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National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest , with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2011 for display here on In Focus.
National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus
Cousins: Justine, 29, & Ulric, 29 How much do you and your family members really look alike? Quebec, Canada-based graphic designer and photographer Ulric Collette has created a shockingly cool project where he's exploring the genetic similarities between different members of the same family. By splitting their faces in half and then splicing them together, he creates interesting new people that are sometimes quite normal looking and other times far from it.
Split Family Faces
awesome people hanging out together
Bette Midler, David Bowie, Michael Jackson and Cher Gerald R. Ford and Pelé (Source: usnatarchives , via npr ) John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic and Richard Branson
BEST of BTS | 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.Blog: Netflix Envelope Doodles
Admit it, you've done it. You've taken a Sharpie to a Netflix envelope and doodled the heck out of it. Not just once, but a multitude of times. You've then imagined the expression of the postal worker as the envelope passed through their hands, all with a wide grin on your face. Here are some fun examples of people who publicly admit to doing just that.
Photographer Turns his 91-Year Old Grandma into a Superhero to Cheer Her Up
A few years ago photographer Sacha Goldberger found his 91-year-old Hungarian grandmother Frederika feeling lonely and depressed. So to cheer her up, and put a spark back into her life, he turned her into a superhero! He took a series of awesome photographs of her wearing costumes in unusual superhero type posses. "Grandma reluctantly agreed, but once they got rolling, she couldn't stop smiling." Frederika isn't only a superhero in these photos, but she was a real hero during World War II.I hope someone does this for me when I'm 91. Or even 90. by Jun 21
the perfect high
T here once was a boy named Gimmesome Roy. He was nothing like me or you. 'Cause laying back and getting high was all he cared to do. As a kid, he sat in the cellar, sniffing airplane glue.
Seize the Day by Derek Lin Here's a puzzle for you: What do you see in this grid above? What do you think it represents? Okay, it's not a difficult puzzle.
Seize the Day
Ten Strange Places
Beppu, located on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, is the second largest producer of geothermal water in the world. Located in the same area are the “Nine Hells” or ponds that each has its own remarkable character and colour thanks to the variety of minerals in the outflows. These “Hells” are a popular tourist attraction in Japan but are little known outside of the country. Seven of the strange geothermal springs are located in the Kannawa area and are known as: Sea or Ocean Hell (Umi Jigoku), Shaven Head Hell (Oniishibozu Jigoku), Cooking Pot Hell (Kamado Jigoku), Mountain Hell (Yama Jigoku), Devil or Monster Mountain Hell (Oniyama Jigoku,) Golden Dragon Hell (Kinryu Jigoku) and White Pond Hell (Shiraike Jigoku). <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>Meat
I’m honored that this often shows up on the internet. Here’s the correct version, as published in Omni, 1990. "They're made out of meat."
I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, I try to see how many facial hair variations as I can check off from the chart of facial hair types . Listed below are descriptions of 43 facial hair types including examples of the 36 39 variations that I’ve been able to attain so far. Enjoy!
The Quest For Every Beard Type | Jon Dyer's Blog
You might think your HMO plan is scary, but at least it doesn't use these vintage surgical instruments...hopefully. Amputation Knife (1700s) Knives used for amputations during the 18th century were typically curved, because surgeons tended to make a circular cut through the skin and muscle before the bone was cut with a saw. By the 1800s, straight knives became more popular because they made it easier to leave a flap of skin that could be used to cover the exposed stump.
20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools
Interesting High-speed Video Clips
The video clips below were filmed with a special high-speed camera . The super slow-motion playback lets you visualize effects that cannot be seen with the naked eye or with a standard video camera. {*style:<b><i>NOTE: No humans or animals were hurt during the filming of any of these clips. Also, all humans (and my pet dog) were willing and eager participants.This is an image that ran in the phone book until they found out that it is a little unusual. Subliminal messages are in images every day. Subliminal images are on video boxes, in magazine ads, even in the phone book as the image to the left supports.