Fotografija dneva

JUNIJ 1, 2012

Park z morskimi živalmi Sea Life Park Hawaii, Oahu, Havaji, Združene države Amerike: velika pliskavka plava globoko v svojem modrem akvariju. Prizor je iz oddaje Osupljiv National Geographic.

MAJ 31, 2012

Millennium Atoll: A team of scientist are studying the pristine coral reefs in a hidden paradise called Shark Eden.

MAJ 30, 2012

Praying mantis. This image is from World's Weirdest.

MAJ 29, 2012

Mackinac City, Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, USA: Looking north from the shoreline down the Mackinac Bridge which spans the Straights of Mackinac. This image is from Drain The Great Lakes.

MAJ 28, 2012

Papua New Guinea, Western Province: Two members of The Biami tribe in Negadai village prepare for a feast of pig cooked in a 'Moo Moo' oven. This image is from Search For The Cannibals Of The South Pacific.

MAJ 27, 2012

Thingvellir National Park, Iceland - Tourists walk through Iceland's Thingvellir rift valley, the only place on Earth where the continental boundary of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises above sea level. This image is from Birth of Europe.

MAJ 26, 2012

Child gorilla with mother. This image is from Gabon: The Last Dance.

MAJ 25, 2012

Falkland Islands- elephant seals. This image is from Great Migrations.

MAJ 24, 2012

Southern Iceland - 'Birth of Europe' explores how Iceland's mountainous landscape was created and shaped by active volcanism. This image is from Birth of Europe.

MAJ 23, 2012

Gir National Park, Gujarat, India: A male Asiatic lion takes a glance at the camera while sitting in the morning light. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

MAJ 22, 2012

In Gabon, rural communities live with profound understanding of the natural world that they are part of and still follow cultural traditions of the forest. This image is from Gabon: The Last Dance.

MAJ 21, 2012

Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India: Family of elephants together in burnt grass. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

MAJ 20, 2012

Gir National Park, Gujarat, India: Belonging to the antelope family, the black buck is the flagship species of the dry grassland habitats of our state. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

MAJ 19, 2012

Niagara Falls. This image is from Drain The Great Lakes.

MAJ 18, 2012

Gir National Park, Gujarat, India: Two Desert Foxes wrestle with one another under the fading sunlight in Gir National Park. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

MAJ 17, 2012

A shaggy frogfish (antennarius hispidus). This image is from World's Weirdest.

MAJ 16, 2012

Kenya: A Samburu girl in traditional dress inside her village. This image is from A World of Wonders.

MAJ 15, 2012

An osprey flying home with a freshly caught flounder for its chicks. This image is from World's Weirdest.

MAJ 14, 2012

Polyclad Flatworm Pseudobiceros flowersi on black sand of Lembeh Strait during a night dive at Air Perang. This image is from World's Weirdest.

MAJ 13, 2012

The Taj Mahal in Agra. This image is from Secrets Of The Taj Mahal.

MAJ 12, 2012

Sweden: Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) is seen resting on a tree limb while its eyes are locked onto something just beyond the camera. This image is from Nordic Wild.

MAJ 11, 2012

Denmark: Close-up shot of a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) tipping its nose out of the water while swimming towards the camera. This image is from Nordic Wild.

MAJ 10, 2012

Sweden: High elevation landscape shot with low cloud cover in the background surrounding cliffs. This image is from Nordic Wild.

MAJ 9, 2012

Simen Mountains National Park: A female Gelada baboon with her baby on her back during sunset. This image is from Nat Geo Amazing!

MAJ 8, 2012

Mesa Arch, Canyonlands, Utah at dusk. This image is from Amazing Planet.

MAJ 7, 2012

SCREEN GRAB: Nearly 40 feet long and weighing up to 20 tons, the mysterious whale shark is the largest fish in the sea. Ironically, its survival depends on some of the tiniest creatures. This image is from Great Migrations.

MAJ 6, 2012

A red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus Viridescens) grows into maturity. This image is from Nat Geo Amazing!

MAJ 5, 2012

Kenya: Portrait of a young Maasai girl. This image is from Warrior Road Trip.

MAJ 4, 2012

There is the smell of females in the air - A young male tiger checking the scent of a female tiger in the area. This image is from Wild Russia.

MAJ 3, 2012

SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - Uwe Anders (right) and his assistant Anatoly Ryzhow spent three months on Wrangel Island in the far northeast of Russia. This image is from Wild Russia.

MAJ 2, 2012

Sweden: Close-up of two Great Grey Owl chicks (Strix nebulosa) perched on a broken tree stump during the day. This image is from Nordic Wild.

MAJ 1, 2012

South Coast, South Africa: Humpback whale breaching out of water. This image is from Cameramen Who Dare.

APRIL 30, 2012

A chief and two men sit in a hut in Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela. This image is from Taboo.

APRIL 29, 2012

Ogden, Utah: A knight rides in heavy armor at the full contact jousting tournament at the Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire outside of Ogden, Utah. This image is from Knights of Mayhem.

APRIL 28, 2012

An Eyelash Palm Pit Viper rests on some jungle vines, coiled and possibly ready to strike. This image is from World's Deadliest Snakes.

APRIL 27, 2012

BAHAMAS: Divers follow a safety line ascending to cavernous room. This image is from Diving the labyrinth.

APRIL 26, 2012

A portrait of an elderly shepherd in Afghanistan. This image is from Most Amazing Photos.

APRIL 25, 2012

The Caucasian Mountains are a link between Europe and Asia, the highest peaks of this rugged range are well over 5000 metres. This image is from Wild Russia.

APRIL 24, 2012

A stack of skulls lie in the Catacombs beneath Paris. This image is from Most Amazing Photos.

APRIL 23, 2012

A Karim speaker from the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea poses in traditional face paint. This image is from Most Amazing Photos.

APRIL 22, 2012

Two asiatic lion cubs lying on tree trunk in Gir National Park. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

APRIL 21, 2012

A wide shot facing east, during sunset on the Seine River in Paris, France. This image is from Most Amazing Photos.

