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This is a photo of the first Black girl to attend an all white school in the United States—Dorothy Counts—being jeered and taunted by her white, male peers. This photo encompasses a lot of things that I really hate: prejudice, ignorance, racism, sexism, inequality…
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The Door To Hell
In 1971, a group of geologists working in a tiny Turkmenistan village called Derweze, accidentally stumbled across a subterranean cavern after the ground in which they were drilling for natural gas collapsed. Unsure what gases were escaping from within and concerned that it was in fact toxic, the geologists made the decision to set the gas alight, as burning gas is safer and more environmentally friendly than allowing it to be released into the atmosphere.
Little did they know that setting the gas alight would lead to the crater of natural gas to continue burning strong some 35 years later. To this day, the Darvaza (“the gate” in Turkmen language) has shown no sign of burning out. It is unknown how many metric tonnes of natural gas has been burned over the past three decades, nor is it known how many decades more it will continue to burn. The prediction is at least another 100 years.
An impressive 60 metres in diameter and more than 20 metres deep, the locals of Derweze call it the Door To Hell. By nighttime, the Darvaza’s glow can be seen from a long distance, giving the image of being a literal door to Hell. Moths, spiders and insects are drawn in the thousands to the Darvaza’s mesmerising glow. The heat produced by the burning gas is so intense that one cannot stand near the edge of the Door to Hell for more than a few seconds.
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a covered double arcade formed of two glass-vaulted arcades at right angles intersecting in an octagon, prominently sited on the northern side of the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, and connects to the Piazza della Scala.
The Carnival of Venice is easily the one of the most elaborate and elegant festivals around the world. Around 30k visitors go to Venice for each day for Carnivals. It is only right that someone properly capture such elegance and splendor, and that is exactly what Suchet Suwanmongkol has done.Each of his photos captures the colorful and elaborate costumes on display during Carnival. I also highly recommend checking out his other galleries.
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It’s not often that I run into an image as perfect as this… Set against an absolutely gorgeous backdrop in Toulbroc’h (an old fort town in France), a beautiful portrait of a girl can be seen on a rock wall by the shore. The work was completed by none other than French street artist Liliwenn. The rippling tide, shifting clouds, and low-setting sun adds to the drama of the entire scene. Major props to photographer Hervé for capturing this magnificent moment.
