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Tag Archives: The Big Picture

Jan 12 2013
Mark Twain, probably

Check out this awesome set of photos at The Big Picture:

On January 13, 2013, the National Geographic Society will celebrate its 125th anniversary and its evolution from a small scientific body to one of the world’s largest educational and scientific organizations committed to inspiring people to care about the planet. The Society has shared some images that represent those moments of discovery and will continue in its 126th year, to provide a front-row seat to what’s happening at the extremes of exploration

The one accompanying this post was taken by Maynard Owen Williams in 1931:

1931 | AFGHANISTAN – In his favorite picture, legendary National Geographic photojournalist Maynard Owen Williams marveled how, in this Herat, Afghanistan, bazaar, no one blinked during the three seconds required to make the exposure.

Dang.

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Aug 03 2012
Mark Twain, probably

Clive Rose took this photo for Getty Images of, presumably, some sort of elder sea creature devouring a helpless human. This gruesome shot was posted in a set from the 2012 Olympics at The Big Picture with this caption:

Sebastian Stoss of Austria and Derya Buyukuncu of Turkey compete in heat 1 of the Men’s 200m backstroke on Day 5 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre, August 1, 2012.

Colin:
Water: How Does It Even Fucking Work
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May 26 2012
Mark Twain, probably

The Big Picture’s collection of photos from the eclipse on Sunday/Monday was probably my favorite set in recent memory. It has my new Twitter profile pic (#4), a supreme badass (#17), two photos that can’t possibly be photos (#26 and #27), and this shot by Bullit Marquez for the AP:

An annular solar eclipse is partially seen at sunrise, May 21, 2012, from the coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, 187 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines.

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Dec 08 2011
Mark Twain, probably

Today is the seventieth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. The Big Picture has a gallery of portraits of survivors, shots from ceremonies held in the past few days, and eleven photos taken the day of the attack. The above photo, from the Associated Press, is of the USS Arizona collapsing into the sea.

The whole set is definitely worth checking out.

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Nov 23 2011
Mark Twain, probably

Here’s a photo titled “New Orleans Streetcar” by Bob Chamblee:

This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. Charles Ave. I held the camera against the window sill, making sure to divide the image equally between the inside and the outside.

I was in New Orleans a couple of months ago, and now I’m kind of wishing I’d thought of this.

This photo is part of The Big Picture’s selections from this year’s National Geographic Photo Contest.

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