APRIL 20, 2012

Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India: The ultimate camouflage - a tigress stalks through high grass in the dry grasslands of Kaziranga National Park, India. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

APRIL 19, 2012

The Lagoon at Millennium Atoll is a nursery for sharks and many other species, a unique underwater landscape, undamaged by the human footprint. This image is from Shark Eden.

APRIL 18, 2012

A great white shark comes out of the water in False Bay, South Africa. The dangerous seas and big sharks are legendary there. This image is from Killer Shots.

APRIL 17, 2012

Two Desert Cats playfully fight with one another while one of them flies through the air over a dirt mound in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India:. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

APRIL 16, 2012

Michoacan, Mexico: No single monarch butterfly completes its migration from Mexico to as far north as Canada and back. Instead, generations of monarchs make this journey born into a relay race no one butterfly finishes. This image is from Great Migratio

APRIL 15, 2012

Young boy selling newspapers with "Titanic Disaster" news. 100 years ago today, the Titanic suffered a disasterous end. This image is from Save The Titanic With Bob Ballard.

APRIL 14, 2012

Gir National Park, Gujarat, India: An adult male Asiatic Lion stands under green foliage. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

APRIL 13, 2012

This image is from Across The Amazon.

APRIL 12, 2012

LAKE LUGU, CHINA: In the Chinese Musuo religion, each year villagers gather together to honor the chief Musuo goddess Gen Mu in traditional Musuo clothing. In this communal celebration, women are often initiate the flirting with the men. This image is fr

APRIL 11, 2012

Greenland: Close-up of a glacier and its meltwater pouring out from below. This image is from Nordic Wild.

APRIL 10, 2012

Titanic's bow and railing. 100 years ago today, the Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage. This image is from Return to Titanic.

APRIL 9, 2012

Gir National Park, Gujarat, India: A large group of Common Cranes scout out their territory. This image is from Secrets of Wild India.

APRIL 8, 2012

Florence, Italy: Restorers and scientists work on the platform while looking for the lost Leonardo da Vinci mural "The Battle of Anghiari" in the Hall of 500 in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio. This image is from Finding the Lost Da Vinci.

APRIL 7, 2012

On the peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia's Far East is a dramatic landscape, Stellar's Sea Eagles fight for access to ice-holes to fish. This image is from Wild Russia.

APRIL 6, 2012

Laikipia, Kenya: Silhouette of Boni and Lemarti shaking hands at sunset. This image is from Warrior Road Trip.

APRIL 5, 2012

EASTER ISLAND, CHILE: Giant moai statue heads at the Rano Raraku quarry. This image is from Beneath Easter Island.

APRIL 4, 2012

Jinhae Bay, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea: View from the top of the pylon at the two-pylon cable-stayed bridge section between Jungjuk Island and Jeo Island.This image is from Megastructures.

APRIL 3, 2012

A waterfall in the Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. This image is from Africa's Lost Eden.

APRIL 2, 2012

Birgunj, Nepal: As teenagers, this bride and groom will now be officially married. Marriage is like a business transaction and forming of alliances between families. This image is from Taboo.

APRIL 1, 2012

Man has been coming to this part of the world for centuries in search of the same thing: Paradise. This image is from Oceans 8.

MAREC 31, 2012

Papež Janez Pavel II. mašuje pred množico več kot 750 000 vernikov v Gdansku, junija 1987. Prizor je iz oddaje Inside the Vatican.

MAREC 30, 2012

Norveška: Njorka stoji na vrhu pečine. Prizor je iz oddaje Nordijska divjina.

MAREC 29, 2012

Kerala, Indija: Igralec je pripravljen za nastop v kathakaliju, v predstavi ene najstarejših dramskih oblik na svetu. Prizor je iz oddaje A World of Wonders

MAREC 28, 2012

Zakintos, Grčija: Čudovit pogled na modre vode Zakintosa, skriti zaliv tihotapcev in plažo Navaggio, kot jih vidimo z vrha pečine. Prizor je iz oddaje A World of Wonders.

MAREC 27, 2012

Bali, Indonezija: Deklice s svojimi daritvami bodo izvedle tradicionalen ples na Baliju v Indoneziji. Prizor je iz oddaje A World of Wonders.

MAREC 26, 2012

Narodni park Kaziranga, Assam, Indija: Bližnja srečanja s samcem bivola so lahko zelo nevarna. Prizor je iz oddaje Skrivnosti divje Indije.

MAREC 25, 2012

Grenlandija: bližnji posnetek rakovičjih njork, ki se negujejo na robu pečine. Prizor je iz oddaje Nordijska divjina.

MAREC 24, 2012

Na severni konici otoka Caroline je največja biomasa plenilcev v Kiribatih. Prizor je iz oddaje Raj morskih psov.

MAREC 23, 2012

Gorovje Ural, Rusija - Manpupner, kamniti stolpi v narodnem parku Pechero-Ilytch v Republiki Komi. Prizor je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

MAREC 22, 2012

Roparski morski orel. Prizor je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

MAREC 21, 2012

Ognjenik, Islandija. Prizor je iz oddaje Nordijska divijina.

MAREC 20, 2012

Metulji monarhi. Prizor je iz oddaje Velike selitve.

MAREC 19, 2012

Santa Ynez, Kalifornija, ZDA: Rumeni labradorec je vrsta lovskega psa. Med prsti ima plavalno kožico, ki mu pomaga pri plavanju, kar je koristno, ko prinaša plen. Prizor je iz oddaje In človek je ustvaril psa.

MAREC 18, 2012

Naša pustolovščina se je začela na reki Zrmanja, ki nas je pripeljala do velikega mesta Zadar in Jadranskega morja. Gotovo Zrmanja še ni gostila velikih morskih kajakov, kot so naši, kar je razumljivo, saj je polna brzic, med njimi pa je osupljiv podkvast slap, visok 12 metrov. Prizor je iz oddaje Oceans 8.

