Photography

Photographer Captures Rare Rainbow Contrails Pumping Out of an Airplane

Soumyadeep Mukherjee from India, tells PetaPixel that on July 19 he was planning to capture a solar transit of the International Space Station (ISS) but things went awry. “I had set up by 17:00 on my terrace and was all ready. However, clouds rolled in and I couldn’t capture the ISS,” he explains. “I was casually roaming on the terrace when I saw sun dogs (another optical phenomeno

Photographer Captures Spectacular Shot of a Shooting Star Falling Into the Mouth of a Volcano

Mount Merapi is the most active volcano in Indonesia, frequently spewing lava and ash from its mouth. As it has erupted regularly since the 16th century, it's no wonder that the name loosely translates to “Mountain of Fire.” A regular favorite of photographers, Mount Merapi it's quite commonly documented. But photographer Gunarto Song was in for something very special during a recent photosh

Image of Full Moon Through a Rock Formation Looks Like a Giant Eye

A photographer created a stunning image of full Moon through a rock formation in Utah so it appears like a giant eye. A full Moon forms an eye as it peers through the North Window Arch at Arches National Park in Utah. Elliot McGucken from Los Angeles created a beautiful composite image that was taken at the North Window Arch at Arches National Park in Utah. “To me, the arch looked like

Kayaker’s Scary Encounter With Orca Pod Leads to Dream Photos

An orca spy hopping close to the photographer’s kayak in the Salish Sea, Vancouver with Mount Baker (located in the U.S.) in the background | Liam Brennan A kayaking photographer in the waters around Vancouver experienced “awe, terror, and exhilaration” all at once when a pod of killer whales surrounded his tiny vessel. On May 10, Liam Brennan was out on the water for a casual kayak

25 Pics That Show The Consequences Of Summer Heatwaves

An international team of climate experts known as the World Weather Attribution initiative analyzed the late June heatwave in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and came to a preliminary conclusion that it was a roughly 1-in-1,000-year event. The extreme weather has bent roads, melted power cables, and triggered heat warnings for 50 million people in North America. But other continents are suffe

Fisherman see something odd stuck on an iceberg – soon realize the unimaginable truth

Labradors are one of my favorite breeds when it comes to dogs. Labrador also happens to be a region on Canada’s east coast, sitting remotely in the most northern part of Quebec. Needless to say then, it is cold with a rough climate and rather isolated from the rest of the world. Instead, people live in harmony with nature, with fishing a major and important food source and industry in the are

Pilot Reveals How Dramatic Thunderstorms Look From Above the Clouds

The sights from 32,000 feet in the air are amazing. From that distance, you’re above the clouds and can watch the weather from an extreme bird’s-eye view. While it’s now common to snap a photo of the clouds from your seat, pilot and photographer Christiaan van Heijst does one better with his view from the cockpit. His cloud and weather photography features expansive glimpses of thundersto

Photographer Lines Up Great Pyramid, Moon, and Airplane in One Epic Shot

A photographer captured a “once in a lifetime” photo of the Great Pyramid of Giza with an airplane silhouetted against a full Moon above it. Rositsa Dimitrova tells PetaPixel that the amazing image showcases “the power of serendipity in photography.” She calls the photo 4,500 Years of Human History — owing to the Egyptian pyramid dating back to the 26th century B.C. “This

Aspiring Photographer’s $3K Camera Accidentally Donated to Goodwill and Sold for $70

An aspiring wedding photographer suffered a “huge setback” after her mom accidentally donated her brand new $3,000 camera to Goodwill — sparking a huge campaign to get the camera back. Kelsie Lee’s tearful plea to get her camera back, left, shooting pictures on it, right. Kelsie Lee had spent “several years” saving up for her Canon R6 Mark II with dreams of using it to be a wed

Photographer Captures Amazing Shot of Snake Hidden in the Sand

A photographer traveled to Namibia to capture well-camouflaged snakes that exclusively live in the sub-Saharan African country. Peringuey’s adder Marisa Ishimatsu captured magnificent photos of a Peringuey’s adder who are perfectly adapted to hide themselves in the soft sands of the Namibian desert. “They sidewind effortlessly across the dune slopes and they bury themselves in soft