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Susana Patricio Photography

2010-12-14T03:15:00.000-08:00

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Adorable little felines

2010-11-21T15:10:00.000-08:00

By EMJ

Gazeebo

2010-11-21T15:01:00.000-08:00

Fly Away

2010-11-21T14:59:00.000-08:00

by EMJ

Freeze Time

2010-11-21T14:56:00.001-08:00

by EMJ

Slow Climb

2010-11-21T14:54:00.000-08:00

by EMJ

Jamaica Photos

2010-10-07T03:57:00.000-07:00

Poor Man's Orchid

Photograph by Michael Melford

A poor man's orchid shines in a Port Antonio garden. Some 3,000 species of flowering plants flourish in Jamaica, 800 of them unique to the island.

Snorkeling in Long Bay

Photograph by Michael Melford

Rose Hall Great House

Photograph by Ken Welsh/Photo Library

Ocho Rios

Photograph by Joe Lasky/Getty Images

Rastaman

Photograph by Dina Litovsky, Your Shot

Rastafarianism venerates the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassi, who is hailed by Rastafarians as an incarnation of God. At the heart of the faith is the Rastafarians' belief that the smoking of cannabis—ganja—enjoys biblical sanction and aids meditation and spiritual awakening. The wearing of dreadlocks, hair that is matted into ropelike strands, is also closely associated with the movement.

Dunn's River Falls

Photograph by Hiroyuki Matsumoto/Getty Images

Sandbar Bar

Photograph by Greg Johnston/Lonely Planet

Chile Photos

2010-10-07T03:55:00.000-07:00

Torres del Paine

Photograph by Jerry Alexander/Getty Images

Easter Island
Photograph by Michael Dunning/Getty Images
Andean Glacier
Photograph by Gustavo Dienstmann, My Shot
San Antonio
Photograph by Rodrigo Anguita, My Shot

Autumn

2010-10-07T03:53:00.000-07:00

Japanese Maple, North Carolina

Photograph by Melissa Farlow

Maple Tree, Utah

Photograph by Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures

Eagle Lake, Maine

Photograph by Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures

Aspen Trees, Colorado

Photograph by Carr Clifton/Minden Pictures

Marcellina Mountain, Colorado

Photograph by Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures

Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Photograph by Medford Taylor

Denali State Park, Alaska

Photograph by Alaska Stock Images

Central Park, New York

Photograph by Melissa Farlow

Fair-well National Geographic....I'm growing up

2010-08-26T06:26:00.000-07:00

With this last post I say fair-well to the images of National Geographic and "Hello!" to all the photographic newbies and oldies out there. I will search and post wonderful pictures I find online and maybe sometimes some of my own and also the ones I see at NG because...well, they are the best.

So stay with us....and share your thoughts.

Performers, Indonesia

2010-06-14T06:56:00.001-07:00

Performers, Indonesia

Photograph by Prakash Hatvalne

This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest

Indonesian artists give a final touch before their performance. They were not bothered about my presence but concentrating on their makeup and costumes. I like their true involvement for their performing art.

Girls Laughing, Uganda

2010-06-14T06:55:00.001-07:00

Girls Laughing, Uganda

Photograph by Leslie Alsheimer

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

It is the light, it is the curl in the corners of the mouth, the sparkle in the eyes, and the unedited and untainted laughter. It is a child that does not yet understand the meaning of poverty. It is the child that has not yet seen the violence and destruction so prevalent in the world. It is the child that lost their mother to AIDS or child birthing complications, yet remains joyous and youthful despite the suffering. Dignity: The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.

Portrait, Uttar Pradesh

2010-06-14T06:53:00.002-07:00

Portrait, Uttar Pradesh

Photograph by Harikrishna Katragadda

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

Ten-year-old Savita holds her little brother, covering him from rain showers in Uttar Pradesh in India.

Hanuman Temple, India

2010-06-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

Hanuman Temple, India

Photograph by Lorne Warburton

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

Image was shot in Hampi, India at sunset of a very small Hanuman temple at the edge of town. Was able to balance the low light of the temple with the setting sun and silhouette the trees.

Buddha, Thailand

2010-06-14T06:52:00.000-07:00

Buddha, Thailand

Photograph by Stuart Updegrave, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel

Inextricably joined with a bodhi tree—the same type of tree under which Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, achieved enlightenment—a Buddha head greets visitors to the ruins of Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya. The temple is part of Ayutthaya Historical Park.

Venice Carnival

2010-06-14T06:49:00.001-07:00

Venice Carnival

Photograph by Mariusz Smiejek, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel

Carnival revelers take a break at one of Venice's countless sidewalk cafes. As European influences continue to trickle in from the north, Italy is experiencing a reinvention across its large cities. However, as home to the eternal city of Rome and some of the world’s greatest art and architecture, the country still clings to the roots that have provided the region’s lifeblood for centuries.

Cave of Crystals, Mexico

2010-06-14T06:47:00.000-07:00

Cave of Crystals, Mexico

Photograph by Carsten Peter, Speleoresearch & Films

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Massive beams of selenite dwarf human explorers in Mexico's Cave of Crystals, deep below the Chihuahuan Desert. Formed over millennia, these crystals are among the largest yet discovered on Earth.

Kolmanskop, Namibia

2010-06-14T06:46:00.000-07:00

Kolmanskop, Namibia

Photograph by Chris Gray

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

This photograph was made in Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is an abandoned diamond mine near the coast. The ghost town has several residences and barrack-type accommodations, as well as the remains of a few commercial establishments. Today the town is a photographer's dream come true. One cannot spend enough time taking in all the photographic opportunities. For this photograph I had to crawl through a small opening in a window and have my friend pass my camera gear to me.
—Caption by Chris Gray

Travel Photos

2010-05-06T03:18:00.000-07:00

Hazrat Ali Mosque, Afghanistan

Photograph by Shashwat Saraf, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel

Here, a woman passes the Hazrat Ali mosque (the "Blue Mosque") in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, where deep ethnic and religious divides are briefly bridged as Sunni and Shiite alike come to pray.

Bridal Procession

Photograph by Antonino Puppi, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel

Women in bright saris crowd together as they walk in a bridal procession in Mandawa, Rajasthan. Rajasthan is the largest state in India—a land of extremes—encompassing steamy forests, dry plains, and the snowy Himalaya.

Canyon Landscape, Utah

Photograph by Christopher Zimmer, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Environment

Here is a photo from Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah. I used a split grad ND filter to darken the sky.

Old Truck in a Forest
Photograph by Peter Hunt, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Environment
Deep in the woods, this truck is taken back by nature.

Ganges River Pollution
Photograph by Tushar Sharma, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Environment
This shot was taken at Varanasi, India. A boat man still sleeping in the morning and the boats created a splendid formation. I was shocked that pollution from tourists throwing garbage and plastic waste into the River Ganges is slowly killing the environment.

Poems in Black And White

2010-04-07T04:18:00.000-07:00

"Lowland Gorillas, Bronx Zoo

Photograph by Richard Conde

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos

This photo of two lowland gorillas was taken at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. This is part of a series of photos I call Bronx Zoo Diaries."

"Hidden Face

Photograph by Drussawin Leepaisal

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

I found this woman waiting for her husband after finishing her work. Her eyes are very interesting for me."

"Persian Scholars, Iran

Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams

This Month in Photo of the Day: Images from the National Geographic Archive

With the exception of their veils, these girls of Barfurush, near Meshed-i-Sar, look, dress, and act like American girls in an Italian district—an interesting sidelight on the New Persia."

