SPECTACLE: Rare and Astonishing Photographs
Every photographer dreams of capturing the instant when the light, composition, and action line up to create a spectacular photograph. These are the rare gems.
“SPECTACLE: rare and astonishing photographs” is an exquisite photo exhibition that showcases an array of images, frozen in time, that are as remarkable as they are unforgettable. They reveal awe-inspiring life-forms and capture our miraculous planet in all its glory—emphasizing the need to protect all of its wonder. Each image enlightens and inspires, allowing visitors to marvel at the diverse, complex, and truly remarkable planet on which we all live.
The exhibition of photographs taken by National Geographic's top photographers consists of four themes: Chaos, Surprise, Beauty, and Awe. Each shot took planning, commitment, dogged determination, sometimes dumb luck … and a little bit of magic. We hope you will enjoy experiencing them as much as the photographers enjoyed creating them.
Curator of Exhibition: Arne Hodalič
This exhibition was prepared in collaboration with National Geographic Slovenija.
Sponsor:
Surfers dodge a wave by diving under it, powering their boards outside the break in the Pacific’s legendary waters off the coast of Makaha. PHOTO BY PAUL NICKLEN; OAHU, HAWAII
Rows of student chefs supervise the flames that blossom from their woks while they practice preparing vegetables at blistering temperatures. PHOTO BY FRITZ HOFFMAN; HEFEI, CHINA
Water droplets streak like comet tails across the sky as an Anna’s hummingbird shakes off simulated rain, oscillating its head and body in rapid-fire motion. PHOTO BY ANAND VARMA; BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
Evoking France’s grand siècle (great century), the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte blushes with a crimson glow as a semicircle of fireworks arc across the garden and reflects in the pool below. PHOTO BY DIANE COOK AND LEN JENSHEL; MAINCY, FRANCE
A female Furcifer ambrensis forages for insects with her extendable tongue. Chameleons’ tongues are fast: Furcifer species’ tongues accelerate more than 40 times faster than the pull of gravity. PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER; AMBER MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, MADAGASCAR
