I’m speechless…you must watch this in fullscreen.
Timescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly from Timescapes

Anyone who’s spent any time in Shibuya, Japan, will instant recognize one of the busiest intersections in the world…but with…grass??? The Green Island project, in a series of faux photographs that replace Tokyo asphalt with something a bit…greener, aims to remind us that we do not live apart from nature, even in a dense city like Tokyo.

via trends in japan

Sorry for embedding such a large picture, but this is just breathtaking. Click through for more astounding pictures of the sun.

via pixdaus

Ever seen six rainbows at one time? Well, now you have. Click to read more about this amazing picture, and to see a larger version.

…from a photo essay on North Korea by Christopher Morris, at Time magazine

…everywhere!
(yes, this goes under the photography category. this guy’s a renowed photographer/artist.)

i recently saw this photo from japanwindow.com, a nice photo blog of a photographer in japan, which reminded me of my “wall o’ coffee” post from way back when. very well done (the japanwindow pic, not my wall o’ coffee snapshot)