Update: if you liked this post, you’ll adore our latest post on the 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places on Earth HERE.
Following on from our very successful blog “100 of the Best Street Art Images of 2013” (see HERE), we’ve widened the net and thanks to the guys over at Sifter, we bring you the Top 75 Pictures of 2013. All credit goes to the individual photographers and their inspiring visions of our beautiful planet. What’s your favorite?
75. THE FACE OF AN ICEBERG
Photograph by strummingmusic on Reddit
74. AIRPLANE VIEW OF A DISTANT STORM
Photograph by HALEY LUNA
73. METICULOUSLY DISMANTLED VW GOLF
Photograph by HANS HANSEN
72. OPEN WATER ROLL CLOUD
Photograph by Capt. Andreas M. van der Wurff via EPOD
71. THE TALLEST WATERFALL IN THE WORLD
Photograph by Adam Klukowski (ENT108) | klucznik.net
70. AN ALBINO HUMPBACK WHALE
Photograph by JENNY DEAN
69. INVISIBLE REFLECTION
Photograph by LAURA WILLIAMS
68. PORTLAND’S FAMOUS JAPANESE MAPLE
Photograph by SCOTT MCCRACKEN
67. MEXICO’S GIANT CRYSTAL CAVE
Photograph by Alexander Van Driessche
66. GRAND CANYON LIGHT SHOW
Photograph by ROLF MAEDER
65. LONE CHAMOIS ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Photograph by RADO GADOCZI
64. THE GORGE AT WATKINS GLEN
Photograph by Peter Rivera
63. IRIDESCENT ANTARCTICA
Photograph by DEVEN STROSS
62. LOOK AT THIS BABY MUSK OX
Photograph by Randy Kokesch
61. UFO SPOTTED IN SEATTLE
Photograph by NothingI5True on Reddit
60. COLOGNE CATHEDRAL DURING WWII
Photograph via Kevin Trotman (The Rocketeer on Flickr)
59. HONG KONG AT NIGHT
Photograph by SPRENG BEN
58. THE WAITOMO GLOWWORM CAVES
Photograph via waitomo.com
57. WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ADRIATIC
Photograph by ROBERTO GIUDICI (via epod.usra.edu)
56. THE FULL CIRCLE RAINBOW
Photograph by JENNIFER HANNUX/Northeast Kingdom Photography
55. THE STUDLEY TOOL CHEST
Photograph by GREG SUTTER
54. EARTH FROM THE DARK SIDE OF SATURN
Photograph by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
53. PRAISE THE SUN
Photograph by Anton Jankovoy | jankovoy.com
52. SAN FRANCISCO IS STEEP
Photograph by Håkan Dahlström | dahlstroms.com
51. IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT
Photograph of KAWIKA SINGSON | Taken by Chris Hirata
50. SAN FRANCISCO FOG
Photograph by David Yu
49. YALE’S RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY
Photograph by Lauren Manning
48. SUNSET IN SANTORINI
Photograph by PEDRO SZEKELY on Flickr
47. THE SKY WHALE
Photograph by (nz)dave on Flickr
46. WHEN ART MEETS NATURE
Artwork by
Nuxuno Xän | Photograph by Rosali Rodrigues
45. SHELF CLOUD OVER TIMISOARA
Photograph by ERVIN BOER
44. PONTHUS’ BEECH
Photograph by CHRISTOPHE KICIAK
43. FLYBY ECLIPSE
Photograph by PHILLIP CALAIS
42. UNDERWATER PERFECTION
Photograph by SARAH LEE
41. POOLSIDE MOUNTAIN VIEW
Photograph by The Cambrian Hotel
40. YOKOHAMA CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN BLOOM
Photograph by AGUSTIN RAFAEL REYES
39. BARN CONVERSION
Designed and Built by Roderick James Architects | Carpenter Oak
38. FACE PLANT
Photograph by Archie Campbell | archiecampbell.co.uk
37. THE MULTICOLORED ICEBERG
Photograph by Øyvind Tangen
36. JUST ROOM ENOUGH ISLAND
Photograph by Omegatron on Wikimedia Commons
35. THE ROMAN POOL AT HEARST CASTLE
Photograph by Trey Ratcliff @ stuckincustoms.com
34. ABANDONED RAILWAY IN PARIS
Photograph by Mister Boubou on Flickr
33. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
Photograph by Kendisan Seruyan
32. THE ROCKY WAVE
Photograph by G.A. KOUT | gakout.tumblr.com
31. THE ANCIENT BANYAN TREE
Photograph by JAMES BRANDON
30. FOREST ON SHIPWRECK ISLAND
Photograph by Bruce Hood | brucehoodphotography.com
29. FIRST FLIGHT
Photograph by naturen-ar-fantastisk.blogspot.com
28. MOONRISE TIME-LAPSE OVER LA
Photograph by Dan Marker-Moore @ DANOR.ST
27. GLACIAL WATERFALLS
Photograph by KEENPRESS Photography | keenpress.com
26. JUST A BIG CAT
Photograph by Solara Santoni (TheWildKid on deviantART)
25. A HORIZON RAINBOW IN PARIS
Photograph by BERTRAND KULIK
24. KAMCHATKA ICE CAVE, RUSSIA
Photograph by MARC SZEGLAT @ vulkane.net
23. WORLD’S COOLEST SUBWAY ENTRANCE
Photograph by ABIGAIL GAWITH (alg24 on Flickr)
22. THE TSUNAMI CLOUD
Photograph by GARY BRINK (photofrenzy2000 on Flickr)
21. AURORA ASTRALIS FROM SPACE
Photograph courtesy of NASA/JSC/JOE ACABA
20. WAVES OF TIME
Photograph by CHELL HILL
19. COOLEST. DUCK. EVER.
Photograph via ubomw on Reddit
18. THE EDGE OF INSANITY
Photograph by JOE MCNALLY | www.joemcnally.com
17. DOWN THE SPIRAL
Photograph by User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0
16. WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS
Photograph by THE TOWN SHERIFF on Flickr
15. THE STAINED GLASS MAPPARIUM
Photograph by BOB SACHA for National Geographic
14. MOON JELLY
Photograph by ALEXANDER SEMENOV
13. FORCES OF NATURE
Photograph by MARTIN RIETZE @ mrietze.com
12. COAL TRAIN AT SUNSET
Photograph by TOM DANNEMAN (MRL 390 on Flickr)
11. LOOKING DOWN FROM LION’S HEAD
Photograph by trottin-the-globe.tumblr.com
10. DUCT TAPE LANDSCAPE
Artwork by Takahiro Iwasaki | Photograph by Owen Houhoulis
9. THIS IS NORWAY
Photograph by Simo Räsänen
8. TRIPPY ICE EFFECT AFTER FLOOD
Photograph by Willyyz on Reddit
7. THE EYE OF THE MOON
Photograph by LYNN SESSIONS | dreambreeze.com
6. THE SPACE ‘SELFIE’
Photograph by NASA
5. CLOUD CITY, DUBAI
Photograph by SEBASTIAN OPTIZ | AblazeWithLight.com
4. CONTRAST IN KRAKOW
Photograph by MARTIN RYCZEK
3. BRUSSELS FLOWER CARPET
Photograph by GASTON BATISTINI
2. NATURE OVERTAKES THE GREAT WALL
Photograph by TREY RATCLIFF @ StuckInCustoms.com
1. SUNRISE AT EASTER ISLAND
Photograph by PIERRE LESAGE
And don't forget, if you're looking for a piece of original art to hang on your walls, check out artFido HERE!
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