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Chef Ara Gureghian has the great fortune of being one of the rare people who can live the dream: Traveling freely with his dog, Spirit, they have been on the road traveling the US by motorcycle for over a year. Sleeping under the stars and traveling amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in the country certainly makes for a most impressive portfolio of shots:

Watching their journey and reading his words, there is no way to avoid cracking a smile! You can see an impressive collection of Ara’s photography here, and follow the journey in more detail on his website.

Good luck on your continued travels!

Kim Siciliano takes some astonishingly delicious photos of the desserts that she bakes. With her attention to detail and great light, there is no doubt that they taste as good as they look! For those masochists who enjoy the waiting process, she even has time-elapsed videos of her goods in the oven.

You can see more of her work on her website, and read up on her food blog here.

Some very impressive studio work comes out of the Finnish photographer Mika Majakorpi.

Alfred Pleyer from Austria has captured touching portraits of locals during his travels to Vietnam and Thailand. In his galleries, the simplicity and joy of life flows through the faces of those he met.

His travel galleries include great sweeping landscapes as well as minute details, and can be viewed here.

Got a mad hankering for some flower macros? Athena Carey has your fix right here.

Cor Bosman has a most impressive collection of underwater photography. Fish, fronds and fiends unite in his galleries:

Tim O’Connell’s photos from his LA to NY cruise on the QE2 are quite spectacular and convey all the joys and excitement of a world tour:

View the entire gallery here, which includes shots from Acapulco, Panama, Jamaica and more.

The FullTimers are an adventurous duo who travel the country and live on the road. The collection of shots from their nomadic lifestyle is charming and refreshingly diverse in subjects.

I stumbled upon some jaw-dropping digital art by a talented woman named Iryna Smolych. Combining photography and true digital manipulation, this freelance artist (who goes by the name Josephine) has found her own window into a magical world.

According to her biography page: “… Sometimes I want to make my own world, fantastic world, world without sufferings and anger, without envy and lie. I want that my world would be full of beauty and dreams, cleanness and love.”

You can see more of her portraits and landscapes here.

Wow! Traveling down under, spuds34 makes underwater photography (and diving) look like a snap.

View the entire gallery documenting the experience here.