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A starry summer night on top of Maui, Hawaii. Walking next to the black lava rocks at dark reveals all sort of facial silhouettes against the sky. The mountain was quiet but the morning was appraoching

This phot was taken at Papuma Beach, Jember, East Java. Gunung Kajang, a landmark rock off Papuma bay. Papuma is a scenic beach on East Java, Indonesia. Is quite popular among the people of Java for the

The photo shared was taken from Capitol Reef National Park. Early morning light in Upper Cathedral Valley, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Most visitors to Capitol Reef spend their time along the Fremont

This photo was taken in India. In India, many people often say that water is sacred. Water is life. While this remains true in small corners, the Ganges River is one of the most contaminated rivers in

Surreal Sunrise. I spend a lot of time in Yosemite, and so have seen this view of Half Dome hundreds of times, but never quite like this morning. Smoke particles layered the sky with vibrant oranges and

The Henry Mountains rise above the eroded desert around South Caineville Mesa, near Hanksville, Utah. The remote Henry Mountains were the last to be surveyed in the lower 48 by the USGS. At 11,527', Mt.

I’ve had the privilege of working in some of the most beautiful places on the planet, yet nowhere captures my heart quite like the Gulf of Mexico, probably because it’s home. I witnessed this winter sunset

Cauldron Mountain and the Horseshoe Glacier at sunset, Purcell Mountains, British Columbia. The Purcell Mountains are a lesser known but impressive range West of the Canadian Rockies and are considered

These black-browed albatross chicks have a long way to go before they can lift their wings and become the supreme flyers sailors have admired for centuries. They’re plump from the fish and squid oil they

The Kayak is one of the favorite modes of transportation because it never seems to be about hurrying from place to place. The Kayak actually originated in Greenland and was used by hunters who trained

This is the sunrise view at Nankoweap. This is one of the more famous views deep within the Grand Canyon and was inhabited by the Anasazi until the year 1200 when mysteriously they disappeared. There are

Mountain regions respond sensitively to climate change. Taking advantage of Alpine caves, a team of scientists led by Swiss Paleoclimatologist Dr. Marc Luetscher from the Swiss Institute for Speleology

The seasons are one of the things that keep me coming back to Montana. Traveling to Glacier National Park this last spring to catch the wild flower bloom was the first time I’d seen that landscape in such

Although it looks good in almost any light, an amazing sunrise makes everything better at Arizona’s Monument Valley; a Navajo Tribal park located along the Arizona/Utah border, it's a truly iconic American

Mt. Sneffels in autumn, southwest Colorado near Ridgway. At 14,158', Mt. Sneffels is the highest peak in the Sneffels Range and the highest peak in Ouray County. The stunning display of autumn color peaks

You can’t get much more love and attention than this. Parents hover over their ever growing chick. Parents will go to sea for days or even weeks at a time to feed on ice fish and krill. They store this

The Alps in a starry winter night of Carinthia, Austria. Far citylight in Italy glows on the horizon. Planet Saturn is the brightest object in the view. Happy Holidays! Credit:

The World at Night project The Dancing Queen… Some others see a Christmas Tree, a giant jellyfish in the sky, or even a whirling Sufi in Sama meditation! One of the most interesting forms of aurora borealis

The World at Night photography. Happy Solstice! The longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. The winter solstice on Dec 20-21 is celebrated by various cultures. Yalda is an interesting one,