Welcome Spring

2010-04-07T04:01:00.000-07:00

"Peacock, Sarasota

Photograph by Phil Pummell, My Shot

I found this peacock last April while touring downtown Sarasota, Florida. He seemed willing to have his picture taken so I obliged him! This was shot with a Canon XTi, 1/800sec. f/8 iso400 at 100mm. "

Two Blue Herons

Photograph by Jack Levy, My Shot

During the later months of the year south Florida starts to get all the migrating birds from all over the country. These two blue herons were performing their mating dance before they mated.

Puffin, Shiant Islands

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Dapper black-and-white razorbills (at right) and bright-beaked puffins (at left and in air, at center) find a haven on the Shiant Islands, just a few miles southeast of Lewis, Scotland. Nearly 8,000 razorbills and more than 200,000 puffins are estimated to use these islands as their breeding grounds each year.

Mandarin Ducks, National Zoo

Photograph by Michael Schmidt

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos

Three Mandarin ducks sit in formation on a handrail at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. It was amazing to experience. The Mandarin duck is a medium-size perching duck, closely related to the North American wood duck. Referred to by the Chinese as Yuan-yang, they are frequently featured in Oriental art and are regarded as a symbol of conjugal affection and fidelity.

Oman

2010-02-02T04:48:00.001-08:00

"Wedding Henna
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Flush with wealth from its oil fields, the Sultanate of Oman has catapulted from Arabian Peninsula backwater to modern nation—while keeping alive traditions such as lailat al henna, a women-only celebration to honor a bride on the eve of her wedding. Her hands bear fanciful filigrees executed in henna, which will wear off in several weeks.
—From “Oman,” May 1995, National Geographic magazine"

India

2010-02-02T04:45:00.001-08:00

"Bridal Procession
Photograph by Antonino Puppi, My Shot
Women in bright saris crowd together as they walk in a bridal procession in Mandawa, Rajasthan. Rajasthan is the largest state in India—a land of extremes—encompassing steamy forests, dry plains, and the snowy Himalaya."

Petra, Jordan

2010-02-02T04:44:00.001-08:00

"Petra Lookout
Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt
Lookouts on a ledge, Bedouins watch as a group of tourists admire Al Khazneh (the Treasury), whose function in Nabataean times is still unknown. Spurred by Jordan’s peace treaty with Israel, tourism to Petra is up tenfold since 1991, boosting the economy but raising concerns about preservation.
—From “Petra: Ancient City of Stone,” December 1998, National Geographic magazine "

Tunisia

2010-02-02T04:42:00.001-08:00

"The mausoleum of Habib ibn Ali Bourguiba holds the remains of Tunisia's longtime leader."

Plants

2009-12-21T02:53:00.000-08:00

Snowflakes -

2009-12-21T02:52:00.000-08:00

SeaStars - Beautiful Patterns

2009-12-21T02:47:00.000-08:00

International Photography Contest

2009-12-10T07:45:00.000-08:00

Paris - Places of a Lifetime

2009-10-08T05:12:00.000-07:00

"The famously imposing Arc de Triomphe memorializes military victory and marks the crossroads of 12 streets."

"In Paris, artful store displays, like this one on Rue de Ménilmontant, can be as entertaining as museum exhibits. "

"Just north of the Place des Vosges, sunny Chez Janou brings a taste of Provence to Paris."

"The extensive Métro network, many with art nouveau station signs, is your magic carpet to daily neighborhood life. "

"The serene Canal St-Martin stretches three miles (4.8 kilometers) from the Seine to Parc de la Villette in the tenth district."

"Along the Seine, the green metal stalls of the bouquinistes display books, magazines, and postcards for sale."

"A visitor strolls past “The Thinker” in perpetual thought at the Musée Rodin."

Chicago

2009-08-27T01:57:00.000-07:00

Joy Yee’s Asian-fusion menu offers a tasty break from the more traditional restaurants in Chinatown.

Built as a motion picture palace in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was restored in 1986 and now hosts a mix of entertainment

The view north from the Hancock Observatory takes in the Gold Coast and Lincoln Park areas plus a slice of Lake Michigan.

