Moscow train derails, Israel resumes airstrikes, Germany celebrates World Cup victory | July 15
The day in pictures around the world.
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Greg Kohn 0 Comment Daily Brief, Weather, World airstrikes, Fireworks, flooding, Gaza Strip, Germany, Israel, lightning, Moscow, Paris, train derailment, World Cup
The day in pictures around the world.
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Greg Kohn 0 Comment Daily Brief, Weather, World Gaza Strip, Guatemala, Israel, lightning, Mexico, running of the bulls, San Fermin festival, Spain
The day in pictures around the world.
Michael Gold 0 Comment Nation Chicago, lightning, Sears Tower, skyscrapers, thunder storms, weather, Willis Tower
Talk about having your camera ready at the right moment. Photographer Scott Olson witnessed lightning hitting the Sears Tower – er, the Willis Tower – on Wednesday night. Severe storms passed through the Midwest on Wednesday, bringing heavy rains and high winds, and are now forecasted to hit central Maryland on Thursday.
Stokely Baksh 3 Comments Nation, Q&A, Up Close Baltimore, Jamie Betts, lightning, Maryland, McDonald’s, severe storms, Storm Chasing, Switzerland, Virginia, weather
Addicted to photographing severe weather, Richmond photographer Jamie Betts lets us in on this high-risk, and often dangerous hobby, that results in stunning images of Mother Nature at her angriest. He shares photographs from storms in Maryland, Virginia, Kansas and Switzerland. “My popular ‘McDonald’s strike’ photo documents one of my many close calls,” Betts said. “That strike was only a couple hundred yards away and it was so bright I was temporarily blinded.”
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Nick Tann 3 Comments Daily Brief Australia, California, Comic Con, dogs, Egypt, Florida Keys, gay, Germany, Greece, Hillary Clinton, Indonesia, Legos, lightning, President Obama, Seth Green, sharia law, synchronised swimming, Tour de France, Vietnam, wildfire, zombies
Zombies attack Comic Con and Seth Green in California, Obama campaigns in the rain in Glen Allen, Virginia, divers hold a jam session in the Florida Keys and more in today’s daily brief.