New York Design Week: tree wood at Socrates Sculpture Park
After a weekend of tromping around town, [...]
Picture of the Day
Calm Before the Storm, Burma
by: The WILD
AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe Young Buddhist monks juggle a soccer ball on the beaches of Sittwe in northwestern Burma (Myanmar). Later this week Cyclone Mahasen is expected to land ashore; thousands of residents of Rakhine State [...]
Tags: AP Photo, Bangladesh, Buddhist Monks, Burma, Cyclone Mahasen, Gemunu Amarasinghe, Myanmar, photography, Picture of the day, soccer
A Survivor Feels the Sunlight Again, Dhaka
by: The WILD
AFP/Getty Images Reshma Begum, a seamstress and mother of a young boy, was pulled out of the rubble of the Bangladesh textile factory collapse on Friday, 16 days after the disaster stole 1,125 lives. Begum [...]
Tags: AFP, Bangladesh, Bangladeshi garment workers, garment workers, Getty, Human Rights, photography, textile industry, The Wild Magazine, workers rights
Our life is precious like yours, and our dreams are precious too
by: The WILD
Taslima Akhter, a Bangladeshi photographer and activist, captured the final embrace of two workers at the Dhaka factory collapse. Of the image, Akhter told TIME magazine: Every time I look back to this photo, I [...]
Tags: Bangladesh, Bangladeshi garment workers, garment workers, Human Rights, photography, Taslima Akhter, textile industry, The Wild Magazine, TIME, workers rights
Wheat Amphitheatre, Nepal
by: The WILD
Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters A farmer tends to the land, harvesting wheat in the fields of Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Tags: Bhaktapur, farming, Navesh Chitrakar, Nepal, photography, Picture of the day, Reuters
Highway Inferno, Ecatepec
by: The WILD
Victor Rojas/AFP/Getty Images A tanker truck carrying natural gas from Mexico City violently exploded leaving 20 dead in its wake. According to CTVNews, “Mexican trucks, often over loaded or unsafely operated, have been involved in [...]
Tags: AFP, CTVNews, Getty Images, Mexico, natural gas, photography, Picture of the day, Victor Rojas
Up in the Air, Zhejiang province
by: The WILD
Zhu Yinwei/Xinhua/Zuma Press A tightrope walker, Adili Wuxor, balances atop steel wires overlooking the Desheng River in Zhejiang province, China.
Tags: China, Desheng River, photography, Picture of the day, Xinhua, Zhejiang province, Zhu Yinwei, Zuma Press
Tip Toe on the Tuojiang
by: The WILD
Zhao Zhongzhi/Xinhua/Zuma Press On a misty day in the town of Fenghuang, China, a tourist navigates her way across a rock path atop the Tuojiang River.
Tags: China, Fenghuang, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine, Xinhua, Zhao Zhongzhi, Zuma Press
Give Me Shelter
by: The WILD
Damir Sagolj/Reuters Sectarian conflict in Burma (Myanmar) continues to displace hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya Muslims. With little concern from the government or attention from the international community, the future for these stateless people [...]
Tags: Buddhism, Burma, Islam, muslims, Myanmar, Penny Green, photography, Picture of the day, religion, Rohingya, Sectarian Violence
A Full Moon Over The City
by: The WILD
Inga Sarda-Sorensen captures a magnificent full moon over Manhattan.
Tags: full moon, Inga Sarda-Sorensen, moon, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine
Algae Bloom
by: The WILD
Photo by China Daily, courtesy of Nat Geo. With growing temperatures and precipitation in the past few years, areas all over the world are experiencing an overgrowth of green fungi in large bodies of water, also known as an Algae Bloom. [...]
Tags: algae bloom, Global Warming, Picture of the day, quingdao china
Bad Moon Rising
by: The WILD
Photograph by Dan Marker-Moore Dan Marker-Moore captures the colorful ascent of a full moon over the City of Angels. The 26 year-old photographer used an Olympus OMD-EM5 camera and a 100mm lens for his time-laspse piece titled [...]
Tags: Dan Marker-Moore, gravity, lunar, moon, My Modern Met, Olympus, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine
Down With Dissent, Bogota
by: The WILD
Guillermo Legaria/AFP/Getty Images A student protesting in favor of expanded public education in Bogota, Colombia is hauled off by a police officer in full riot gear.
