Update: if you liked this post, you’ll adore our latest post on the 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places on Earth HERE.

Following on from our very successful blog “100 of the Best Street Art Images of 2013” (see HERE), we’ve widened the net and thanks to the guys over at Sifter, we bring you the Top 75 Pictures of 2013. All credit goes to the individual photographers and their inspiring visions of our beautiful planet. What’s your favorite?

75. THE FACE OF AN ICEBERG

Photograph by strummingmusic on Reddit

74. AIRPLANE VIEW OF A DISTANT STORM

Photograph by HALEY LUNA

73. METICULOUSLY DISMANTLED VW GOLF

Photograph by HANS HANSEN

72. OPEN WATER ROLL CLOUD

Photograph by Capt. Andreas M. van der Wurff via EPOD

71. THE TALLEST WATERFALL IN THE WORLD

Photograph by Adam Klukowski (ENT108) | klucznik.net

70. AN ALBINO HUMPBACK WHALE

Photograph by JENNY DEAN

69. INVISIBLE REFLECTION

Photograph by LAURA WILLIAMS

68. PORTLAND’S FAMOUS JAPANESE MAPLE

Photograph by SCOTT MCCRACKEN

67. MEXICO’S GIANT CRYSTAL CAVE

Photograph by Alexander Van Driessche

66. GRAND CANYON LIGHT SHOW

Photograph by ROLF MAEDER

65. LONE CHAMOIS ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Photograph by RADO GADOCZI

64. THE GORGE AT WATKINS GLEN

Photograph by Peter Rivera

63. IRIDESCENT ANTARCTICA

Photograph by DEVEN STROSS

62. LOOK AT THIS BABY MUSK OX

Photograph by Randy Kokesch

61. UFO SPOTTED IN SEATTLE

Photograph by NothingI5True on Reddit









60. COLOGNE CATHEDRAL DURING WWII

Photograph via Kevin Trotman (The Rocketeer on Flickr)

59. HONG KONG AT NIGHT

Photograph by SPRENG BEN

58. THE WAITOMO GLOWWORM CAVES

Photograph via waitomo.com

57. WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ADRIATIC

Photograph by ROBERTO GIUDICI (via epod.usra.edu)

56. THE FULL CIRCLE RAINBOW

Photograph by JENNIFER HANNUX/Northeast Kingdom Photography

55. THE STUDLEY TOOL CHEST

Photograph by GREG SUTTER

54. EARTH FROM THE DARK SIDE OF SATURN

Photograph by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

53. PRAISE THE SUN

Photograph by Anton Jankovoy | jankovoy.com

52. SAN FRANCISCO IS STEEP

Photograph by Håkan Dahlström | dahlstroms.com

51. IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT

Photograph of KAWIKA SINGSON | Taken by Chris Hirata

50. SAN FRANCISCO FOG

Photograph by David Yu

49. YALE’S RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY

Photograph by Lauren Manning

48. SUNSET IN SANTORINI

Photograph by PEDRO SZEKELY on Flickr

47. THE SKY WHALE

Photograph by (nz)dave on Flickr

46. WHEN ART MEETS NATURE

Artwork by Nuxuno Xän | Photograph by Rosali Rodrigues

45. SHELF CLOUD OVER TIMISOARA

Photograph by ERVIN BOER

44. PONTHUS’ BEECH

Photograph by CHRISTOPHE KICIAK

43. FLYBY ECLIPSE

Photograph by PHILLIP CALAIS

42. UNDERWATER PERFECTION

Photograph by SARAH LEE

41. POOLSIDE MOUNTAIN VIEW

Photograph by The Cambrian Hotel

40. YOKOHAMA CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN BLOOM

Photograph by AGUSTIN RAFAEL REYES

39. BARN CONVERSION

Designed and Built by Roderick James Architects | Carpenter Oak

38. FACE PLANT

Photograph by Archie Campbell | archiecampbell.co.uk

37. THE MULTICOLORED ICEBERG

Photograph by Øyvind Tangen

36. JUST ROOM ENOUGH ISLAND

Photograph by Omegatron on Wikimedia Commons

35. THE ROMAN POOL AT HEARST CASTLE

Photograph by Trey Ratcliff @ stuckincustoms.com

34. ABANDONED RAILWAY IN PARIS

Photograph by Mister Boubou on Flickr

33. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

Photograph by Kendisan Seruyan

32. THE ROCKY WAVE

Photograph by G.A. KOUT | gakout.tumblr.com

31. THE ANCIENT BANYAN TREE

Photograph by JAMES BRANDON

30. FOREST ON SHIPWRECK ISLAND

Photograph by Bruce Hood | brucehoodphotography.com

29. FIRST FLIGHT

Photograph by naturen-ar-fantastisk.blogspot.com

28. MOONRISE TIME-LAPSE OVER LA

Photograph by Dan Marker-Moore @ DANOR.ST

27. GLACIAL WATERFALLS

Photograph by KEENPRESS Photography | keenpress.com

26. JUST A BIG CAT

Photograph by Solara Santoni (TheWildKid on deviantART)

25. A HORIZON RAINBOW IN PARIS

Photograph by BERTRAND KULIK

24. KAMCHATKA ICE CAVE, RUSSIA

Photograph by MARC SZEGLAT @ vulkane.net

23. WORLD’S COOLEST SUBWAY ENTRANCE

Photograph by ABIGAIL GAWITH (alg24 on Flickr)

22. THE TSUNAMI CLOUD

Photograph by GARY BRINK (photofrenzy2000 on Flickr)

21. AURORA ASTRALIS FROM SPACE

Photograph courtesy of NASA/JSC/JOE ACABA

20. WAVES OF TIME

Photograph by CHELL HILL

19. COOLEST. DUCK. EVER.

Photograph via ubomw on Reddit

18. THE EDGE OF INSANITY

Photograph by JOE MCNALLY | www.joemcnally.com

17. DOWN THE SPIRAL

Photograph by User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0

16. WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS

Photograph by THE TOWN SHERIFF on Flickr

15. THE STAINED GLASS MAPPARIUM

Photograph by BOB SACHA for National Geographic

14. MOON JELLY

Photograph by ALEXANDER SEMENOV

13. FORCES OF NATURE

Photograph by MARTIN RIETZE @ mrietze.com

12. COAL TRAIN AT SUNSET

Photograph by TOM DANNEMAN (MRL 390 on Flickr)

11. LOOKING DOWN FROM LION’S HEAD

Photograph by trottin-the-globe.tumblr.com

10. DUCT TAPE LANDSCAPE

Artwork by Takahiro Iwasaki | Photograph by Owen Houhoulis

9. THIS IS NORWAY

Photograph by Simo Räsänen

8. TRIPPY ICE EFFECT AFTER FLOOD

Photograph by Willyyz on Reddit

7. THE EYE OF THE MOON

Photograph by LYNN SESSIONS | dreambreeze.com

6. THE SPACE ‘SELFIE’

Photograph by NASA

5. CLOUD CITY, DUBAI

Photograph by SEBASTIAN OPTIZ | AblazeWithLight.com

4. CONTRAST IN KRAKOW

Photograph by MARTIN RYCZEK

3. BRUSSELS FLOWER CARPET

Photograph by GASTON BATISTINI

2. NATURE OVERTAKES THE GREAT WALL

Photograph by TREY RATCLIFF @ StuckInCustoms.com

1. SUNRISE AT EASTER ISLAND

Photograph by PIERRE LESAGE

And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art to hang on your walls, check out artFido HERE!