Gary Robinson

National Geographic Photo Contest 2013

National Geographic has once again opened its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on Saturday, November 30. One first-place winner will be chosen from each of the three categories, and the winning photographs will be published in National Geographic magazine. The …

Mount Huashan Is One Of The Most Dangerous, Terrifying Hikes In The World

Does that photo make your stomach drop?<p>Redditor AdventurousHuman posted the photo of hiking China's Mount Huashan. The trail is one of the most dangerous in the world.<p>The trails up Mount Hua Shan involve steep staircases, vertical ascents, and a plank trail consisting of wooden platforms bolted …

New Speeding Through NYC Oil Paintings by Alexandra Pacula

Artist Alexandra Pacula has just released a new set of work for a solo show at Might Tanaka Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. Called “veloCity,” the exhibition consists of both paintings and drawings that show love to one of the greatest metropolises in the world. In her oil paintings, New York City …

Australia's Infinite Stairway to Heaven

<i>Diminish and Ascend</i> is a sculptural installation by artist David McCracken that, from certain angles, looks like a never-ending staircase. Part of the annual event known as Sculpture by the Sea in Bondi, Australia, the staircase is one of the most eye-catching pieces at the outdoor exhibition this …

Incredible Panoramas Of The World's Most Beautiful Places

AirPano is made of eight team members, who have wide-ranging backgrounds (civil engineering and medical cybernetics, among others). The amateur photographers are currently traveling around the world, shooting major cities and other sites of interest.<p>The group mainly shoots from helicopters, using a …

Prskalo Waterfall, Serbia

Interesting Photo of the Day: Down the Drain

It’s called a Bell-Mouth Spillway, and its an added safeguard against flooding at dam sites. Dams often have human controlled mechanisms for allowing …

Films That Flip: A Conversation with Nebraska Director Alexander Payne

Inside Flipboard / November 15, 2013<p><i>Any time director Alexander Payne picks up a screenplay, he says he prays it’ll be The One. But rarely were his</i> …

Q&A with Ron Burgundy, Anchorman and Literary Legend

<i>Editor's Note: Signature was lucky enough to catch up with Ron Burgundy, whose brilliant memoir, Let Me Off at the Top!, is now available. Here's how</i> …

Apollo 12 on the moon - a picture from the past

Pete Conrad shot this image of his fellow astronaut Al Bean on 19 November 1969. Nasa supplied the Apollo astronauts with their chest-mounted Hasselblad cameras for the purpose of scientific observation but they frequently found themselves creating beautiful and atmospheric pictures that captured …