This is a brilliant gallery of some of the most emotional and intense pictures from Reuters throughout 2005.
Really well presented too.

Be careful at work. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

Cool is about all I can say about this. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

A photo album created by an SS officer stationed at Auschwitz has been donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The unique album shows the life and activities of officers at the camp. Compare those officers to the prisoners. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Photo retouching is big business. One of the best is Pascal Dangin and he is in great demand. In one issue of Vogue he tweaked 144 images: a 107 ads (Estée Lauder, Gucci, Dior, etc.), 36 fashion pictures, and the cover, featuring Drew Barrymore.

Now a days, Seeing is not believing as this Madonna (age 50) picture he retouched will show. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

There are quite a few online photo editors. The Aviary line is of course the best but take a look at this comparison of some of the other options out there. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

A New Hampshire teenager's yearbook photo has been rejected, because she's holding a flower. Merrimack High School student Melissa Morin's senior photograph featured her and a small red flower. School officials, however, said the picture is not going to make it in the yearbook because props aren't allowed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley apologized Monday for posting an explicit photo of himself on his Web site.

**Frankly, I don't find any newsworthy content to this story...butt I do find it very punny... :) picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

OK, that should be Botany Photo Of A Day. November 10th, to be precise. I picked this one because it looks kind of unearthly, but it's worth browsing around the site.

Jaxomlotus did post a link to another page on BPotD, but that was a while ago. And a different day.

Main page here picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

New showcase photo gallery, provided by Pentax. picked by andrego 2 years ago

Andrew Marsinko discovered that a photo of him holding a goose is on a greeting card asking if you'd like to be goosed. He claims he never signed a waiver and is suing for $7.5 million dollars. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This blurry photo is causing excitement on paranormal websites, amid speculation that it could show a new species of winged mammal. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Photo manipulation is one of the most creative artforms to come out of the digital age. Here we showcase ten masters of this technique and 48 examples of their stunning artwork, blending real photos with synthetic elements for a surreal result. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Zoom into this photo mosaic to reveal endless levels of more photos. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Another large zoomable photo. This one has a "Where's Waldo?" element to it. picked by slider 3 years ago

California high schooler Allison Stokke, 18, becomes a victim of unwanted attention after photo is posted on a sports blog. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Ever gone into one of the photo booths? You might want to question one offering free images (and dating advice?) picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A photo blog about what life a hundred years ago was like: How people looked and what they did for a living, back when not having a job usually meant not eating.

Some photos are more recent, all the way up to the 1940s, but still interesting. picked by DaftGretel 3 years ago

This is an interesting and sad photo essay of the decline of inner areas of Baltimore. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Great clip showing the photo retouching process in detail, step by step. Similar to Dove's "The Evolution Of Beauty". picked by shredtone 3 years ago

Follow up from this story:

Rhode Island's education commissioner has ordered a high school to publish a yearbook photo showing a teenager with a sword. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago