The img tag in HTML is one of the oldest tags. But it is somewhat limited in its ability to talk to a web server.
The URL points to a ressource, that hopefully resolve to an image file, the browser understands.

Image operations on graphic files are somewhat quite difficult to implement.
What if

Page impressions, that is.

I've always been loving the Big Picture at the Boston Globe.
What a wonderful idea: present stunning images without any fancy scrolling, whoosing or mouseovering whatsoever.
Just some really big images, a few explaining lines and of you go.

I just received this wonderful new book. Christian Westphalen, the author, has again collected splendid examples and astonishingly easy step-by-step guides for some serious pixel pushing with Photoshop Elements.

Public imagery is an involuntary timelapse archive. Are these little blond, red, black or brunette dots on your satellite view still alive?

Apparently Flickr and Getty made a deal granting Getty exclusive rights to license pictures from the Flickr pool.
Ever since affordable digital cameras broke through the print resolution barrier, pictures have become a commodity.

The award winning film evolution, part of dove's campaign for real beauty is a nice eye opener.

At first glance, this looks a lot like a before and after show. Only it's not quite clear "before what" and "will there be an after at all".