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Costa Concordia shipwreck according to Carlo Borlenghi

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Feb 4, 2012, 1:11 pm
©Carlo Borlenghi Carlo Borlenghi had visited Giglio Island in order to give us his own view of the recent dramatic shipwreck that led the huge Costa Concordia cruise ship to crash against the rocks of the little island in front of Tuscany coast. ©Carlo Borlenghi ©Carlo Borlenghi ©Carlo Borlengh...
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Braunlage Nude Sledging World Championship 2011

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Feb 28, 2011, 1:01 am
(Matthias Bein/DPA/Lapresse) Here we are again! Like in 2009 and in 2010, thousands of people (more than 17000 this year!) have gathered in the little german town of Braunlage for the third edition of the world championship of the craziest winter sport ever: Nude Sledging! (Matthias Bein/DPA...
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A truly exceptional dishwasher

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2010, 5:17 pm
It was just a week ago that I wrote a post about a nice advertising campaign, consisting in a wonderfully rendered computer graphics octopus in a kitchen, and today I've stumbled in a pretty similar one. This time the ad is not playing with the fishy smell of the octopus, but rather with...
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The marvelous pink hippo!

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2010, 12:10 pm
©Burrard-Lucas.com Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas are two brothers from UK and two talented wildlife photographers. A couple of months ago, while they were taking pictures of the wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara region they stumbled across a very unusual guy: a pink hippo! Here how they d...
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Take 5 minutes of relax in the Kuroshio Sea

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2010, 8:21 pm
In Japan there's a huge aquarium, actually the world's second largest behind the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, called Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. The flagship of this aquarium is the main tank, called the Kuroshio Sea, that holds 7,500 cubic metres (1,981,000 USgal) of water and features an acrylic gl...
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The wonderful world of artist Jacek Yerka

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2010, 1:22 pm
©Jacek Yerka Jacek Yerka is a Polish surrealist painter from Toruń. He mixes his memories from his amazing childhood and creates some beautiful, inspiring paintings, which are exhibited in Poland, Germany, Monaco, France, and the United States, and may be found in the museums of Poland. Yer...
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National Geographic PhotoContest 2010

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 21, 2010, 1:06 pm
©Linh Dinh All pictures via National Geographic PhotoContest 2010 National Geographic is currently holding the 2010 edition of their famous Photo Contest. The deadline for submissions is set on November 30th so harry up if you want your chance to get the 10.000$ 1st prize (the winners ...
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Surfing in Bullet-Time

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2010, 6:56 pm
Recently, Rip Curl, the famous surf wear maker, realized an advertising campaign called "Mirage" with a video shot in "Bullet-Time". Bulle-Time is the effect that may had first saw in the videogame "Max Payne" and then in the movie "The Matrix", but in reality it's an old (at least as a concep...
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The good samaritan Hippo

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2010, 8:33 am
This is one of those amazing story that makes you love the animal world and that so many times I've written about in SeaWayBLOG. This story is set in the Mara River, a river in Africa, flowing through Kenya and Tanzania, that lies across the migration path of ungulates in the Serengeti/Masai M...
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Andy Irons Memorial Paddle-Out

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2010, 4:13 pm
Surfers raise their arms in honor of the late Andy Irons during a paddle out memorial service in Porta Del Sol, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. A few hundred surfers from the northern beaches community gathered for a tribute paddle-out to celebrate the life of American surfer Andy Irons....
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there's a fishy smell in the kitchen...

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2010, 2:15 am
If we speak about advertising campaigns, in my opinion there's nothing better than PLATINUM FMD, a brazilian studio which has become famous for their visually astounding campaigns realized with a mixture of 3d, Photoshop and studio photography. take a look to these previous SeaWayBLOG p...
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Tennis-ball sized hail and a flash flood

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2010, 1:55 am
Stumbling through the web I've found this video, taken October 25th in Georgia, of an epic hailstorm hammering a backyard with tennis-ball sized hail hitting the pool just like cannonballs. Unbelievable. If that was not enough in the following video, taken in Woodson, Texas, the hail is...
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Ten-day-old orphan dolphin rescued

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2010, 2:22 am
These are a touching series of pictures about a baby dolphin, probably just ten days old, which has been found by tourists on a beach near Montevideo, Uruguay. It was suffering from injuries believed to have been caused by a fishing net but now is recovering thanks to Richard Tesore, he...
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With your iPhone you can help to improve water quality

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2010, 6:23 pm
What I love more about internet is the ability to mobilize millions of people towards a common target. I'm one of those. who think that web and new technologies will save our world. In California, every citizen with an iPhone can make his contribution to monitor water quality and alert ...
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What will it take before we respect the planet?