MAREC 17, 2012

Narodni park Kaziranga, Assam, Indija: Ogroženi zlati langur (Trachypithecus geei) sedi med zelenjem. Prizor je iz oddaje Skrivnosti divje Indije.

MAREC 16, 2012

Otok Malden: Ostrižnik plava na območju koralnega grebena. Koralni grebeni so med najbolj raznolikimi in dragocenimi ekosistemi na Zemlji. Skupina znanstvenikov, ki jih vodi Dr. Enric Sala (morski ekolog, raziskovalec in sodelavec pri National Geographicu) proučuje nedotaknjene koralne grebene v skritem paradižu, imenovanem Raj morskih psov. Skušajo razumeti vpliv človeka na svetovna morja in upajo, da bodo odkrili, kako jih lahko ohranimo. Prizor je iz oddaje Raj morskih psov.

MAREC 15, 2012

Božični otok: Zdesetkane zaradi plenilcev in v neprijaznem muhastem vremenu vsako leto petdeset milijonov rdečih rakovic Gecarcoidea natalis hiti čez nazobčane skale in čez od sonca razbeljeni pesek v plitve vode, kjer se razmnožujejo. Prizor je iz oddaje Velike selitve.

MAREC 14, 2012

Kenija: Masajski bojevnik Boni posluša blizu afriškega slona. Prizor je iz oddaje Warrior Road Trip.

MAREC 13, 2012

Medvedi in ognjeniki Kamčatke. Prizor je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

MAREC 12, 2012

Dejaven ognjenik v Islandiji. Prizor je iz oddaje Nordijska divjina.

MAREC 11, 2012

False Bay, Južna Afrika: Andy Casagrande snema belega morskega volka. Da bi bilo snemanje uspešno, je Andy s sabo prinesel napredno in inovativno opremo, med drugim tudi daljinsko vodena vozila s kamerami, podvodne kamere na palicah in kamere-vabe. Prizor je iz oddaje Ubijalski posnetki.

MAREC 10, 2012

Abu Dhabi, Združeni arabski emirati: Gradbišče stavbe Aldar headquarters z žerjavi. Manjka še nekaj steklenih plošč. Prizor je iz oddaje Megagradnje.

MAREC 9, 2012

Narodni park Gir, Gudžarat, Indija: Pav razkazuje velikansko bogato okrašeno perje, da bi privabil družico. Prizor je iz oddaje Skrivnosti divje Indije.

MAREC 8, 2012

MONTANA, ZDA: 360-kilogramski grizli Brutus v vlogi poročne priče na poroki Caseyja Andersona. Anderson, slaven naravoslovec, je grizlija vzgajal od rojstva. Prizor je iz oddaje Odprava v divjino.birth. This image is from Expedition Wild.

MAREC 7, 2012

VELIKI OTOK, HAVAJI, ZDA: Valovi se lomijo na obali zaliva Keauhou. To zgodovinsko območje v okrožju Kona na havajskem Velikem otoku je priljubljen turistični kraj, saj se je tu rodil kralj Kamehameha III., ki je med vsemi monarhi najdlje vladal Kraljevini Havaji. Prizor je iz oddaje Eno morje.

MAREC 6, 2012

Norveška: Severni sij (Aurora borealis) je nebo obarvala nebo in vodo v neonsko zeleno barvo. Prizor je iz oddaje Nordijska divjina.

MAREC 5, 2012

Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, Nemčija: Ekipa v podjetju Audi še zadnjič preverja R8 v svetlobnem tunelu. Prizor je iz oddaje Megatovarne.

MAREC 4, 2012

SIBIRIJA, RUSIJA- Prebivalci Jakutska so ena izmed številnih etničnih manjšin v Rusiji. Prizor je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

MAREC 3, 2012

SIBIRIJA, VZHODNA RUSIJA - V ruskem delu Arktike živi največja populacija severnih medvedov na svetu. Prizor je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

MAREC 2, 2012

V provinci SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS na PAPUI NOVI GVINEJI: Gibe in Pipe, pripadnika ljudstva Huli wigmen, pozirata pred kamero v tradicionalni opravi. Prizor je iz oddaje Najbolj osupljive fotografije National Geographica.

MAREC 1, 2012

Lava bruha iz Mauna Ulu, fumarole ognjenika Kilauea. Prizor je iz oddaje Najbolj osupljive fotografije National Geographica.

FEBRUAR 29, 2012

Koralni grebeni so med najbolj raznolikimi in najdragocenejšimi ekosistemi na Zemlji. Na njih živi več živalskih in rastlinskih vrst kot kjerkoli drugje v morju. Znanstveniki ocenjujejo, da morda obstaja še milijon do osem milijonov neodkritih organizmov.

FEBRUAR 28, 2012

Luna nad Mauno Loo na Havajih. Prizor je iz oddaje Najbolj osupljive fotografije National Geographica.

FEBRUAR 27, 2012

Pacifiški mroži potujejo za ledom. Ko se pozimi led širi, se selijo na jug. Ko led popoka in se spomladi ter poleti staja, se spet selijo na sever. Prizor je iz oddaje Velike selitve.

FEBRUAR 26, 2012

Valovi silovito butajo ob obalo kraja Tocopilla v Čilu. Prizor je iz oddaje Geološko popotovanje.

FEBRUAR 25, 2012

Sobolj slovi po svojem krznu, zato so ga lovili po vsej Rusiji. Prizor je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

FEBRUAR 24, 2012

Ob ruskem morju se obsežni sibirski gozdovi umikajo eksotični azijski obali. Prizor je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

FEBRUAR 23, 2012

Ribja uharica je izjemno redka vrsta sov. V divjini jih najverjetneje živi le še okrog tisoč. Območja ob divjih ruskih rekah so dobro življensko okolje zanje. Prizor je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

FEBRUAR 22, 2012

Zgodovinar William Lindesay se je odpravil na pohod po Kitajskem zidu. Prizor je iz oddaje Pohod po Kitajskem zidu.

