I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I am watching the Miss America 2009 pageant right now, but I am such a sucker for a beautiful type treatment.

I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I am watching the Miss America 2009 pageant right now, but I am such a sucker for a beautiful type treatment.

When I was a child, I wanted to be a National Geographic photographer. My great-grandmother had every single issue of National Geographic and my parents had quite a large collection as well. I used to go through the magazines and stare at the images for hours. They were (and still are) so amazing. Today I came across the Best Wild Animal Photos of 2008 and wanted to share. Below are my two favorites. The rest can be found here.

Today marks a historic day with the inauguration of President Obama. During the course of his campaign there has been generous amounts of beautiful graphic design and photography. These particular photographs were taken by the current White House Photographer, Pete Souza. Souza received his Master’s Degree from my Alma Mater, Kansas State University. Below are a few of my favorites.