Photo Of The Day

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un poses with residents as he visits a military unit on an island in the most southwest of Pyongyang in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang August 19, 2012. KCNA did not state precisely when the picture was taken.

REUTERS / KCNA

Funny he's the only one smiling.... The rest must be intimidated by the firing squad behind the photographer...

guy on the right looks relaxed. all the women and children look petrified.

A new blog by Steve McCurry, usual amazing pics
http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/food-for-thought/

such as

^^ fantastic series, thanks.

Speaking of McCurry

Crowds at the Kumbh Mela await their turn to bathe in the Ganges. Allahabad, India

Kumbh Mela is a festive that draws up to 70 millions people just to give you an idea of the amount of people in that image.

Fuck me, I thought Brighton was busy last time I was there

Sunset on the Gower peninsula, South Wales.

Been surfing here every summer for 10 years, great beach, perfect campsite, decent waves

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That'll be llangennith for those after a specific location.

I learned to surf at Llangennith, and have been camping there tons of times, amazing place. When it's not torrentially raining that is.

The team from China competes in the synchronized swimming team free routine final at the Aquatics Center in the Olympic Park, on August 10, 2012. China took the silver medal in the event.

AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill

A small-scale miner holds his gold that was melted together at a processing plant north of Ulan Bator on April 5, 2012. Mongolia is home to some of the world's biggest unexploited mineral deposits, and has become one of the hottest destinations for billions of dollars of mining investment.

David Gray / Reuters

Monty Python's Eric Idle enters the stage to perform "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games, on August 12, 2012.

Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images

Mo Farah of Great Britain, shown on a giant screen as he receives his Gold medal for the 10,000 meter race on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games, on August 5, 2012.

John Stillwell / Getty Images

Is that angle weird or were the stands really that steep?

At the top and back of the basketball it was pretty hairy, but that looks petrifying.

Thought for a second that he had the bird by the beak.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m93dpnnIKF1qz7lxdo1_1280.jpg

Not sure who the photo is by but here's the story behind it http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1993/January%201993/0193tonopah.aspx

Not sure who the photo is by but here's the story behind it http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1993/January%201993/0193tonopah.aspx

Niave, glory seeking twaddle every mark on that aeroplane's cockpit is a mark of death, of generally totally innocent people trying to keep their lives together in a harsh world. This picture does not in anyway earn the credit to be placed in picture of the day.

Doesn't it serve a purpose to educate us?

Or should we call the thread politically-correct-photo-of-the-day now?

Education is fine but glorifying war is not.

Reference to being politically correct is generally done by people who have
a. no idea what they are talking about
b. lack a good coherent argument

It's a powerful image. It's strange to assume that everyone who is posting a picture here is intending to glorify its subject matter.