Dramatic photos show the measure of a man in contrast to the enormity of nature.
A series of photos from the Humboldt State University Library capture lumberjacks working among the redwoods in Humboldt County, California.
The photos are part of the Ericson Collection....

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The picture dated May 14, 2025 shows the RAF Typhoon display pilot, Squadron Leader Nathan Shawyer, who has now completed his Public Display Authorisation, rehearsing over RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, UK ahead of this year's airshows. The RAF Typhoon display team will be participating in several airshows this year, including the Midlands Air Festival on May 30 and the English Riviera Airshow in Paignton Devon on May 31. (Photo by Claire Hartley/Bav Media)

American model Emily Ratajkowski wore a cut out red dress while taking her dog Colombo for a stroll in New York City on Friday, July 25, 2023. (Photo by Santi/Splash News and Pictures)

Paint-splattered revellers take a break at the Notting Hill carnival in West London in the last decade of August 2022. (Photo by Andy Hall/The Observer)

This image was taken purely by chance, when Fujioka happened to pass a group of schoolgirls striking a popular social media pose in Hiroshima in 2017. “I didn’t even notice the Atomic Bomb Dome (war memorial) behind them when I photographed this image – the girls probably didn’t either. The past and present of Hiroshima co-exists here, with a river running between”. (Photo by Aya Fujioka)

On the July 10, 2025, an elderly couple in Eonam-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, who finished their field work, cooled off by sitting on a bench in the yard near the water tap. (Photo by Shin Hyeon-jong)

Russian army servicewomen march during the Victory Day military parade at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2024, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)

Uruguay's Julia Paternain reacts after crossing the finish line to win the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Sunday, September 14, 2025. (Photo by Matthias Schrader/AP Photo)