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40 Must-See Photos From The Past. The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911.

40 Must-See Photos From The Past

It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to historical photography. Sometimes, one simple picture can tell you more about history than any story you might read or any document you might analyze. 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken. Sisters pose for the same photo three separate times, years apart. A Russian war veteran kneels beside the tank he spent the war in, now a monument.

A Romanian child hands a heart-shaped balloon to riot police during protests against austerity measures in Bucharest. Retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis is arrested for participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011. Rara fotografía de la bomba nuclear sobre Hiroshima tomada casi en el instante de la explosión. La explosión de sendas bombas nucleares sobre las ciudades japonesas de Hiroshima y Nagasaki, en agosto de 1945, marcan uno de los momentos más importantes de la historia moderna, una suerte de tope en la escala de (auto)destrucción de la que el ser humano es capaz.

Rara fotografía de la bomba nuclear sobre Hiroshima tomada casi en el instante de la explosión

Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2012 - In Focus. The winners have just been announced of this year's National Geographic photo contest.

Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2012 - In Focus

The Society received more than 22,000 entries from over 150 countries. Presented here are the winners from the three categories of People, Places, and Nature, captions provided by the photographers. The Grand Prize Winner receives $10,000 and a trip to National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., to participate in the annual National Geographic Photography Seminar in January 2013. Places That Are Actually Real But Don't Look So.

These places look so unreal, but they are real!

Places That Are Actually Real But Don't Look So

Maybe some of you were on one of these beautiful place, and if one of you did, you are than really happy person who live on this planet! Flying on the Rooftops by jen bliss. The Frame: Feature pictures from 2008. As part of our three-day look back at some of best pictures of year, today we look at feature pictures from around the world in 2008. (26 images) In this July 11, 2008 photo, two Chinese girls peek underneath a billboard covering a construction site in Beijing.

The Frame: Feature pictures from 2008

AP / Oded Balilty. BREATHTAKING AERIAL PHOTOS Show How Small Mankind Really Is. Father-son-and-elephant.jpg (960×699) Divers, Easter Island. 15 Perfectly timed Photos. Mladen penev. 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity. Some Bizzare and Odd things around us… Beauty of the nature lies in viewer’s eyes.

Some Bizzare and Odd things around us…

A photograph is just a way to show or represent that beauty. Here is a bunch of some wonderful pictures which are not only the example of beautiful photography but are also a photograph of some miracles happening in the world. You can also call it the creativity and innovation of photographer’s mind. I think it was at the peak while taking these pictures. Some photographs are just the example of wonder created by God.

Some are really very cute and heart touching. I am simply in love with these photographs and I am sure you will too. Gibraltar Airport is one of the most extraordinary airports around the world. Morning Glory – kind of clouds observed in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia. The river above the river: Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany. Heavy fog in Sydney, which enveloped the whole city. Where Children Sleep: A Diverse World of Homes. HEDI SLIMANE DIARY. Off the Grid : Eric Valli. Cart - 0 items High Himalaya Share.

Off the Grid : Eric Valli

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Honey Hunters : Eric Valli

Our Planet in Pictures Part1 « Coolphoto « WhereCoolThingsHappen. 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken. 729996.jpg (imagen JPEG, 2144 × 1232 píxeles) - Escalado (43%) Paint_war_berlin.jpeg (imagen JPEG, 1600 × 1066 píxeles) - Escalado (50. Photography by Angus R Shamal. A self portrait of Stanley Kubrick with his daughter, Jack Nicholson and the crew @ the set of The Shining. A selection of some of the most awesome Behind-the-scenes shots I’ve seen from some famous movies found at aintitcool.com.

Back when set designs were huge and hand made, when special effects where mechanic and photographic and film stars were risking their lives on the set. on the set of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis — the actress inside the Maria robot taking a breather. The Empire Strikes Back - filming the Crawl. Rebel Without A Cause — James Dean, Natalie Wood and director Nicholas Ray. Sesame Street. 9a47615fd44aa8011ae3373371f5a130.jpg (imagen JPEG, 950 × 631 píxeles) - Escalado (85%)

Fearless" by Mister Marat. Lores.jpg (imagen JPEG, 805 × 1024 píxeles) Rare and very interesting photos. Interesting and very rare photographs, you may never see.

