#Capture the Atlas

[sitting-on-me-bum]

"Aurora Explosion"

Tasmania, Australia

By Jason Perry

Capture the Atlas - Northern Lights Photographer of the Year

[stygiovictoria]

i keep thinking about in book 2 when zuko was like horrifyingly happy after he got ovdr his fever and imagining if people saw him like that

[demaparbat-hp]

Maybe... the Fire Nation's got a point?

AKA the Katara Willingly Joins Zuko In His Quest To Find The Avatar AU

[fotoing]

La belleza del cielo nocturno y la Vía Láctea!

Capture the Atlas es un blog de viajes y fotografía que ofrece guías, tutoriales, reseñas de equipo y tours fotográficos por todo el mundo. Su objetivo es ayudar a los fotógrafos a capturar las imágenes que siempre han soñado, especialmente de la Vía Láctea, nuestra galaxia.

Cada año, Capture the Atlas organiza el concurso “Milky Way Photographer of the Year”, que reúne las mejores fotografías de la Vía Láctea tomadas alrededor del mundo. Los ganadores se eligen según la calidad de la imagen, la historia detrás de la toma y la inspiración que puede proporcionar.

Este año, 2023, el concurso contó con más de 3.000 participantes de 16 países diferentes. Las imágenes ganadoras muestran paisajes espectaculares iluminados por la Vía Láctea, desde desiertos remotos hasta glaciares impresionantes, pasando por volcanes, montañas y playas!

Por: @JulianDBernal

[avocadotoastii]

what I like most about this is that it could go either way and still work perfectly. I like to think Zuko owned the pink one and Katara made the blue one for Sokka forever ago, and then when Sokka got too tall and Zuko peaked height-wise at thirteen, Sokka just gave him the blue nightgown as a gift

And then Zuko thought he needed to give Sokka a gift back and so he gave him the pink robe and Sokka never takes it off.

[the-badger-mole]

She knows

She knows

She knows

Zuko had thought his feelings for Katara were his secret. He'd never spoken to anyone about them, and he hadn't been treating her any differently since he'd figured himself out. His feelings were his burden alone, and he intended to keep it that way. Still, she knows ricocheted through his mind. His heart seemed to beat in time to words in his brain as he tried to process everything. The clamoring of the soldiers rushing up the stone stairs; the sound of the stolen air ship coming up behind him; the feel of Katara's lips on his.

Her fingers were clenched tight around the collar of his shirt. Zuko had just come to his senses enough to reach for her waist, intent on pulling her closer, when suddenly Katara shoved him backwards off of the ledge of the broken balcony. An airbender would've caught themselves and vaulted back onto the stone legdge. Zuko was no airbender, though. Their airbender was...someplace else. Zuko wasn't entirely sure of where. So when Zuko landed on the deck of the airship with a bone rattling thump, shock kept him there for the time it took him to refill his lungs. By the time he scrambled to his feet, the ship was already pulling away. Zuko had just enough time to see Katara turn from him to face his father's soldiers. She was outnumbered by at least a dozen, but she stood tall and firm, and even from behind, Zuko could see the determination in her stance. She would fight and die to make sure that he got away safely.

"No!" Zuko shouted. He threw himself at the railing, intent on getting back to her by any means necessary. He would leap from the deck and figure out the rest on his way back. Two sets of strong hands kept him from enacting his plan.

"Let me go!" he demanded pulling against the hold on him. "I'm not leaving her!"

"Zuko!" Sokka shouted. He and Suki pulled hard throwing him against the wall of the ship. "Stop!"

"Turn back!" Zuko half demanded, half pleaded. "We have to go back for her!" He was met with Sokka and Suki's twin grimaces.

"We can't," Suki said, grimly. "We have to get you to safety."

"I don't care about my safety!" Zuko insisted. "I can't leave her behind! Sokka, she's your sister! How can you just-oof!" Sokka's punch didn't hurt so much as it caught Zuko off guard.

"Don't you dare!" Sokka growled. He stood over Zuko, rage radiating from him almost tangibly. "Don't you dare imply I'm not just as worried about Katara as you are. If it wasn't for the fact that we need you to survive the war, I would've thrown you back to them to save her in a heartbeat. But the next best thing I can do is make sure my sister's sacrifice isn't in vain. That mean's getting you to safety and making sure you don't do anything stupid like trying to take on a whole troop of firebending soldiers.

