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Saturday, April 30, 2022

Best Travel Photos

 

Padma River, Bangladesh

This rowing boat appears to be floating in the clouds, tinged with the soft pink light of sunrise. It was actually taken on the Padma River in Rajbari, showcasing how Bangladesh’s many rivers criss-cross the land, dotted with islands or “char”. It earned Australia-based photographer Mohammad Rahman a special mention in the Landscapes and Earth Elements Portfolio category.

 

 


Editors Pick: Links, Joke and Image of the Day

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TWO ROBBERS ARE ROBBING A LIQUOR STORE WHEN ONE ROBBER GRABS A BOTTLE AND ASKS THE OTHER ROBBER, “IS THIS WHISKEY?”

The other robber says, “Yeah, but not as whiskey as wobbing a bank.”


Friday, April 29, 2022

Best Travel Photos

 


Newhaven Harbour, England, UK

Edward Hyde received a special mention in the Landscapes and Earth Elements Portfolio category for this striking, beautifully detailed shot of waves crashing over the harbor wall in Newhaven, Sussex. The UK-based photographer took the image from the beach during Storm Brian in October 2017. He was fascinated by the shapes and character of the waves, which in this particular photograph seem to form a serpent preparing to engulf the lighthouse.

 


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 Stunning Pluto Images Show Something Unusual Going On There

खासगी रुग्णालयांचा लाखोंचा खर्च सरकारी तिजोरीतून, 'मविआ'चे 18 मंत्री कोण?


                                                                                                                                             

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A VEGAN AND A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER?

One is disgusted by a rack of lamb and the other is disgusted by a lack of RAM.


Thursday, April 28, 2022

Best Travel Photos

 


Douma, Syria

This poignant image captures the unspeakable horror and heartbreak of war. The man, pictured in Eastern Ghouta, had lost his children in a massacre that killed 80 people. It’s one of a remarkable set of images depicting war in Syria taken by Mouneb Taim, who started his career in 2014 as a teenager living under siege. His series showing the effects of war alongside the hope and determination of people won him first place in the People of the World category.


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SpaceX launches US spy satellite!


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WHAT DO YOU CALL A DETECTIVE WHO JUST SOLVES CASES ACCIDENTALLY?

Sheer Luck Holmes.

 


Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Best Travel Photos

 


Farmer, Portugal

A series of touching images depicting rural life in Portugal earned photographer Jorge Bacelar the runner-up title in the People of the World Portfolio category. Images such as this one of farmer Abílio da Fonseca show the bond between man and animal (in this case, goat). The octogenarian has always worked as a farmer in Murtosa in Portugal’s Aveiro district and now spends most of his time looking after his animals.

 


Editor's Pick: Links, Joke and Image of the Day

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Dinesh Karthik Story

ANDREW GARFIELD, TOBEY MCGUIRE AND TOM HOLLAND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT UPON ARRIVING AT A PARTY.

As it turns out, they’re terrible parallel parkers.



Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Best Travel Photos

 

Church of Saint George, Ethiopia

Piper Mackay’s shots of pilgrims gathering around the churches and monasteries of Lalibela were highly commended in the People of the World category. The US photographer captured the shots using an infrared lens, creating a beautifully soft but striking tone. This image shows worshippers around the 12th-century Church of Saint George or Bete Giyorgis, one of 11 rock-hewn churches in Lalibela whose cross-shaped structure is chiseled straight into the ground and accessed via tunnels and stairways.


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WHAT IS THE HARDEST CULT TO JOIN?

The diffi-cult.



Sunday, April 24, 2022

Best Travel Photos

 

Fishing boat, Vietnam

This aerial shot could conceivably depict an ambitious art installation or a spectacular runway outfit at a fashion show. Nguyễn Phước Hoài’s photo is actually of a fishing boat by An Hoa village in the Tuy An district of Vietnam’s Phu Yen province. The way the fisherman casts his net creates a flowing movement that the Vietnamese photographer felt resembled “a heart in the sea”. The striking, stylish composition earned the photographer a special mention in the People of the World Portfolio Single Images category.


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I WAS ABDUCTED BY ALIENS.

They made me wash my hands, clean my room, and eat my vegetables.

Turns out I was on the mothership.