Tags: Bogota, Colombia, dystopia, dystopian, photography, Picture of the day, police, Protests, public education, riot gear, thugs
A Bit of Bollywood for Everyone
by: Giovanna Badilla
©Max Pinckers Belgian Photographer, Max Pinckers, documents India’s absolute devotion to the movies and the impact Bollywood has on wider society in his self-published book, The Fourth Wall. Read more here
Tags: Belgian, Bollywood, India, Max Pinckers, photographer
The Hunt for Black Gold, Nigeria
by: Giovanna Badilla
©Samuel James Ohioan photographer Samuel James documents the ongoing conflict throughout the Niger Delta between armed groups seeking access to the country’s oil wealth and Nigerian security forces that have no intention of ceding control. [...]
Tags: Giovanna Badilla, Niger Delta, Nigeria, photography, Picture of the day, Samuel James, The Wild Magazine, world
Sitting on the Edge of the World
by: Giovanna Badilla
©Jun Ahn Korean photographer Jun Ahn began her series of hauntingly beautiful self-portraits, titled simply Self-Portrait, while studying at Pratt Institute in New York. “There was a day when I recalled my adolescent years, I [...]
Tags: Jun Ahn, Korean, New York, photography, Pratt Institute
The Festival of Colors, Allahabad
by: Deepak Mishra
Students at Allahabad University, faces smeared with colored powder, celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors in India on Tuesday. Bright colors, water balloons, lavish gujiyas and melodious songs are the ingredients of the perfect celebration. [...]
Tags: Allahabad, Deepak Mishra, Holi, India, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
by: Giovanna Badilla
©Sim Chi Yin Beijing-based photographer Sim Chi Yin strayed from a burgeoning career as a journalist when she realized that her true vocation should be telling enthralling stories with her camera. See more of [...]
Tags: Beijing, China, Journalist, photography, Sim Chi Yin
Sunrise on the River, Jabalpur
by: Deepak Mishra
Photo by Deepak Mishra A morning scene on the river Narmada near Jabalpur, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Tags: Deepak Mishra, India, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine
Aarti, River Ganges
by: Deepak Mishra
Photo by Deepak Mishra Hindu devotees perform “Aarti” on the banks of River Ganges during the Kumbh mela festival. The ritual takes place at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical [...]
Tags: Aarti, Allahabad, Deepak Mishra, Hindu, Hinduism, Maha Kumbh, Maha Kumbh Mela, River Ganges, Uttar Pradesh
A Daily Commute, Burma
by: The WILD
Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters A Burmese woman perfectly balances her baskets as she rides towards market to set up shop near Sarlingyi township.
Tags: Burma, Myanmar, photography, Picture of the day, Reuters, Sarlingyi township, soe zeya tun, The Wild Magazine
The Warmth of Family, Islamabad
by: The WILD
Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press A mother huddles with her three children outside of their tent home in a slum of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is estimated that one billion people worldwide live in slums, a number that [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, Islamabad, Muhammed Muheisen, Pakistan, photography, Picture of the day, Poverty, slums, The Wild Magazine
An Afternoon Nap, South Africa
by: The WILD
Photograph by Ande Truman A Lion snoozes under overcasts skies in South Africa. The lion is a vulnerable species, generally unable to thrive outside of national parks or private preserves. Estimates say that over the [...]
Tags: Ande Truman, Animals, Lion, photography, Picture of the day, South Africa, The Wild Magazine
A Mess, Rome
by: Blaine Skrainka
Max Rossi/Reuters Campaign posters in Rome provide a striking visual representation of Italy’s government — torn. Inconclusive elections this week, which left no party with a majority in parliament, leave the future of Italy uncertain [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, Italy, photography, Picture of the day, Politics, Rome, Silvio Berlusconi, street art, The Wild Magazine
Atmospheric Juxstaposition, Beijing
by: Blaine Skrainka
Feng Li/Getty Images When picturing the smog filled air of Beijing, it’s so not difficult to imagine the deadening of one’s senses. The haze appears to create an atmosphere of cinematic dystopia. In the above [...]
Tags: Beijing, Blaine Skrainka, China, dystopia, dystopian, Ed Jones, Environment, Feng Li, Green, photography, Picture of the day, Pollution, smog, The Atlantic, The Wild Magazine
Barren Pitch, Bangladesh
by: The WILD
Mohammad Rakibul/NatGeo A group of Bangladeshi youth take part in an afternoon cricket match amongst friends in a dried out field.
Tags: Bangladesh, Mohammad Rakibul, NatGeo, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine
Naga Sadhu, Allahabad
by: The WILD
Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press A Hindu holy man, known as a Naga Sadhu, prepares for the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. Every three years, millions of Hindu pilgrims gather at one of four spots [...]
