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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. Revised goals:
1. Collect a sunrise from every state in the union. Completed July 25, 2014 but you can still send in your great photos to be featured.
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.
Updated August 2014: 5. We’re going to now try and start combining sunrise and pet photos, leading with images and video taken by PJ Lifestyle editor Dave Swindle featuring Maura the Siberian Husky on her morning runs. Any pet/sunrise/sunset photos will be especially appreciated.
Updated August 30, 2014: 6. With the introduction of Hyperlapse, hat tip to Vodkapundit, we begin a new chapter of sped-up video sunrises from around the world. Please send in links to yours or leave the URLs of your favorites in the comments.
The Completed United States Sunrise Collection
Alabama
Great Colors In the Alabama Sky At Sunrise in Cullman
Alaska
The Sun Rises Over a Town in the Alaskan Mountains
Arizona
A Very Cool Sunrise in Arizona This Morning…
An Encouraging Sunrise While Driving in Arizona
Arkansas
3 Invigorating Sunrise Shots From the Shores of the Arkansas River
‘My 10 year old took this in Arkansas just northeast of Memphis, TN overlooking a field.’
California
Sunrise Today Reflecting on Big Bear Lake
A Bright Sunrise Over San Francisco Bay
Another Superb Sunrise Over Silicon Valley
The Sun Rises Over the Fog In Silicon Valley
A Huge, Colorful Sunrise over San Francisco
A Good Morning Sunrise From the San Fernando Valley
The Sunrise Illuminates The Path By the Beach In Cambria, California
The Last Socal Sunrise of 2013
3 California Sunrises – San Diego – Santa Cruz – San Francisco
These 3 Photos Fail to Do Justice For This Morning’s Southern California Sunrise
Beverly Hills: A California Sunrise in Memory of Shirley Temple
A Subtle Sunrise From The San Fernando Valley This Morning
A Colorful Sunrise From the San Fernando Valley
A Golden Sunrise From the San Fernando Valley
Today’s San Fernando Valley Sunrise
3 Shots of the San Fernando Valley Sunrise This Morning
The Sun Rises Over San Diego’s Working Waterfront
Colorado
Stunning Shots of Sunlight Escape the Clouds In Roxborough Park
A Purple, Pink, and Gold Colorado Sunrise
Which of These 3 Colorado Sunrises Is the Best?
Colorado Sunrise Vodkapundit Style
An Orange Sunrise from Boulder, CO
Connecticut
Sunrise Over the Snow in New England
A Connecticut Church’s Stained Glass Sunrise
Delaware
A Delaware Sunrise That Looks Like Heaven
Florida
Great Colors in this Sunrise Over NYC Shot From Jersey City
An Instagram Video of Today’s Sunrise Over Miami
What Could Be Better Than Kayaking At Sunrise?
A Bold, Blood Red Sunrise Reflecting On Lake Maitland in Florida
3 Fantastic Photos of Yesterday Morning’s Florida Sunrise Courtesy of Myra Adams
The Sun Rises Over the Sea In Florida
A Heavenly Sunset in Cedar Key, Florida
Sunrise at a Damaged Honeymoon Cottage in Cedar Key, Florida
Florida Sunset With 3 Dogs (All Sunsets Are Better With Dogs)
Don’t Miss This Breathtaking Sunrise Shot From a Kayak On Lake Minnehaha
Georgia
The Sun Rising Over Atlanta From 10,000 Feet
Many Colors Over The Sky In Yesterday’s Sunrise Over Atlanta, Georgia
How the Sun Starts the Day in Covington, GA
Another Beautiful North Georgia Sunrise
Hawaii
Sunrise Dances Across The Clouds in Maui
Clouds at Sunset in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii
Idaho
Great Colors In the Sky Over Idaho at Sunrise
Beautiful Clouds As the Sun Rises In the Idaho Hills
Sunrise On the Farm in Buhl, Idaho
Illinois
Sunrise From the 57th Floor in Chicago
Chicago: 7 Sunrises to Start Your Sunday
Indiana
An Indiana Cornfield Sunrise In the Rearview Mirror
The Sunrise Today In Downtown Indianapolis
Iowa
A Bright Red and Orange Iowa Sunrise
Kansas
Kentucky
An Inspiring Sunrise Over the Ohio River Shot From the Kentucky Side
Kentucky: A Great-Looking Truck on the Farm at Sunrise
Louisiana
A Peaceful Purple Louisiana Sunrise over the Superdome
Maine
Maryland
A Superb Sunrise Canoeing on the Monocacy River in Maryland
Massachusetts
4 Sunrise Shots at the Light Houses in Gloucester, MA
Colors Reflected on Rocky Winthrop Beach in Boston at Sunrise
A Powerful Pink Sunrise From Framingham, MA
Michigan
An Ice Fishing Sunrise From North of Detroit to Start Your Weekend
Sunrise on Lake St. Clair, Just Outside Detroit
Minnesota
Michigan Vs. Minnesota: Which Sunrise Is Better?