FEBRUAR 21, 2012

Blatni možje z območja doline Waghi pozirajo med grmičevjem. Poslikava telesa z blatom je med številnimi domorodskimi tradicijami, ki so še vedno žive na Papui Novi Gvineji. Prizor je iz oddaje Najbolj osupljive fotografije National Geographica.

FEBRUAR 20, 2012

Potapljač raziskuje jamo pri obmorskem mestu Kona na Havajih. Prizor je iz oddaje Najbolj osupljive fotografije National Geographica.

FEBRUAR 19, 2012

Mešanica starodavnih in sodobnih mošej v prestolnici pakistanske province Pundžab, v Lahoreju, je značilni mozaik starega in novega. Prizor je iz oddaje Najbolj osupljive fotografije National Geographica.

FEBRUAR 18, 2012

Družina v Afganistanu hodi ob cesti. Prizor je iz oddaje Najbolj osupljive fotografije National Geographica.

FEBRUAR 17, 2012

Zgodovinar William Lindesay hodi po Kitajskem zidu. Prizor je iz oddaje Pohod po Kitajskem zidu.

FEBRUAR 16, 2012

Borneo. Orangutani so edine opice in največji sesalci, ki živijo izključno na drevju. Prizor je iz oddaje Velike selitve.

FEBRUAR 15, 2012

V skritem paradižu imenovanem Raj morskih psov med živalstvom in rastlinstvom koralnega grebena plava riba iz družine Epinephelinae.

FEBRUAR 14, 2012

Ob koncu sibirske zime se iz svojih brlogov prikažejo prve severne medvedke s svojimi mladiči. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

FEBRUAR 13, 2012

Lava po izbruhu ognjenika Kilauea kaplja v morje blizu mesta Kalapana na otoku Havaji. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Najbolj osupljive fotografije National Geographica.

FEBRUAR 12, 2012

Lisice ne poznajo zimskega spanja. Izjemno nizke temperature na polotoku Kamčatka preživijo s pomočjo gostega zimskega kožuha. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

FEBRUAR 11, 2012

Albatros vrste "Thalassarche melanophrys" jadra na krilih z razponom 2,5 metra na poti na kopno na Falklandskih otokih, kjer se bo paril. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Velike selitve.

FEBRUAR 10, 2012

Ko so druge živali na lovu, se žabjeglava agama navadno skrije, vendar lahko kaj hitro postane srdit nasprotnik. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

FEBRUAR 9, 2012

V Etiopiji je jezero lave ognjenika Erta Ale ponoči videti kot živo. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Geološko popotovanje.

FEBRUAR 8, 2012

Na polotoku Kamčatki, skrajni vzhodni točki Rusije, najdemo osupljivo pokrajino, kjer se srečata ogenj in led. Tukaj vladajo ognjeniki, ki nenehno bruhajo lavo. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

FEBRUAR 7, 2012

Masajski bojevniki ponosno stojijo s svojimi sulicami. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Bojevniki na popotovanju.

FEBRUAR 6, 2012

Brydov kit se s široko razprtim gobcem hrani z vabo iz sardin v mestu Port Edward v Južni Afriki. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Neustrašni snemalci.

FEBRUAR 5, 2012

Velikanski kipi "moai", ki stojijo na kamnitih podstavkih "ahu" na Velikonočnem otoku. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Pod Velikonočnim otokom.

FEBRUAR 4, 2012

Snemalec Mark Rackley je v narodnem parku Everglades na Floridi snemal aligatorje brez vsakršne zaščitne opreme. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Neustrašni snemalci.

FEBRUAR 3, 2012

V Sibiriji sibirski burudunki vsako leto nabirajo borove storže, da bi preživeli trdo zimo. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Divja Rusija.

FEBRUAR 2, 2012

V Jezeru klobučnjakov v otoški državi Palau ob presunljivi vsakodnevni selitvi po vodni površini drsi pet milijonov korenoustih klobučnjakov. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Velike selitve.

FEBRUAR 1, 2012

Pet surikat se v času sončnega vzhoda sonči ob svojem rovu. Ta fotografija je iz oddaje Klan surikat.

JANUAR 31, 2012

Sunlight through a cyprus swamp. Merchants Millpond State Park, North Carolina

JANUAR 30, 2012

A Russian Orthodox priest strikes for democratic change in Sofia.

JANUAR 29, 2012

A young Turkish girl looks out of a window in Sogut Golu.

JANUAR 28, 2012

Elderly ladies sitting on a bench looking at a baby in Venice.

JANUAR 27, 2012

Maria Anastasi and her daughters watch Italy play Nigeria in the World Cup soccer match of July 1994. Maria lives in a three-room apartment in a poor Catania neighbourhood, Sicily. This day in 1926 saw the first public demonstration of television.

JANUAR 26, 2012

Sunlight falls on a tree root emtwined head of a Buddha statue in Wat Phra Maharthat, Ayuthaya.

JANUAR 25, 2012

Children walk past Manila's Smoky Mountain on Luzon Island.

JANUAR 24, 2012

A cemetary on the Pacific coast of Chile's Atacama Desert.

JANUAR 23, 2012

An informal portrait of a Japanese woman in traditional dress.

JANUAR 22, 2012

Portrait of an Egyptian man holding an umbrella in Deir el Gharbi.

JANUAR 21, 2012

House windows are latticed to shield the women inside from view in Jidda.

JANUAR 20, 2012

An ossuary in the cemetery of La Fontanelle, Naples

JANUAR 19, 2012

A silk dyer's wife presents herself in purdah for a portrait in her home, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh State.

JANUAR 18, 2012

Prayerful woman at Hindu fire-walking ceremony called Teemeethi.

JANUAR 17, 2012

Today is Martin Luther King Day. Here freedom marchers gather at the Lincoln Memorial.

JANUAR 16, 2012

African elephant in aggressive defense posture in front of a lion in the grass, Duba Plains, Okavongo Delta.

