May 12, 2017
Abu Dhabi’s skyline soars through the fog above the mangroves below. Your Shot photographer Khalid Al Hammadi says that he took this picture while in college, and that the peaceful view was “a silent haven to me from the pressure of tests and daily life routine.”
May 5, 2017
A miner collects sulfur in a crater in Indonesia. According to Your Shot photographer Gleb Tarro, hundreds of miners “make the perilous journey climbing 9,000 feet to the summit and then 3,000 feet down into the crater.” Sulfur is used in manufacturing everything from matches to fertilizer to film.
April 28, 2017
A tram moves down the street early in the morning during a snowstorm in the Romanian city of Ia?i.
Photograph By Sorin Onisor
April 21, 2017
An inquisitive fox approaches Your Shot photographer Boris Barabáš’s camera in this exceptional wildlife image.
April 14, 2017
A dolphin gets up close and personal with Your Shot photographer Dru Matey at the Georgia aquarium. “It was curious about the camera I was holding and both dolphins in the tank kept swimming up to me and the kids,” said Matey.
My email was hinky this morning. If you sent me something and I didn’t answer, try sending it again, I might not have got your email.
Close Encounter
Your Shot photographer Matthew Smith photographed this stunning close-up of a newly hatched hawksbill turtle in the Bismarck Sea. He said, “Elders in the villages of Northern Papua New Guinea told me of the sad decline in numbers of these turtles, noticeable in their lifetime. A small project has been set up there on the island of Lissenung to educate locals about the vulnerability of these animals and to protect nests from poachers.”
March 24, 2017
Fire MountainPatience was key to get this photo of the Matterhorn in Switzerland at sunset. Your Shot photographer Sylvia Michel said, “The sun shined into the clouds like it would burn. After one minute it was all over.”
Chips ends us a link to the latest from the Duffle Blog; Veterans increasingly filing disability claims due to MRE exposure
Some 20 military veterans announced their intentions to protest at the headquarters of the VA later this week, in an effort to shine a light on what they believe has been a vastly-overlooked ailment for veterans who have transitioned to the civilian world.
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In his claim to the VA, Darling wrote that the overexposure [to MREs] has led to debilitating symptoms which make it hard to enjoy interacting with other people due to having gas, as well as his having a hard time sitting for long periods of time.