Rare and very interesting photos

The first McDonald’s. Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. Capital of Brazil, on the beginning. Pius XII and Hitler. The King. Rare Beatles photos. Osama bin Laden and his family. Arquetipos modernos del horror: terroríficos montajes de Joshua Hoffine (FOTOS. Quizá, entre las emociones que el ser humano puede sentir, ninguna tan atávica como el miedo, ninguna tan profunda, tan enraizada en nuestra historia más antigua, lo mismo como individuos que como especie.

Arquetipos modernos del horror: terroríficos montajes de Joshua Hoffine (FOTOS

Sin embargo, con el desarrollo de la cultura las manifestaciones del miedo también se han modificado, pasando de elementos primitivos y en su mayor parte relacionados con la naturaleza, a formas mucho más refinadas y en relación con aspectos de muy diversa índole. Así, por poner un ejemplo, el llamado “temor pánico”, en evidente relación con las potencias indómitas del mundo natural condensadas en el dios Pan, se ha convertido y multiplicado en una profusión de reflejos que recalan a veces en las entidades menos esperadas. Free vectors, photos and PSD to download.

Double Exposures - Andre De Freitas. The Tunnel Of Trees. LowerCathredalLake_Pano_resize.jpg (imagen JPEG, 2671 × 593 píxeles) Photos by Phil Stern. James Dean Frank Sinatra Anita Ekberg Marlon Brando Lauren Bacall with Humphrey and Stephen Bogart Rock Hudson Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer John Ford. Photos by Irving Penn. The Hand of Miles Davis Georgia O'Keeffe, Gypsy Rose Lee Ballet Society, 1948 Truman Capote, Spencer Tracy Joe Louis Duchess of Windsor, Mrs. The 50 Most Beautiful Natural Waterfalls in the World. House-over-waterfall1.jpg (imagen JPEG, 664 × 1000 píxeles)

Reflection-Photography6.jpg (imagen JPEG, 570 × 385 píxeles) 423822main_201002060003HQ_full.jpg (imagen JPEG, 4179 × 2607 píxeles) - Escalado (20%) Silent World by Michael Kenna. Willferrell.jpg (imagen JPEG, 383 × 482 píxeles) The most beautiful suicide. On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Photographer Robert Wiles took a photo of McHale a few minutes after her death. The photo ran a couple of weeks later in Life magazine accompanied by the following caption: 01.jpg (imagen JPEG, 1701 × 1103 píxeles) - Escalado (49%) Jens_kolk_naturdokument_marienkaefer_makro.jpg (imagen JPEG, 900 × 602 píxeles) - Escalado (89%)

Beatles-sullivan-guitar-1040-083109.jpg (imagen JPEG, 1040 × 697 píxeles) Pictures of Moments Speak More than Thousand Words...... Picture can speak thousands of words. Random pictures of insignificant moments always been the most important and most valuable. Photographers and painters beautifully imprint huge number of events, objects and types. Some do it by accident on the momentary desire. Others do it in order to fix the time for the future. For me they are really different and thoughtful, simple but speak lots of words………

Photographer Martin Schoeller. Funny Celebrity Photographs. Metropol Parasol // The World’s Largest Wooden Structure. Project: Metropol ParasolRedevelopment of Plaza de la Encarnacion, Seville, SpainFunction: archeological site, farmers market, elevated plaza, multiple bars and restaurantsSite area: 18,000 square metersBuilding area: 5,000 square metersTotal floor Area: 12,670 square metersNumber of floors: 4Height of the building: 28.50 metersStructure: concrete, timber and steelPrincipal Exterior: timber and granitePrincipal interior material: concrete, granite and steelDesigning period: 2004-2005Construction period: 2005-2011Building/Cost: 90 Million Euro What is there not to like about Metropol Parasol? The waffle-like crown structure in Seville, Spain has been finally completed in April 2011 after a competition held by the city of Seville in 2004.

Located at Plaza de la Encarnacion, the stunning sequence of undulating parasols comprises the world's largest wooden structure. The Metropol Parasol project was part of the redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacíon, designed by J. MAYER H. Horsetail Firefall. Dark Zoo on the Behance Network. 117911084.jpg (imagen JPEG, 900 × 600 píxeles) - Escalado (89. Corbis - XX Century in Black and White Photos BBC. Men in Hats Watching the Sky. The most memorable photos from the Iraq War. Posted Dec 30, 2011. Captured: The Ruins of Detroit. Posted Feb 07, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare850 Up and down Detroit’s streets, buildings stand abandoned and in ruin.

French photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre set out to document the decline of an American city. 061210-1793-940.jpg (imagen JPEG, 940 × 625 píxeles) Violent beauty. Photography Camille Seaman shows us the violent beauty of the most rough storms.

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