Photo of the Day (6.26.2010)

by Catherine Bodry on
Order imposed on nature: here, the symmetry of the building highlights the symmetry of the garden (captured by Flickr user AlexSven in Brazil). I think one of my favorite things about gardens such as this one is their keepers’ attempts to domesticate the wild world. Shrubs are made to adhere to straight lines and flowers grow in color coordination. But in this photo, the fluffy clouds above can’t be contained so easily, and their cheerful puffiness is a nice antidote to the order below.

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Photo of the day (6.25.10)

by Alex Robertson Textor on


Brazil is on the tips of millions, even billions, of tongues these days, and the World Cup, which Brazil stands a good chance of winning, is only partially responsible for all the talk. The last year or two has seen Brazil confidently emerging as a global player. Monocle‘s coverage in May of Brazil’s ambitious attempts to recharge its diplomatic brief around the world provides one index of this shift. I hope that the increased attention to Brazil will involve a rediscovery of the country’s outstanding modernist architectural traditions. Here, AlexSven captures perfectly the scale and space-age magic of Brazil’s long experiment with modernism with this image of Oscar Niemeyer’s Niterói Contemporary Art Museum.

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Photo of the Day (6.23.10)

by Melanie Nayer on


When Mom’s not around, the kids will find their own fun.

Could this be any cuter? Titled “Sibling Rivalry,” Flickr user fiznatty captured the essence of siblings everywhere. Full of love, and also a little fury, these grizzly bear cubs played happily near the Grizzly Lake trailhead, according to the photo caption.

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Photo of the Day (6.22.10)

by Stephen Greenwood on
No matter how remote your current location, it’s a pretty safe bet that you’ve seen some trace of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa over the past 10 days. This humbling shot comes from travel photographer Austin Mann – taken at the Spain v. Switzerland game at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium.

The Moses Mabhida Stadium is capable of seating nearly 63,000 fans and features a support arch similar to that of England’s Wembley Stadium. For a virtual look around Durban from the stadium, check out Durban’s official host city page.

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Photo of the Day (06.21.10)

by Mike Barish on
Youth truly is wasted on the young. When I was a kid, I was thoroughly entertained – for hours! – by simply spinning in circles or making a funny sound. I could kill an evening catching fireflies or jumping from couch to couch while avoiding the “lava” that was the carpet. As an adult, I find myself searching for interesting restaurants, purchasing unnecessary gadgets and generally making my life more complicated than it needs to be. I miss the simplicity of childhood. I also kind of wish I was a bison. I think those two things are related.

This image of a young bison in Yellowstone National Park by Flickr user fiznatty helped be shake off my adult onset ennui and remember just how awesome childhood (and bison life) is. Do you think that if I killed and ate that little guy that I could absorb his life force? Probably not. I think that’s frowned upon anyway. Oh well. I guess I’ll just go look for fireflies.

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