03:04 This stunning spot features a giant wooden xylophone in the middle of a deep forest in Japan. A wooden ball rolls down the instrument to play the keys, each of which make up individual notes of Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire” whenever a step is tapped on.

02:55 A beautifully shot, moving poetic tribute to the natural wonder of the redwood forests of northern California.

03:59 The fierce urgency of China’s building obsession has rarely been clearer than in this time lapse video of a skyscraper going up right before our eyes. The video captures the tower, made of modular blocks, going up at a rate of three floors per day. For a little comparison: If One World Trade Center had risen at that speed, then it would have topped out in barely more than a month.

05:39 In this BBC News post, an imperial eagle takes off from Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and soars above Dubai, capturing majestic panoramic views as he navigates himself back to his trainer.

07:04 This is a perfect reminder as to why we love and are so fascinated by the land of the Rising Sun. The film captures Scott Gold and his wife’s travels to Japan in January, set to the beautiful soundtrack of Tony Anderson’s ‘Daughters’. They travelled around Tokyo, Kyoto, and Yudanaka. You’ll spot snippets from Tsukiji Fish Market, Gion District, Shibuya Crossing, Shinkansen Bullet trains, Yudanaka Outdoor Onsen, and the famous Jigokudani Snow Monkeys.

00:59 Google strapped its Trekker camera to the lovely hump of a 10-year-old camel named Raffia and went and mapped the Liwa Oasis area of Abu Dhabi. The journey is documented in this cool video.

02:45 In this mesmerizing stop-motion animation, different light beings – including camels, snakes, and skeletons – explore the wilderness of California by night. Locations featured include Mono Lake, Big Sur, Trona Pinnacles, Death Valley, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. At each spot, the photographer pulled out his camera gear and LED lights and then shot long exposure photos while waving his lights through the frame.

04:22 It’s set to a strong ambient/electronic soundtrack.

02:38 This ‘layer-lapse’ captures iconic views of the city as night and day are mashed into one scene, creating an amazing effect. Using Einstein’s theory of relativity as inspiration, the photographer created a stunning time-lapse of Boston by combining  different times of the day in different parts of each frame.

01:35 Thomson wants you to take a vacation that washes away the slings and arrows of your everyday life in the waters of the Caribbean. And in this spot it woos you with a version of The Velveteen Rabbit, as a neglected, one-eyed teddy bear learns to smile again by vacationing in Jamaica and falls in love with My Little Pony. It’s beautifully shot and crafted shot, and features an unusual choice of soundtrack in William Shatner’s spoken-word cover version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

01:38 Cameras capture navigable images of one of the last remaining wonders of the ancient world. The images captured by Google’s trekkers allow viewers from anywhere in the world to wander around the most famous site in Egypt.

07:03 A lovely and evocative film which captures the artistic and natural beauty of the 2013 Burning Man festival through a series of stunning time lapse sequences. You’ll see how the empty, barren desert transforms into a bacchanalian festival filled with trippy art, face-painted fire-poi dancers, massive glowing pyramids, giant naked lady sculptures, fireworks, and unreal sunrises.

05:33 This stunning short film was shot shot with GoPro and a Phantom 2 drone. The island is a little haven of real Thailand with just 18km of roads and more locals than tourists.

02:09 A beautifully shot video that takes us on the strange, backward journey of a lovely young woman. Her dreamlike, journey takes us through Barcelona during the Feast of St. Joan and includes fireworks and dancing and gigantic bubbles all ticking backwards in time. As she walks forward through the world, the rest of the world moves backwards around her.

04:02 An outstanding photographer captures the essence of Rio de Janeiro – its natural beauty, its crowded slums, its landmarks – as well as the wonders of Iguazú Falls.

03:28 A beautifully produced clip from a documentary shot in Japan, revealing the essence of Zen Buddhism through images, words, and a haunting shakuhachi flute score.

