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For many, the word ‘cowboy’ conjures up characters played by John Wayne and Clint Eastwood in Westerns, but there are still places where real ranching, roping and rodeo traditions thrive. Like Alberta, Canada. ‘I feel like I’m stepping back in time,’ said Leah Hennel, a photographer who has been chronicling the province’s cowboy and cattle … Read more
Dip of the iceberg! Divers defy -27C temperatures to capture breath-taking pictures beneath Greenland’s enormous floating chunks of ice Anna von Boetticher, 49, and Tobias Friedrich, 39, took on the challenge in Tasiilaq, East-Greenland The working time for the pair was only limited especially since Anna was only wearing 6mm neopren suit They were only able … Read more
They were the toast of Hollywood, the ultimate kings of cool: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. The group of actors, singers and entertainers known as ‘the Rat Pack’ became synonymous with Hollywood glamour, late night jam sessions at the fabled Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, and the heady … Read more
Stunning pictures have emerged of an otter treating itself to a luxurious snack – fresh Scottish lobster. In a series of eye-catching snaps, wildlife photographer Peter Walkden caught the female mammal plunging to the depths of the choppy seas around the Isle of Mull, Argyle and Bute, in Scotland, to grab a bite to eat. … Read more
Kissing seals, a romantic sunset and a bird giving its owner a playful bite: Photographers capture incredible images to show what love means to them More than 11,800 images with a love theme were submitted to a photography contest run by photo app Agora They have been whittled down to a shortlist of 50 and … Read more
The REAL-LIFE fairy-tale mountain landscape: Incredible images capture Switzerland’s impossibly beautiful Lauterbrunnen valley (though you might be forgiven for thinking it’s Hollywood CGI at work) Lauterbrunnen Valley is a ‘trough valley’ that contains no less than 72 waterfalls – one is 1,000ft high The valley town of Lauterbrunnen sits at an elevation of 795 metres … Read more
Rare images of the building of the US Transcontinental Railroad and the day the East and West sections united 150 years ago have gone on display in Salt Lake City, close to where it all happened. A collection of photographs and rail memorabilia goes on show this month at the city’s Utah Museum of Fine … Read more