3 Bright Sunsets From Costa Rica

Mark Baird: We were visiting in the dry season so the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean was more of a one note event rather than a colorful thing that often happens when there are lots of clouds in the sky.

Since December of 2013 PJ Lifestyle has been collecting sunrise and sunset photos from contributors, readers, and Instagram. Now we’re going to begin an effort to organize the ongoing collection. New goals:

1. Collect a sunrise from every state in the union.

2. Collect a sunset from as many countries around the world as possible.

3. After getting all 50 states’ sunrises then switch to collecting their sunsets and begin the global sunrises collection.

Updated April 2014: 4. The extraordinary submissions of Mark Baird have inspired a new collection of photographs devoted specifically to our nation’s capital. We’re going to try and organize fantastic sunrise and sunset photos from all the different monuments and scenic views.

We are at 20 countries so far:

Australia:

The Sun Sets in Sydney, Australia

Brazil:

The Sun Sets at a South American Achipelago

2 Very Different Brazilian Sunsets

Canada:

6 Sunrises to Start the Last Week of January

Cayman Islands:

An Insta-Sunset From the Cayman Islands

Chile:

Fire Dances In the Skies As the Sun Sets in the Chilean Mountains

England, France, and Denmark:

3 European Sunrises

Italy:

An Italian Sunset in Miramare, Trieste

Germany:

A Red Sunset in the Woods of Hagen, Germany

This Bright Orange German Sunset Is Like the Conclusion of an Epic Quest

Malaysia:

Sunsets On 3 Continents

Maldives:

Tropical Paradise: A Sunset in Maldives

Mexico:

Gray Crashes into Gold in This Striking Mexico City Sunset

Mozambique:

5 Golden Sunsets From Africa

Orange and Blue in the Mozambique Skies: The Sun Sets Over Nacala

An Absolutely Amazing, Haunting, Spiritual Sunset From Mozambique

2 More Magical Mozambique Sunsets And a Bonus Sunrise

Philippines:

A Panglao Island Sunset

Russia:

6 Sunrises from Australia to Paris to Russia to America…

Sweden:

6 Sunsets to End the Week

Thailand:

2 Thailand Sunsets

Trinidad:

A Trinidad Sunset Bursts Through Gray Clouds

South Africa:

A Waterfront Sunset in South Africa

Spain:

A ‘Naughty Sun’ Tries to Sneak Down the Chimney In Catalonia