Eclectic Perambulations in the Noosphere
Photo by Michael D. Martin
Dale Chihuly learned his craft in Italy among the best in the world, then came back to Toledo and set up shop. He also founded the Pilchuk Glass School, which he is still involved with. Unfortunately, in 1976, he was involved in a car crash in England that cost him an eye. Three years later, he dislocated his shoulder, making it impossible for him to continue holding the tools.
However that did not stop him. As he said: "Once I stepped back, I liked the view," and he has described himself as "more choreographer than dancer, more supervisor than participant, more director than actor." Partly because he had been trained in Venice in the team version of the craft, it wasn't as difficult as it might have been to others to step back and direct. Wildly successful, his beautiful works are in permanent collections all over the world, most of them in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore and the UAE.
by Alexander Semenov
"Great shots of small and amusing invertebrates with vibrant colors and crazy shapes. The series entitled “Underwater experiments” come from the Russian Alexander Semenov taken at the White Sea Biological Station. “Beautiful monsters from the White Sea. This is only small part of my underwater work at the White Sea Biological Station. When I went underwater for the first time I was absolutely shocked. White Sea showed me another world with it’s own aliens, and some of them were really amazing creatures.” This is only a short selection of the photos, you may check the complete gallery with larger photo resolutions here. "
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic
Half a million sandhill cranes pause on the Platte River in Nebraska to fatten up on corn waste, worms, and other food in nearby fields. The break occurs on their spring flight from Mexico and the southern U.S. to breeding grounds in the far north.