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02:33 When stargazers dream of the ultimate destination for looking up at the heavens, the high-altitude Atacama Desert in northern Chile likely stands at the top of the list. The region has some of the most transparent, darkest skies anywhere on Earth making the evening celestial activity all the more stunning....]]>

02:33 When stargazers dream of the ultimate destination for looking up at the heavens, the high-altitude Atacama Desert in northern Chile likely stands at the top of the list. The region has some of the most transparent, darkest skies anywhere on Earth making the evening celestial activity all the more stunning.

01:04 It’s truly magical to watch. The diver is surrounded by millions of golden jellyfish, some almost the size of her head. The video was shot in lovely Jellyfish Lake located in the Pacific island of Palau, the only place in the world where people can swim along with jellyfish. The jellyfish in this specific lake have no predators, so they’ve lost their stinging cells.

05:42 A mesmerizing, peaceful portrait of Lake Hallstatt in Austria, which has been referred to as the melancholic lake, the still fjord, and the vision of a perfect mountain lake. It’s magnificent. Hyperlapse stop-motion allows for smooth, complex movements over the water and terrain, and the soundtrack amplifies the video, enhancing the mood. The video of the lake starts at 00:50.

02:39 The HD video captures the construction of the museum and the memorial’s two reflective pools from groundbreaking to completion. For 4,617 days, from October 2004 to May 2014, cameras took still shots of the site every five minutes. The video was assembled from more than a million images of the 16-acre site.

02:05 Courtesy of a DJI Phantom drone and a GoPro Hero 3 camera, watch stunning views of NYC usually reserved for the birds. Thanks to the small size of the Phantom drone, the photographer was able to maneuver his craft between buildings to capture some fantastic aerial shots. You might want to turn the sound down, the music is kind of annoying.

03:05 This touching, uplifting video is a tribute to the people who do what’s right. It stars an unnamed protagonist who takes a small amount of time each day to help those around him. A neglected plant gets a little extra water, a woman gets a helping hand, and a needy child gets some money. “What does he get in return for doing this every day?” a narrator asks. His answer: “He gets nothing…. What he does receive are emotions. He witnesses happiness. Reaches a deeper understanding. Feels the love. Receives what money can’t buy. A world made more beautiful.”

05:20 This stunning second Project Yosemite installment gives us a glimpse of Yosemite’s beauty throughout the seasons and throughout the day, as sunrises, sunsets and clouds color wash the park’s most famous landscapes. Filmed over 10 months, hiking 200+ miles over the course of 45 total days.

02:29 Everything is over the top in Dubai, including their fireworks. During the six-minute show more than 500,000 fireworks exploded, spanning 62 miles of Dubai’s seafront and ending with a grandiose “artificial sunset.” Here are the highlights. The entire spectacle was controlled by a network of 100 computers, took 10 months to plan and cost $6 million.

02:22 The images of swirling clouds, craggy peaks, jagged ice, and colorful climbers’ tents are nothing short of breathtaking. It was shot from Everest’s base camp and is set to evocative music.

02:53 A beautifully crafted montage of everyday moments in magical Bali, featuring lovingly shot portraits of people and places.

03:02 A moving, cinematic story of a noodle seller whose generous act toward a young boy with a sick mother brings unexpected rewards 30 years later. It’s reaffirmation of the power of random acts of kindness.

03:14 A trippy video of a model of Tokyo made to a 1:1000 scale with miniature 3D projection mapping and music to represent the culture, energy, and life of the city.

04:35 Watching the fog roll in over San Francisco is mesmerizing. Often it looks like water flowing in slow motion. In this beautiful video, you’ll see how similar the fog’s motion is to an airborne flood. “I chased it for over two years to capture the magical interaction between the soft mist, the ridges of the California coast and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.”

05:42 This is an awesome flash mob style video of 100 professional musicians and singers performing Beethoven’s ”Ode To Joy” from his Ninth Symphony in a plaza in Sabadell, near Barcelona. 

05:55 An extraordinary display of beauty and grace. Guan Yin is the Bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. This incredible video shows 21 deaf dancers embodying the spirit of compassion. Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage, these extraordinary dancers deliver a visual spectacle that is both intricate and stirring.

04:00 A very cool burst mode, tilt-shift time lapse shot over three days, showcasing Sydney harbor, coast, beaches, buildings, and environs.

