Aerial Photography
November 29, 2025

This Pilot Captured Stunning Footage of Daybreak While Landing a Plane in Munich

Just as the day was breaking on a quiet morning in January, a pilot saw an opportunity. He was flying a plane onto runway 08L at Munich Airport when he realized he should film the descent. Months later, the pilot, who goes by Air Principito on Instagram, shared the final footage on social media. The result is a snapshot of a stunning, almost heavenly landscape, shrouded in a delicate mist.

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Photography
November 28, 2025

Photographer Blurs His Subjects to the Point of Psychedelic Abstraction

On a seemingly random day in 1997, Bill Armstrong spun the focus ring on his camera to infinity and captured an image. At that point, he had worked as a photographer for more than 20 years, shooting found collages composed of torn posters that he’d scavenge from the streets. This new photograph, however, was unlike anything he’d ever created before—it was blurry, hazy, an almost painterly abstraction of its subject.

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Renaissance Art
November 27, 2025

Leonardo da Vinci’s Largest Collection of Drawings and Writings is Now Completely Digitized

When listing the world’s most prominent “Renaissance men,” Leonardo da Vinci would appear near, if not at, the top. He succeeded in or at least dabbled in fields as disparate as engineering, anatomy, cartography, painting, astronomy, and even paleontology. Perhaps nothing demonstrates the breadth of his abilities better than his notebooks, the largest of which has been digitized in its entirety by the Visual Agency, in collaboration with Milan’s Biblioteca Ambrosiana and Mondadori Portfolio.

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Architecture
November 27, 2025

Elegantly Designed “Monumental Bridge” in Belgium Is a Welcome Hub for All Sorts of Travelers

With the opening of the Gare de Mons station, acclaimed architect Santiago Calatrava has completed yet another iconic piece of architecture. Located in Belgium, the depot has been nearly two decades in the making. This extended period of design and construction has led to a striking and elegant aesthetic for the new Mons railway station.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.