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222 links saved from 2005 to 2026; 214 with a note, 83 in a Weekly Thing.
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2026
2025
- The Land of Giants Transmission Towers
- New Melbourne homeowner finds elaborate model train setup beneath feet | SBS News
- See the Mind-Blowing First Images From a Revolutionary New Telescope
- Photos From the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- 13 Animals Made From 13 Circles : ✱ dori the giant ✱
- Daring Fireball: Golfo del Gringo Loco
- History’s Largest & Most Famous Disability Access Ramp
2024
- The Paris Review - Waclaw Szpakowski Made Labyrinthine Drawings from Single, Continuous Lines
- Deanna Dikeman - Leaving and Waving
- The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
- Walking From Manhattan to the Catskills on the ‘Long Path’
- 10+ Things to Know about The Great Wave | The Art Institute of Chicago
- A Reputable Journal - So Much Adventure
- Overlook Hotel
- The Best Photos and Videos of the 2024 Solar Eclipse
- FIFA World Cup 26™ | Match schedule, final and opening match
2023
2022
- New Rolex Deepsea Challenge Touts Titanium Case, Ultra-Deep Bona Fides - Worn & Wound
- Astronomers are captivated by brightest flash ever seen
- Ukraine seizes the initiative in the east
- Driving Iceland’s Overlooked North
- SVS: GISTEMP Climate Spiral
- Giant Joro spiders expected to drop from sky across the East Coast this spring
- Polar bears move into abandoned Arctic weather station – photo essay | Arctic
- building a modern home
2021
- Introducing the Icelandverse
- West Yellowstone Buffalo Stampede on entrance road.
- The Diamond
- Jay Christensen on Twitter: Glensheen Experience
- Triple Crown
- Earth Restored
- How a full moon and a ‘huge lever’ helped free Ever Given from Suez Canal
- The Ship Stuck in the Suez Canal Is Glorious
- Live feed from Iceland volcano | RÚV
- Images from the Mars Perseverance Rover
- 30 Minutes of Relaxing Visuals from Studio Ghibli
- MOON in Real Time I
- Earthrise: A Poem About Climate Change by Amanda Gorman
- Airstream Portable Parks | America’s Most Majestic Outdoor Places, Virtually
2020
- Apple’s New Map, Expansion #10: Canada
- The Vintage Beauty Of Soviet Control Rooms
- ‘We belong out there’: How the Nordic concept of friluftsliv — outdoor life — could help the Pacific Northwest get through this COVID winter
- Descent Disciples Vol 9 TUNA
- Christian Ross – Purveyor of Awesome | 20th Anniversary Trip
- This Is What The Northern Lights Look Like From Inside a U-2 "Dragon Lady" Spyplane
- In Montana, the Art of Crafting Fly-Fishing Rods
- Visuals of Earth – Gorgeous, minimal mobile wallpapers
- 12 Facts About the First Day of Fall
- The surreal art of ‘unnatural lighting’
- Bison In The Badlands
- Bird’s Eye View of Protests Across the U.S. and Around the World
- Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard In The Summer Of 1972 In Stunning Black And White Photos By Rick McCloskey
- 501KG Deadlift - Hafthor Bjornsson
- When a light drone is the right drone
- Amid coronavirus shutdown, Yosemite wildlife roams free
- The Worm is Back!
- Stunning Photos From The Hair Freezing Contest Of Takhini Hot Springs
- A bird’s-eye view of Kyiv | KyivPost
- Noah Takes a Photo of Himself Every Day for 20 Years
2019
- What America Lost When It Lost the Bison
- Portrait of Lotte, 0 to 20 years
- Chernobyl's Infamous Reactor 4 Control Room Is Now Open to Tourists
- Camera Drone Follows Rollercoaster to Capture Dizzying Cinematic Footage
- World's largest EV never has to be recharged
- The helicopter team that films the Tour de France is one of a kind
- Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home to Stay Warm and Grow Food All Year Long
- Photographer Jun Yamamoto Captures The Magic Of Japan Streets At Night
- Yes, This Photo from Everest Is Real
- The Human Antivenom Project
- What it's Like to View a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch
- Selfie Deaths Are an Epidemic
- These stunning drone photos really put humanity in its place
- People Call My Photos Fake... But They're Not
2018
- Martin Tomsky - Illustrator - Gallery
- Twilight of the Taj - BBC News
- Dogs Catching Treats - Vieler Photography - Fotos Frei Schnauze
- The Graphic Art of Incredibles 2
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018
- Sinkholes: When the Earth Opens Up
- Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme
- Here's How America Uses Its Land
- This full video shows just how bonkers the VW Pikes Peak record was
- Some reflections on my roadtrip across the western United States
- In Formula 1, you have to be amazing just to be average
- Earth’s Wonders Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before – Planet Stories
- 42nd and Vanderbilt
- 2018 winning images
2017
- 30 Days Timelapse at Sea | 4K | Through Thunderstorms, Torrential Rain & Busy Traffic
- There goes the sun, total solar eclipse 2017
- NASA Eclipse 2017 Live - Streaming Video of August 21 Total Solar Eclipse
- Long-awaited St. Croix bridge is feat of engineering, political will
- A New Kind of Science: A 15-Year View
- Minnesota Original - Layne Kennedy
- The Winter of Blazing Discontent Continues in the Arctic
- This Is Iceland
2016
- sigur rós - route one
- My weather station —Six Colors “I had a lot less gray hair when I installed my weather station 12 years ago. I’ve mentioned the weather station I have in my backyard in passing on this site and on several podcasts I do, but I realize that I’ve nev
- Chicago Timelapse Project, Windy City Nights II on Vimeo
- 10 Adventure Trips Every Photographer Should Take
- The Leica Q
- Tourist mistakenly drives from the airport to Iceland's remote north due to a GPS mistake
- Dutch Police Training Eagles to Take Down Drones
- GoPro: The 66th Parallel - Discovering Iceland with Ben Brown
2015
- Telling hundreds of stories: Star Tribune photos of the year
- Historic Rocket Landing
- 10 stunning photos from Ukraine’s Wiki Loves Monuments « Wikimedia blog
- Iceland's Blue Lagoon with Kids: Good, Bad and Naked
- Bluehue on Vimeo
- Strap Yourself In – Ice Climbing in Iceland Looks AWESOME!
