Monday, June 26, 2017

#Photography on the Blog 6/26 | A Whole World of Strangely Cool


Aliaga, Philippines

Devotees wear costumes made of banana leaves as they head to a mass known locally as the ‘mud people’ festival, in honour of John the Baptist

Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

We leave it to you divine what these mud people could possibly have to do with John the Baptist




Alicante, Spain

Hogueras (bonfires) burning during the San Juan celebrations

Photograph: Jose Jordan/AFP/Getty Images                                                                                            

They have pyro at Glastonbury but they burn everything in Spain.  Ole!




California, US

A Chinese crested dog named Chase walks on stage during the World’s Ugliest Dog competition

Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

From the Dept of Are You Fucking Serious, we have an assistance dog but we have one tiny question since what possible assistance could it ever offer.  It seems clear from the dog's appearance any assistance it ever got definitely did not work.




Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Indonesian Muslims buy balloons while attending Eid prayers at Parangkusumo beach, marking the end of Ramadan

Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Who knew Islam is this much fun?




Schönefeld, Germany

Panda Jiao Qing looks from his enclosure upon arrival on a flight to a new home at Berlin Zoo

Photograph: Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

All we really need for the beginnings of a really awful Hollywood movie ... tear drops on the window, like the early morning rain.


Take it easy, little Panda, since you are only kilometers away from Easy Street where you won't ever have to do anything except eat bamboo shoots and make more pandas.

Little Panda:  that's all pandas do anyway

Yes but now we get to watch and thanks for that.  It makes kids more inclined to care about you when they know what you really are.

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