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2010, 1:34 am
Another WWF advertising campaign entitled "What will it take before we respect the planet?" for Biodiversity And Biosafety Awareness Advertising Agency: Ogilvy, Paris, France Executive Creative Director: Chris Garbutt Art Director: Emmanuel Bougnères Copywriter: Edouard Pe...
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The perpetual sinking boat

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2010, 6:30 am
This boat may look like it's sinking fast, but don't worry, it's perfectly upright. That's because this boat, called "Love Love," was designed by artist Julien Berthier to look like it's in the process of going under! The floating sculpture is made from a large sailboat that has been m...
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When a Great White Shark enter the cage that should protect you

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2010, 6:22 pm
Every time I saw one of those cages that are used to allow people to see the great white sharks in their own environment I've always felt a mix of adrenaline and fear, it should be absolutely fantastic but also scaring as hell... well, after seeing this footage from a 2007 accident, I've final...
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Over 100 km/h with a kite surf. New World Record

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2010, 6:13 pm
Lüderitz is a harbour town in south-west Namibia, lying on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island but most of all Lüderitz is home to the Lüderitz Speed Challenge, the only international sporting event held in the town. This is...
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The Fall palette

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2010, 1:38 pm
©Getty Images Sometimes, while I'm writing this post it has been raining for the last three days,  we are used to think that autumn is the grayest of seasons, but skillful photographers easily show us that Fall has got instead a rich and colourful palette. Enjoy a gallery from this f...
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Surfing Dogs

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2010, 9:19 am
©GETTY IMAGES Huntington Beach hosted the second annual Surf City Surf Dog competition last Sunday, raising money for animal charities while letting dogs strut their stuff in a costume contest, a one-mile walk, and of course, a surfing competition. There were two surfing heats: GROMS, wh...
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Paul is dead!

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2010, 4:36 am
The most famos Paul after Sir McCartney, also known as the Oracle Octopus, passed away in the night aged two and a half years, when all three of his hearts ceased to beat at once. He was unmarried and leaves no larvae so unfortunately he couldn't transmit its magical genes leaving the world wi...
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The boy in the coffin boat

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2010, 5:02 am
©Massimo Santoni Another amzing picture from the Your Shot section of National Geographic website. The photographer, Massimo Santoni, shot this boy using a coffin as a boat in the holy Bagmati River, at Pashupatinath, Nepal.We don't know anything more about the story behind, but probably this...
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Carl Warner keeps on building edible worlds

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2010, 6:12 am
©Carl Warner I've always been a great fan of Carl Warner's foodscapes, those wonderful landscapes made up with just... food! He is getting more and more famous thanks to his creative idea and many food-producing brands has used his masterpieces for their advertising campaigns. Obviously...
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The amazing Air Umbrella

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2010, 12:42 pm
I've seen many many bizarre umbrellas in my life, but this is by far the most unconventional one and, if it works, I really would like to have one! Imagine the faces of your friends, when during a rainy day you draw an umbrella with no canopy... you push a button and a sheet of air b...
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Tarpon and silversides

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2010, 5:35 am
Photograph by Mike Sutton Brown, via NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM A wonderful shot of an Atlantic Tarpon hunting a school of Silversides. The picture was taken by Mike Sutton Brown and uploaded on the Your Shot section of National Geographic website, a place where it's possible to submit a favorite photo ...
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A big skull

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2010, 10:06 am
Have you ever wondered how big is the skull of a blue whale? well the answer is in the picture here above and it's a BIG answer... After all, Blue Whales at over 33 metres (108 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, are the largest animal ever known to have exist...
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The last brilliant Banksy's masterpiece

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2010, 4:54 am
Photo: Banksy.co.uk Banksy, the famous British graffiti artist, political activist and painter, whose identity is unconfirmed, has always had environmental issues as one of his favourite themes. This time he has cleverly "reconditioned" a dolphin shaped kiddie ride in a anti-BP statement with ...
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Mongolia Bike Challenge 2010

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Aug 25, 2010, 4:09 am
Photo: © Carlo Borlenghi Try to imagine a wonderful, extreme, sport challenge taking place in one of the less known but most beautiful and intriguing areas of the world. What am I talking about? simple: Mongolia Bike Challenge, a brand new 12 legs Mountain Bike race across Mongolia, a p...
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Sea Lions vs Octopus

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Apr 12, 2010, 4:19 am
National Geographic delights us with this first ever video of sea lions hunting a large octopus. The footage is from a project intended to help save the endangered sea lions, in part by uncovering where and how the animals eat. It has been realized thanks to a Crittercam, the small package of inst...
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Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series - Lerici 2010