JANUAR 15, 2012

A mongolian nomadic woman at her yurt in Erdene Soum.

JANUAR 14, 2012

Monks in yellow hats blow horns at a fire puja at Nechung Monastery, Dharmsala.

JANUAR 13, 2012

Geishas napping.

JANUAR 12, 2012

Near the temples of Vat Phou in the quiet village of Champassac a child pulls algae from the murky waters.

JANUAR 11, 2012

A fort encloses a spring now used by women for bathing and laundry on Tarut Island.

JANUAR 10, 2012

A young monk blows a chewing gum bubble leaning on a Yamaha, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh District.

JANUAR 9, 2012

A portrait of a himba elder woman in Hartmann Valley.

JANUAR 8, 2012

Portaledges protected by an overhang from falling rock and ice, Great Sail Peak, Baffin Island.

JANUAR 7, 2012

Cityscape of high rises and waterways in downtown Dubai.

JANUAR 6, 2012

Adult male common kingfisher catching amur bitterling in Labod.

JANUAR 5, 2012

Polar Bear and cub on a flating hunk of ice, Olga Strait, Svalbard.

JANUAR 4, 2012

A member of the salt camel caravan, near Fachi.

JANUAR 3, 2012

An Egyptian drinks from the River Nile.

JANUAR 2, 2012

Aboriginal teen with a mask of mud, swiming in a billabong, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.

JANUAR 1, 2012

On this day in 1856 the first underwater phtoograph was taken. Here Southern Right Whales, underwater off the Auckland islands.

DECEMBER 31, 2011

March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering, Strathdon, Scotland.

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Monks of the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism gather for prayers at the Lebrang Monastery, Xiahe.

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Tuareg guide Yahya in twilight.

DECEMBER 28, 2011

A sedated juvenile rhesus macaque yields biological samples in Dhamrai.

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Buddhist novices chant prayers at a temple, Bayan-Ovoo.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Novice nuns play ball at the Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa.

DECEMBER 25, 2011

Portrait of a newborn baby, only minutes old.

DECEMBER 24, 2011

A team of department store Santas wait for the New York City Subway, New York City.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Collecting honey from a honeycomb of the giant honeybee using smoke, Khulna Province.

DECEMBER 22, 2011

A Denise's pygmy seahourse, Raja Ampat Island.

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Inuit infant in traditional parka, North Slope.

DECEMBER 20, 2011

A lioness launches onto the back of a Cape Buffalo, Okavango Delta.

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Mbuti Pygmy boys participating in manhood initiation rites, Ituri Forest.

DECEMBER 18, 2011

On this day in 1901 the Hay Pauceforte Treaty for the building of Panama Canal was signed. Here a young Panamanian dons body paint at a Carnival celebration.

DECEMBER 17, 2011

A young girl, dressed in traditional finery, blows a pink bubble in Garoke.

DECEMBER 16, 2011

A male jawfish protects a brood of eggs in his mouth, Lambeth Strait.

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Cowhands on mule and horseback during Pantanal's flood season.

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Some rodeo cowboys are Indians, and the Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon celebrates them with a tepee village, where Acosia Red Elk, American Indian Beauty Pageant winner, waits for a parade. USA.

DECEMBER 13, 2011

A colourful nudibranch, Nembrotha species, in Komodo National Park, Komodo Island. Indonesia.

DECEMBER 12, 2011

An African woman protects her face from the equitorial sun with cream made from ground bark in the coastal city. Mozambique.

DECEMBER 11, 2011

A "razeteur" jumps for safety ahead of a charging bull in Saint Remy de Provence. France.

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Evening prayer at the camp of the Hamad Haraiz Harsousi Bedouins, Jiddat al Harasis. Oman.

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Merchants at Saqqara's market carry many trays of dates on their heads. Egypt.

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Gobi Desert dwellers listen intently to a visitor in the Gobi Desert. Mongolia.

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Close up of the coat of a Shetland Pony on South Ulst Island, Scotland. UK.

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Remnants of a giant Buddha statue blown out of the Bamian cliff face. Afghanistan.

DECEMBER 5, 2011

A tourist bus packed with people splinters a wooden bridge on the Transpantaneira Highway, Pantanal. Brazil.

DECEMBER 4, 2011

Despite government pressure to modernise, the proud, pastoral Masai cling to traditional dress and customs. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a World Heritage site. Tanzania.

DECEMBER 3, 2011

A southern white rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Often referred to as the "zoo of the future", the park allows animals to roam freely on 2,000 acres around the foothills of San Diego County, California. The park houses 325 species of birds and 12

DECEMBER 2, 2011

A Chinese child peers through the window of a cut rate dental shop in Hong Kong. People's Republic of China.

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The world Wide Web may have been created on this day in 1990 but nature is sometimes too hot for technology. Here a rancher must keep his telephone in the refridgerator because of the heat in Drysdale River Station, Wyndham. Australia.

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Portrait of a Fullany woman from the village of Nyala, Djenne. Mali.

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

A farmer's children learn their father's trade as a saddlemaker, Baja California. Mexico.

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Dervishes dance to commemorate the death of their founder in 1273, Istanbul. Turkey.

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

A student resting his head on a book in Safranbolu. Turkey.

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Two girls run from the photographer as he tries to take their picture. Blair noticed that almost all of the inhabitants of Cap Haitien behaved this way when he tried to photograph them. Haiti.

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Bhutanese boy bathing in a bucket, Paro. Bhutan.

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Jane Goodall reaches out to touch a chimpanzee in the Brazzaville Zoo. Darwin's Origins of Speciest first published on this day in 1859.

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

A young herder backflips off a water buffalo into the Turag River, West of Dacca. Bangladesh.

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Ancient Acacia trees near the huge red sand dunes of the Namib desert. Namibia.

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

A colourfully clad youngster who will don the traditional veil at puberty in Jidda. Saudi Arabia.

