The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011
Every day at 5pm the Sifter posts the Picture of the Day. Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s Top 50 from 2011. It’s hard to imagine the year is almost over, time seems to fly faster each successive year so it’s fun to take a moment and look back at the year that was. Click any of the pictures below to be taken to the individual post to learn more about the photographer and picture taken. Enjoy and stay sifty my friends!
Instant
Shanghai 1990 vs 2010
Photograph via Reddit
Protests in Egypt
Photograph by latenightcabdriving on Reddit
Busiest. Train. Ever.
Photograph by AP / Pavel Rahman
The Blue Lagoon, Ecuador
Photograph by Bobby Haas
Meanwhile in Chicago…
Photograph by E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune
Best. Sidecar. Ever
Built by Jason Dyer
The World Press Photo of the Year
The U.S. – Mexico Border
Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde
Awww Yeah Flowers!
Photograph by ANDREA ZAMPATTI @ WILDLIGHTS.IT
Certified Badass
Photograph by VIACHESLAV SMILYK
Die for the Money
Artwork by SCOTT CAMPBELL
A Castle in Miami?
Photograph by FLORIDAPHOTO.COM
Rago National Park, Norway
Photograph via Reddit
Wheeeeee!
Photograph via Reddit
Incredible Water Bridge in Germany
Photograph by WHITEDRAGON
Vintage Daredevils
Photograph via Museum Syndicate
Epic Aerial of Barcelona, Spain
Photograph by ALDAS KIRVAITIS
The Sky Walker
Photograph by photo61guy
Watching History Unfold
Photograph by Pete Souza for The White House
‘Crystal’ Ice Cave in Skaftafell, Iceland
Photograph via Örvar Atli Þorgeirsson
Festival of Lanterns in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Photograph by SANCHAI LOONGROONG
Fields of Lavender in Provence, France
Yarn Bombing in Germany
Photograph by DPA
Courageous Kitty
Photograph by CRAZY IVORY
The Runaway Tree
Photograph via Reddit
Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Photograph by RICH LAM/Getty Images
70 Lightning Strikes in One Shot
Photograph by CHRIS KOTSIOPOULOS
This Dollar Bill Looks Fishy
Artwork by MIZU KAMI
The Craziest Illusion in Paris
Artwork by FRANCOIS ABELANET | Photograph by Eric Tenin
A Nation Mourns
Photograph by TOMMY ELLINGSEN
Ladybug Lands with Style
Photograph by LENTILCIA @ deviantART
Space Graffiti
Photograph via Google Earth
The Edge of Earth – Bunda Cliffs of Australia
Photograph via Reddit
Stargazing
Photograph by BEN CANALES
The World’s Largest LAN Party
Photograph by PETRI HANNINEN BLOMBERG
The World’s Oldest Marathon Runner
Photograph via Reddit
Instant Vertigo Acrophobia
Photograph by VINCENT LAFORET
Livin’ on the Edge
Photography by MARAT DUPRI
The Stunning Glasswinged Butterfly
Photograph by SWAMIBU
Lightning Show at the Grand Canyon
Photograph by DAN RANSOM
The Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in Texas
Photograph by DAVE WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Wait For It…
Sunset on Mars
Photograph by NASA/JPL/Texas A&M/Cornell
Cloud City Dubai
Photograph by MATTHEW MAKES for Turner Construction
Autumn in the Adirondacks
Photograph by MICHAEL MELFORD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
European Beech Trees of Mariemont, Belgium
Photograph by JEAN-POL GRANDMONT
The Inhabited Volcanic Island of Aogashima
Photograph by MHARADA on Panoramio
The Great Grey Owl
Photograph by JARI PELTOMAKI on Google+
The Cloud Covered Island of Litla Dimun
Photograph by SPUMADOR on Flickr
The Miniature Northern Saw-whet Owl
Photograph by JASON IDZERDA