with the intention of photographing the North America Nebula and the Rosette Nebula.… Continue reading Photographer Captures James Webb Space Telescope Flying Across Nebula
These Bug Macros Required 8,000 151MP Photos and 86 Hours of Editing
Growing up in a communist country, we had no access to or real knowledge of the outside world. With the information that we now take for granted tightly controlled, we were living in a bubble. When communism ended, my entire concept of what the planet and all living things were all about changed quickly and… Continue reading These Bug Macros Required 8,000 151MP Photos and 86 Hours of Editing
Photographing the American Pika, a Tiny Indicator of Climate Change
Above treeline winds howl as blowing snow turns my world white. It’s six in the morning and I’ve just reached my destination at 12,500 feet, somewhere deep in the Uncompahgre Wilderness. My trek up to this point was a grueling one, where I had to break a trail through two feet of fresh snow in… Continue reading Photographing the American Pika, a Tiny Indicator of Climate Change
From Math Student and Engineer to a Conservation Photographer
Photographer Kristi Odom started out as an avid math student and engineer but one thing led to another and she ended up finding her passion in conservation photography. Since this unlikely career change, Odom has become a Nikon ambassador who still incorporates math principles in her wildlife photography. With a strong initial interest in math… Continue reading From Math Student and Engineer to a Conservation Photographer
Can You Spot the Snow Leopards in These Photos?
Snow leopards are a threatened species that live in extreme environments and are notoriously difficult to see and photograph. Photographer Ismail Shariff captured a series of photos showing just how difficult it is to spot a snow leopard in the wild. Shariff, a 41-year-old professional wildlife and nature photographer based in India, has been obsessed… Continue reading Can You Spot the Snow Leopards in These Photos?