I have always associated the city of Nassau in the Bahamas with pirates: strong rum, sailing ships flying the black flag - you can say that once the island of New Providence was the second Tortuga for sea robbers. By the way, Nassau is one of the locations of the famous computer game Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. ...

Dutch photographer Marinka Masseus traveled to Iran to create the My Hidden Freedom photo project, a movement that allows Iranian women to fight for more freedom and empowerment. Many Iranian women hate forced hijab, in it they see a symbol of oppression, imposed on them not by their own choice or personal convictions, but by the hands of a repressive government. ...

Weight loss is a difficult task both psychologically and physically. To make this process easier and more fun, 32-year-old Chinese photographer Jesse decided to do this together with his whole family. They supported each other during the 6-month transformation, and their before and after photos look absolutely incredible! ...

A resident of Great Britain named Arnold Zar shares with network users the story of her family moving to Dover, a city that was recognized by the majority of the British vote as the worst place to live in their home country. The woman admits that they do not stop photographing the "truly scary things" that they encounter. ...

Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia is known as a street of drugs and prostitution. The street stretches for almost 5 km and is considered one of the most dangerous and criminal areas. 36-year-old photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge took a series of photos called Kensington Blues, which documented the sad and gloomy reality of the locals. ...

Sometimes things happen in nature that seem too magnificent to be true, perfect coincidences that clearly demonstrate the beauty and miracle of the world. One such episode occurred over the Costa Brava in northeast Spain, when a huge flock of starlings began to gather in a shape-changing cloud. ...

These shots demonstrate all aspects of nomadic life - ups and downs, funny, strange and terrible moments, romance and everyday life. They remind us that passion for travel has its consequences for life, but it seems worth it! ...

It is believed that Robert Peary was the first to reach the North Pole in April 1909. At least, it is written in school textbooks on geography. However, he was not the first to announce his achievement of the extreme northern point of our planet. He was ahead of Frederick Albert Cook. But how did it happen that Piri was recognized as the discoverer, and not Cook? ...

A photographer named David Sasso created a unique photo project to show how people with tritanopia, a very rare type of color blindness, see the world around them. This disorder is caused by the absence of cone cells that contain opsins that respond to blue, which makes it impossible to distinguish blue from green. ...

You probably already know that in most parts of North America incredible cold reigns now. This led to complete chaos, the cancellation of festive celebrations and many other events, and also made the continent one of the coldest places in the world today. We found a selection of the coolest and most beautiful photos of winter miracles that can be seen now in the United States and Canada. ...

It is sad to realize, but the global production of chocolate is on the verge of a deep crisis. It's all about cocoa trees, whose yield is declining in most countries producing raw materials. Tree plantations suffer from droughts and fungal diseases, and farmers around the world are switching to more profitable crops, preferring not to mess with moody cocoa beans. ...

Photographer Eric Luffforth is one of the few lucky people to have a chance to see what North Korea actually is. “Since 2008, I’ve been to North Korea six times,” he says. “Thanks to digital memory cards, I was able to save photos that I was forbidden to take, or those that I was told to delete.” ...

While humanity is striving to gain eternal life, spending billions on the creation of new drugs and technologies, organisms that have no power over time have been living in the depths of the sea for millions of years. This is the jellyfish Turritopsis nutricula. Of course, these are not the most highly developed creatures on the planet, but the fact that they managed to unravel the secret of immortality makes us a detailed story about these creatures. ...

Most people, choosing a place to travel, prefer something less distant and costly. At the same time, it seems that with a large supply of money, we could go to any, even the farthest point in the world. In fact, this is not entirely true. Our planet is huge, and some of its corners have the opportunity to visit only special state expeditions. ...

This amazingly pristine island is located between Antarctica and South America. There is not a single tree or bush, and the volcano towering in the west is the only natural attraction of Zavadovsky Island. Ice storms are constantly blowing in this part of the Atlantic Ocean, and 1.5 million Antarctic penguins are one of the few species of animals that like this inhospitable land area, consisting of lava and ash. ...

How nice to know that the smartest birds live right next to us. Indeed, according to the researchers, such are the black raven and its closest relative - the most common crow. These creations in terms of intelligence do not lag behind many higher primates. In addition, they are cunning, playful and have a great sense of humor. ...

When we gather somewhere, the question often arises: "How much money to take?" With accommodation and flights, everything is clear, all prices are visible immediately, but it’s much more difficult to find out the internal prices for food, transport, tickets, excursions. We have to delve into the forums, look for someone who was there and remembers something. And as practice shows, all that is not recorded is quickly forgotten. ...

Everyone knows that rice is grown in fields flooded with water. It can be flat agricultural plantations or picturesque terraces characteristic of mountainous areas. But the invariable attribute of rice fields is water. It turns out that rice plantings are poured not at all because this crop needs such an enormous amount of moisture, but one of the breeding directions is the cultivation of varieties resistant to decay. ...

Dronestagram is a wonderful community that brings together photographers from all over the world who are in love with drone shooting and want to share their passion with us. Every day the site receives thousands of “aerial” images and allows everyone to share their images, as well as see the best works of like-minded people. ...

"Russia cannot be understood by the mind ...", wrote the great classic. Looking at some situations that our compatriots manage to get into, lifestyle or some bizarre habits of ordinary Russian people, one cannot disagree with this statement. Today we bring to your attention a series of photographs about life in our country. ...