Tags: Allahabad, Blaine Skrainka, Hindu, Hinduism, India, India Today, Maha Kumbh, Naga Sadhu, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine
In the Shadows, Gao
by: Blaine Skrainka
Jerome Delay/Associated Press A young Malian girl walks through the shadows of a Madrassa in Gao. Many residents of the northern city have been fearful of leaving their homes as caches of explosives littered through [...]
Tags: Africa, Associated Press, Blaine Skrainka, Gao, Jerome Delay, madrassa, Mali, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine
A New Year, Katmandu
by: The WILD
Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Colored water is splashed at the Boudhanath Stupa temple in Katmandu to mark a new year. As Reuters points out, The Tibetan lunar new year is supposed to be a time for celebration, [...]
Tags: Boudhanath Stupa, China, Dalai Lama, Katmandu, Navesh Chitrakar, Nepal, photography, Picture of the day, Reuters, The Wild Magazine, Tibet
Frank Ocean Can Fly
by: The WILD
Frank Ocean floats over the Los Angeles horizon, shot by Ryan McGinley for the New York Times Magazine. Check out the profile of Ocean here.
Tags: Frank Ocean, LA, Los Angeles, music, New York Times Magazine, NYT, photography, Picture of the day, Ryan McGinley, The Wild Magazine
Head First, Sydney
by: The WILD
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images American diver, Andy Jones takes a leap and descends towards the Hawkesbury River in Sydney, Australia. Jones was participating in the qualifying rounds of the Red Bull Cliff Diving competition.
Tags: Andy Jones, Australia, Cameron Spencer, cliff diving, photography, Picture of the day, Red Bull, Sydney, The Wild Magazine
American Hero
by: The WILD
Rosa Parks was born on this day, 100 years ago. Though most remembered for her single act of defiance on a Montgomery city bus, Ms. Parks was so much more. This image brings to mind [...]
Tags: birthday, Blaine Skrainka, Civil Rights, MLK, Picture of the day, Rosa Parks
Yin Yang Pond, Poland
by: The WILD
Marcin Ryczek captures an awesome juxtaposition of antithetical colors and elements in this image of a Polish man feeding ducks and swans at a pond in Krakow. Bravo!
Tags: Arts, Black and White, Blaine Skrainka, ducks, Giovanna Badilla, Joseph Isho Levinson, Krakow, Marcin Ryczek, photography, Poland, Pond, Swans, The Wild Magazine
Frozen Warehouse, Chicago
by: The WILD
Scott Olsen/ Getty Images On January 23rd, Chicago firefighters extinguished a massive fire in a vacant warehouse — the soaking trucks and barrels froze immediately after.
Tags: Chicago, freeze, NBC news, Picture of the day, scott olsen
Orange Haze, Hefei
by: The WILD
Zuma Press Smog in urban China remains unyielding. Last week, the Chinese government issued their first-ever “orange” fog warning. Today, the newly added color code seems tragically ironic. Related: Suffocating, Beijing
Tags: China, Environment, Hefei, orange fog, photography, Picture of the day, Pollution, smog
Ethiopian Geladas
by: The WILD
Jeff Kirby/National Geographic If you happen to find yourself in the Ethopian highlands, hopefully it’s not in the middle of a carnal rumble of male gelada baboons, a primate now found only in the Semien [...]
Tags: baboons, Ethiopia, Gelada, National Geogrphic, Picture of the day
Salamba Sirsasana, China
by: The WILD
AFP/Getty Images Enjoying your lazy day off? Well there is no rest for Gao Yinyu. This lively 77 year-old carves time out of each and every day for this workout session, and he has been [...]
Tags: AFP, Gao Yinyu, Getty Images, photography, Picture of the day
Suffocating, Beijing
by: Blaine Skrainka
ChinaFotoPress/Zuma Press Pangu Plaza office building in Beijing amidst a dreary haze of smog. Air pollution in Beijing has reached a never-before-seen level this past week, leading the government to issue the city’s first ever [...]
Tags: Beijing, Blaine Skrainka, China, Economy, Environment, photography, Picture of the day, Pollution, public health, smog
Adult Timeout, London
by: Katie Grimmer
Photo by Matt Dunham/Associated Press It can get hectic whilst shopping. People are frazzled about spending money on things they probably don’t need. You have to move around those who are too distracted by the [...]
Tags: Headspace, Katie Grimmer, Meditation, No Noise, Photo of the Day, Selfridges, Shopping, Silence Room, The Wild Magazine
No End in Sight, Syria
by: Blaine Skrainka
Photo by Andoni Lubaki/Associated Press A truck rides into the distance near Aleppo, Syria. On Sunday, the embattled president, Bashar al-Assad, made a rare public address — his first since June — to a nation [...]
