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Lightning only ever strikes a volcanic eruption during heavy “vulcanian” or “plinian” explosions when the amount of red lava is very low. (Photo by Martin Rietze/Guzelian)

Martin Rietze is a “volcano-chaser”, a particular breed of photographer who takes big risks for big shots. He was able to capture destructive and beautiful forces of nature at work on a trip to Japan in February 2013. His photos show the Sakurajima Volcano, an active volcanic who's record-breaking 1914 eruption sent lava flows across the island. (Photo by Martin Rietze/Guzelian)
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08 Apr 2013 10:49:00
“Subway Exhaustion”. Tokyo, 2010. (Photo and caption by Guillaume Seigneuret)

“Subway Exhaustion”. Tokyo, 2010. (Photo and caption by Guillaume Seigneuret)
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19 Nov 2013 12:26:00


A young exhibitor arrives with her kitten on a lead at the National Cat Club show at Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 2nd December 1931
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28 Jul 2011 12:02:00
Nora Muaid stands in Zawraa Park

Nora Muaid stands in Zawraa Park on December 2, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. The park's 180-foot tall Ferris wheel opened earlier this year and is the second largest in the Middle East. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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04 Dec 2011 11:49:00
A Bull Frog hops around as Carlos Costly #13 of Honduras brings the ball up against the USA at Sun Life Stadium

A Bull Frog hops around as Carlos Costly #13 of Honduras brings the ball up against the USA at Sun Life Stadium on October 8, 2011 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
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31 Dec 2011 10:02:00
This strange coral-looking specimen is actually a mushroom. The photo, “Beautiful Destroyer”, was taken in the Panamanian tropical rainforest where the mushroom produces nitrogen, an element vital to soil health. (Photo by Sarah A. Batterman)

This strange coral-looking specimen is actually a mushroom. The photo, “Beautiful Destroyer”, was taken in the Panamanian tropical rainforest where the mushroom produces nitrogen, an element vital to soil health. (Photo by Sarah A. Batterman)
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13 Aug 2014 09:49:00
Boys pose with their toy guns as others play on swings, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in the government-controlled district of Dwelaa in Damascus, Syria July 6, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Boys pose with their toy guns as others play on swings, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in the government-controlled district of Dwelaa in Damascus, Syria July 6, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)
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09 Jul 2016 08:52:00
Telavi, Georgia. The photographer says his fascination with Slavic languages and culture took him onto a long journey through post-Soviet Europe, before he finally settled in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. (Photo by Gianluca Pardelli)

Gianluca Pardelli is something of an expert on markets. For the past two years, he’s travelled across eastern Europe, from Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan, Moldova to Georgia, photographing them. Here: Telavi, Georgia. (Photo by Gianluca Pardelli)
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16 Nov 2015 08:10:00