Interesting photos

Photography has many tips and tricks of the trade used both by amateurs and famous photographers - the many uses of light, perspective, darkness, exposure, and many other bits are what makes beautiful pictures. All of that wouldn't come to one unified look without shadows though as they are what gives the image depth or in some cases, changes the view entirely. Also, they're free, they're everywhere, and there's no limit to what you can do with them if you have the know-how.

Construction Workers Lunchtime 1931 St Johns Bridge N. Portland Oregon historic bw photo by Ray Atkeson

Zookeepers across Europe shared their favorite animal photos from the past year as part of a photography competition on the Zoo Keepers Europe Facebook page

Thought to be taken in Berlin, here a member of a Soviet tank crew plays piano at the end of the Second World War in 1945. Photo: Getty

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The neighbor's dog using a knothole in the fence to take an olfactory reading of the goings-on in our yard. This photo was included in Flickr's Interesting Photos for March 5, 2006.

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Can you handle these pictures?

Barcelona-based photographer Jordi Puig is on a mission to make photography accessible to all. Puig wants to show us that you don't need fancy equipment to take captivating photos; just a little bit of creativity and practice. And he's putting up really convincing cases.