A thousand arguments flew through Zuko's mind. They were superimposed over the image of Katara facing those same solders in his mind. Everything in him was demanding they turn around that instant and rescue Katara. His gambit for the throne was meaningless in comparison to Katara's safety. So what if she had willingly sacrificed herself? So what if he were summarily executed by his father, or even his sister? His own life meant nothing if Katara weren't in it.

Sokka was right, though. Zuko was loathe to admit it, but he was right. Katara knew what she was doing, even if Zuko was certain she didn't understand the full consequence. She'd saved his life. Again. Impotent and helpless as he felt watching her do it, she'd done it willingly. She'd done it strategically. His heart railed against it, but his mind knew why she'd done it. He had the best claim to the throne, after all. They'd talked about it to exhaustion. He'd told Katara all his worries, and she'd calmed them with her certainty that he was the Fire Lord his nation deserved. He'd never gotten the chance to tell her that he though she was the Fire Lady his nation needed, though they didn't deserve her by a long shot. He'd never told her that though he didn't deserve her, he needed her. Like he needed water.

She knew, though. She knew his weakness, and she'd used it. Zuko could still feel the pressure of her lips on his. Could still feel the way her hand tightened on his collar as she prepared to shove him away even while she was pulling him closer. She knew what she could do to him even in the midst of battle.

"They probably won't kill her," Suki said quietly. Both Sokka and Zuko looked up sharply.

"What?" Sokka gasped.

"They probably won't kill her," Suki repeated. "She's too valuable a prisoner. The daughter of the Southern Water Tribe chief? The... the friend of Prince Zuko? She's useful. If she surrenders, she will have a fighting chance." Suki's mouth was pressed into a thin, grim line. She was upset, too, Zuko realized. Maybe almost as upset as Sokka and Zuko were. Only almost, though. Zuko couldn't imagine his future without Katara in it, and Sokka had always been his sister's protector. As Zuko met Sokka's eye across the deck, he knew the Water Tribe warrior had made the same decision he had. If Katara was alive, neither would rest until she was safe again. The details of their rescue mission would have to wait until they could discuss them in private, but they would be going after her.

Part 2

[dukeofdelirium]

the WAYYYYY that they look at each other in this scene is forever going to be my Roman Empire. it actually makes me crazy. everyone else moved on but I never left this moment upon viewing it live fr. altered my brain chemistry forever

[thirdlotusprince3]

Zuko: I wasn’t on cactus juice.

Aang: You colored my face with a highlighter because you said I was important.

Zuko: BECAUSE YOU ARE!

[oorangesoda]

It’s not like he’s a god or anything, pshhh 🙄

I humbly offer @ryliith ‘s enchanting farmer, Altas 🙇‍♂️ he’s such a fascinating and charming guy that I just couldn’t pass the chance to draw him!!

[bearsandbeansart]

Sometimes you ask your friends for help with symbols and objects that relate to a character, and they give you a delightfully silly idea.

What do we think? Art nouveau Jet portrait in which he's surrounded by tiny Zuko faces?

[sitting-on-me-bum]

"Kirkjufell Explosion"

Kirkjufell, Iceland

By Marc Marco Ripoll

Capture the Atlas - Northern Lights Photographer of the Year

[zukosdualdao]

underrated zutara scenes, part one

[blu3berrydraws]

--- Villain era

[kismetconstellations]

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart) x.

[ladyelainehilfur]

Here's a Zuko for Inktober!

[zephyrrhiesfyrian]

I come bearing more stupid file names of MTMTE screenshots. :D

get behind me satan

actual garbage

angy boi （⊙ｏ⊙）

DAI IS SO BIG COMPARED TO EVERYONE ELSE HOLY SHIT

drunk skids is a beautiful thing. he's such a silly man and i love him

hmm yes i am thinking

oh god kill it

eeewwwwww *squirts him with spray bottle*

Y'ALL IT'S STEVE

t i d d y

literally just a baby

YEET