amazing photos

With half of 2012 in the books let’s look back on the most amazing photos to come from this period.

A seahorse inspects a diver's watch

1

An illuminated snow tunnel in Russia

2

Everybody was kung fu fighting

3

The honeybee’s final sting

4

Street artist Sainer goes big in Poland

5

Mount Rainier casting a shadow on clouds

6

First contact

7

The Irish Sky Garden crater

8

Moon bridge in Dahu Park, Taipei

9

Flight of the devil rays

10

Gásadalur Village in the Faroe Islands

11

World’s edge

12

The Capilano suspension bridge in Vancouver

13

Fractal patterns in dried out desert rivers

14

Meditating monks at Pongour Falls

15

A sunset eclipse

16

Bora Bora from space

17

The largest raft of canoes and kayaks in the world

18

Adaptive roots in the concrete jungle

19

The Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve

20

Above the canopy

21

Colliding rivers in Geneva, Switzerland

22

The stunning green vine snake

23

Aurora australis (southern lights) from space

24

Mount Kilimanjaro from above

25

The amazing strength of an ant

26

Yarn bombing a bus in Mexico City

27

Felix Baumgartner jumps from 71,580 feet

28

The most incredible aurora of 2012

29

The Waterfall Island at Iguazu Falls

30

Overgrown railroad tracks in the forest

31

A pod of sleeping sperm whales

32

7 hours in one image

33

Pixel people perfection

34

Galactic monsoon

35

Striking artistry of multiple takeoffs at Hannover Airport

36

Sailing like a boss

37

A sea of purple in the badlands of Utah

38

Putting the size of a whale in perspective

39

Meanwhile in Switzerland

40

One boat and 145 water-skiers

41

Salar de Uyuni after some rain

42

Outdoor jacuzzi on the Matterhorn

43

The precious blue marble

44

Maelstrom at Kauai, Hawaii

45

Capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia from space

46

Serenity now