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It is said that nature has answers to all because if we really observe it, we will find everything – from the charm of a butterfly flapping its wings to the poem of sunset. But even though our eyes are only capable of appreciating nature briefly, there are people who have the ability to capture images of nature and transform them into something everlasting thanks to their photography. Find out who shoots the best of nature and gives it to us in its best version on Instagram. Let’s have a look.

A photo posted by Alex Strohl (@alexstrohl) on Mar 21, 2015 at 9:08pm PDT

From the lakes and the snow in Vancouver to the national parks in California, photographer
@alexstrokl transports us to a universe where what’s natural invades and fills us with sensations. From the greatest freedom to the highest awareness, his photographs tend to transcend what our eyes can see.

A photo posted by Oliver Vegas (@ovunno) on Oct 11, 2014 at 4:03am PDT

Sports, trips, stories and narration with some photography which is full of natural landscapes from every corner of the world. That’s what the Spanish photographer @ovunno shows us with his photography, which does not only take us around Spain but, also to the most beautiful places on the planet. An ideal feed to captivate our eyesight.

A photo posted by Samuel Taipale (@eljackson) on Mar 27, 2015 at 12:03pm PDT

It is said that seeing is not the same as looking. While many of us usually see, it looks as though the Finnish photographer @eljackson was always looking, observing, transmitting and especially, moving about nature. From the immense and colourful ice to horizons which introduce us to hypnotizing abyss. This photographer transforms nature into art.

A photo posted by Sounds of silence. (@claireonline) on Mar 30, 2015 at 12:32pm PDT

Endless transcendence. That’s what the Dutch photographer @claireonline transmits to us with her photographs, where everything seems to be never-ending. A photographer who challenges time and what’s been seen by everyone, her photography invites us to dream between the fog and the horizon and to create stories where the elements of the earth are the main characters.

A photo posted by GESS (@gess8) on Apr 26, 2015 at 8:48pm PDT

The Mexican instagrammer @gess8 plays with sunset scenes using back-lit images as a tool and capturing amazing shapes in movement. He manages to transform nature into action as part of a continuum among shadows, leaps and strolls.

A photo posted by vincent (@vincentcroce) on Apr 9, 2015 at 11:32pm PDT

Trees are his main characters, and leaves his allies. The Dutch photographer @vincentcroce describes himself as an enemy of time but his essence is translated into his landscape photographs forever. For those who like a perspective where flora predominates.

A photo posted by Fernando Samalot (@simonebirch) on Nov 28, 2014 at 10:40am PST

The seas and the sky of Puerto Rico invade us in a marvelous way when captured by @simonebirch’s eye. It looks as though his photography immerses us in an endless wave of mercy. Ideal for those who seek a peace and happiness every step of the way.

A photo posted by Finn Beales (@finn) on Nov 12, 2014 at 12:22pm PST

The British instagrammer @finn plays with cold, fog and the skies but in a warm way which surrounds us. Just like in a travel diary, Finn shares with us from the bird’s flight to the reflex of a ship on a lake.

A photo posted by Samantha Pickertts (@ravenreviews) on Nov 20, 2014 at 10:47pm PST

Color goes through the work of @ravenreviews, where air, earth, vegetation and rocky scenes face her lens in a risky and combative fashion. Following her is a good way to visit the most exquisite places in California.

A photo posted by Maurice Li (@maurice) on Apr 20, 2015 at 8:33pm PDT

A creative take on natural landscapes. That’s the highlight of Canadian photographer @maurice, who not only dazzles us with places which become eternal but also impresses us with a very special perspective. However, even if the angle changes, the objective always seems to be the same: to take our breath away.

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After a brief introduction by Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Kanye West performed at the Billboard Music Awards for the first time on Sunday. Barely visable behind a crazy amount of pyrotechnics, the 37-year-old rapped a heavily censored version of his song, “All Day,” before launching into an impassioned performance of “Black Skinhead.” It was intense, in true Kanye West fashion.

His set was part of the build-up to his forthcoming album, “Swish.” The album doesn’t yet have a release date, but West has already debuted singles from it, including “FourFiveSeconds,” “All Day” and “Only One.”

