We got a haircut

The Indian city of Bikaner hosts an annual camel festival in January. The designs are the results of trimming and dying the camel hair. Photographs by Steve Hoge and Osakabe Yasuo.

We are in a group

Beautiful wildlife photographs by Klaus Tiedge who in his series ‘African Wildlife’ showcases the amazing wildlife in Namibia, Botswana and Kenya

We make eye contact

“an animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” – martin buber“

‘My passion is exploring the depths of possibility in connecting humanity with the greatest minds in the water,” says photographer bryant austin. “The whale challenges us to reevaluate our perceptions of intelligent, conscious life on this planet,” he adds. “the world is so much bigger than our imagination and they teach that every time i am with them.” Bryant says he’s following the words of Thomas Berry, that “teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives.” to that end, Bryant has produced life sized photographs of whales, the largest and most detailed ever taken; each take up to 60GB of space on his computer.

Bryant’s journey to photographing whales began when, depressed and suicidal, he decided to quit his job and sell everything he owned in order to fund a four month trip to Tonga. “My whole life was built around the need for safety, security, a good paying job, and all the other things in life that you are told are important,” he said. but then he “remembered the whales and that quiet voice telling me that i had to leave all that is safe and familiar and i just honored it. it was like this weight was coming off my shoulders.” but he adds, “i had this fear that i would be alone during this whole process, and that no one would want to be with me because i had nothing material to offer.” and of course there was the fear of failure.

But the result of the trip would be a single life sized portrait of a twelve foot long calf. His goal was to recreate the feeling he had when he looked into the eye of a mother whale, and share that same experience of wonder and amazement with the millions of people who will never encounter a whale in their lifetime. “i’m always floating motionless, just watching from a distance and giving them space to explore their own natural curiosity,” he says of his process, which involves waiting hours for the whale to come to him. to create his final image, bryant will need to get within six feet of the animal, and will take up to 300 photographs, twenty of which will be selected and stitched together in a process that can take up to 300 hours. the photos, weighing up to 600 pounds, have now toured norway, iceland and japan – all countries where whaling still occurs – in the hopes that the detailed life size splendor will give audiences an emotional connection with the whales. as one viewer in japan commented, “i feel like the whales are talking to me with their eyes.”  text from ny times, monterey county weekly, servicespace and bryant’s facebook 

We are waiting for Santa

A Polar Bear – photographed by Vegard Aksnes

We are from another planet

Photographer Alexander Semenov (previously) who is well known for his documentation of oceanic wildlife, recently turned his camera upward and captured some fascinating photographs of jellyfish against the clouds and various sunsets. In some instances the water was so clear appears as if the animals are practically hovering in the sky. See much more over on Flickr. (via colossal)

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We are having a bath

Beautiful photographs of a polar bear diving underwater / unknown photographer /

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We cool down

Photo of two adorable penguins called ‘Frozen Moment’, captured by Paul Nicklen.

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We yawn

Stunning and ‘jaw-dropping’ underwater black and white photograph of a Basking Shark, captured by professional wildlife and underwater photographer Kirk Mottershead /

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We need a cut

Fluffy looking Scottish Highlanders, photographed by Lambert Reinds / Highland cattle are a Scottish breed of cattle with long horns and long wavy coats which are colored black, brindled, red, yellow or dun.

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We are back

‘Tree Guardians’ – a beautiful black and white mono photograph of a small and endearing heard or group of sheep standing in-front of a fog shrouded tree. / photographed by John Trent

We made it

Floating Butt of a polar bear climbing out of the water // unknown photogapher

We are almost there

Photograph by Erin Quigley / winner of the DEEP Indonesia 2011 underwater photography competition in the category ‘Animal Behaviour’

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We have a long way to go

Elephants grazing in Lake Amboseli, Amboseli National Park, Kenya / photographed by George Steinmetz, National Geographic

We wait

Underwater photograph of a shark hovering above the bottom of the sea, waiting for its prey /

unknown photographer

We are different

Beautiful photograph of a woman at an aquarium and a baby sea cow watching each other /

Onirisme by Chenaille Valentin

We hide

Hide and Seek in the animal world. / unknown photographer

Major break – through

Photograph of an Adélie penguin on top of a frozen piece of land in the Antarctic ocean, by John B. Weller.

We need to let go

Lord Howe Island Green Turtle Release / photograph by James Woodford

We are not alone

Seen here is a small portion of the thousands of king penguins that inhabit the colony at Fortuna Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica, Sunday, Mar. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein/Norwegian Coastal Voyage)

King Penguins, photograph by AP Photo(Robert E. Klein

We present

Cute dog puppy named ‘Gisele’ photographed by Joanna Ballentine

 

 

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We are special

Photograph of a baby white turtle / Unknown photographer

We watch together

We are watching the debate…
/ Stunning wildlife black and white wildlife photography

photograph by Marina Cano

We wrap up

Cute photo of a wrapped up hedgehog / unknown photographer

We are a bit confused

Cute confused animal cow photograph

unknown photographer

We like

Like us on Facebook / photograph by Nine Pockets

We need a wash

Texas Map Turtle, Graptemys versa by Henry Horenstein

We marvel

Young children observing a diving ice bear.

‘Polar Bear’ by Noraly Avalon

We hang out together

Aerial photograph of shark swimming through large schools of fish who clear a path around them / unknown photographer

 

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Integration

Beautiful black and white photograph of a giraffe’s textured skin

‘Giraffe’ by ‘hoooraydonuts’

We yawn

Black and white photograph of a basking shark

Basking Shark by Kirk Mottershead

We stick together

Colourful photograph of a pair of cute, small parrots sitting together on a branch.

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We dance

Dolphin Dance by Becky Kagan Schott

Photograhy by Becky Kagan Schott

We watch

Beautiful photograph of a woman at an aquarium and a baby sea cow watching each other /

Onirisme by Chenaille Valentin

We stand on our own feet

Nazroo, a mahout (elephant driver), poses for a portrait while taking his elephant, Rajan, out for a swim at Radha Nagar Beach in Havelock, Andaman Islands.

from National Geographic / by Cesare Naldi

We Dive

Underwater photograph of a swarm of fish /  from Disney’s ‘Oceans’

Hitchhiker

Lady Bug landing in Style / ‘Impossible is Nothing’ by Lentilcia

Hide and Seek

Aerial photograph of a kite surfer and a whale on the coast of australia / photograph by Mike Swaine

We dangle

‘Morus Bassanus’ by Enrico Heuer

‘Morus Bassanus’ by Enrico Heuer

First Touch

‘Flamingo’ by Christine Ellger

 

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We are on the way

 ‘I’m on the way’ by Emilie Manole

 

 

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so close..

unknown photographer

We are in team spirit

José Luis Rodríguez  – Wild Wonders of Europe