This stunning photograph of space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station was taken by Russian astronaut Paolo Nespoli while departing the ISS in a capsule. The photograph was taken on May 23rd, 2011 but has just been released by NASA along with over 30 more shots.
All images © NASA
The images are all absolutely incredible but considering that this was the final mission for space shuttle Endeavour I have a feeling that we’ll be seeing this particular shot appearing across all forms of media for many years to come!
Take a look at all of the 30+ high quality photographs on the NASA website.
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A black and white shot of a 1932 Austin Swallow, taken at Beaulieu in Hampshire, UK.
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A delightfully retro styled travel shot taken at Beaulieu in Hampshire, UK.
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The Media has been full of stories about the Volcanic eruptions in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle range and the resulting ash cloud in recent days. The ash plume has been causing chaos for the nearby residents as well affecting neighbouring Argentina.
Much like the recent Icelandic eruptions the Chilean volcanic eruptions have some serious implications for transport links as well as the countries in close proximity to Chile as the ash cloud is unpredictably transported by the weather.
The volcano’s may cause their fair share of problems but the resulting photography is undeniably breath taking.
Checkout The Big Picture blog article for lots of incredible imagery of the Chilean volcano’s.
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A red phonebox with a splash of post processing for a slightly unusual look.
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There are currently some absolutely incredible photos of space shuttle Endeavour’s final mision which touched down in Florida on June 1st over on The Atlantic’s website including the spectacular self portrait pictured above.
All images © NASA
You can see the full set 30+ stunning photographs on The Atlantic website.
Happy shooting!
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Reuters photojournalist Pak Bea was onboard a flight from Singapore to Jakarta with his family when one of the planes engines exploded.
In the face of adversity and unsure what was about to happen he picked up his camera and instead of becoming hysterical started to take shots of the situation unfolding around him. Fortunately the plane went on the land safely but by all accounts it was an extremely terrifying situation for all of the passengers onboard the plane.
I find it incredible that given the enormity of the situation and being with his wife and children this photographer had the presence of mind to take photographs of the situation. I guess the years spent working as a photojournalist had fine tuned his instincts. I’m not sure photographing the planes descent would have been my top priority if I’m honest but it certainly makes an absolutely fascinating story.
All images © Pak Bea\Reuters
You can see the shots and read the full story on the Reuters blog.
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