IN TRAINING...
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, shot by David King prior to his infamous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ victory over World Heavy Weight Champion George Foreman.
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LIKE A DOG TO WATER...
Too funny. American ‘celebrity dog photographer’ Seth Casteel captures canines underwater.
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LONG NIAN KUAI LE!
Happy Chinese New Year! Today is the first day of the Year of the Dragon.
According to the Chinese zodiac this year represents excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration and intensity. Those born under the Dragon are expected to be passionate, brave and self-assured.
The incredible display of lanterns above has been erected in Beijing in the lead up to the 2012 celebrations.
Sharks are undisturbed by a diver performing an underwater dragon dance in a Beijing Aquarium this month.
This dragon sculpture in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, will require 200 people to make it dance.
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GEMINI...
Space travel 1960’s style - incredible images of the Gemini Space Program
From the NASA archives
WE LOVE LA...
The location that keeps us coming back: Behind the scenes shots taken around Los Angeles during the Summer 11/12 Campaign shoot.
STAR WARS ON EARTH...
Sci-fi meets city and suburbia in ‘Dark Lens’ - a series by French photographer Cédric Delsaux
More on The New York Times
VERTIGO...
Fancy a relaxing stroll above a 4700 ft drop? Don’t worry, this new track in China’s Tianmen Mountain Park has been built using 2.5 inch thick glass.
On DesignBoom
FANCY A DIP?
Iceburgs, Bondi
The Badeschiff, ‘Bathing Ship’, Berlin
The Largest Swimming Pool in the World - San Alfonso del Mar, Algarrobo, Chile
Tenth Floor Projected Pool -The Joule Hotel. Dallas, USA
More extraordinary pools on Open Travel
BRACE FOR IMPACT...
It was the US Air flight that stunned the world when pilot Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger pulled off an emergency landing on ice in the Hudson River, NYC (2009). Miraculously all onboard survived and were rescued from the sinking aircraft by passing ferries.
Photographer Stephen Mallon took these exceptional shots of the salvage process. Check out more on his website
For more info on Flight 1549 and the flock of geese that caused the loss of both engines see Wikipedia
BANKSY DOWN UNDER...
Get up close and personal with 23 works from the master of street art. Banksy is one of a host of local and international artists currently on show at the Outpost Project (Cockatoo Island, Sydney) this month.
More info on TIMEOUT