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

A young girl watches a boy demonstrate his soccer skills in Tegucigalpa. Honduras.

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Children vaccinated against river blindness in a schoolin Ewoku. Ghana.

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The only Tibetan Buddhist monk left in Renchilhumbe, Hovsgol Province. Mongolia.

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

A construction worker climbs up a crane near tall buildings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USA.

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Female common kingfisher with an amur bitterling in Labod. Hungary.

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

A cliff diver in flight, silhouetted against the blue sky in Acapulco. Mexico.

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

A pair of red wolves, in the Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. USA.

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Portrait of two young Masai men at Sunset. Tanzania.

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

A wodaabe man holds his Mehari Camel's reins. Niger.

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Buddhist monk at the foot of a tall stone Buddha sculpture on a hill. Sri Lanka.

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

A young Buddhist monk riding in a cab on a bicycle. Myanmar.

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

An African lion charging through a flooded grassland in Okavango Delta. Botswana.

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Winter scene in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. USA.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Two Amish girls under a cloud-filled sky with bushels of tomatoes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. USA.

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Members of Dao and Hmong hill tribes frequent the market in Sa Pa where they sell clothing and other handicrafts. Vietnam.

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

A view of a walkway lined with crucifixes in Lithuania. Russia.

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

African lion yawning while near a palm in Duba Plains, Okavango Delta. Botswana.

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Nature resembles art in this naturally sculpted iceberg, Glacier Gey, Torres del Paine National Park. Chile.

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

A cow pushes its way through a crowd of women following a wedding, Udaipur. India.

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Misty View of a forested hillside with trees in bloom, Virginia. USA.

OKTOBER 31, 2011

A monk emerges from the doorway of an Angkor Wat temple, Siem Reap. Cambodia.

OKTOBER 30, 2011

Portrait of an endangered white-tailed sea eagle in Ransu, Hokkaido Island. Japan.

OKTOBER 29, 2011

A geisha looks into a mirror to apply red lip colour to her mouth in the Hanamachi or Geiko district of Kyoto. Japan.

OKTOBER 28, 2011

On this day, in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in NYC harbour. USA.

OKTOBER 27, 2011

Fall colours of the quaking aspen trees along Lake Sherburne, Montana.

OKTOBER 26, 2011

The Elk River Wind Project is a 150 megawatt wind energy project in Kansas. USA

OKTOBER 25, 2011

Close view of a Huli Wigme before the sing-sing ritual dance in Garoka. Papua New Guinea.

OKTOBER 24, 2011

A young girl wanders the rice fields outside a village in the Guizhou Province. People's Republic of China.

OKTOBER 23, 2011

A tagged northern spotted owl in a redwood forest, California. USA.

OKTOBER 22, 2011

A creek bed gleams crimson from iron-rich rocks in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Canada.

OKTOBER 21, 2011

A buddhist monk lights devotional lamps inside Jokhang Temple, Lhasa. Tibet.

OKTOBER 20, 2011

An unidentified animal reaches through its locked cage in an unidentified zoo.

OKTOBER 19, 2011

Portrait of a child. Rwanda.

OKTOBER 18, 2011

Twenty Walleye pike fish, frozen solid, kiss the snow, in Minnesota. USA.

OKTOBER 17, 2011

Hypnotic close-up of a Zebra.

OKTOBER 16, 2011

Mennonite farm children play at a water hole in Peace Valley, Missouri. USA.

OKTOBER 15, 2011

Two divers warm up on springboards before a state diving competition in Arizona. USA.

OKTOBER 14, 2011

A diver in a lake filled with jellyfish, Caroline Islands. Republic of Palau.

OKTOBER 13, 2011

Japanese farmers plant rice by hand, the traditional way, in Yuni. Japan.

OKTOBER 12, 2011

A one inch translucent goby rests on a giant clam in the Pacific Ocean. Indonesia.

OKTOBER 11, 2011

Parobolic mirrors at a solar thermal plant are used to heat oil. Dagget, California. USA.

OKTOBER 10, 2011

Today is Double Ten Day and these children in Teipei with red umbrellas help celebrate. Double Ten Day commemorates the 1911 The Wuch'ang Uprising. Taiwan.

OKTOBER 9, 2011

Irish Road Sign depicting sheep crossing the road. Ireland.

OKTOBER 8, 2011

Inuit Eskimos indulge in a traditional nose touching kiss Umingmaktok. Canada.

OKTOBER 7, 2011

A squirrel steals the shot by tripping the wire to a couple's camera, Alberta. Canada.

OKTOBER 6, 2011

Children scavenging in a dump on the outskirts of Johannesburg. South Africa.

OKTOBER 5, 2011

A spider bites a frog, paralising it, La Selva. Costa Rica.

OKTOBER 4, 2011

Cowboy Justin Johnson playfully lassoes a kitten, Texas. USA.

OKTOBER 3, 2011

A wave swinger ride at the New Mexico State Fair, which was bourne out of the first New Mexico Agricultural, Mineral and Industrial Exposition in 1881. USA.

OKTOBER 2, 2011

Boys use giant alocasia leaves to shield themselves from a storm near Betong. Thailand.

