Working hard

I came across this picture in flickr, and I loved it. It reminds me of my boss a lot. He always says that working hard always pays off in the long term, but for sure he is thinking that he will be beneficiary of our tolling in the short or middle term. I would say the small piece is a Bishop rather than a pawn. No doubt the big figure is a King. Maybe Hugh does not know a lot about chess, as only pawns are entitled to metamorphose change after arriving to the eight file, and even with that, the only piece they cannot become is the King. Anyway, I love the image.

Sand chessmen

Another misterious picture. This is a sand giant chessboard. It is well protected from the wind. We can imagine the sea in the background. All the types of pieces can be seen. It seems that all of them are white. At least I see three white bishops and knights.

Where did this happen? If you've got any clue please write it in the comments.