Moscow, 2009

© Alexander Gronsky, from his “Pastoral” series
I like making things. I wonder where this will take me?

© Alexander Gronsky, from his “Pastoral” series
Taken with a tilt/shift lens to control the depth of field.
View more of Tim Grimshaw’s Manhattan series here.

Border guard officer posing for portrait by the checkpoint, Ukraine, 2008 — from the book Black Sea of Concrete
Photo © Rafal Milach / Sputnik Photos / Altemus (via Flak Photo)
Johanna Basford’s illustration for Vogue.
“The picture was taken in the Altai territory of Russia, right in the border regions of Kazakhstan. It shows the second stage of a Soyuz rocket in the crash zone where they come down to earth. You can see them fall during the day, and usually hear the big bang as they hit the ground. These things are made out of pretty good metal too, so a lot of the locals make a living chasing rocket parts, before selling them as scrap. If you look very carefully, you can see that the white things all around them are butterflies or moths.”

Reservoir Drain, Miaoli, Taiwan, 1999 — from the series The Hold Over Water © Rona Chang
Via Flak Photo

Saunton Sands, Devon, 23rd May 2008 © Simon Roberts
From ‘We English’
I love Simon’s pictures. He’s done some wonderful work in Russia, now he’s turned his camera on England.

Colour, Crystal Palace Park, by S M Bulson LRPS