A Calming Sunrise Over Wolf Lake in Minnesota
Mississippi
An Overwhelming Sunrise on the Mississippi River
Missouri
This Missouri Sunrise On the Plains Is a Gorgeous Photograph
Montana
Sunrise from the Rooftop in Billings, Montana
Nebraska
A Truly Triumphant Sunrise From Nebraska
Nevada
A Hopeful Sunrise In the Nevada Desert
New Hampshire
A New Hampshire Sunrise Shot Through The ‘Glass Wall’
New Jersey
A Great Smile of a Sunrise On the Jersey Shore
New Mexico
Which State Has the Superior Sunrises? 2 From New Mexico Vs 2 From Colorado
A Hopeful Sunrise in New Mexico
New York
A Bright, Colorful New York Sunrise
North Carolina
A Sunrise to Start The Day at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
A Peaceful Sunrise Video at Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina
North Dakota
These 2 North Dakota Sunrise Photos Are Some of the Most Breathtaking We’ve Ever Received…
A Wide Open North Dakota Sunrise on the Farm
Ohio
It’s 3 Below In Newark, Ohio And The Sun Shoots Up Like a Shining Column of Light
‘Flying at 6500′ Msl Over Zanesville, OH in My Cessna 182 Heading South’
What a 17 Degree Ohio Sunset Looks Like
4 Great Sunrises Today: Ohio Vs New Jersey Vs North Carolina Vs Florida
Oklahoma
Canada Vs Oklahoma Vs Tunisia: Which Sunrise Is Your Favorite Today?
A Wonderful Blue & Orange Sunrise Creeps Over the Oklahoma Grasses
Oregon
Which of These 2 Oregon Sunrises Is More Beautiful?
A Beautifully Composed Portland Oregon Sunrise Photograph
Oregon Vs. Oklahoma: Which Sunrise Do You Like More?
Pennsylvania
2 Gettysburg Battlefield Sunrises
Rhode Island
A Colorful Rhode Island Sunrise
South Carolina
5 Instagram Sunrises From Around the World
Sunrise: Myrtle Beach or Miami Beach?
South Dakota
Golden Skies Over South Dakota at Sunrise
Tennessee
Cows At a Colorful Sunrise in Tennessee
Texas
Which of These 4 Texas Sunrise Photos From This Morning Is Your Favorite?
An Optimistic Sunrise Over Dallas
Sunrise From Galveston Island, Texas
West Texas Instagram Video: The Birds Flying at Sunrise
Utah
These 2 Bright Utah Sunrises Are Inspirational
Vermont
Golden Dancing Clouds in this Tranquil Vermont Sunrise
Virginia
Sunrise Over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia
Charlottesville, VA: When the Morning Sun Gets Under the Clouds and Lights Them Up
Washington and West Virginia
West Virginia Vs Washington: Which Sunrise Do You Like More?
Wisconsin
3 Artsy Sunrise Photos From Milwaukee
Wyoming
Wake Up in Wyoming And Start Today With this Bright, Beautiful Sunrise
The Beginning of the Sunrise in Wyoming
Mars (which we might as well go ahead and start counting as an American state now)
What Does a Sunrise Look Like on Mars?
The International Sunset Collection
1. Australia:
The Sun Sets in Sydney, Australia
2. Brazil:
The Sun Sets at a South American Achipelago
2 Very Different Brazilian Sunsets
3. Canada:
6 Sunrises to Start the Last Week of January
4. Cayman Islands:
An Insta-Sunset From the Cayman Islands
5. Chile:
Fire Dances In the Skies As the Sun Sets in the Chilean Mountains
6. Costa Rica:
3 Bright Sunsets From Costa Rica
7. England, 8. France, and 9. Denmark:
10. Finland
Brazil Vs Finland Vs Chile: Which of These Sunsets is Your Favorite?
