600 Year Old Buddha Emerges From a Lake in China

A 600-year-old Buddha statue has emerged from the Hongmen Reservoir when 30 feet (10 m) of water was drained because of the nearby hydropower gate renovation. Archeologists think that this 12.5 feet (3.8 meters) tall statue could date back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Walking on Frozen Baikal, The Deepest and Oldest Lake on Earth

According to photographer Kristina Makeeva: “Baikal is impressive. It’s the deepest and the cleanest lake on Earth. When we were planning a trip, we didn’t even suspect it is so wonderful, majestic and fairy. We were raptured over its beauty so much, that we almost didn’t sleep all 3 days we were here.”

400 Year Old Colonial Church Emerges From Mexican Reservoir as Water Levels Drop

As water levels dropped from a Mexican reservoir, something rather surprising occurred. A 400-year-old colonial church emerged, as if it was a ghost attempting to come back to life.

Photographs of Iridescent Oil Spills

As part of an ongoing effort to explore the visual effects of iridescence, artist Fabian Oefner created a photographic series titled Oil Spill. To create the images he used a syringe to drip small drops of oil into a black reservoir containing water.