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At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 “Pictures of the Day“, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (check out the Top 100 POTDs for 2014!). Or in this case, at the start of the new year (apologies!).

I can’t wait to see what treasures we will discover in 2016. Here’s to a fantastic year ahead :)

For more information on any individual photograph, click the title or image to be taken to the original post.

*Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2015, they just happened to be featured as a POTD on TwistedSifter. The pictures are listed in reverse chronological order.

 

 

100. Patagonia Dreaming

 

Photograph by ANDY LEE
Website | Facebook | Flickr | Google+ | Twitter | Instagram | Prints

 

 

 

99. Elephant Rock, Iceland

 

Photograph by Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, License CC-BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

98. Stargazing

 

Photograph by GREG RAKOZY
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

 

97. Seljalandsfoss from Behind

 

Photograph by Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, License CC-BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

96. Morning Frost Shadow

 

Photograph by RandomMovieQuotes521 on reddit

 

 

 

95. Cassini Captures Saturn Moons in Perfect Alignment with Rings

 

Photograph by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

 

 

 

94. Exploring Iceland’s Ice Caves

 

Photograph by Ton Anderson | @myspacetom

 

 

 

93. Sunrise in Manarola, Italy

 

Photograph by Arnaud Fougerouse

 

 

 

92. Autumn in Croatia

 

Photograph by Arnaud Fougerouse | Worlds in Focus

 

 

 

91. Rare Hole Punch Cloud Spotted in Australia

 

Photograph by Peter Fell via ABC News

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image
to see the original post

 

 

 

90. One Sultry Snowbank

 

Photographer Unknown via reddit

 

 

 

89. Lindenhof Park on Lake Constance

 

Photograph by Peter and Ute Grahlmann

 

 

 

88. Fingerprints of Water on the Sand

 

Photograph by NASA

 

 

 

87. A Sea Organ Played by Waves

 

Photograph by linssimato on Flickr

 

 

 

86. Leaping Driftwood

 

Artwork by James Doran-Webb

 

 

 

85. The Cave of Crystal Giants

 

Photograph by Alexander Van Driessche

 

 

 

84. Landscape Inception

 

Artwork by Nick Remmel

Original Photograph by EugeneLawyer on reddit

 

 

 

83. 5 Little Cheetah Cubs

 

Photograph by Metro Richmond Zoo

 

 

 

82. Amazing Iceberg in Newfoundland

 

Photograph by carriehunt on reddit

 

 

81. Stunning Opal Found in Yowah, Australia

 

Photograph by JJ Harrison | jjharrison89@facebook.com

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image
to see the original post

 

 

 

80. Japanese Maple at the Portland Japanese Garden

 

Photograph by Tom Anderson

 

 

 

79. Atop the Stanserhorn in the Swiss Alps

 

Photograph by MATTHEW SZWEDOWSKI
Facebook | Unsplash | 500px

 

 

 

78. Open Concept in St Lucia

 

Photograph by Ladera Resort

 

 

 

77. This Ship Rocks

 

Photograph via dejavont on reddit

 

 

 

76. Blue-Streaked Lories

 

Photograph by Javier Avellan Veloz

 

 

 

75. The Longsheng Rice Terraces of China

 

Photograph by dawvon on Flickr

 

 

 

74. Morning Picchu

 

Photograph by Simon Tong

 

 

 

73. Moonlight Over Italy

 

Photograph by Astronaut Scott Kelly

 

 

 

72. Athletes in Retirement

 

Photograph by Adopt A Greyhound Atlanta

 

 

 

71. Baby Humpback Prepares to Surface

 

Photograph by Christopher Michel

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

70. Shot Glasses

 

Artwork by Steve Mineck

Photograph by cunt_dooku on reddit

 

 

 

69. The Lion’s Mound, Belgium

 

Photograph by Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0

 

 

 

68. Tsunami Cloud Over Sydney

 

Photograph by Jonny Ross

 

 

 

67. Cat with Mystic Eyes

 

Photograph by Keith Kissel

 

 

 

66. Cheetah at Sunset

 

Photograph by Arturo de Frias Marques | arturodefrias.com

 

 

 

65. Bank Right!

 

© Predrag Vuckovic/Red Bull Content Pool

 

 

 

64. Giant Manta Ray Filter Feeding

 

Photograph by Arturo de Frias Marques | http://ift.tt/1IHFGan

 

 

 

63. Hollow Rock – Berdorf, Luxembourg

 

© Dietmar Rabich, rabich.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

 

 

 

62. Butterflies Drinking Tears from Turtle Eyes

 

Photograph by amalavida.tv on Wikimedia Commons

 

 

 

61. Camels Crossing the Sahara

 

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

60. This is Hair Ice

 

Photograph by Christian Mätzler

 

 

 

59. Baby Orca Breaches Like a Boss

 

Photograph © Clint Rivers Showtime Photography

 

 

 

58. Frog Jumps as Photo is Taken

 

Photograph by A Regular Tom Sawyer

 

 

 

57. Barnstorming

 

Photography © Olaf Pignataro/Red Bull Content Pool

 

 

 

56. Vintage Tour de France, 1934

 

Photography via Nationaal Archief/SPAARNESTAD PHOTO/Het Leven

 

 

 

55. When Expectations Meet Reality

 

Photograph by pmoney923 on reddit

 

 

 

54. Black Rhino at the Watering Hole

 

Photograph by Johan Georget

 

 

 

53. Pink-sect

 

Photograph by Wolfhole on reddit

 

 

 

52. Cherry Blossoms in Japan

 

Photographer Unknown

 

 

 

