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Lonely Copper
August 1929: A London policeman finds himself without any traffic to direct on a rainy night on the River Thames Embankment between Chelsea and Westminster. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618
Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). Spanish Baroque painter. The Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

An Andy Goldsworthy art instalation in a sheep fold at Tilberthwaite in the Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

View over Stanage Edge millstones at sunrise, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Great Dane called Hermie is a big dog and is often taken for walks by three year old Emma Rich. July 1980

Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Noon
Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, 2. Noon. A group of Huguenots attend the French Church in Hog Lane, London (right), opposite an eating house and a group of disreputable people (left)

Zebra heels
Sarah Manovski

The sun rises over the skyline in Toronto, August 4, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Firefighters standing by during the Blitz, London in WWII LFB150
Firefighters standing by during the Blitz, London -- in the early hours of the morning, after a night of bombing

Fireworks explode behind the Big Ben clock tower during New Year celebrations in London January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Opera house Sydney
Alida van Zaane

The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks

Hoards of trekkers make their way to Everest Base Camp, Mount Everest is the peak on the left, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Liberal Election Campaign Card, 1909
A Liberal Party campaign card for the 1909 General Election. A grim image of an elderly couple heading for the workhouse is contrasted with the partys vision of sunlit fields of waving corn

Moshulu Sailing Ship, Penns Landing, Waterfront District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Ballet in the dark
Pattanawit Suntiniwat

The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Devils Acre-Westminster, 1872. Devils Acre, a Victorian slum near Westminster Abbey had a high rate of mortality from diseases such as typhoid. From, " LONDON

Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) and white-throated kingbird (Tyrannus albogularis) on the back, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

El Angel de la Independencia in Mexico City, Mexico

Maidenhair tree leaves (Ginkgo biloba) on rock. This unique tree is named after the golden hue its leaves turn in autumn. An extract from the leaves in used in herbal medicine

Plaza Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Stanage Edge millstones at sunrise, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Havana at night, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Two businessmen and different business models
The Old Way. The New Way. Two businessmen and different business models and their success or failure. Giving credit or paying cash. Date: 1870

Karangasem Volcano, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chapel of the Holy Cross, sunset, Sedona, Arizona, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Guinness Brewery, St. James Gate, Dublin, Eire (Republic of Ireland), Europe

Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Toilet / Manicure 1930
Frumpish middle-aged woman gives a manicure to a pretty young woman in her bedroom

Nuclear power station of Saint Laurent-des-Eaux, Pays de Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Architectural contrasts, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Clematis Montana Rubens, a hardy climbing plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, with pink flowers. Seen here growing up the side of a house

Adrian Street, Welsh professional wrestler, pictured with his father, a coal miner. 2nd November 1974

Fall Colors at Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton NP, Wyoming
Fall colors and Mount Moran reflection at Oxbow Bend in Autumn at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, United States. Taken September 2012

South America, Peru, ruins at Pisac, famous Pisac market, Peruvian crafts, typical souvenir wool blankets

The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c. 1550, by Pieter Bruegh
Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c.1525-1569). Flemish painter. The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c.1550. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

The stone head of Buddha statue in roots of a Bodhi tree, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya
The stone head of a Buddha statue in the roots of a Bodhi tree in Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand

The AT&T Building, locally known as the Batman Building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

USA-California-Los Angeles-Downtown: El Pueblo de Los Angeles- Historic Mexican Area-Olvera
USA, California, Los Angeles, Downtown: El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Historic Mexican Area, Olvera Street Market, Toy Guitars

Great Dane & Chihuahua, the largest and smallest breeds at Crufts 10th February 1968 - which saw a record entry of 7, 017 dogs, the biggest dog show in the world, now being held at Olympia

Buddhist Monks at Angkor Wat Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in the May Day Parade, Mexico City, 1st May 1929 (b / w photo)
473534 Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in the May Day Parade, Mexico City, 1st May 1929 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); (add.info)

Beach volleyball
Leah Guo

Obese fat man tries to dive into swimming pool next to small boy. Circa 1980

Coal is unloaded onto large piles at the Ulan Coal mines near the central New South Wales rural town of Mudgee in Australia, March 8, 2018. Picture taken March 8, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

Discovery of Guido Fawkes by Suffolk and Mounteagle, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Discovery of Guido Fawkes by Suffolk and Mounteagle, 1850. A satirical illustration on the capture of Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes is the best known of the conspirators behind a Roman Catholic conspiracy

Join the red forces to get a better life, 1921. Artist: Vladimir Mayakovsky
Join the red forces to get a better life, 1921

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at night, at a fire in Shad Thames, 19 February 1958, at the premises of Corry & Co, showing the Gainsford Street/Maguire Street corner of the building

