This week’s selection of unexpected photos from around the world – via Getty Images
đź“· DANIEL ROLAND/AFP/Getty Images / Tattoo artists pose for a picture at the 25th international Tattoo Convention in Frankfurt, Germany, on April 22, 2017
Vibrancy of life in one of the coldest inhabited regions on the planet – a photographer’s journey into the Canadian Arctic
Acacia Johnson documents the Inuit’s evolving relationship with their environment in her dreamlike series, Under the Same Stars. 📷 Acacia Johnson (via Nat Geo)
The Arctic has been one of the regions hardest hit by climate change.
Getty Images Photographer Mario Tama joins NASA scientists on researching how the Arctic ice has evolved. (via Getty Images)
Celebrating our Earth today-the 47th Earth day since its inception in 1970
The Earth photographed by spacecraft Galileo 11 from a distance of 1.9 million km (1.2 million miles) – đź“·: NASA photograph. Credit ARPL
This year’s contest attracted 227,596 entries from 183 countries.
đź“·: Husain Hakin Alfraid, Saudi Arabia 2nd Place, National Awards (via The Atlantic)
““I’m trying to move in a direction where I’m shooting more women in traditionally male roles. There are definitely inequalities occurring that need to be addressed and the world is starting to respond to that,” he said. “My hope is that one day we’re in a place where young boys and girls are dreaming of the same kinds of goals.” – photographer, Jeff Bergen
His mastery of light and affinity for capturing real people make iStock by Getty Images photographer Jeff Bergen one to watch.
Check Out Tokyo’s Cavernous, Creepy, Totally Sci-Fi Drainage Tunnels đź“·Christoffer Rudquist via @WIRED
It’s got silos so large you could fit a space shuttle inside. Captured by photographer Christoffer Rudquist
Cherry blossom reflected on the moat of Hikone castle in Shiga, Japan đź“·The Asahi Shimbun/GettyImages (via The Guardian)
From Harrogate to Tokyo cherry blossom is in full bloom at the peak of spring
Waves of fog roll over a neighborhood in Mill Valley, California, as seen from the top of Mount Tamalpais.
A perfectly curated selection of exquisite nature photographs (via Nat Geo) đź“·: Christopher Markisz
Hitchhiking the remote Faroe Islands was easy– he rarely had to stick his thumb out for more than 10 seconds.
Kevin Faingnaert discovers a world attuned to the rhythm of the waves đź“·: Kevin Faingnaert (via Nat Geo)
as the light goes in 