Miss Tatarstan and her rivals Irina Sharipova, 18, won the title of Miss Tatarstan 2010 and a traveling accommodation to Turkey at the 12th republican beauty contest, which finished in Kazan, Tatarstan’s capital, in the deep of night of January 31. Photo: RIA Novosti. Maxim Bogodvid
Swan on the River Avon Photograph by Jason Wickens Captured one morning along the River Avon, this beautiful swan was cleaning itself before stretching its wings in a classic pose. The early morning sun rays add to the surreal image as they burn away the river mist.
Lightning at Huntington Beach, Ohio Photograph by James Larkin While at Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio, I saw a storm approaching fast out of the north. I got lucky and was in the right place at the right time. Within a minute of this shot, the storm unleashed its fury on the beach. It [...]
Snoqualmie Falls, Washington Photograph by Bill Hinton Sunrise filtering through the rising mist at the base of the falls. A perfect moment. Snoqualmie Falls, Washington 30 miles east of Seattle
Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) The Arabian leopard is much smaller and lighter in colour than its African and Asian counterparts. This highly endangered species is the subject of intensive conservation efforts in the UAE. The Arabian Leopard Trust was set up in 1993 with the aim of protecting the leopard and its mountainous habitat [...]
Obamas laying flowers to the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
A man checks a horses’s teeth during the “Rapa Das Bestas” event in Cedeira, Spain. Throughout the a summer, hundreds of wild horses are rounded up, trimmed and groomed imn different villages around Galicia.
The “King of Pop” Michael Jackson passed away just before his big comeback. The 50-year-old is not the only one who died too soon.
