Not all photos are created equal. Some were taken by my grandmother, trying to figure out how to focus the lens on her iPhone. Others were taken by the world's greatest photographers, covering the world's most impactful events. And then there is everything in between.
Whether funny, harrowing, or downright weird, these 25 photos are simply one of a kind.
1
The pyroclastic flows spewing from the Mt. Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines. 1991.
3
On his motorcycle at a traffic light.
4
The 1985 Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Photo by Rainer Schlegelmilch.
6
Gladys Roy and Ivan Unger Play Tennis on the Wing of a Biplane in Flight, 1925.
8
Learning he is going to become a grandfather.
9
Spraying streets at the start of the pandemic.
10
By Apollo 11 astronaut, Michael Collins.
11
He is once again asking…
13
The start of the pandemic.
15
As first seen by Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders.
16
Lounging at Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest.
19
Father surprises his son, 1955.
20
A 19-year-old East German police officer defects to the West by leaping over the barbed wire.
21
A priest during Ukraine’s 2014 revolution.
22
“You can see our cat jumping out the window.”
23
Two men dressed to surprise their families take a photo together.
24
Tiananmen Square, 1989.
25
After battling 2020 wildfires.
