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June 16, 2021

Photographer Discovers a Pair of Sleepy Bees Snoozing in the Middle of a Flower

Have you ever thought about how or when insects sleep? Because they are buzzing around at all times of day, you might not have given it any thought. But as nature photographer Joe Neely shows, bees do, in fact, go to sleep. He captured an adorable photo of two globe mallow bees napping in a colorful globe mallow flower.

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June 15, 2021

Photographer Captures Storm Cloud That Looks Like a Fiery Explosion in the Sky

Amateur photographer Laura Rowe was simply out on a Sunday drive around East Texas with her boyfriend when she happened...

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June 13, 2021

Desolate Landscape Photos Evoke Suspenseful Film Stills From Classic Cinema [Interview]

The fields and forests of southern Europe have a cinematic quality.

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June 13, 2021

Long-Exposure Photos Capture Lit-Up Fireflies Dancing During Japan’s Summer Nights

In Japan, the beginning of spring is famously marked by the arrival of pink cherry blossoms. And in summer, there’s an equally beautiful phenomenon. June and July is firefly (or hotaru) season, when many people flock to rural areas and forests to catch a glimpse of the bioluminescent bugs. Japanese photographer Usadadanuki witnessed the magical event and shared his fantastic images online.

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June 8, 2021

How an Analog Astrophotographer Created a Multi-Exposure Lunar Eclipse Photo

Australian photographer Jason De Freitas is known for his analog astrophotography.

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June 4, 2021

Winners of the 2021 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition Show the Resilience of Nature

Each year, the California Academy of Sciences asks photographers to submit their best photos to showcase the Earth's biodiversity.

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June 1, 2021

Storm Chaser Captures Incredible Footage of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano

Arkansas-based storm chaser and photojournalist Brian Emfinger loves getting close to Mother Nature. So it made perfect sense that he would travel to see one of nature's most incredible phenomenon—a volcanic eruption. And this eruption just happened to be in Iceland, where the Fagradalsfjall volcano has been active since March. Emfinger made the long journey to Iceland to document the event and came away with some breathtaking images.

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May 28, 2021

Photographer Captures Small Blackbird Hitching a Ride on an Osprey’s Stick

For a little over five years, Jocelyn Anderson has been photographing birds as a way to connect with and learn...

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May 27, 2021

Beauty of the Netherlands in the Springtime Captured in Breathtaking Photos

Landscape photographer Albert Dros continues to make good use of his time while curbing his international travel.

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May 21, 2021

Animals Share an Eye With Artist in Her Series of Surreal Self Portraits

Artist Flora Borsi has an unusual way of depicting her self-portraits. Rather than making them all about her, she shares the spotlight with a variety of animals. It’s part of her ongoing series Animeyed, now in its second iteration known as Animeyed II, in which she shares one of her eyes with an animal.

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