[Cailean]

Got one of those 'cool-sites-of-the-week' e-mails today that included a couple of interest to photogs:

escape: route

This jaw-dropping website re-defines the nexus at which photography and
travel meet. Click on a city and watch as the world transforms from a 3-D
futuristic globe into a linear photo journal.

EscapeLab.com will definitely give you the travel bug, with stunning
images
from all over the globe. In locations as diverse as Las Vegas, USA and
Easter Island, Chile you will find crisp photos of the landscape and
culture indigenous to each place. The unique format of the site makes it
an even more enticing experience.

http://www.escapelab.com.au/

Best of Still Photojournalism 2004

Take a look at this year's best work by photojournalists from all around
the globe at this cool site. Scroll through these award-winning shots,
both heartbreaking and inspiring images from the world of Politics, War,
Sport, Culture and Entertainment in 2004.

There are a variety of annual awards such as Cliff Edom's New America
Award, The Domestic News Story Award and the Portrait and Personality
Award. Visitors will find that the striking images of the winners and
runners-up provide a moving and beautiful perspective on the past year's
events.

http://www.nppa.org/competitions/best_of...ers/still/

This one's not about photography but has lots of pictures (and laughs!)...

"Tron" Guy Turns Reporter

The Sci-fi classic "TRON" grew into a video game and legitimate cult film
status. Follow one dedicated man's mission to build the perfect TRON
costume and showcase it at a local masquerade.

http://www.ibiblio.org/jmaynard/TRONcostume/

[slejhamer]

Ooh, I remember that NPPA "best of" from last year. Great stuff! Thanks for posting these.

[shuttertalk]

Cool! Some picks of my own:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/sitein...togallery/
My childhood inspiration for photography

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index2&cid=1573
Yahoo Top News Photos

[StudioJ]

Hey since it mentions Easter Island... did you know that all but two of the edifices on that island are reconstructions? I was at a fashion parade on Friday talking to a retired travel agent who was telling me about some of her many trips and she mentioned it.

[shuttertalk]

No way! I thought they were all original!