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Light Pollution
A starry night gleams over Owachomo Bridge in Utah's Natural Bridges National Monument -- named the first Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky Association. 'Here you see something forgotton,' says ranger Scott Ryan, 'and reconnect with the…
Light Pollution
With 285 fixtures shining on 550 acres of runs, Oregon's Mount Hood Skibowl is the largest night ski area in the US. Proper spotlighting is paramount on after-hours trails, but the light falling on snow naturally bounces upward.
Light Pollution
Plenty of earthly light bathes the Mormon temple in Bountiful, UT -- light that overpowers others in the community.
Light Pollution
The electric blush of Salta Lake City, more than 100 miles away, brushes the horizon over Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.
Light Pollution
A pointed source of light sits atop Las Vegas's Luxor Hotel, where curved mirrors focus 39 lamps into a single beam aimed into space.
Light Pollution
For most of human history, the phrase 'light pollution' would have made no sense. Now most of humanity lives under intersecting domes of reflected, refracted light. Our world pays a price for this loss of night. Reducing the size and impact of…
Ukraine by the Black Sea
Yura, border guard officer posing for portrait by the chekpoint next to the Ukrainian-Russian border. Ukraine / Kerch / 04.12.2008
Ukraine by th Black Sea
Olga, waitress in a restaurant posing for portrait in front of the painting showing Russian fleet entering Sevastopol. Ukraine / Sevastopol / 09.12.2008
Ukraine by the Black Sea
Fountain at the petrol station at the Crimean coast. Ukraine / Lugovoye / 05.12.2008