- Portraits of conflict in Ukraine
- Bizarre Plagiarism Fight Erupts After Two People Take Exact Same Photo
2014
- Landing on a Comet, 317 Million Miles From Home
- Danny Macaskill: The Ridge
- Fireworks filmed with a drone
- Couple's Amazing Close Encounter with Surfing Killer Whales in Boat Wake
- Hold tight! Helmet cam footage by 4-time Iditarod champ Jeff King
- Ice Cover Affects Lake Levels in Surprising Ways
- Dropcam Marblehead Camera
2013
- Featured Monthly Gallery: Iceland - lizstel's Photos - SmugMug
- Expedition Iceland on Vimeo
- Karl Taylor Iceland Fashion Shoot. Sometimes things don't always go to plan!
- Prescott Studio
- Tornadoes, Global Warming & Photographers
- The Bizarre Phenomenon of Mass Photography
- Watch four hours of Aurora Borealis compressed into three stunning minutes
- Aurora - Kleifarvatn 17th of March 2013 on Vimeo
- Sony A99 Iceland Expedition on Vimeo
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2013 - The Big Picture
- We've Landed: Daredevil Chicherit's Full MINI Backflip
- Why I like DST
- Boundary Waters 2012
- Richat Structure
- For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War II
- Tongan Humpbacks 2012
2012
- Lucas Gilman - Land Rover Story Challenge
- Welcome to Mid-Continent Railway Museum
- Greenland
- Chasing Ice
- Photos from Chasing Ice, James Balogs Chronicle of Melting Polar Glaciers
- Election Night 2012: Reactions in Photos - In Focus
- Look! Up in the sky! Itsits its an amazing optics display
- 25 Places That Look Not Normal, But Are Actually Real
- A Space Shuttle on the Streets of Los Angeles
- Goat Aurora Over Greenland
- Iceland Timelapse Compilatiion
- Rescue work in north Iceland
- Legend
- Svartifoss - National Geographic Photo of the Day
- 36 Hours in Midcoast Maine
- Iceland photos: Incredible aerial pictures reveal the country's volcanic landscapes
- Anchorage By Winter
- Jaw-Dropping Pictures of Iceland
- Iceland Most Peaceful Country in World; Syria Dangerous
- Featured photographer Layne Kennedy BirdWatching Magazine
- Riding the Booster with enhanced sound
- The Cool Hunter - Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1)
- Timber
- Ferrari Shell Commercial
2011
- Winter trip to Joe's Valley 2011 on Vimeo
- Finding Oregon
- Midnight Sun
- The ascent of Alex Honnold
- Compressed 02
- Environmental Nudes One
- Skyliners Paris trailer
- Kid-Friendly Hiking on the Childrens Adventure Trail in Mrren, Switzerland
- Swiss Alps with Kids | Kid-Friendly Hiking | Children's Adventure Trail in Mürren, Switzerland
- Shake by Carli Davidson Photography
- Portraits of Dogs as They Shake Off Water
- Spatial Impossibilities in ‘The Shining’
- Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years.
- Travel Norway – The Architectural Way
- What's the most epic photo ever taken?
- What are some of the most epic photos ever taken?
- Yuri Arcurs Jaw-dropping New Studio
- Jill Greenberg Studio
- Nineteen Months
- Time Lapse Auroras Over Norway
- Japan Earthquake: before and after
- Auditioning replacements for the Moon
2010
- Voyager 1 Arrives at the Outward Reaches of the Solar Wind, Prepares To Enter Interstellar Space
- NASA-Funded Research Discovers Life Built With Toxic Chemical
- Travel, traditions, culture - documentary, travel and cultural photography by Mitchell Kanashkevich
- The Abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans
- One Day on Earth project needs your help
- Rough seas
- Bouncing baby bombs
- The naked truth a 5DmkII report by AFPs Ed Jones on the first 3D porn movie
- Bear Kirkpatrick
- Brent Walker
- Stanley Kubrick, on the Set of A Clockwork Orange
- World Beard and Mustache Champions (photo gallery)
- How to Shoot a Fancy Stop-Motion Commercial on the Cheap (-ish)
- 20 Spectacular 4th of July Fireworks Displays on Flickr
- Vancouver 2010, part 1 of 2
- Vision Quest Photo Workshops
- Christmas in Yellowstone - Introduction - Winter in Yellowstone National Park | Nature
2009
- Support for Same-Sex Marriage by Age and State » Sociological Images
- Ely, Minnesota
- How a Macworld Cover Is Made
- It Takes a Team to Photograph a TED
- Reflections on a Black Widow
- The 2007 Road Trip Map
- Solar Transit of the Altantis Space Shuttle
- Black Widow: Saturday Afternoon Freakout!
- Glowing Cities Under a Nighttime Sky