Fascinating, photos taken by Ian Mansfield of central London on Christmas morning… I very rarely saw the streets of London this deserted while living there.

Photos of some of the incredible ice sculptures on display at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, taking place in Harbin, China.

The Twitter 365 Project by Monnie… Twitter members (but not me, I spare you…) post a new photo of themselves each day for the rest of the year.
All you have to do is post a photo each day for 365 days. To commit to the full project, they should all be self-portraits, but you can [...]

Last Wednesday, 24 December, marked the fortieth anniversary of the famous “Earthrise” photo, which was taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders while in orbit around the Moon in 1968.
Trivia aficionados may be interested to know that the perspective as viewed by the Apollo crew was actually vertical rather than horizontal, with Earth being to [...]

I’ve not had much luck with the photos I’ve tried to take of some of the many houses hereabouts that are adorned with illuminated Christmas decorations. Strobist to the rescue.
The problem with 98% of the photos of Christmas lights is that most people wait until way too late to start shooting. After it gets completely [...]

A Big Picture photo collection featuring the recent Asian Beach Games held in Bali, Indonesia.
About a month ago in Bali, Indonesia, the inaugural 2008 Asian Beach Games came to its conclusion. Intended to promote sports and culture, the games (held every two years) encourage tourism, support local economies and allow host countries like Indonesia to [...]

On the subject of colonial Australia, and the past, a very impressive collection of photos documenting Australian history since 1845, has been created by the State Library of New South Wales.
The State Library is home to one of Australia’s most significant historical and heritage collections. As well as nearly 11 kilometres of manuscripts – from [...]

On the subject of advent calendars, make sure you bookmark this Big Picture page where a new image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, will be posted daily until Christmas Day.

Commercial photographer Andrew Hetherington has taken photos of all the hotel rooms he stayed in over a four year period. I’d love to have the same travel allowance as he does…
Hotel rooms have always fascinated me, ever since I was a child. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a seedy motel by the side of a [...]

Keeping the space theme going, The Big Picture presents 32 photos of the International Space Station, or ISS, to mark its tenth year in Earth orbit.