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Apr 6, 2010, 6:01 am
©Guido Trombetta/b-plan Last weekend I was in Lerici for the first event of the 2010 edition of the Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series. Very strange conditions: huge waves and very light wind: ©Guido Trombetta/b-plan ©Guido Trombetta/b-plan ©Guido Trombetta/b-plan ...
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Alpina Surfover 2010

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Apr 6, 2010, 3:35 am
©Carlo Borlenghi If you are close to the Alpina Hütte, Corviglia, St.Moritz, Switzerland and skiing in one of the most beautiful mountains all over the world isn't fun enough for you, you may evaluate the idea of taking part to the Alpina Surfover. What is it? The images expplains it ...
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Chicago's river dyed green for St.Patrick Day

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Mar 19, 2010, 6:39 am
©Flipped Out If you're one of the readers of SeaWayBLOG, looking at the picture here above, you may think that I'm going to speak about some environmental issue concerning river chemical pollution but if you're a Chicagoan you already know that this is a completely different (and more pleasant) sto...
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Water Sculptures

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Mar 18, 2010, 7:07 am
©Alexandra Zaharova & Ilya Plotnikov A nice little set of "liquid sculptures": flowers and a star created with water splashes. The authors are Alexandra Zaharova & Ilya Plotnikov, a russian couple of advertising and fashion photographers. You can check their portfolio in their website: DOBERMANSTUD...
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The Cove

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Mar 17, 2010, 6:24 am
Photograph courtesy Brooke McDonald, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society via AP First of all: the picture above has not been altered in any way, what yyou see is blood, dolphin's blood Probably you've already had listened something about the documentary "The Cove" especially now that it has won the Ac...
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Gone fishing to spice up your dinner table

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Mar 16, 2010, 4:54 am
One of those cool design ideas I like so much: aach piece in this stainless steel cutlery set is whimsically fish-shaped, right down to tail, fins, mouth, and eyes. The playfulness of this pattern will reel you in hook, line, and sinker. Not surprisingly, Gone Fishin' claims a place in Yamazaki's Mu...
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Shark Watching is not for the faint of heart

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Mar 12, 2010, 4:49 am
(©emmevi via corriere.it) As a photographer I've always found pretty intriguing the idea of dipping inside a cage to take pictures of sharks. Looking at these pictures taken in Guadeloupe with a white shark I feel even more intrigued.. It's for sure a strong experience (©emmevi via corriere.it) (Â...
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The church that resurfaced

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Mar 11, 2010, 6:08 am
The image of a church emerging from the water just with the bell tower is quite distinguishing indeed, but it's not so rare, there are at least half a dozen example in the world (and a wonderful one, I've already spoken about, is in Italy) and the story behind it's more or less always the same: a...
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RORC 600 Caribbean 2010

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Mar 1, 2010, 4:40 am
©Carlo Borlenghi The wonderful climate and landscapes of the caribbean make the "RORC 600 Caribbean" a truely wonderful regatta to sail. The second edition has just taken place. Enjoy this gallery from Carlo Borlenghi and Stefano Gattini. To really understand what kind of Eden we are talking about ...
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The woman who blows life into junk plastic

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Feb 24, 2010, 4:39 am
©Sayaka Ganz I've already spoken about a french artist, Edouard Martinet, who realizes wonderdul sculptures of animals using junk metal found in dumps.Take a look at the two following posts: The man who blows life into junk metal Edouard Martinet keeps blowing life into junk metal This time it's ...
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Braunlage Nude Sledging World Championship 2010

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Feb 23, 2010, 4:29 am
©DPA One year ago, I wrote a post about the first Nude Sledging World Championship of Braunlage, a very small village in the mountains of Germany, and it now seems that this crazy sport competition is having a great success because for the second edition, which took place this weekend, 14000 people...
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Cenote Angelita, the underwater river

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Feb 22, 2010, 5:02 am
©Anatoly Beloshchin www.tecdive.ru If looking at these pictures you've noted something odd it's normal.. You are looking at pictures that are clearly taken underwater but nevertheless it seems that a river is flowing some meters under the the divers. This is one of the most amazing places ...
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33rd America's Cup

Guido Giovanni T. posted an article on - Feb 18, 2010, 4:14 am
©Guido Trombetta/Alinghi I apologize for the lack of updates on SeaWayBLOG in the last few weeks but I've been involved with Alinghi team taking pictures of the long awaited 33rd America's Cup. If you haven't been lucky enough to be in Valencia and see what has been described as the "r...
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