@visualsofearth1

Stories, perspectives, and observations from a planet worth paying attention to.

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Life in Longyearbyen follows a rhythm that most places never experience. For weeks the sun stays below the horizon, then comes a season when it barely leaves the sky. Between the darkness, the cold and the isolation, everyday life here has its own way of working. (A thread)
A winter day in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, where 2pm can look like midnight and the Arctic landscape stays beneath a deep blue sky.

ALT A winter day in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, where 2pm can look like midnight and the Arctic landscape stays beneath a deep blue sky.

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Isolated
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Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Icelandic horses
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Faroe Islands
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Niigata, Japan
Winter in Niigata, Japan by pillter_

ALT Winter in Niigata, Japan by pillter_

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Pacific Northwest
By gn5mes

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October in Scottish Highlands 馃崅
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Leavenworth, Washington State
Leavenworth, Washington State by erin_rose_

ALT Leavenworth, Washington State by erin_rose_

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park by Justin Bushaw (@throughdarkforests)

ALT Mount Rainier National Park by Justin Bushaw (@throughdarkforests)

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Sunsets by the coast of Mukho, South Korea
Sunsets by the coast of Mukho, South Korea by Pilsung lee (@_pillter)

ALT Sunsets by the coast of Mukho, South Korea by Pilsung lee (@_pillter)

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Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest homes by Jason Scottish (@jscottish)

ALT Pacific Northwest homes by Jason Scottish (@jscottish)

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Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Fall days by erin_rose_

ALT Pacific Northwest Fall days by erin_rose_

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Fall in Newfoundland, Canada
Fall in Newfoundland, Canada October, 2025 by Noah Gullage (@no_visuals)

ALT Fall in Newfoundland, Canada October, 2025 by Noah Gullage (@no_visuals)

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Otaru, Hokkaido
Otaru, Hokkaido by bli2s_

ALT Otaru, Hokkaido by bli2s_

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Snow-Covered Silence in the Middle of Nowhere - Northern Ohio
Photography by Moonlight calm

ALT Photography by Moonlight calm

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Winter in Leavenworth, Washington State 鉂勶笍馃彅
Winter in Leavenworth, Washington by erin_rose_

ALT Winter in Leavenworth, Washington by erin_rose_

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A quiet rainy day in the Lofoten Islands
A quiet rainy day in the Lofoten Islands By Daniel Ernst (@daniel_ernst)

ALT A quiet rainy day in the Lofoten Islands By Daniel Ernst (@daniel_ernst)

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Iceland
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Pacific Northwest
PNW by Jason Scottish (@jscottish)

ALT PNW by Jason Scottish (@jscottish)

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When Autumn hits in Patagonia 馃崄馃彅
When Autumn hits in Patagonia by etpic

ALT When Autumn hits in Patagonia by etpic

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