“Nearly 200 firefighters were on the scene in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood to battle the blaze and incredibly nobody was injured. Temperatures were so low during the fire that water sprayed on the building froze almost instantly leaving behind a spectacularly beautiful ice-encrusted wonderland. Photographers Robert R. GigliottiDavid Schalliol, and Darek Szupina stopped by yesterday and snapped these extraordinary photos.”

Winter Beach 
View from the top 
Waiting in the Red Wings 
Mayan game court (c. 1470-1525)
Old and New Melbourne
Pop-open shop
The Devonport Folk Music Society has laid claim to this 19th c. bunker for the past 40 years. I went there for a gig and it wasn’t really appropriate to take photos, but I did get this shot along with a stern look from a man with a long white beard and rainbow suspenders. 

Christopher Wilson’s photo series Cowboyland 

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Hiking near Arrowtown, New Zealand 
Note to image makers: The light in the Southern Hemisphere is exceptionally bright, which makes shooting here a challenge. If I need an image to look half way decent I have to go out around sunrise or sunset on a really clear day. This shot was taken under poor conditions, but the hiking was some of my favorite in NZ so far.