Amazing images of Konyak tribesmen and women in India. These stunning photos taken by photographer Jean-Christian Cottu document the faces of the Konyak peopleThe pictures were taken in the Mon district of Nagaland, north east India, where the former headhunters live Konyak tribes have a strong warrior tradition and are known for their fierce headhunting history By Aidan Mcgloin Published: 16:07 GMT, 24 May 2014 | Updated: 16:25 GMT, 24 May 2014 The Konyaks are known for their fierce headhunting history, which continued until 1960.
Found in large numbers in Nagaland, India, the former warriors are recognised by their facial tattoos and the animal skin, hair and horns which are ceremoniously draped over their bodies. Here, Adrian McGloin describes how he and photographer Jean-Christian Cottu travelled to the remote Mon district to get to know the people behind the tribal exterior. Photographer Brandon Cawood's tribute to real-life superheroes. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 16:57 GMT, 24 May 2014 | Updated: 18:24 GMT, 24 May 2014 What began as a project to add some bulk to a photographer's portfolio has grown into a labor of love for Brandon Cawood, 30.
His series Not All Wear Capes honors the men and women whose job it is to protect others. 'I wanted to take first responders... and I wanted to make a series out of them but in a kind of movie poster/video game cover style. I felt it was a way I can kind of pay my respects to the people in the community who do this job day in and day out,' he told F Stoppers. The highly stylized images look like Hollywood blockbuster movie stills, furthering the heroic appearance of the first responders he shoots. For some of his shots, Cawood, from Dalton, Georgia, even took the photographs as his subjects were in the midst of their life-saving work. 'There was an interruption at one point in time,' he admits. Abandoned Russian tunnels where mind-bending patterns naturally cover every surface. By Sara Malm Published: 15:56 GMT, 5 February 2014 | Updated: 18:18 GMT, 5 February 2014 Hundreds of feet below a Russian city is an abandoned salt mine which might as well be the inside of a rave.
The walls are covered with psychedelic patterns, caused by the natural layers of mineral carnallite creating swirls throughout the coloured rock. Carnallite is used in the process of plant fertilisation, and is most often yellow to white or reddish, but can sometimes be blue or even completely colourless. Jaw dropping acid: The psychadelic walls inside the abandoned salt mine in Yekaterinburg, Russia more than 650ft under the surface Beauty below: Although the patterns appear man-made, they are all formed by layers upon layers of minerals which were mined for their use in fertilizers Scratching the surface: The mineral carnallite, a hydrated potassium magnesium chloride, decorates the empty tunnels under Yekaterinburg. National Geographic readers' photographs capture magical sunrises and sunsets.
By Helen Pow Published: 00:28 GMT, 10 January 2014 | Updated: 10:14 GMT, 10 January 2014 A breath-taking collection of photographs from none other than National Geographic has captured that magical time between the first and last hour of sunlight in some of the world's most impressive places.
The series, titled 'Golden Hour,' is from one of the organization's 'Your Shot' communities - and offers up some of the prettiest pictures taken by travelers at dusk and dawn. From sunrise over a foggy Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, taken by Michael Bennett to Florentina Tilvic's image of first light over a reserve in Kenya where an acacia tree and grazing gnus are silhouetted, the images astonish. Hues of oranges, pinks and purples glow in landscapes such as a snowy Mount Baker in Washington State by Joel Brady-Power and Mark Donougher's epic shot from the Diné deities in Monument Valley, Utah. Golden Gate Fog: The Golden Gate Bridge just before sunrise. The creepiest calendar ever? Scantily-clad models pose with COFFINS to advertise casket company.
By Deni Kirkova Published: 14:08 GMT, 28 November 2013 | Updated: 14:43 GMT, 28 November 2013 Saucy calendars have long been a staple marketing ploy for starlets and university sports teams.
But a coffin firm has also latched on to the mantra 'sex sells' and released a 2014 calendar featuring voluptuous, scantily-clad models draped suggestively over its wares, report RocketNews24. You can buy your own copy from Polish coffin makers Lindner for £30. Quite why you'd want one on your wall is another matter. Scroll down for video The Polish Lindner Calendar advertises the company's coffins with the aid of scantily-clad ladies like Miss December (left) and Miss February 2010 (right) However, the successful company now churns out 11,000 caskets a month - which may be down to their controversial marketing strategy. Breathtaking photos from Bryce Canyon to Big Ben.
By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 05:36 GMT, 25 October 2013 | Updated: 11:17 GMT, 25 October 2013 A new pictorial volume from the world travel experts at Lonely Planet puts a new and unique perspective on some of Earth's most inspiring scenes.
Looking up from the bottom of Utah's majestic, rust colored Bryce Canyon National Park shows the park, for those who've been there, as its never been seen before. Among striking shots of an ocean feeding frenzy and Aurora Borealis is a panoramic view of London and Big Ben at dusk that proves human landscapes can be just as breathtaking as those from mother nature. The title of the book, Lonely Planet's Beautiful World, does not disappoint. This sampling of the book's 200 or so scenes that depict precisely what makes Earth a living masterpiece is sure to leave you wanting more. Scroll down for video Bryce Canyon: Photographed from below looking up, Bryce Canyon makes Bryce Canyon appear all the more spectacular.