Replica of H. M. S. Bounty and Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales (N
Replica of H.M.S. Bounty and Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales (N.S.W.), Australia, Pacific

Inside
Olavo Azevedo

Oil and Water LD73C
Martin Parratt

Rock and wind
Sébastien Cheminade

1X
Samanta Krivec

phalaenopsis stuartiana, orchid, moth orchid, white subject
Phalaenopsis stuartiana Phalaenopsis Orchid - Moth orchid White subject

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
A rainbow forms in the spray as the Zambezi River flows down the Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders), in Zimbabwe

Mirror Man of Loch Earn, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

WW2 greetings card, As You Were! Three servicewomen in uniform, a WRN, an ATS and a WaF, look longingly at an elegant evening dress in a store window. Date: circa 1942

USA, Hawaii, Kauai. Detail of eucalyptus tree bark. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

USA, California, White Mountains. Bristlecone pine tree in black & white. Credit as
USA, California, White Mountains. Bristlecone pine tree in black and white. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Giant fork sculpture from Alimentarium food museum, Lake Geneva (Lac Leman), Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland, Europe

The Charming Brute (colour etching)
XCF290990 The Charming Brute (colour etching) by English School, (18th century); 32.5x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Museum of Islamic Art, dhow and modern city skyline of West Bay, from Al-Corniche, early morning, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

North America, Mexico
Mexico, Tlaquepaque. Red wall with lime green door and trim

Old and new methods of communication. At right is the former home of Samuel Morse (1791-1872), who invented the electric telegraph and the Morse code

France, Paris. The Louvre museum at twilight. Credit as: Jim Zuckerman / Jaynes Gallery / Danita Delimont

A white tulip amongst black tulips
A lone white tulip grows up amongst a mass of darker blooms. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Coleus "Winsome" - (under glass) in beautiful Victorian greenhouses at West Dean Gardens, West Sussex. UK
DAD-1694 Coleus "Winsome" - (under glass) in beautiful Victorian greenhouses. West Dean Gardens. UK. September. Coleus blumei Also known as Flame nettle or Painted nettle David C Dixon

Cardiff Bay skyline, with Pierhead building and Welsh Assembly, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Construction site, Camara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Amphitheatre and monument, Verona, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Bicycle with flowers in basket, Havana Centro, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

I'm thinking
Frank Ma

Giraffe affection
Yang Jiao

Fashionable Contrasts, or The Duchesss little Shoe yielding to the Magnitude of
BBC193400 Fashionable Contrasts, or The Duchesss little Shoe yielding to the Magnitude of the Dukes Foot, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (etching with w/c) by Gillray

A Puppy for My Lady, (oil on canvas)
659164 A Puppy for My Lady, (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Heywood (1842-1933); 25.4x68.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Puppy for My Lady. Heywood Hardy (1842-1933). Oil on canvas

A Sphere projecting against a Plane, pub. 1792 (hand coloured engraving)
3025378 A Sphere projecting against a Plane, pub. 1792 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806); Albinia

Lines in Liege
Jeroen van de Wiel

Powder Rush
Pauline Pentony MA ARPS DPAGB

Battersea Power Station flood illuminated for the Festival of Britain, 27th May 1951

The Driver of 1832 and The Driver of 1852. Artist: J Harris
The Driver of 1832 and The Driver of 1852 ; shows a comparison between a mail coach driver and an engine driver. The phenomenal growth and popularity of the railways between the 1830s

USA, South Dakota, Badlands National Park. Moonrise over rugged landscape at sunset. / Jaynes Gallery / Credit as: Cathy & Gordon Illg / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

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Contrasting Worlds: From Velazquez's Old Woman Cooking Eggs to Andy Goldsworthy's Sheep Fold Installation, the diversity of art never ceases to amaze. The serene beauty of Stanage Edge at sunrise in Derbyshire stands in stark contrast to Hogarth's bustling city scene at Noon. As the Sydney Opera House graces the harbor with its modern elegance, fireworks ignite behind Big Ben during London's New Year celebrations, symbolizing a clash between tradition and innovation. In another kind of contrast, a gentle giant named Hermie accompanies three-year-old Emma on walks, showcasing the bond between humans and animals. Witnessing the sun rise over Toronto's skyline evokes a sense of hope and renewal amidst urban chaos. Meanwhile, firefighters standing by during London's Blitz remind us of bravery amid destruction. Ballet performed in darkness highlights the power of movement against an absence of light while Trinidad's vibrant carnival bursts with color and energy. Lastly, trekkers en route to Everest Base Camp encounter both physical challenges and breathtaking natural beauty—a testament to human resilience juxtaposed with nature’s grandeur.