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The US Navy may have a robotic ace in the hole when it fights enemy warships in the future. It’s planning to put Lockheed Martin’s autonomous LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) on the F/A-18 Super Hornet by 2019, giving jet fighters a weapon that t…

If Dana Beyer’s refusal to acknowledge Utah’s recently passed nondiscrimination protections as progress for the LGBT movement is any indication, our nation’s path toward the balance of religious liberty and freedom for LGBT Americans is going to be unnecessarily drawn out and hard fought.

In her Huffington Post piece, “The ‘Utah Compromise’ as Seen After the Indiana Tipping Point,” (4/20/15), Beyer argues that Utah’s S.B. 296, which bans discrimination against gay and transgender Utahns in employment and housing, should not be used as a model for the rest of the country because: (a) Utah is unique, and (b) the exemptions in S.B. 296 are too broad.

As a sponsor of this legislation, I was proud to see it pass the state legislature with resounding Republican support, and I would like to point out how Beyer misses the extraordinary respect, compromise and good will it took from those on both sides of the issue to see this historic accomplishment through in Utah.

In her piece, Beyer says that my home state of Utah is “a unique entity,” and I can agree with her there. But Beyer neglects to point out something that I think makes Utah especially unique: Utah is now the only red state to offer employment and housing protections to LGBT individuals. Instead, Beyer chooses to focus on Utah’s robust religious protections, which reflect the unique religious makeup of our state (about three-fifths of Utahns are Mormon).

Every state in our union grapples with issues — including LGBT freedom and religious liberty — flavored by that state’s unique historical, political, religious and demographic contexts. Quite often, state legislatures look to other states (yes, even Utah) for solutions. It would be a mistake for national LGBT advocates to dismiss the respectful compromise that allowed one of the most conservative states in the country to become only the 19th state in the country to adopt trans-inclusive LGBT protections.

If doubters need a measuring stick to gauge how far we were able to move the conversation among conservatives in Utah, compare our approach to that of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who in his recent New York Times op-ed, “Bobby Jindal: I’m Holding Firm Against Gay Marriage,” (4/23/15), slammed Indiana and Arkansas for cowering “to the shrieks of big business and the radical left,” once the consequences of their religious freedom laws garnered national attention.

The narrative playing out in the media and in state capitals across the country is that LGBT freedom advances only at the detriment of religious liberties, and vice versa. That doesn’t have to be the case. By bringing both sides together with mutual respect and willingness to compromise, we were able to move Utah in the right direction while so many other red states were taking a giant step back. If that’s not a model for the rest of the nation, then I don’t know what is.

Religion informs the beliefs and actions of most Americans — as well as the votes of their legislators. For many, continued protection of their religious liberties is every bit as important as marriage and nondiscrimination rights are to the LGBT community. If LGBT advocates meet attempts to craft religious exemptions with a stubborn insistence on purity, rather than progress, the Governor Jindals of the world will be handed the culture war that they seek, progress on LGBT rights will be stalled, and those on the right who would like to impede the advancement of LGBT freedom will continue to win, especially in deep red states.

A better approach — the Utah approach — is for LGBT and religious advocates to reason together, rather than war against each other. The Utah Compromise will instruct participants to (1) agree to advance LGBT rights and religious liberties simultaneously, (2) agree to take a step forward, no matter how small, to get the ball rolling, (3) agree that each party will correct misrepresentations from their side of the issue (which is why I’m addressing Dana Beyer’s argument that Utah’s historic step just wasn’t big enough), (4) agree that all citizens are equal under the law, and (5) agree that some disputes already are resolved.

I’m proud of the progress we made in Utah. We destroyed the false dichotomy that LGBT rights and religious liberties are adverse; we saw these two important issues advance together. No longer will Pastor Drew Reese, a military veteran with PTSD, face eviction just for being gay. No longer will Eric Moutsos, a motorcycle cop and devout Christian, risk losing his job for declining to celebrate gay pride.

Utah was unique in doing this. It is a path to victory, peace and progress that other red states should follow.

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Wow, wow, wow.

Celine Dion looked amazing as she walked the red carpet at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night. The 47-year-old stunned in a green leather dress, which featured a higher-than-usual thigh-high slit.

Dion later took the stage to present Top Male Artist to Sam Smith, and accepted the award on his behalf, as he’s recovering from vocal cord surgery in New York.

No one like her.

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