05:47 Glorious. Enjoy the daytime scenery and nighttime spectacle that is Rio de Janiero’s Carnaval celebration through the lens of tilt-shift cameras. Make sure to watch the Carnaval section that starts around 2:20.

02:34 A stunning ode. 10,000 photos of locations around all of California shot over a year, woven together. Shot using tilt shift, the almost herky-jerky motion of the people and objects make it seem like they’re toys at play, moving hither and thither on the screen.

02:09 Absolutely stunning, dramatic, mysterious, and mesmerizing. It’s not just land and skyscapes. The shots of people are enthralling too. You’ll see the environment, the people, and the wildlife of the American Southwest in a whole new way.

02:18 A stunning city tour of Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, a gem formed out of the mountains and the sea. The time lapse is beautifully shot, showing the most popular spots, with some incredible views.

01:47 Brilliant slow motion feast for the eyes, capturing the spiritual beauty of the annual Holi Festival celebrations. The melding of light, water, and color is truly gorgeous. The colorful powders thrown around are stunning when captured at 2,500 frames per second.

04:58 This splendid video is a sweeping HD tour of Manhattan. You’ll zip from landmark to landmark and see them from various views: streets, rooftops, underground, skyscraper windows. You’ll see clouds sweep the skyline, subway trains consume people and speed away, and mass yoga on the Bryant Park Lawn.

04:44 This stunning time lapse brings the splendor of all of Yosemite National Park and the Sierras to life as never before. Sit back and enjoy one of the most beautiful places on earth.

10:08 Watch Hong as she paints portraits of other elephants. Her skills seem to show that elephants are truly are quite remarkable. But are they really creating a work of art? If you look carefully you’ll notice that the elephant’s trainer is always standing beside her as she paints, guiding her movements. Maybe it’s a bit of a trick, but it’s amazing and fun to watch, and keeps the elephants fed and happy at the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project in Thailand.

03:24 As if leaping from the top of a 55-story resort weren’t spectacular enough, this adrenaline pumping video uses Singapore’s futuristic skyline as a backdrop.

04:55 Artfully shot and edited views and images of New York City and its vast array of people and sights. It’s set to the haunting song “We Don’t Eat” by Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow.

06:07 You’ll watch in disbelief. Imagine a 30-story tall, 183,000-square-foot hotel built in 360 hours. Just 15 days! It was erected near the Dongting lake in the Hunan Province, China by a company specializing in sustainable architecture. Wow. For more details on the energy efficiency and building process see this Gizmodo post.

02:22 In this ImprovEverywhere prank at New York’s Grand Central Terminal, each person makes his or her own choice for the frozen moment. Some froze midway through eating or drinking. A few froze while taking off a jacket. One couple froze kissing.

02:20 See scooters and cars magically avoid collision, boats weave across muddy waters, and a frenzy of auto lights swirl around a traffic circle. You’ll get a sense of  the energy of the city though brightly colored sped-up images, set to a pulsating soundtrack.

03:57 An epic HD time lapse that’s simply beautiful in every sense of the word. The visuals are paired with “Outro” from M83’s “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.”

06:05 Set against the backdrop of glorious San Francisco vistas this inspiring beautifully produced video tells of the heart and determination of a high school cross country team that rallied together to get their coach – who had been diagnosed with ALS – his 8th state championship.

02:19 This is one of the most dramatic and best looking films you’ll ever see. Truly incredible images of the national parks and natural beauty of the American West and Southwest filmed and edited in 4K resolution and set to a dramatic soundtrack. It’s amazing and inspiring.

02:37 Terje Sørgjerd has become an Internet sensation, with his jaw-dropping, color-saturated time lapse videos of northern landscapes. This one features stunning images from western Norway: fjords, moving water, hidden streams, waterfalls, and forests. Musical accompaniment is Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Enjoy!

03:30 Majestic, absolutely stunning time lapse of Arizona and Utah landscapes. Motion control and HDR (High Dynamic Range) techniques reveal an unseen world, where space takes on a different meaning in the altered time. It’s set to the music of John Murphy’s “Sunshine (Adagio In D Minor).”