OKTOBER 1, 2011

Buddhist monks in yellow robes walk on the main road by the temple in Angkor Wat. Cambodia.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

A lone bull elephant feigns a charge the onlooker at a water hole, creating a big splash. Okavango Delta. Botswana.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

A chameleon reaching for a snack, Moka. Mauritius.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Children swim near the bridge that opened the Virgin Ndoki area to exploitation, Ndoki. Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Cheering for a pig race at the Kansas State Fair. USA.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The Expo 1967 Geodesic Dome, now called the Biosphere, in Montreal. Canada.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Sisters with rainbow coloured hairstyles and matching glitter in Saint Paul, Minnesota. USA.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Iowa fairgoers bite in synchrony at the first-ever Corn Dog Chomp in Des Moines, Iowa. USA.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Men sit under a waterfall as part of training to become a Yamabushi, Mt. Haguru, Yamagata Prefecture. Japan.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

A baby monkey embrassing the carcass of its recently hunted parent. Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Mirror arrays concentrate light making electricity in Alburquerque, New Mexico. USA.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Twighlight view of a 700-foot-long cable bridge, designed by a local priest, that spans the Zambezi River at Chinyingi. The bridge was built in response to a ferry accident in 1971 which drowned five people. Zamibia.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Bees cluster on two pallets of hives, stacked and strapped for moving by a migratory beekeeper, after the bees pollinated a crop in Maine. USA.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Water Throwing Festival, a purification rite during the Buddhist New Year. Myanmar.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

An elderly ice skater at the Galleria Mall, Dallas, Texas. USA.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The modern interior addition of the history Reichstag Building, Berlin. Germany.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Men rebuild a house in traditional style using no nails or machines in Dimen, Guizhou Province. People's Republic of China.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The pigment of a blue button jellyfish blocks ultraviolet rays, Hawaii. USA.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Its image mirrored in icy water, a polar bear swims submerged in Lancaster Sound, Northwest Territories. Canada.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Lighning bugs and wild alfalfa blanket the prairie in Strong City, Kansas. USA.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

On this day in 2001, a series of attacks were launched against the USA. This image was taken from above the site where the World Trade Centre stood in New York City. USA.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

A brown bear fishing for salmon in Kuril Lake of Kamchakta. Russia.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

A boy pours a bucket of water over himself at the edge of a lake in Meiktila. Myanmar.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Women, window, & Wall.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

A woman in a telephone booth made of ice in Fiarbanks Ice Museum, Alaska. USA.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

A girl has her head shaved before entering the local monastery in Began. Myanmar.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Moviegoers enjoy a flick at an outside movie garden in Broome. Australia.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Costumed extras stand in a field of grain while waiting to go on set in Bombay. India.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

A porcelain crab in sea anemones in the Raja Ampat Islands. Indonesia.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A kilted man throws a pole at the Glenfinnan Highland Games in Scotland. UK.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

A leopard seal bares teeth in a display of threat to protect her kill in the Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctica.

AVGUST 31, 2011

An elephant calf finds shelter amid its mother's legs in Samburu National Reserve.

AVGUST 30, 2011

Today Europe's largest street carniva takes place. Here an eleaborate costume forms a swirling tunnel of blue, with the occupant at its core during a parade. Notting Hill, London. UK.

AVGUST 29, 2011

People walking the flooded streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans. USA.

AVGUST 28, 2011

Young Asaro Mudmen at the annual tribal sing-sing at Garoka. Papua New Guinea.

AVGUST 27, 2011

A giraffe stands in a misty forest in the Ndumu Game Reserve. South Africa.

AVGUST 26, 2011

An aerial view of a river and tributary streams in Northern Terriotory.

AVGUST 25, 2011

A small waterfall is revealed inside the Cathedral in the Desert during Lake Powell's lowest point since 1969, Utah. USA.

AVGUST 24, 2011

A gentoo penguin peeks beneath the water before taking the plunge in Port Lockroy. Antarctica.

AVGUST 23, 2011

A Las Vegas bride in her gown and pink converse, Nevada. USA.

AVGUST 22, 2011

A dog and children of Mongolian herders look through a fence. Mongolia.

AVGUST 21, 2011

A soccer ball flies over the head of a woman who is knitting outdoors. Turkey.

AVGUST 20, 2011

A marbled stargazer partially burried in sand. Indonesia.

AVGUST 19, 2011

A Safari elephant and its Mahout swim together in the Okavango River. Botswana.

AVGUST 18, 2011

Torch-twirling Tahitians stage a dance at a beachfront resort on Tahiti Island. Polynesia.

AVGUST 17, 2011

A conger eel peers wide-eyed through its sandy burrow in the Caribbean Sea. Cuba.

AVGUST 16, 2011

Bushmen armed with bows and arrows cross a salt pan in the Namibian Nyae Nyae Conservatory. Namibia.

AVGUST 15, 2011

Local people help French tourists ashore after a lagoon cruise in an outrigger canoe on Tahiti Island. Polynesia.

AVGUST 14, 2011

A group of Tacana guides bathe at the day ends in the Tuichi River. Bolivia.

AVGUST 13, 2011

Clouds over the Okavango Delta reflect from Qogana Lagoon. Unlike the seasonally dry outer delta, Qogana is "perennial" water; the Okavango keeps the lagoon filled year-round. Botswana.

AVGUST 12, 2011

A colourful mix of houses and the lighthouse of Santa Ana Hill, Barrio Las Penas Guayaquil. Ecuador

AVGUST 11, 2011

The eye of a parrotfish. Red Sea.

AVGUST 10, 2011

A Zulu woman puts on body and facial makeup. In Simunye guests are invited to observe contemporary Zulu culture. South Africa

AVGUST 9, 2011

An elephant matriarch clashes with an intruder near the Chobe River in Chobe National Park. Botswana.

AVGUST 8, 2011

A local resident of Nunivark Island draws a laugh from her daughter by donning the head of a musk ox recently shot by her husband. Sport hunters are allowed to kill approximately 70 of these animals per year, despite the fact that they were once extinct i

AVGUST 7, 2011

Mountain climber Alex Lowe sits on a rock near Tibetan prayer flags on Baffin Island. Canada.

AVGUST 6, 2011

An atom bomb blasts Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, signaling the end of World War II. The heart of the city was turned into a desert and at least 40,000 were killed. On this day, in 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japnanese city of Hiroshima b

AVGUST 5, 2011

An adult male common kingfisher dives into the water in Labod. Hungary.

AVGUST 4, 2011

A huge wave gathers power at Sandy Beach on Oahu island. USA.

AVGUST 3, 2011

The Jin Mao Tower looking down from the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Shanghai. People's Republic of China.

AVGUST 2, 2011

Masked young people in a mustard field en route to a summer festival. Masked young people in a mustard field en route to a summer festival in Catalonia.

