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Photo of the Day | May 03 | All Roads Lead to San Antonia de Los Cobres, by Nilla Palmer

May 02, 2012 2 Comments by

Tren de las Nubes (train to/in the clouds), travels on the third highest railway in the world (over 4,220mts/ 13,850ft) and leaves from Salta, Argentina. The journey passes through San Antonio de los Cobres, known for its copper mining. After 217kms winding through switchbacks, desolate, and spectacular scenery, the train arrived at La Polvorilla viaduct [...]

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Photo of the Day | April 27 | Cactus Island Glimpse, by Nilla Palmer

Apr 26, 2012 3 Comments by

From within a tiny dark cave on Cactus Island, a crack reveals glimpses of the salt flat typically dry this time of year. Heavy snowfalls and melting ice covered this expansive 10,582 square km (4,086 sq mi) vista turning this elevated parched terrain into a perfect symmetrical lake.

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Photo of the Day | April 16 | Kuala Besut Fishing Village, by Zain Abdullah

Apr 15, 2012 No Comments by

Kuala Besut is the picturesque fishing village whose inhabitants are mostly fishermen. Some of them go deep-sea fishing by the large fishing vessel while many of them just do the offshore fishing by using light wooden boats or fiber glass boats. In the picture are a row of light fishing boats in the foreground and [...]

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Photo of the Day | April 15 | Times Squareway, by Darrell Sandefur

Apr 15, 2012 1 Comment by

I visit New York City every January for business, and I always go to Times Square for the sights and sounds. I enjoy challenging myself to see the same person twice. On this night it was particularly cold so the typical crowds were sparse. No matter the weather there are always tourists being photographed and [...]

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Photo of the Day | January 11 | The Show Must Go On, by Eyad Al Shami

Jan 11, 2012 No Comments by

Dubai Fountain is considered to be the biggest in the world… Thousands of visitors come daily to watch the dancing fountain doing spectacular shows. It was a rainy day, and people were hiding under the roof of the mall when these 3 friends came outside under a single umbrella… They were determined to take a [...]

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Photo of the Day | December 24 | Beast Master, by Eyad Al Shami

Dec 24, 2011 1 Comment by

This elephant trainer has spent 32 years with this single elephant since it was born, training him and being his master… The elephant clearly respects and responds to each signal and sound that the master says to him, I felt the strong bond between the two and how amazingly can this big mammal be tamed [...]

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Photo of the Day | December 21 | Elephant Safari, by Kamalesh Das

Dec 21, 2011 2 Comments by

This is the Murti riverside elephant safari in Dhupjhora range of Gorumara wildlife Sanctuary, West bengal, India. This shot was taken at early morning of first day of our tour. Dense fog slowly disappeared with the advent of the first light of the day. I took this shot from our elephant. In the picture there [...]

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Photo of the Day | December 13 | Sri Lankan Train Ride, by Greg Goodman

Dec 13, 2011 No Comments by

As my train turned a corner high up in the mountains of Sri Lanka’s tea country, I grabbed hold of a shaky pole, leaned out as far as I could and captured the scene through the eyes of a local crossing a wooden bridge at 50kph.

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Photo of the Day | November 29 | Mekong Monk, by Greg Goodman

Nov 29, 2011 No Comments by

During my backpacking adventure across India and SouthEast Asia, I encountered countless Monks working on everything from building houses to selling prayer beads. However, this scene on a wide stretch of the Mekong River in Northern Laos struck me as the most odd of all of them all. To this day, I still wonder why [...]

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Photo of the Day | November 25 | Tanah Lot, by Greg Goodman

Nov 25, 2011 No Comments by

Tanah Lot – the most photographed location in Bali – is an ancient temple situated on an large rock just off the shore of Tabanan. In addition to being a tourist trap, the temple also is a pilgrimage location for thousands of locals who flock to the site every day. This leads to one of [...]

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