Gentoo penguins are the fastest underwater swimmer of all penguins. This one tries to flee for its life as a leopard seal bursts out of the water. Antarctic Peninsula coast, […]
death
Reenactment
Night Bird
Hindenburg Disaster, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1937
The giant airship Hindenburg made history with its first transatlantic flight in May of 1936. Nearly the size of the Titanic, it was the largest airship ever built and a crowning […]
Thích Quảng Đức self-immolation, Saigon, Vietnam, 1963
Eating
Divided frogs
Divided frogs. Photo: Bence Máté Divided frogs try to come to the surface after being thrown into the water in Covasna, Romania. The sale of frog legs, often cut while […]
Guernica, Picasso, 1937
Painted May 1st-June 4th, Paris, France Oil on canvas 349,3 x 776,6 cm Location: Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain The government of the Spanish Republic acquired the mural “Guernica” from […]
Leopard seal and penguin
A leopard seal hides in a lagoon just before low tide, while waiting to ambush young penguins. This seal caught the penguin by its feet, dragging it to the open […]
Defending his place
On this small remote island live about 150 indigenous people that refuse to have any contact with other humans. Every attempt to set foot on the soil of this island results […]