Spotted at Cortes Bank near San Diego, California, a curious harbor seal swims through an underwater kelp forest.
© Kyle McBurnie
Stunning photos that need no Photoshop
Sunset at Pensacola Beach, Florida. © Anthony DellaCroce
Yunnan, China. © Dimitra Stasinopoulou
King Penguin chicks in South Georgia. © Amanda Stadther
Rancho Cucamonga, California. © Stuart Palley/EPA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. © Sergio Moraes
The spirit of spring, Washington. © Aswin Gunawan
The morning light comes to Cemoro Lawang, Indonesia. © Silentino Natti
Explosion illusion. © Corey Arnold
Millions of Pink Flamingos at Lake Nakuru, Kenya. © Michael Poliza / Mercury Press
Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. © Garret Suhrie
Surfing with dolphins in Kalbarri, Australia. © Matt Hutton
138 Parachutists. © Brian Buckland
Varanasi, India. © Suditi Guharoy
Sunrise in Bushy Park in London, United Kingdom. © Max Ellis
Lightning over the Arabian Peninsula taken from ISS. © NASA / JSC
Olympic National Park. © Justin Jung
Tourists coming back from the active volcano crater Tolbachik in Kamchatka, Russia. © Dmitry Bud’kov
A nursery where swans are bred. © Rex / Fotodom.ru
Every creative shot stands out from the millions of ordinary photos thanks to one simple fact: it was taken at exactly the right moment. It can be an especially striking lightning flash, a tiny fish caught in an open beak or an unusual shadow, but these photos are all captivating in some way.
Because of this, you don’t have to be the best photographer in the world to get the best pictures. Sometimes you just need to be at the right place at the right time, and don’t hesitate to press the magic button.
We prepared for you a fresh collection of dramatic, unusual photos that didn’t take any editing — only skill, patience and a dash of inspiration.
