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37 Photographs That Use Water for Amazing Reflections I'm Rob, the editor of Light Stalking. I try to keep this ship on course. By Admin on in Cool Photos, Featured Inspired by this week’s Light Stalking weekly challenge (you have entered, haven’t you?) Gone Fishin', a photo from Sichuan, Central Critiques | Translate sreeharig Good framing. World Press Photo Contest 2012 - In Focus World Press Photo, a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands, recently announced the winners of its 2012 photojournalism contest. More than 5,000 photographers from 124 countries submitted over 100,000 pictures to the competition. Top honors this year went to Samuel Aranda for his image of a woman holding a wounded relative during protests in Yemen. The prize-winning photographs will be assembled into an exhibition that will travel to 45 countries over the next year. Below is just a sample of this year's group of winners -- please visit the World Press Photo website to see them all. (See also the winners from 2011.) [32 photos]

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Fine Art of an Icelandic Volcano Eruption (10 photos) In 2010, Iceland experienced an epic volcanic eruption that captured the attention of people worldwide. Eyjafjallajökull spewed ash into the air as experts warned that the tiny particles of rock, glass and sand contained in the ash cloud was sufficient to jam aircraft engines. European air traffic was at a standstill for weeks. While most saw the natural disaster as a huge inconvenience, Swedish landscape and aerial photographer Hans Strand saw it as an opportunity. Though it took him seven attempts before he found a way to fly to Iceland, his persistence paid off as he shot the volcano within 600 meters flying in a Cessna 172. Strand was one of the few who was able to witness, first-hand, the "continuous explosions and huge bursts of lava shooting into the sky."

Black and White Photography Black and white is maybe the most beautiful, emotional, powerful, and very inspiring photography mode. In this post we’ll showcase some beautiful black and white photos for your own inspiration. If you like a particular photo and you want to see more, just click on the image and you’ll be led to the source where you can view more work and info from the photographer. Steve McCurry Pedro Meyer Philipp Klinger

From the archives: Olegas Truchanas and Peter Dombrovskis - Blog - ABC Arts Posted: Olegas Truchanas and Peter Dombrovskis were two of Australia’s greatest wilderness photographers. Their work became synonymous with campaigns to protect Tasmania’s natural heritage. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Olegas and then Peter, used photography to try and encourage Australians to recognise the value of the natural world around them. Their philosophy was simple and remarkably effective - if people could see the beauty of Australia’s wild places then they might be moved to protect them. Olegas is renowned for his slide presentations which, over 20 years, brought ever-increasing attention to the island’s unique landscape.