11. Italy:
An Italian Sunset in Miramare, Trieste
12. Germany:
A Red Sunset in the Woods of Hagen, Germany
This Bright Orange German Sunset Is Like the Conclusion of an Epic Quest
13. Greece:
A Soothing Sunset On the Greek Island of Oia
14. Malaysia:
15. Maldives:
Tropical Paradise: A Sunset in Maldives
16. Mexico:
Gray Crashes into Gold in This Striking Mexico City Sunset
17. Mozambique:
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
18. Philippines:
19. Russia:
6 Sunrises from Australia to Paris to Russia to America…
20. Sweden:
21. Thailand:
22. Trinidad:
A Trinidad Sunset Bursts Through Gray Clouds
23. South Africa:
A Waterfront Sunset in South Africa
24. Scotland:
An Astounding Scottish Sunset on the Isle of Mull
25. Serbia:
Purple and Gold in the Skies Over Serbia
26. Spain:
A ‘Naughty Sun’ Tries to Sneak Down the Chimney In Catalonia
27. Wales:
A Beautiful Burst of Sunset at Broughton Bay Yesterday in South Wales
28. Israel:
A Superb Sunset From Susan In Israel
Starting the International Sunrise Collection:
1. Formentera
A Great Sunrise Video From the Island of Formentera
2. Australia
Blue & Orange Colorado Sunrise Vs. Pink Australia Skies
Sunrise on a Rocky Australian Coastline
3. Canada
Running Through a Canadian Carrot Field at Sunrise
4. Italy
An Italian Sunrise Over the Sea In Calabria
A Sicilian Sunrise at the Beach
5. Argentina
A Superb Sunrise From Patagonia, Argentina
6. Thailand
7. Indonesia
Yellow Skies at Sunrise on Bromo Mountain in Indonesia
A Peaceful Glowing Sunrise in the Mountains of Indonesia
Starting The United States Sunset Collection:
1. Arizona
The Sun Sets Over the Grand Canyon
A Sharpshooter Sends in 2 Great Sunset Shots From Arizona
2. Florida
Florida: A Pink Sunset At Passagrille Beach
3. Montana
A Majestic Purple Montana Sunset
4. Massachusetts
A Bright Sunset over Laurel Lake in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
5. Washington
The First in a Fantastic Series of Seattle Sunrise and Sunset Shots
‘I Felt as Though I Was Inside a Jewel Box.’
‘Sunset, the Olympics and Low-Lying Fog over Elliott Bay’
The Washington D.C. Collection So Far:
27 Sunrises:
- A Capitol Dome Sunrise
- Sunrise Reflected In the Tidal Basin
- Paddling to Sunrise On the Potomac
- The Sun Rises Over The Spot Where Martin Luther King, Jr. Made History
- A Precisely-Timed Sunrise Shot From Inside the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- A Pink Sunrise Reflected in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Sunrise at the Marine Corps Memorial
- Marine Corps Memorial: A Sunrise to Remember Our Nation’s Heroes
- A Superb Sunrise at the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial
- The World War II Memorial At Sunrise
- 4 Washington D.C. Sunrises Through the Cherry Blossoms
- The Secret of the Lincoln Memorial’s Equinox Sunrises…
- 2 Beautiful Sunrises From the Washington Monument’s Reflecting Pool
- Remembering America’s Heroes as the Sun Rises Over the World War II Memorial
- Why You Should Never Wade In the Reflecting Pool at the Washington Memorial
- An Amazing Orange & Blue Sunrise at the Jefferson Memorial
- Paddling to Theodore Roosevelt Island at Sunrise
- Sunrise (And the Munchies) from the Steps of the Lincoln Memorial
- The Ducks Make This One of The Best Washington D.C. Sunrises in the Collection
- These 4 Incredible Capitol Photos Taken Over 43 Minutes Show the Colors of the Sunrise
