The world can be a spectacular place up top – and just as fascinating down below, as these pictures show. Photographer Mark O’Neill, from Berkshire, has taken a series of incredible images showing forgotten subterranean wonders beneath our feet. His collection captures an amazing underground airbase in Croatia designed to withstand nuclear blasts, vast flood relief … Read more
Prague has lots to offer at street-level – and plenty, it turns out, to fascinate a bit higher up. Top photographer Amos Chapple has taken a set of fascinating photographs of the city’s (mostly) rooftop statues and sculptures, from the beautiful to the bizarre and from the elegant to the grotesque. He’s a New Zealander, … Read more
Escape a sinking car, burglar-proof a hotel room and land a falling jet: Fascinating new Lonely Planet infographic book reveals how to do EVERYTHING Lonely Planet’s Bigger Book of Everything ‘prepares you for any surprising situation you may find yourself in’ The visual guide, by Nigel Holmes, includes handy how-to infographics that are in ‘bitesize … Read more
BEST OF BIOGRAPHY AND SCIENCE Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin The greatest of English novelists deserves a great biography and Claire Tomalin delivers handsomely. And what a life it was. Dickens packed a load in before his untimely death at the age of 58, burnt out by constant activity, heavy drinking and smoking, … Read more
Blood, guts and junk food! Fascinating new book delves into the lives of fishermen on trawler boats Lamorna Ash recounts the months she spent living with Cornish fishermen A playwright in London, she lodged with a couple in the village of Newlyn Almost everyone she met in the fishing village has lost someone to the … Read more
Railways stretch for more than a million kilometres (620,000 miles) around the world. And some of the track takes in some pretty jaw-dropping scenery – as these incredible pictures show. They feature in new book Rail Journeys, by David Ross, which celebrates with 200 photos the most unusual, romantic and remarkable landscapes in the world … Read more
Famous faces of the past have been thrust into the 21st century thanks to the work of one Irish artist. Matt Loughrey, 41, has spent the last four-and-a-half years working on a technology to redefine and colour portraits of some of the world’s most recognisable historical figures. Working with others to source images, Matt’s self-developed … Read more
There’s a secret world within London, behind locked doors and lost entrances. That’s according to a fascinating new book – Hidden London: Discovering the Forgotten Underground – which explores ‘a world of abandoned stations, redundant passageways, empty elevator shafts and cavernous ventilation ducts’ and reveals its discoveries using incredible photography. It claims to be the … Read more
Captivating photos giving a snapshot into the privileged existence of wealthy Britons in India during the days of the Raj have come to light over 120 years later. The collection includes images of tiger hunts in the late 19th century, alongside safaris where whole families are perched on the back of elephants, two Western women engaging … Read more
Dressed For War Julie Summers … Read more