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Teen survives fall from Grand Canyon after taking photo

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A 13-year-old boy narrowly escaped death when he fell 100ft after taking a photo at the Grand Canyon’s north rim. During the fall, Wyatt Kauffman sustained multiple injuries, including a fractured spine. Even more incredibly, the teen has been able to walk again after less than a week.

The fateful incident occurred during a visit to the Grand Canyon’s north rim in Arizona. Wyatt, capturing the breathtaking vistas with his phone and camera, recounted his moment atop the renowned Bright Angel Point trail.

Can you help this photographer find the brothers saying their final goodbyes to their father?

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A photographer captured an emotional moment this week of two brothers saying their final goodbye to their father as they released his ashes. Of course, he now would like help finding the pair to gift them the photograph as it’s something they will cherish.

Photographer Kurt Ozan was hiking Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona, when he met the two brothers. They explained that their father had always wanted to visit the Grand Canyon but sadly had never made it while he was alive. They were planning to release his ashes there to honor his last wish.

Do you know this couple? Photographer captures accidental engagement photo at Grand Canyon and wants to gift the image

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A photographer was visiting the Grand Canyon with friends last week when he happened to take a beautiful shot that included a couple getting engaged in the distance. Now he’d like help locating the couple so that he can gift them a copy of his photograph as a memento of their special moment.

“I was on a road trip with some friends when we stopped off at the south Kaibab trail on the southern Rim,” says photographer Dan Chatfield. “I was taking different shots of the landscape when I spotted some people in the distance in isolation. I thought it’d make an interesting focal point so took the shot.”

This timelapse shows rare and beautiful phenomenon in Grand Canyon

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As a part of Skyglow Project, two filmmakers are producing a set of stunning timelapse videos to point out to the problem of light pollution. This time, the journey took Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović to famous Grand Canyon, Arizona. They managed to capture a phenomenon known as full cloud inversion. And in this timelapse, it looks truly magical.

Cheeky Photo Series Shows What It’s Like To Be A Tourist On Mars

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We know a lot of you must be bummed about not being selected for a mission to Mars on SpaceX or Mars One, or, actually, maybe you’re just happy to see Mars right here from the comfort of earth. Either way, this fun photo series from Julien Mauve is exactly what you need. In Greetings From Mars, the photographer plays the tourist as he and a friend appear to be casually snapping selfies as they explore the Red Planet.

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