Absolutely captivated by this entire series from photographer Tim Flach, who has taken seven years and an innovative approach to photography to not just shoot, but also truly understand his subject. 

As described in the description for his animal portrait book, More than Human: 

“By taking striking close-up shots of various animals, Tim attempts to demonstrate how close can animal gestures and poses get to those of the humans.

What looks like images of unselfconscious and spontaneous reactions of the animals, is actually a result of long research and observation done by the artist. Every animal responds differently to temperature changes, light, human presence and even sounds – some of them would feel better with the music on, while the other would get intimidated by it.”

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Fuel your wanderlust paging through this full collection of breathtaking photos, celebrating the 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest winners. Have a good eye? Voting for the Viewer’s Choice award is open until Friday, July 20, at 9 a.m.!

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Sustainable, meet adorable. Sculptures made from old CDs, computer hard drives and other repurposed materials by sculptor and illustrator Sean Avery.

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