Scenes from Antarctica

Friday, November 14th, 2008

The Dome at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is seen above a field of sastrugi - ridges of snow formed by wind erosion on October 29, 2003. (Bill McAfee/National Science Foundation)

The aurora australis over the Dark Sector at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on June 3, 2008. The Dark Sector is so-named due to the absence of light and radio wave interfence. The bright spot above the ground shield in the foreground is Jupiter. The white streaks of light going up are the Milky Way. (Keith Vanderlinde/National Science Foundation)

After waiting for over two weeks for his mate to return from the sea and relieve him of nest duty, this Adelie penguin’s hunger helps him make the decision to abandon his egg in search of fish and krill in the sea. Photo taken December 12, 2002. Known populations of the Adelie penguin have dropped by 65% over the past 25 years. (Melanie Conner/National Science Foundation)

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Taken from here (where you’ll find the whole series with lots of more stunning pictures!) How small and unimportant we all are. Wow!


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Edward Burtynsky

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Manufactured Landscapes

“MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is a feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Burtynsky makes large-scale photographs of ‘manufactured landscapes’ – quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines, dams. He photographs civilization’s materials and debris, but in a way people describe as “stunning” or “beautiful,” and so raises all kinds of questions about ethics and aesthetics without trying to easily answer them. [...]“

I’m looking forward to see it in german cinemas. Check this adress for trailers and information and you can order a copy here.


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Europep

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

EuropepEndlich hat’s mal einer gemacht! Gute Idee.

“Europep ist ein crazy-cool ultra-hot new-Style Fantasy-Art-Project mit täglich neuen KotflĂźgel-Fotos.”

Europep.net


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