Tags: Aleppo, Andoni Lubaki, Assad, Bashar al-Assad, Blaine Skrainka, photography, Picture of the day, Syria, The Wild Magazine
We’ve Had Enough, Dehli
by: Blaine Skrainka
Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images Protests decrying a culture of rape and police corruption turn violent across New Delhi. Last week, a 23 year-old girl was brutally gang-raped on a public bus, and remains hospitalized in Singapore. [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, Daniel Berehulak, Delhi, gang rape, Human Rights, India, Kevin Frayer, New Delhi, photography, Picture of the day, police brutality, Protests, rape, rape culture, The Wild Magazine
Poolside at Grossinger’s Catskill Resort
by: Abigail Doan
With the winter holiday season now officially upon us, travel excursions and resort escapes are de rigueur for many restless souls. But there is often a more poignant side to the escapism of an all-inclusive [...]
Tags: Abandoned NYC, Abigail Doan, Grossinger's Catskill Resort, photography, Picture of the day, The Wild Magazine
Misty Morning, Rio
by: Blaine Skrainka
A pair of women paddleboard off of the legendary Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. It’s been said that 100,000 people took to the sand to celebrate the IOC announcement that Rio would host the [...]
Tags: 2016 Olympics, Blaine Skrainka, Brazil, Copacabana Beach, photography, Picture of the day, Rio de Janeiro, Rolling Stones, The Wild Magazine
Nascent Democracy or Hijacked Revolution?
by: Katie Grimmer
A woman walks past Army tanks stationed outside the presidential palace in Cairo. Only a few days remain before Egyptians return a vote on Mohamed Morsi’s Islamist-backed draft constitution. After two weeks of violent protests, [...]
Tags: Cairo presidental palace, Egyptian woman, Katie Grimmer, National Salvation Front, Photo of the Day, The Wild Magazine
Mystic Hillside, Nanjian Yi
by: Blaine Skrainka
With the incredible urbanization and economic growth in China, we are often flooded with images of crowded city streets shadowed by construction and smog. But the nation is vast, of course. This image reminds us [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, China, Nanjian Yi, photography, Picture of the day, Qin Qing, The Wild Magazine, Xinhua, Yunnan province, Zuma Press
Tundra Vision
by: Abigail Doan
Photographer Sergey Anisimov documents the youngest adventurers of Russia’s Yamal Peninsula reindeer herding community. While others around the globe are contending with drought, torrential flooding, and fluctuating temperatures, members of this community can be assured [...]
Tags: Abigail Doan, Environment, malitsas, photography, Picture of the day, reindeer, Russia, Sergey Anisimov, Yamal Peninsula
Preparations on the Ganges
by: Blaine Skrainka
Sunset on the river Ganges as workers piece together pontoon bridges outside of Allahabad, India. Early next year, upwards of ten million Hindu pilgrims are expected to descend upon the river to celebrate Kumbh Mela, [...]
Tags: Allahabad, Blaine Skrainka, Ganges River, India, Jitendra Prakash, Kumbh Mela, photography, Picture of the day
Thinking of the Future, Doha
by: Blaine Skrainka
Over the next two weeks, world leaders will convene in Doha, Qatar to debate global cooperation and action on climate change. Will the politicians keep future generations in mind and get it done at COP 18? [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, COP 18, Doha, photography, Picture of the day, Qatar, The Wild Magazine, UN
Desert Sunrise, Pushkar
by: Blaine Skrainka
The sun ascends over the shoulders of two women and a pair of camels in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Pushkar is among the oldest remaining cities of India, and one of the five sacred [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, photography, Picture of the day, Pushkar, Rajasthan, The Wild Magazine
Diplomacy and the Reclining Buddha
by: Blaine Skrainka
President Obama and Secretary Clinton view the Vihan of the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand. (Courtesy of the White House) The trip across Southeast Asia included meetings of the Association of Southeast [...]
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Blaine Skrainka, East Asia Summit, Hillary Clinton, Mohamed Morsi, Obama, photography, Picture of the day, Southeast Asian Nations, The Wild Magazine, Thein Sein, White House
Standing Together, Barcelona
by: Katie Grimmer
Photo by: Emilio Morenatti / AP Telefonica phone company employees decry the “unjustified” dismissals at the company in Barcelona, Spain. This traffic-blocking demonstration came just before the second general strike of the year by European [...]
Tags: barcelona, general protest, Katie Grimmer, Picture of the day, Spain, Telefonica, The Wild Magazine, trade union strikelatest posts
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