Vitaly Friedman

About The Author

Vitaly Friedman Vitaly Friedman loves beautiful content and doesn’t like to give in easily. Vitaly is writer, speaker, author and editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine. He runs responsive Web design workshops, online workshops and loves solving complex UX, front-end and performance problems in large companies. Get in touch.

35 (Really) Stunning Photos and Pictures

We love beautiful photography. In photos, the beauty isn't necessarily reflected in an eye-catching combination of colors; perspectives, angle, composition and, most importantly, the idea behind the shot or the situation in which the shot was taken, are particularly important when it comes for our showcases. Over the last months we have covered a variety of different photography arts, such...

We love beautiful photography. In photos, the beauty isn’t necessarily reflected in an eye-catching combination of colors; perspectives, angle, composition and, most importantly, the idea behind the shot or the situation in which the shot was taken, are particularly important when it comes for our showcases.

Over the last months we have covered a variety of different photography arts, such as shadow photography, night photography, city photography, arial photography, urban decay and many others (you can find them in our section Inspiration). This time we present you a “mixed bag” of some truly outstanding photos and images, created by talented photographers and designers across the globe.

Below you’ll find 35 truly stunning, beautiful and unusual photos. Every image is linked and leads to the source from which it was taken. Please feel free to explore further works of the talented photographers presented above.

You may want to take a look at the following related posts:

35 (Really) Stunning Photos and Pictures

María A.C. (ernieland)

Screenshot

Divya (Diamondee)

Screenshot

Sarah Lee

Screenshot

Akhilesh Sharma

Screenshot

Ahmed Shiham

Screenshot

Dominic Kamp

Screenshot

Si Micklewright (via)

Screenshot

~Anti-Pati-ya

Screenshot

Dieter Schaefer

Screenshot

Janusz Leszczynski

Screenshot

Unknown

Screenshot

Carlos Pardo

Screenshot

Miguel (miguelyn)

Screenshot

Dan Barron

Screenshot

Unknown

Screenshot

The Beach

bat

Unknown

bat

[adsense]

Berryness

Screenshot

Unknown

Screenshot

Land Nick

Screenshot

Jorge Sato

Screenshot

Clark Little

Screenshot

Frank Daske “The rooftop pattern reminds me on a painting by Paul Klee, I’ve loved once. So, for me, it has a meaning. And for you?”

Screenshot

Simon Shareef

Screenshot

Hubble Space Telescope “In January 2002, a dull star in an obscure constellation suddenly became 600,000 times more luminous than our Sun, temporarily making it the brightest star in our galaxy. The star is called V838 Monocerotis.”

Screenshot

Perico Terrades

Screenshot

In Cherl Kim (South Korea)

Screenshot

Aubrey (Aubirdy)

Screenshot

Nejdet Düzen

Screenshot

Brad Harris

Screenshot

John Kirkwood

Screenshot

Majed Sultan Ali

Screenshot

Indah Susanti

Screenshot

Joel (photo61guy)

Screenshot

Jill Buschlen

Screenshot

Daniel Cheong

Screenshot

Claudia Domenig

Screenshot

Dave Alexander

Screenshot

Azzam Merchant

Screenshot

Steven (merriewells)

Screenshot

John Carleton

Screenshot

Jaime Fernandez

Screenshot

5348 Franco AWAY

Screenshot

Gavin Will

Screenshot

Mayela Fabbiani

Screenshot

Phil Warner

Screenshot

Last Click

Rosie Hardy

Screenshot

Related Posts

You may want to take a look at the following related posts:


More Articles on

50 Stunning Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

by Andrew Gibson

Photoshop’s text and layer tools can be used to create some really awesome effects. We’ve put together a list of 60 of the best tutorials we could find to help you stay up to date on the latest trends and techniques. You’ll find some really cool grunge and glass styles (plus a few surprises!) and learn how some of the best designers create their unique effects. Instead of listing 100...

Read more

Showcase Of Beautiful Shadow Photography

by Daved Brosche

Shadows can add a lot to a photograph. They can emphasize emotions, create surreal images, and be used in a variety of ways. While strong use of shadows in color photographs tends to be mostly used in silhouettes, it can also appear in a variety of other forms in color photos as well. In my opinion though, shadows are most powerful when used in black and white photographs. Below we...

Read more

Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: March 2009

by The Smashing Editorial

Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming...

Read more