51. Perfectly Timed Encounter

 

Photograph by sunrisesoup on Flickr

 

 

 

50. City Issues Parking Ticket to Car Sculpture it Commissioned

 

Artwork by Erwin Wurm

 

 

 

49. Cypress Tree Avenue – Point Reyes, California

 

Photograph by FRANK SCHULENBURG

 

 

 

48. Room With a View

 

Photograph by CHRIS BURKARD
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Online Store

 

 

 

47. Forced Perspective or World’s Biggest Dog?

 

Photographer Unknown via jstrydor on reddit

 

 

 

46. Students Lining Up to Get Their Yearbook Signed
by Mr Steve the Custodian

 

Photograph by Carrie Doig

 

 

 

45. The Galaxy Inside a Flower

 

Photograph by Nomi Oranchuk

 

 

 

44. Rolling Through the Streets

 

Artwork by Cosimo ‘Cheone’ Caiffa

 

 

 

43. I Believe I Can Fly

 

© Ashley Neuhof / National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

 

 

 

42. Water Walkway in Croatia

 

Photograph by David Sim

 

 

 

41. Tree Pose on Trolltunga

 

Photograph via Unsplash

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image
to see the original post

 

 

 

40. Sunset on Mars

 

Photograph by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Texas A&M Univ.

 

 

 

39. Swim Call in the Gulf of Aden

 

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Anuci

 

 

 

38. Guide Dog Pup in Training

 

Photograph by Southeastern Guide Dogs

 

 

 

37. Rio at Night

 

Photograph by Vitaliy Raskalov / On The Roofs

 

 

 

36. Just a Turtle Riding a Crocodile

 

Photograph by _iond_ on reddit

 

 

 

35. The Surface of a Strawberry

 

Photograph by ALEXEY KLJATOV
Blog | Flickr | Facebook | Google+ | deviantART | 500px | Tumblr | Prints

 

 

 

34. This Neighborhood Looks Suspicious

 

Photographer Unknown via DeathByTrayItShallBe on reddit

 

 

 

33. Perfectly Timed Pirate Ship Kite

 

Photograph by bijoubear on reddit

 

 

 

32. Dynjandi Waterfalls, Iceland

 

Photograph by Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0

 

 

31. Rare Quadruple Rainbow Spotted

 

Photograph by Amanda Curtis on Twitter

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image
to see the original post

 

 

 

30. Real-Life Kermit the Frog Discovered

 

Photograph by Brian Kubicki

 

 

 

29. Banyan Tree

 

Photographer Unknown via leewdo on reddit

 

 

 

28. Levels of Nature

 

Photograph by John Cobb

 

 

 

27. Hiking With Your Best Friend

 

Photograph by Vladimir Kudinov

 

 

 

26. A Lonely Rain Cloud Somewhere in the Pacific

 

Photograph by Barto on Flickr

 

 

 

25. Northern Guangxi Province, China

 

Photograph by Trey Ratcliff | StuckinCustoms.com

 

 

 

24. Solar Eclipse at the Isle of Skye

 

© Rutger Pauw / Red Bull Content Pool

 

 

 

23. Earth from Mars and Mars from Earth

 

Left Photo NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/TAMU | Right Photo Bill Dunford

 

 

 

22. Cardinal Levitation

 

Photograph by the_pride_of_VPI on reddit

 

 

 

21. Astronaut Salutes Nimoy From Space

 

Photograph by Terry Virts

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

20. Rice Terraces from Above

 

Photograph by Jialiang Gao | http://ift.tt/P0WsMt

 

 

 

19. Aurora Borealis, Bear Lake, Alaska

 

United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang

 

 

 

18. Curiosity’s Latest Selfie from Mars

 

Photograph by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

 

 

 

17. Canadian Gothic

 

Photograph by Bethe (@PuzzleBethe on Twitter)

 

 

 

16. Ice Grill

 

Photograph via WITN

 

 

 

15. A River Runs Through It

 

Photograph by Manuel Vidal

 

 

 

14. Times Square, D-Day, 1944

 

Photograph by Howard Hollem, Edward Meyer or MacLaugharie

 

 

 

13. Team Rwanda Sees Snow For First Time Ever

 

Photograph by Team Rwanda Cycling

 

 

 

12. Spirals of Light Bursting from Earth

 

Photograph by NASA/Barry Wilmore

 

 

 

11. The Tokyo Metropolis from Above

 

Photograph by Panic_Switch
Flickr | Picsurge | Reddit

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

10. Inside Baltimore’s George Peabody Library

 

Photograph by MATTHEW PETROFF

 

 

 

9. The Dark Hedges of Northern Ireland

 

Photograph by GIUSEPPE MILO
Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px

 

 

 

8. Winter at the Wiesen Viaduct

 

Photograph by Kabelleger / David Gubler (www.bahnbilder.ch)

 

 

 

7. Barbecuing On Top of a Moving Submarine

 

Photograph via shanbuscus on reddit

 

 

 

6. Meanwhile in Canada

 

Photograph by Parks Canada

 

 

 

5. Not Afraid

 

Photograph via Ian Bremmer on Twitter

 

 

 

4. Pillars of Creation Redux

 

Photograph by NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

 

 

 

3. Real-Life Pegasus

 

Photograph via Carly Brooke (@ftcreature on Twitter)

 

 

 

2. Snowstorm at the Grand Canyon

 

Photograph by Michael Quinn/NPS

 

 

 

1. Mt Rainier from Above at Sunset

 

Photograph by -rabid- on reddit

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends:

 

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2014

 

 

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2013

 

 

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012

 

 

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