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Bouncing Along - at least it was cool back then.
The Taylor quads from Edmonton in London bouncing along the road on their pogo sticks.
Photo by George Hales/Getty Image
Top Snap: Performance by the Walrus
Sara the walrus and her Russian trainer, Sergiy, perform during a show at the newly-opened Istanbul Dolphinarium in Istanbul, Turkey.
Top Snap: Baby Flying Foxes
Four baby flying foxes who were separated from their mothers during fierce storms on Australia’s Gold Coast are being cared for by volunteers at a wildlife centre.
Photo by David Hardenberg/Getty Images
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008
See some of the world’s most spectacular nature and wildlife at the Australian Museum.
Now in it’s 44th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 exhibition features over eighty images taken by professionals, amateurs and children – even some as young as 10 years old.
The exhibition not only offers an extraordinary insight into the beauty, drama and diversity of the world’s amazing wildlife, it also raises awareness of conservation issues and the fragility of our natural world.
Image: “Night griffon © Safie Al Khaffaf / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008″
When: 9:30am – 5:00pm, 13 December – 8 March, 2009
Where: The Australian Museum, College Street, Sydney
PhotoTip: Encouraging Children to Discover Photography
Chances are you likely to remember your very first camera. Why? because there is something about photography that attracts our curiosity when we’re little. Photography is a great hobby for children to get into, and teaching them how to take pictures could lead to a life-long interest or career.
A Walk Down Memory Lane of Life
Life Magazine cover - one of many archived by Google
If you like a little nostalgia, Google has recently launched an online archive of Life magazine’s images, with 2 million out of 10 million or so photos already cataloged.
Google claims 97 percent of Life’s images have never been released to public.
According to BBC, you can download and print the photos without any repercussions as long as you don’t try to flog them as your own unique piece of history or make a dime in any other way!
So put on an old record and let’s go a’wandering.
See http://images.google.com/hosted/life
