Back To The Future – Photos Of Old And New – Now And Then

On June 8, 2013 by Tim Newman

Photographer Irina Werning collects photographs of people as children and recreates them years on. There’s something quite moving about them. Irina began the project, called Back to the Future, a few years ago,...

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Buenos Aires - Villa Epecuen - Salt Lake Atlantis - Bath and Storm

Here’s What A Town Looks Like After It’s Been Underwater For Decades

On May 11, 2013 by Tim Newman

These photographs feature what was once a tourist town in Buenos Aires, Argentina called Villa Epecuen. The town was established in the 1920s on the banks of a salt lake, and housed around 5,000...

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Raja Deen Dayal - 19th Century India - Bashir Nagh Palace

19th-Century India: Photo Gallery

On April 23, 2013 by Tim Newman

BBC News published a collection by 19th Century photographer Raja Deen Dyal (first picture below). In Punjabi, his name is: ਲਾਲਾ ਦੀਨ ਦਯਾਲ. His career began in the 1870’s as a court photographer....

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Danxia Rainbow Mountains - Farmers

Rainbow Mountains: Danxia Formations In China

On April 18, 2013 by Tim Newman

The Danxia formation is situated roughly 600 miles west of Shanghai, in the Gansu province of China. They stretch for hundreds of miles, covering almost 10% of mainland China’s surface area. Some of these regions...

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Kayaking By An Active Volcano

On April 6, 2013 by Tim Newman

Extreme kayaking normally involves white water, feisty rapids, and the occasional soaking, but on the Brazilian TV programme Kaiak, they also plonk themselves at extreme destinations. The pictures below are taken just off...

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Gateway To Hell Found In Turkey

On April 4, 2013 by Tim Newman

Here’s a nice bit of archaeology to start your day, and it’s fairly sinister, too. A portal called “Pluto’s Gate” — Ploutonion in Greek, Plutonium in Latin — has been found by a group...

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