Club Lucky serves up Italian fare in a retro-cool setting in the Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood.

The Chicago Water Tower, built in 1869, survived the great fire of 1871.

Quimby’s bookstore, located on North Avenue, comes packed with personality.

An artist copies Goya’s “Boy on a Ram” painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Seductive French flair and fare make the Sofitél’s Café des Architectes a hot spot among Chicagoans.

Los Angeles Landmarks

2009-07-14T09:25:00.000-07:00

A rain-slick boardwalk winds toward the bright lights of the Santa Monica Pier’s famous amusement park.

A year-round street fair, the town of Venice Beach boasts tranquil parks, artsy enclaves, and raucous beach bars.
A ’62 Cadillac ragtop is the perfect set of wheels from which to take in a movie at the Drive-In Theatre in West L.A.

A long-time Los Angeles icon, the recently renovated Griffith Observatory has introduced millions to astronomy.

At Union Station, metro commuters have replaced the Hollywood stars who once arrived in the city by train

At the Walk of Fame, on Hollywood Boulevard, Tinseltown celebrities from Gene Autry to Lassie are celebrated.

Jerusalem

2009-07-01T05:01:00.000-07:00

A street scene in the Old City.

Shoppers congregate in the Muslim Quarter.

A priest prays in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, said to be built over the site of Jesus’ burial.

A view of the Western Wall, with the Dome of the Rock visible nearby.

Jews gather at the Western Wall to read the Torah during a bar mitzvah celebration

The Mount of Olives, site of many important biblical events, offers expansive views of the city.

Fathers

2009-06-16T02:03:00.000-07:00

"A man and child enjoy Pacific Beach State Park. The 10-acre (4.05-hectare) camping park offers 2,300 feet (701 meters) of shoreline."

"A Chipaya Indian helps his daughter with her math homework inside their patuca, a sod shelter used by Chipaya when they are out tending their sheep."

"Father and daughter navigate a narrow waterway in the Kashmir region, trapped between conflicting countries India and Pakistan. "

"Grandfather supervises the October rice harvest, drawing slowly on a water pipe, while a teenager prepares tea for their weary kin near Srinagar. Family farms and orchards support some 80 percent of Kashmir's population."

"For musician Kurt Kipapa, father of ten, baby love is a number one hit."

Delhi Street Life

2009-05-11T05:00:00.000-07:00

A Border Security Force guard takes part in the Beating of the Retreat ceremony on Shanti Path, where most foreign embassies are located.

A folk dance troupe from Bastar, the tribal heartland located between the states of Orissa and Maharashtra, performs in New Delhi.

With Parliament House behind them at right, folk dancers parade with a tableau showing Mysore Palace on India’s Republic Day.

Bharati Shivaji and her dance troupe perform mohini attam, a classical dance, in Purana Qila, one of the seven old cities of Delhi.

Wearing traditional Rajasthani dress, vintage car buffs attend the famous Statesman Vintage Car Rally at the National Stadium.

Women shop in Old Delhi’s bustling Chawri Bazaar, a commercial center specializing in brass, copper, and paper products.

Bangkok

2009-04-14T01:58:00.000-07:00

Saffron-robed monks enter Wat Benchamabophit, the Marble Temple, one of Bangkok’s less touristed wats.
A devotee prays at the 25-foot-tall (7.62-meter) gilded Buddha statue at Bangkok’s Wat Intharavihara.
Buddha’s head is covered with gold leaves glued on by worshippers at a temple.

Vendors set up early to sell roses and other flowers as well as fresh produce at Pak Khlong market, in central Bangkok.

Flowers surround a young Bangkok girl at around-the-clock Pak Khlong market, where you can also pick up fruits and vegetables.

A royal statue stands on the grounds of Wat Pho temple, Bangkok’s largest and oldest wat.

Santorini...

2009-04-03T09:37:00.000-07:00

A church on Thera overlooks the lava island of Nea Kameni, in the center of the caldera. Only two Santorini islands are habitable: Thera, larger and busier, and Thirasia.