- The Sun Strikes The Sculptures At the Federal Trade Commission Building
- ‘Watching the Sunrise from Inside the Lincoln Memorial You Get a Great View of the Mall.’ – Mark Baird
5 Sunsets:
- An Awe-Inspiring Blue and Pink Sunset at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- A Soothing Orange And Blue Sunset at the Lincoln Memorial
- A Phenomenal Photo of the Air Force Memorial at Sunset
- The Sun Sets at the Titanic Memorial
- Rochambeau Stares Into the Sunset
The Dogs at Sunrise Collection So Far:
- 5 Shots of a Siberian Husky Greeting the Morning Sun in SoCal
- The First Siberian Husky Sunrise in Inglewood
- Niko the Pit Bull Greets the Florida Sunrise
- A Really Cute Colorado Pit Bull At Sunrise
- Foxy the Shiba Inu Walks on the Lake Ontario Shores at Sunrise
The Hyperlapse Sunrise/Sunset Collection
Sunrises
- A Lake Ontario Hyperlapse Sunrise
- 2 Hyperlapses: Sunrise in Rhode Island, Sunset in Thailand
- A Hyperlapse Sunrise On the Morning Drive to Stockholm
- A Traffic Hyperlapse as the Sun Rises Over Boston
- A Hyperlapse Sunrise at Craggy Gardens Pinnacle Trail in North Carolina
- A Sunrise Driving Hyperlapse At Peniche Beach In Portugal
- Hyperlapse: Birds Take in the Sunrise on the Jersey Shore
- Hyperlapse: Wonderful Waves at Deerfield Beach in Florida This Morning
- A Hyperlapse of Planes Taking Off at JFK at Sunrise
- Taxiing Down the JFK Runway: A Sunrise Hyperlapse
- A Sunrise Hyperlapse While Swimming at Fort Lauderdale Beach
- A Cute, Beautiful Hyperlapse of Kids Dancing at Sunrise as Waves Crash on St Augustine Beach
- A Santorini, Greece Hyperlapse Sunrise
- A Sunrise Hyperlapse Through the Mist at Niagara Falls
- Sunrise Hyperlapse on the Train Commuting to Work In NYC
- Hyperlapse: The Sun Rises Over Moscow
- New York Harbor Sunrise Hyperlapse
- Hyperlapse at Griffith Observatory: Dogs and Hikers at Sunrise In LA
- A Driving Hyperlapse As the Sun Rises in Miami
- The Best New York City Sunrise Hyperlapse I’ve Seen So Far
- Serene Sunrise Hyperlapse at Manasquan Beach in New Jersey
- A Hyperlapse Sunrise Over St. Martin’s Island
- A Hyperlapse Sunrise Drive In Brazil
- Hyperlapse: Fishermen Greet the Sunrise On Fire Island
- Hyperlapse: Fast Moving Clouds at Sunrise in Finland
Sunsets
- Dueling Hyperlapses: Sunset in Bali, Sunrise in Santiago
- Hyperlapse: People Play in the Surf in Bali as the Sun Sets
- A Hyperlapse Sunset Video in Vladivostok, Russia with an Aphex Twin Soundtrack
- A Delightful Driving Hyperlapse Sunset from Jakarta
- A Cambodian Sunset Hyperlapse At the Pier
- Hyperlapse: Dinner on the Beach in Bali as the Sun Sets
- 3 Hyperlapse Sunsets from Around the World: Boracay, La Jolla, Johannesburg
- Hyperlapse: A Typhoon Sunset at Moon Beach in Okinawa
- A Calm Sunset Hyperlapse at the Beach in Brisbane with Cool Music
- An Amazing Timelapse Sunset in Paris
- Sunset Hyperlapse at Brighton Beach in Adelaide, Australia
- Sunset Hyperlapse Surfing on the Beach in Maui
- The Sunset Sped Up 32X At Greenwich Cove
- A Driving Hyperlapse At Sunset on the Way to San Francisco
- Lake Pukaki, New Zealand Hyperlapse: The Sun Sets Over the Stones
- Hyperlapse: A Sunset Into the Okinawa Ocean
- A Hyperlapse of New York Harbor at Sunset
- A Hyperlapse of the Sun Slipping Into the Sea in San Diego
- Laguna Beach Hyperlapse Sunset
- A Hyperlapse In Hermanus, South Africa: The Sun Sets Into the Sea
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