Queer Photographer Revisits Traumatic High…

In a wrestling uniform, Caruthers resembles Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” gazing intently at the camera. In an aqua-blue swimming pool he looks almost like Ophelia, floating in a lifeless, dream state. (via Huffington Post) 📷: Ryan Caruthers

Queer Photographer Revisits Traumatic High…

In his series “Tryouts,” photographer Ryan Caruthers explores the adolescent ritual of auditioning for a sports team from his perspective as a closeted gay man still growing comfortable in his skin.

---

Getty Images | iStock Ambassadors

Advertisement

Finding Hidden Beauty

“… you don’t need to look for park benches unless you need somewhere to sit. It’s akin to stopping a smelling the roses.” Photographer Josh Ridge (aka @park_benches) celebrates the loveliness in the things we walk past everyday. (via Mashable)

Finding Hidden Beauty

Melbourne-based photographer, Josh Ridge, has an Instagram account dedicated to the loveliness of park benches. Photo: Josh Ridge

---

Getty Images | iStock Ambassadors

Pilot Captures Amazing Thunderstorm Photo at…

Taken from a Boeing 767-300 cockpit at the precise moment of a lightning flash, the image captures a powerful thunderstorm forming above the Pacific Ocean just south of Panama. (via Colossal) Photo: Santiago Borja

Pilot Captures Amazing Thunderstorm Photo at…

Over the last few years we’ve seen our fair share of storm and lightning photographs, but this shot from Ecuador Airlines pilot Santiago Borja might top them all. Photo: Santiago Borja

---

Getty Images | iStock Ambassadors