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Thursday 15 December 2011

White Tiger


Morning Landscape, Lithuania

Morning Landscape, LithuaniaPhoto: Eugenijus Rauduve

Deer, England

Deer, EnglandPhoto: Jim Richardson
The fallow deer in the park at Knole, Kent, have looked down at the world with long-nosed lordliness since the days of King James. The deer park is a rare survival from the roughly 700 in early 17th-century England.

Spirit Bear

Spirit BearGreat Bear Rainforest, British ColumbiaPhoto: Paul Nicklen
In a moss-draped rain forest in British Columbia, towering red cedars live a thousand years, and black bears are born with white fur.
“Paul Nicklen is a master at getting closer. He gets close enough to take this beautiful forest with this beautiful bear, eating a salmon, and make it all come together in a photograph that captures your imagination. I feel like I’m there. I can almost smell that forest, the bear. This is Paul’s home. This looks like a photo he took in his backyard of a dear friend.”

—Chris Johns, Editor in Chief

Steve Winter

Tiger, IndonesiaPhoto: Steve Winter
A tiger peers at a camera trap it triggered while hunting in the early morning in the forest of norther Sumatra, Indonesia. Tigers can thrive in many habitats, from the frigid Himalaya to tropical mangrove swamps in India and Bangladesh.

Mike Pistone

Florence, ItalyPhoto: Mike Pistone
Cities can be tough to shoot even for experienced photographers. In this gallery, get tips on how to capture the essence of urban spaces. Here, a wide-angle lens offers a sprawling view of Florence from the top of the city’s famous Duomo, the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.

Clancy Lethbridge

Geisha, KyotoPhoto: Clancy Lethbridge
Within an ultramodern society Japan still maintains traditions passed down from generation to generation, making it one of the most beautiful and intriguing places in the world.

Navid Baraty

Aerial View, New York CityPhoto: Navid Baraty
Watching the pace and flow of New York City from above is amazing. The constant stream of yellow taxis lining the avenues, the waves of pedestrians hurriedly crossing with the change of traffic signals, little figures disappearing into and emerging from the subway stations, the chorus of honking horns and sirens. It’s all so rhythmic and strangely soothing to watch. It makes me feel incredibly small.

Marius Coetzee

Black-Browed Albatrosses, South GeorgiaPhoto: Marius Coetzee
A pair of black-browed albatrosses billing in West Point, South Georgia. It is believed that billing strengthens the bond between the pair.

Nick Otto

Swimmers, Lake Superior, MinnesotaPhoto: Nick Otto
I love all the empty space around the swimming platform. It shows how the lake is both huge and peaceful. The figures of the people become very small, and what makes the shot is the person jumping from the platform and appearing especially tiny surrounded by all that water.

Anurag Kumar

Holi Celebration, IndiaPhoto: Anurag Kumar
What makes this shot work is the dramatic burst of blue spurting into the crowd. No matter how frenetic and energy-filled the scene is, there still needs to be a moment among the frenzy. The blue hand also gives us one sharp point of focus in a sea of turbaned heads. Importantly, the vibrant blue contrasts so well with the yellows and the reds, making the whole scene alive with vitality.

Petr Cunderlik

Nove Mlyny, Czech RepublicPhoto: Petr Cunderlik
When shooting landscapes, good light is absolutely essential, which is why photographers often rise before dawn. This photograph is all about the exquisite first light of day, which gives it a magical quality. Also, the still water serves as a mirror for the tree, and its reflection is what makes the photograph sing. Light changes very fast—you may only have ten minutes before this would be a very different shot.

















Cowhands on mule and horseback during Pantanal's flood season

Cowhands on mule and horseback during Pantanal's flood season. [Photo of the day - 15 DECEMBER 2011]

A southern white rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

A southern white rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Often referred to as the "zoo of the futur... [Photo of the day - 3 DECEMBER 2011]

A tourist bus packed with people splinters a wooden bridge on the Transpantaneira Highway, Pantanal. Brazil.

A tourist bus packed with people splinters a wooden bridge on the Transpantaneira Highway, Pantanal.... [Photo of the day - 5 DECEMBER 2011]

Remnants of a giant Buddha statue blown out of the Bamian cliff face. Afghanistan.

Remnants of a giant Buddha statue blown out of the Bamian cliff face. Afghanistan. [Photo of the day - 6 DECEMBER 2011]

Close up of the coat of a Shetland Pony on South Ulst Island, Scotland. UK

Close up of the coat of a Shetland Pony on South Ulst Island, Scotland. UK. [Photo of the day - 7 DECEMBER 2011]

Gobi Desert dwellers listen intently to a visitor in the Gobi Desert. Mongolia

Gobi Desert dwellers listen intently to a visitor in the Gobi Desert. Mongolia. [Photo of the day - 8 DECEMBER 2011]

Jiddat al Harasis. Oman

Evening prayer at the camp of the Hamad Haraiz Harsousi Bedouins, Jiddat al Harasis. Oman. [Photo of the day - 10 DECEMBER 2011]