A dead oak tree glows under a full moon in a salt pan on the southern end of the Salton Sea near Niland, California, USA, 20 January 2011. Erosion and high toxicity levels from farm runoff has left the Salton Sea increasingly contaminated, and lake-side towns all but deserted. JIM LO SCALZO/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos178559
Quite frankly, we were thrilled when we had the opportunity to bring on the european pressphoto agency (aka epa). They have an amazing collection and the photo set of the best photos of 2011 is striking, moving, and exceptional. We’ve always been glad to have them on board, but checking out this collection just reminds us again that we work with the best in the business.
You can check out the blog we did introducing epa as our newest partner. After you read more about where they come from, you can go check their collection of the best of 2011. We have some of my favorite pictures here in this post, but you can see the whole collection of the best of epa back at Newscom. (Please be patient, there are a whole bunch of pictures on the page so it may take a minute or so to load. But it’s totally worth the wait.)
A model presents a creation by Vietnamese designer Ha Nhat Tien at Hong Kong Fasion Week Fall/Winter 2011 Hong Kong, China, 17 January. Hong Kong Fashion Week is an important date for Chinese manufacturers and foreign importers in China's booming garment industry. ALEX HOFFORD/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos178038
Johan Remen Evensen of Norway starts for a jump during the Men's Large Hill Ski Jumping training session at the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships in the Holmenkollen Ski Arena in Oslo, Norway, 28 February 2011. PETER KLAUNZER/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos178070
A dancer from the Spanish National Dance troupe perform on stage during a dress rehearsal for members of the press at China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, China, 12 January 2011. The company is on a Chinese tour presenting a show by Director Nacho Duato, entitled 'Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness.' DIEGO AZUBEL/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos178434
Master Tailor Lance Sargent Matthew Else (L) takes measurements of Guardsman Bortnill St Agne (R) at the Victoria Barracks in London, Britain, 21 April 2011. Prince William is the Colonel of the Regiment and the military units involved in the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton are preparing their ceremonial duties ahead of the wedding day on 29 April 2011. FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos179025
Anna Rogowska of Poland celebrates after winning the women's Pole Vault final at the European Athletics Indoors Championships at Bercy Hall in Paris, France, 06 March 2011. KERIM OKTEN/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos179369
A Hamadryas Baboon from Egypt is pictured in its enclosure at Alipoor zoo in Calcutta, India, 29 March 2011. PIYAL ADHIKARY/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos179637
US actress Kirsten Dunst poses with the Best Performance By an Actress award for 'Melancholia' during the Award Winners Photocall on the closing day the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, 22 May 2011. CHRISTOPHE KARABA/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos180223
A bonfire burns next to Gaudi's Sagrada Familia Cathedral, where people celebrate St John's Eve (Noche de San Juan) in Barcelona, Spain, on 23 June 2011. The the Feast Day of St John the Baptist on June 24 fuses Christian tradition with ancient summer solstice celebrations. ALBERTO ESTEVEZ/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos180589
The USA's goalkeeper Hope Solo flies past the ball during the official final practice before tomorrow's game against North Korea at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadium in Dresden, Germany, 27 June 2011. The FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 took place from 26 June until 17 July 2011 in Germany. THOMAS EISENHUTH/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos180544
Dancers from the Mexican National Dance Company during a rehearsal prior to their premier tomorrow at the Fine Arts Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 June 2011, where performed four of the most important works of Russian choreographer George Balanchine. SASHENKA GUTIERREZ/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos180877
An Indian girl is helped to dess up like Hindu Goddess Radha to take part in a religious procession to celebrate Janamashtmi or the birth anniversary of Hindu God Lord Krishna in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, 20 August 2011. Lord Krishna, the eighth of the 10 incarnations of Hindu God, Lord Vishnu who is considered the 'Preserver of the Universe', is one of Hinduism's most popular gods and his birth anniversary or Janamashtmi was celebrated on 22 August 2011. RAMINDER PAL SINGH/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos181649
A man jumps from a vantage point bridge at Malmo waterline with thunderclouds gathering over Denmark on the other side of the Oresund Strait, 03 July 2011. Johan Nilsson/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos182476
A shoe lays next to a blood stain on the ground at a scene of the second explosion at a bus station in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, 24 October 2011. The second blast in less than 24 hours killed one and wounded eight, reports stateded. The attacks came a week after Kenya launched a military operation in Somalia to track down the al-Shabab, which the country blamed for a series of kidnappings of foreigners. DAI KUROKAWA/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: epaphotos183573
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