Photo of the Day (12.26.08)

by Aaron Hotfelder on

If you’ve never been to the Djemaa el Fna outdoor market in Marrakesh, Morocco, you’re missing an experience unlike any other. As you can see from Luke Robinson‘s photo above, the large town square, which features food and drink stalls, snake charmers, magicians, and impromptu boxing matches (among other things), is busier almost every night than Heathrow Airport is even the day after Christmas. Every night the place comes alive like this– it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen, or smelled, or tasted.

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Photo of the Day (12.25.08)

by Kent Wien on

If you were unfortunate enough this Christmas to be stuck in the O’Hare airport, let me apologize in advance for our choice for today’s Photo of the Day. This shot by jameskadamson is representative of the experience for so many this Christmas.

I especially like the use of black and white, which makes the architecture stand out. The unique design is, in fact, why it was chosen for a scene from the movie Home Alone.

Nice shot, James!

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Photo of the Day (12.23.08)

by Grant Martin on

Having nice weather this Christmas? Yeah, me neither. If you’ve ventured even close to an airport or a newscast in the last week you probably know that 3/4 of the country is buried under snow right now and that flights and passengers are in chaos.

In case you happen to be one of those poor souls stuck at the airport this Tuesday afternoon, I thought I would give you something to take your mind off the weather. This shot, taken by StrudelMonkey in Boracay, Philippines, depicts the exact polar opposite of where I am right now, and where I’m sure many of us want to be. Close your eyes, don’t think about that screaming child in the row across from you and pretend its 80 degrees outside. Isn’t that nice?

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Photo of the Day (12.21.08)

by Jeremy Kressmann on

This looks like one of the more curious staring contests I think I’ve ever seen. Flickr user JKEvgen was in Antarctica when he captured this “close encounter of the penguin kind.” There’s a lot of great things about this image. First, I love the situation – it’s one of those photos that makes you stop and take a second look to try and process what’s happening. Second, I’m happy that JKEvgen had the presence of mind to take this photo in the first place. You could take a million static landscape photos perfectly and never even come close to the viewer reaction you’ll get from something like this. As much as photography is about composition, it’s also about knowing how to tell a story with your image and being in the right place at the right time.

Have any great wildlife shots from your own travels? How about sharing them with the world by uploading to the Gadling pool on Flickr? If we like your shot we might just pick it as our Photo of the Day.