Plants on a rock, Kalapana, Hawaii Islands. Ingram Publishing/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ipurestockxtwo111676
Assuredly, this little fern is beginning to join the unusual vegetation on Hawaii’s vast volcanic deposits. Peeking up from cracks and crevices, plants start to colonize after spewed lava has cooled for a few months. Rain falls between these cracks, and lava contains most of the nutrients for seeds to grow. Pretty awesome.
Newscom gets between 30-60,000 images a day from our partners around the world, and it’s easy to miss some truly amazing images if you aren’t specifically looking for them. So each week, we’ll go through our collections and present to you our favorites. Our job is to pick whatever catches our eye. Your job is to simply enjoy them. Check out the entire lightbox of this week’s best pictures back at Newscom, and read on to see other stories from this past week.
There’s nothing like fresh and new pictures of cats to start off your week right! Take a look at these pictures of our favorite feline friends from the International Cat Show in Zagreb, Croatia. Let the cat memes begin!
About 1,200 cats from 33 countries are attending the World Cat show in Zagreb, Croatia. Neja Markicevic/CROPIX/SIPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: sfphotos120352
Newscom has a history of loving pictures of rhythmic gymnasts. So when we see these beautiful pictures coming in, we just can’t help ourselves…
Bronze medalist Russia’s Elizaveta Nazarenkova performs her exercise with clubs at the individual final during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary on March 16, 2014. ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: afplivefive693347
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Just a few days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a Russia-Crimea Treaty. Ukraine has since said, it will never accept the treaty. See more pictures for your stories of the Ukrainian conflict, at Newscom.
People wave Russian flags as fireworks explode in the sky over Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, 17 March 2014. More than 95 per cent of Crimeans who had taken part in referendum voted for reunification of Crimea with Russia. On 18 March Russian President Vladimir Putin, who on 17 March has signed a decree recognizing Crimea as an independent and sovereign state, is to address the Russian Federal Assembly on the Crimea’s and the city of Sevastopol’s requests to be admitted into Russia. ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive111278
Just as promised, more amazing pictures of Holi Festival are here. See more pictures at Newscom!
Indian revellers covered in coloured powder dance during Holi festival celebrations in Allahabad on March 17-18, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colours is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. Kumar Verma/Pacific Press/SIPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: sfphotos121538
As a beautiful message, thousands of Palestinian refugee students from the UN Relief and Works agency schools in Gaza, flew kites in commemoration of the powerful 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan in 2011.
March 11, 2014 – Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – Palestinian children fly kites in a display of solidarity with the Japanese people near a Japanese-funded housing project in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The event was organized by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Eyad Al Baba/ZUMA Press/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: zumaamericasten383500
Scroll down for more great photos from this week, and be sure to check back next week, for more of your favorite Editors’ Picks photos.
Close-up of multi-colored smoke. Ingram Publishing/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ipurestockxtwo076951
London. Big Ben. Ingram Publishing/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ipurestockx955400
Roma’s goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis (L) catches the ball in front of AS Roma’s French defender Mehdi Benatia and Udinese’s Brazilian defender Danilo Larangeria (R) during the Italian Serie A football match between AS Roma and Udinese on March 17, 2014 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: afplivefive695156
Hot air balloons preparing to take off. Ingram Publishing/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ipurestockxtwo113442
The city lights of Spain and Portugal define the Iberian Peninsula in this photograph from the International Space Station (ISS). Several large metropolitan areas are visible, marked by their relatively large and brightly lit areas, including the capital cities of Madrid, Spain—located near the center of the peninsula’s interior—and Lisbon, Portugal—located along the southwestern coastline. CB2/ZOB/Images courtesy of NASA Supplied/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: wennoddpix068532
Horses and riders clear the water jump during the RSA Steeple Chase at the Cheltenham Festival horse racing meet in Gloucestershire, western England March 12, 2014. EDDIE KEOGH/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newcom.com: rtrlsix347566
Check out many more great pictures from Newscom this week, and catch up on past Editors’ Picks posts from FocalPoint:
Editors’ Picks: Tattoos, World Indoor Athletics, & Mystery Malaysia
Editors’ Picks: Baby Dutch Giraffe, Palestinian Karate, & Revelers Galore!