AVGUST 1, 2011

Today in 2009 was the most popular day to get married in the UK. Here a groom embraces his bride after their wedding in Varese. Italy.

JULIJ 31, 2011

A small iceberg stranded on an Ellesmere Island shore by an ebb tide in Nunavut resembles a Polar Bear. Canada.

JULIJ 30, 2011

A woman stands on the corner of Bayan Obo People's Commune. People's Republic of China.

JULIJ 29, 2011

Two African lionesses bask in the late afternoon light in Savuti. Botswana.

JULIJ 28, 2011

On this day in 1965 fifty thousand US troops were sent to Vietnam. Pictured, United States Marines stand-by on an air base in Da Nang. Vietnam.

JULIJ 27, 2011

A group of Buddhist Monks walk single file down a dirt road. Thailand.

JULIJ 26, 2011

Autumn foliage in Acadia National Park, Maine

JULIJ 25, 2011

A ghostly silhouette of a monk walks through the Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi. Italy

JULIJ 24, 2011

A Japanese farm woman carrying ornamentals walks through rice fields in Honshu.

JULIJ 23, 2011

A man eating on the front porch of an old store in Lorman, Mississippi. USA.

JULIJ 22, 2011

Maiko, an apprentice Geisha, in Kyoto. Japan.

JULIJ 21, 2011

A turboned Tuareg man in Hirafok. Algeria.

JULIJ 20, 2011

Disappearing rangeland is threatening this cowboy's way of life in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona. USA.

JULIJ 19, 2011

Worshippers in a Mosque in Djakarta. Indonesia.

JULIJ 18, 2011

Slow waters of American Wetlands stir fallen leaves creating spots of blurred yellow around a stationary tree. USA.

JULIJ 17, 2011

The city and runway lights are captured by a camera attached to the plane's tail fin, California.

JULIJ 16, 2011

A lioness chases a group of gazelle in Botswana.

JULIJ 15, 2011

Mother and daughter snuggle together in bed while laundry hangs to dry.

JULIJ 14, 2011

Gravemarkers in the cemetery near St Paul de Vence.

JULIJ 13, 2011

Starving Bengalis reach for bread at a Red Cross feeding kitchen.

JULIJ 12, 2011

Buddhist prayer flags in fresh snow east of Degin.

JULIJ 11, 2011

Young curious school kids peer through a classroom window in Guizhou Province.

JULIJ 10, 2011

Crab spider with cricket prey in Maryland.

JULIJ 9, 2011

Sisters behind a screen door in Park Rapis, Minnesota.

JULIJ 8, 2011

Two great blue heron fledglings sit near eggs in a nest, Idaho.

JULIJ 7, 2011

Sleeping children who sweep dust looking for gold in Kolkata.

JULIJ 6, 2011

Underwater view of Moken divers.

JULIJ 5, 2011

Stretch fabric protects newly-washed sheep from dirt prior to a livestock contest in Minnesota.

JULIJ 4, 2011

A young girl looks dreamily out of a window in Veracruz State.

JULIJ 3, 2011

Wood ants feeding on a lesser emperor dragonfly.

JULIJ 2, 2011

A child near trash pile.

JULIJ 1, 2011

Painted stairway, diminishing perspective, Melk Abbey.

JUNIJ 30, 2011

Plants can be food, art, or playthings for this child.

JUNIJ 29, 2011

California black bears regularly raid the Happy Camp city dump for garbage food and are becoming a tourist attraction in California.

JUNIJ 28, 2011

A worker doing his job on a ship before the heavy rains arrive.

JUNIJ 27, 2011

Barechested Moken tribesman with honeycomb in a forest, Nyawi Island.

JUNIJ 26, 2011

A farmer pulling a wagon heaped with straw in Shandong.

JUNIJ 25, 2011

A rancher and his snarling dog in Idaho.

JUNIJ 24, 2011

Cemetry in New Orleans, above ground graves.

JUNIJ 23, 2011

Two young boys cool down in the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.

JUNIJ 22, 2011

Colourful houses in the Guanajuato Cityscape.

JUNIJ 21, 2011

This matriarch was ruling the roost at an elephant sanctuary in Victoria Falls.

JUNIJ 20, 2011

A young boy in a poor rural village looks through a lattice window.

JUNIJ 19, 2011

Buddhist monks began cutting Ajanta's caves into a curving gorge in the first century BC. The site was abandoned in the fifth century and was not rediscovered until some 1400 years later. This is the 24 foot long reclining Buddha on the left wall of Cave

JUNIJ 18, 2011

A crab spider with a ladybug as its prey, Maryland.

JUNIJ 17, 2011

A monk at the Shaolin temple in Henan Province walks with a Burger King bag.

JUNIJ 16, 2011

Portrait in Afghanistan.

JUNIJ 15, 2011

Veiled woman.

JUNIJ 14, 2011

Leaving behind the shell of its former self, this cicada's new wings are still rolled up.

JUNIJ 13, 2011

Beijing Opera Building.

JUNIJ 12, 2011

Two burrowing owls.

JUNIJ 11, 2011

A boy and his pet baboon wander the Suri village of Tulgit.

JUNIJ 10, 2011

Sun shining through fog on Mausoleums in Galicia.

JUNIJ 9, 2011

People swim in the Sevastopol Thermal and Electrical Power Plant, once the main plant of the Crimea.

JUNIJ 8, 2011

A bleak barrio of one room, tin roofed shacks in Tegucigalpa.

JUNIJ 7, 2011

A spiral staircase in the interior of a Pagoda found at Sun Moon Lake.

JUNIJ 6, 2011

A Hindu holy man with streaming dreadlocks at prayer in Bodhnath.

JUNIJ 5, 2011

Vintage cars parked on a Havana street.

JUNIJ 4, 2011

Men sit on bags of flour at a manufacturing plant in Hunan Province.

JUNIJ 3, 2011

A grizzly and her twin cubs scavenge through a dumpster.