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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. Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: First prize winner in the Spot News Singles category of the 2012 World Press Photo Contest, this photo by by Yuri Kozyrev, Noor Images for Time, shows rebels in Ras Lanuf, Libya, on March 11, 2011. This photo by Damir Sagolj for Reuters won first prize in the Daily Life Singles category of the 2012 World Press Photo contest. Winner of the 2012 World Press Photo of the year. Jenny E. Li Yang captured this image, winning third prize in the Spot News, singles category.

Rock and monastery, a photo from Trikala, Thessaly Critiques | Translate broken_nail Hi Philip! This is really amazing!!! Thank you for sharing it!!! Best Regards Gatti Matti dvlazar Incredible! amaryllis bonjour incroyable ce monastère perché sur ce rocher, bon cadrage et belle composition avec d belles couleurs superbe juliette maystroo living at the top of the big rock must by great,view must be lovely macondo Greetings, Philip. cuneyt-sb Hi Philip Great capture and very hsrd place to live. markstaples This monastery looks like it's clinging on for dear life. azaf1 Hi Philip I think one of the most dramatic captures of Meteora so far. Hi Philip, This places is really attractive as your photograph proves it. With all my friendships and a good WE, Jean-Charles vincz excellent POV. beautiful tones. Didi Hi Philip Very nice contrast difference between main subject and background. abulafia This place is just awesome Philip Didn't they use one of those monasteries for a James Bond movie once? Angshu Hello Philip A full view of the monastery this time. sway

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The Beauty Of Motherhood In The Animal Kingdom (23 Pics) - StumbleUpon August 9, 2011 | 32 Comments » | Topics: Pictures Black and White Photography | Tukoria 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 Mariusz Jankowski Enzo Penna Djsosumi Piet Flour Quasebart Peter Lindel Gerard Sexton Chris Kotsiopoulos Monique Navid Holger Droste Zebra, NG Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1929 Bill Gracey Willy Ronis Abelardo Ojeda Flores Alatorre David Terrazas Wired Abstract Rodney Smith Santosh Korthiwada Spider Awards Winner

Amazing Cliffs of Norway: Adrenaline Junkies' Paradise [33 PICS] - StumbleUpon Preikestolen cliff goes by many names. The massive cliff is 604 meters (1982 feet) above Lysefjorden, Norway. Photo #1 by Arjan Veen Another name for Preikestolen is Pulpit Rock. The natural rock formation is a huge Norwegian tourist attraction. Rare sight to behold, an almost deserted Lysefjord – Preikestolen. Yet another name for Preikestolen cliff is “The Preacher’s Pulpit.” This spectacular scene is like a view from the top of the world. Cairn near The Preacher’s Pulpit aka Preikestolen. Here’s a little Preikestolen trivia. Some folks adore cliffs, like the owers of these two cool houses right outside Jøssingfjord in Norway. This crazy cliff is actually of rock that juts out horizontally from the mountain above Odda, Norway. The Norwegian word for this place is Trolltunga which means Troll’s Tongue. Yet another intense cliff is Brünnich’s Guillemot (Uria lomvia) at bird cliff of Stappen, southern Bjørnøya (Bear Island) in the Barents Sea. This is Troll wall in Norway.

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