Photo of the Day : Black & White
(111 photos)
Skyfall
Photo of the Day, April 20, 2014
"I always like to travel in the Himalaya," says Your Shot contributor Jayanta Roy. "This photo is a previsualization; I ...
Fête de la Mare
Photo of the Day, April 16, 2014
"I was working on a one-year assignment in Diankana, Guinea, a village on a tributary of the Niger River," says ...
Surfacing
Photo of the Day, April 3, 2014
"I was in Bimini in the Bahamas shooting hammerhead sharks, and after a few weeks I decided to take a ...
The Other Underground
Photo of the Day, March 23, 2014
"I've long held a fascination with unseen spaces, and when I first heard about the vast number of lost ...
Lone Shark
Photo of the Day, March 9, 2014
Your Shot member Denis Nezhentsev captured this underwater scene, a recent Daily Dozen selection, during a dive safari near Wolf ...
Fleeting Sheep
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2014
"I saw this herd of sheep while driving in the mountains outside the town of Al Bahah during a photography ...
Fixing Up a Facade
Photo of the Day, February 9, 2014
"I was on the way to a friend's house, which happens to be adjacent to this [building under] renovation ...
Ahead of the Herd
Photo of the Day, February 7, 2014
"I've been working on a photographic survey, 'The Saami of Russia,' for 22 years (since 1991)," writes Your Shot ...
A Visit to Zavareh
Photo of the Day, January 21, 2014
An ancient castle in the old town of Zavareh, Iran
There is a cinematic quality to this photograph—and to ...
A Plain Difference
Photo of the Day, January 12, 2014
A black rhino and two zebras stand on Kenya's Laikipia Plains.
This photo and caption were submitted to Your ...
Imperiled Rhino
Photo of the Day, December 20, 2013
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Zimbabwe's Matopos National Park had 86 white ...
Skógafoss, Iceland
Photo of the Day, December 15, 2013
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Skógafoss, one of the largest waterfalls in Iceland ...
Tree Canopy, Berlin
Photo of the Day, December 13, 2013
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While studying in Florence, Italy, I went on ...
Skeleton, St. Lawrence River
Photo of the Day, November 22, 2013
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While walking along the St. Lawrence River in Quebec City I ...
Holy Week Procession, Guatemala
Photo of the Day, November 19, 2013
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This photo was taken during a procession in Antigua Guatemala during ...
Ankara, Turkey
Photo of the Day, August 23, 2013
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Whirling dervishes perform the ritual dance of the Sufi sect in ...
Baia Mare, Romania
Photo of the Day, August 16, 2013
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The city of Baia Mare in northwestern Romania is known for ...
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Photo of the Day, August 14, 2013
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The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is a work-in-progress in this picture ...
Limassol, Cyprus
Photo of the Day, August 9, 2013
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Arches frame a street in Limassol, Cyprus—also called Lemesos—in ...
Mall of Asia, Manila
Photo of the Day, August 4, 2013
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Structural engineer and Your Shot community member Akira Takaue captured this ...
Jerusalem, Israel
Photo of the Day, July 1, 2013
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Riding coach Ester and her horse Mirage, part of a horse ...
Cow, Romania
Photo of the Day, June 30, 2013
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This picture was taken in a small village in central Romania ...
Cafe Patron, Paris
Photo of the Day, June 15, 2013
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I don't claim the status of a photographer, I just ...
Tokyo, Japan
Photo of the Day, June 11, 2013
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One cold silent night on Oshiage in Sumida, there stood the ...
Bathers, India
Photo of the Day, June 9, 2013
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This shot was taken from a bridge. I found them bathing ...
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Photo of the Day, June 3, 2013
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An interior shot of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
This ...
Llamas, Peru
Photo of the Day, May 23, 2013
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After a couple of days trekking across the ...
Berlin, Germany
Photo of the Day, May 17, 2013
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I was waiting for the train at Schlesisches ...
Surfer, Australia
Photo of the Day, May 1, 2013
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During my summer holidays I spend a few ...
Footprints, Belarus
Photo of the Day, February 28, 2013
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Mozyr, Gomel region, Belarus, April 2012
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Ferry, Myanmar
Photo of the Day, February 23, 2013
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This photo was taken on the ferry that goes to Mrauk ...
Cricket Game, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2013
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Due to the effect of climate change, in 2007 Tropical Cyclone ...
Black Trevally and Sardines
Photo of the Day, February 15, 2013
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A black trevally letting the sardines get used to it before ...
Building Facade, Detroit
Photo of the Day, February 9, 2013
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My earliest memories of Detroit are of the doors locking when ...
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