FLIGHT OF THE DEVIL RAYS   Photograph by FLORIAN SCHULTZ   The phenomenal picture above was taken in 2009 in the Sea of Cortez off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It was the winner of ‘Underwater World’ category at the 2010 Environment Photographer of the Year awards organized by CIWEM. German photographer [...]

Photograph by The Gateway Photography     The largest game of dodgeball was played by 4,979 participants and was organized by the University of Alberta at the Universiade Pavillion (Butterdome), in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on 3 February 2012. The University of Alberta has successfully achieved this record on three separate occasions with the yellow team [...]

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  A SANDSTONE MONOLITH IN THE BLACK SEA   Photograph by SERGEY S. DUKACHEV   Sail Rock, or Parus Rock, is a natural sandstone monolith of the late Cretaceous age, located on the shore of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It resembles the outline of a ship’s sail, hence its name. The monolith [...]

Photograph by Rich Caplan for Core Group NYC     Located at 120 West 29th Street in the Chelsea neighbourhood of New York City, this 1,800-square foot steampunk themed apartment is the type of place you definitely check out if they have an open house. For those not in NYC we can only ogle at [...]

  Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to [...]

  THE ROBERT MONDAVI WINE CELLAR IN NAPA VALLEY   Photograph by SIMON TONG   In this stunning shot by Simon Tong, we see the breathtaking wine cellar at the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley, California. The Winery’s first harvest was back in 1966 and they have been producing incredible wine ever since. The [...]

  In spring of 2010, Tadao Cern decided he was done with being an architect. He wanted to try something new and he quickly found himself in the wide world of photography. His primary focus has been wedding photography (www.fotoperlas.lt) and he now finds himself traveling around the world doing both commission work and personal [...]