This incredible picture shows the Atlantis space shuttle silhouetted against the Sun, barely 24 hours after launch. Truth be told, I was torn as to which photo to post – photographer Thierry Legault has a series of fantastic images on his site, here, and while the sheer scale of the whole-Sun picture is awe-inspiring I [...]

Thanks to alistair_uk for giving me permission to post this fantastic action shot of sparks from an angle grinder The original is on Flickr, here.

This fantastic image is one of a set taken by a group of Spanish students. On a total budget of just €1000 and using an €80 camera, they sent a latex balloon into space and snapped a series of amazing pictures. Incredible stuff for which they’re receiving some well-deserved publicity. The image is on Flickr, [...]

I love this photo because it leaves so much to the imagination, leaving you to wonder about the person wearing the shoes and what the picture says about them. Photo by ℜick on Flickr, here. Via Rick’s HideOut.

Reproduced by kind permission of Mark of Rubenstein Photography.

By Balakov on Flickr – original here. I love this pic, though I had a hard time choosing which one to post as the whole Classics in Lego set is class

I love this picture – the colours, the composition, the unusual subject. Reproduced by kind permission of dailydolores from Flickr. Original here.

This amazing image is licensed under Creative Commons on Flickr, here.

Original photo is from Flickr, here. Released under Creative Commons on FraudWasteAbuse, here. Post found via Tom Coates’ blog, here.

This disturbing photo shows a naked child from Buduburam Refugee Camp crouching on the ground, holding a gun in his hand – a stark and chilling contrast. From Flickr, here. Reproduced by kind permission of Gianluca Di Santo of White Tara, here.

This striking image by Thzami Gamour Rinpoche superimposes an inter-racial kiss at a gay pride festival on top of a neo-Nazi march. The image, released under Creative Commons on Flickr, is here.

I’m in the middle of revising but, during the course of a minor detour from my e-mail, I came across this and just had to post it From Slideshare, here.

Photo released under Creative Commons by iujaz from Flickr, here

From The Register, here.

Published by permission of MissedManners, here.

Reproduced by permission of Ivan from DeviantArt, here. I love it, I’m going to order a print of it once I have my own place to hang it

Reproduced by permission of Bernie from DeviantArt, here.

From PostSecret, here.

Reproduced by permission of Ben from DeviantArt, here. More of his stuff at plumpoyster.com, here.

Reproduced with permission of Fenristhewolf from B3ta. Original here.