“It’s always a challenge to wake up and climb in the dark, but the glow of sunrise makes it all worthwhile. These are the moments I live for,” says Utah-based, big-mountain skier Caroline Gleich of this moment on the south ridge of Mount Superior in the Wasatch Mountains. She and her climbing partner, Nate Smith, had bootpacked up the couloir ... Read More »
View taken from high hill above a fishing village near Xiapu, China.(© Thierry Bornier/National Geographic Photo Contest) Read More »
What I love so much about stand up paddle boarding is its ability to transport one, surrounded by nature, to a quiet, meditative state. I had the opportunity to photograph a night time version of this on a moonlit, windless September evening. Specially made waterproof LED lights are attached to the base of the boards which illuminate the water below ... Read More »
Large herds of bison roam free in this park as well as in Yellowstone, just to the north. It is an awe inspiring sight indeed. Read More »
Las Pozas (“the Pools”) is a sculpture garden built by Edward James more than 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level, in a tropical rain forest in the mountains of Mexico. It includes more than 80 acres (320,000 m2) of natural waterfalls and pools interlaced with towering Surrealist sculptures in concrete. Read More »
Behind you! A huge male African elephant photobombs a group of tourists at the Rhino and Wildlife Conservation area in Wedza, ZimbabwePicture: MARCUS SÖDERLAND/BARCROFT MEDIA Read More »
Photograph by Juan Aguilar This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Photo Contest Images Silence and light accompany sheep and shepherd, day in, day out, near Halabja, Iraq. Read More »
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