Tag: Daily Photograph

From the Guardian’s Photo Blog:

This grinning hyena was photographed in South Africa’s Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park by Bridgena Barnard who describes the encounter: ‘Every time the camera clicked he juggled and gave a new pose’. But the hyena had the last laugh with this hilarious expression, before disappearing into the long grass. Photograph: Bridgena Barnard/Rex Features

So, I think 2013 has already discovered its spirit animal.

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Fullerton, California, US: A man walks his dog as fog hangs over the banks of a stream in Craig regional park. Photograph: Bruce Chambers/The Orange County Register/AP

From the Guardian:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: followers of the Umbanda religion pay tribute to Iemanja, goddess of the sea, at Copacabana beach. Worshippers present gifts to the sea goddess to give thanks for the past year and ask for blessings for the new year. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

I feel like I should do this. Not so much the giving thanks, but the asking for blessings. 2012 has been a rough year that I shall not be sad to see the back of. My fingers are crossed for a better 2013, but I’m not above asking sea goddesses to help with that if they can.

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Chinandega, Nicaragua: A man sweeps ash after the eruption of the San Cristobal volcano. Photograph: Mario Lopez/EPA

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Moscow, Russia: Semi-frozen water droplets on a spider’s web. Photograph: Andrew Osokin/Rex Features

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Lisbon, Portugal: A homeless man listens to his radio in Figueira square. Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

From the Guardian’s Photo Blog:

 Children and adults participate in a Santa Claus parade organized by the Town Hall of Famalicao, an initiative that marks the end of the European year for Active Ageing and intergenerational solidarity in 2012, in Famalicao, northern Portugal, 21 December 2012.  EPA/ESTELA SILVA

There is nothing I don’t love about this picture. Just total joy.

From the Guardian’s Photo Blog:

In this long exposure image visitors to the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot firing their weapons as flares and tracer fire light up the night sky outside Wikieup, Arizona. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Oddly beautiful, especially the colors of the sky.

From the Guardian’s Photo Blog:

US astronaut and international space station crew member Thomas Marshburn has his space suit checked by technicians at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Russia. Photograph: Reuters

Light reflected in an astronaut’s helmet = Always a visual that wins me over. Always.

From the Guardian’s Photo Blog:

An Artwork by Romanian born artist Mircea Cantor intlited “Stranieri” 2011 made with wooden round table, bread, knives, salt is displayed during the press preview of the exhibition “Food” on December 18, 2012 at the Ariana museum in Geneva. The international travelling contemporary art exhibition will be presented later in Milan, Sao Paulo and Marseille.  AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINIFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images

Art or breakfast?