Day-trippers explore the raw lava of Nea Kameni. Eruptions began building this island in A.D. 1570 long after ash from the Bronze Age explosion entombed a wealthy city at Akrotiri, on what is now the island Thera.
Guests at the Katikies villa-hotel relax in a high-flying pool hundreds of feet above Santorini's flooded caldera, created by a huge Bronze Age eruption.

Fishers tend their nets after a day on the bountiful seas surrounding Santorini.
Drying in the Mediterranean sun and much desired by this curious cat, these fish were harvested by traditional fishers in small wooden boats.
At Franco's bar in Fira, cocktails and classical music enhance a popular island ritual: sunset watching
Santorini's flooded volcanic caldera was created by a huge Bronze Age eruption. Here, a stairway snakes down russet layers of ash to link the cliff-top town of Oia with its port.

Rocks - For your Desktop

2009-03-24T04:18:00.000-07:00

Cooled lava lies in icing-like ripples in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This image shows ropy pahoehoe, a type of basaltic lava that forms when solidifying lava meets an obstruction. Hot lava underneath the hardening crust continues to move it along, forming wrinkles in the process.
Photograph by Jeff Gnass

Stepping stones into the sea, these basaltic columns of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland formed from volcanic activity some 50 million to 60 million years ago. Rock formed from molten matter is known as igneous, and geologists classify igneous rock by its texture. You would need a microscope to see the grains in the 40,000-some basalt columns that form the Giant's Causeway.
Photograph by Jim Richardson

Oozing lava acts as a seal over fractured ground in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Once the lava from Kilauea Crater cools, it becomes known as igneous rock, since it formed from molten material. Geologists would also call it extrusive rock because it solidified on the Earth's surface.
Photograph by Frans Lanting

Italy's Mount Etna provides a vivid image of one of the birthplaces of igneous rock during a night eruption. Igneous rock forms when magma cools and solidifies. (Lava is magma that has reached the Earth's surface.) Etna also shows off the etymology of igneous, from the Latin word for fire.
Photograph by Carsten Peter

Visions of Earth

2009-03-10T05:02:00.000-07:00

Solomon Islands—Like a pale brooch atop royal velvet, a brittle star—barely as big as a nickel— crawls across the arm of an 18-inch-wide blue sea star. The smaller creature took just seconds to traverse the larger.Greenland—An iceberg reveals a glimpse of the southern Greenland town of Narsaq. A nearby glacier births a steady supply of bergs that jostle off the settlement's shores year-round.

Bhutan—Novices at the Dechen Phodrang monastic school in Thimphu hear the dinner bell and come running. More than 400 boys attend the academy, where a typical day of study stretches from 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m

South Africa—Green tree pythons coil when comfortable. Though this snake is a pet in Pretoria, the species is native to northern Australia and New Guinea. In the wild its coloration lends cover for a life spent mostly in trees.

My Life in Forbidden Lhasa

2009-03-03T04:03:00.000-08:00

"A Tibetan greets one of higher position with a protruding tongue and hissing intake of breath. Here the extended tongue shows respect; sucking gasps indicate a desire not to defile air. The youngster's cropped hair denotes monkhood."

"The Dalai Lama's mother and sister defy convention with Western glasses. Dekyi Tshering (right), once a humble farm wife, rose to an awesome position as Tibet's "Great Mother" when her son became Dalai Lama in 1940. She and her daughter wear brocade hats fringed with silk. Eyeglasses were taboo in the god-king's presence."

Penniless on reaching Lhasa, Mr. Harrer soon found employment. He built a cinema for the Dalai Lama and a dike to stem Kyi River floods. He drew maps, landscaped gardens, gilded images, and monitored radio broadcasts. The Tibetan Government rewarded him with a salaried post in its hierarchy. The Austrian mountain climber and skier preferred surplus U.S. Army clothing, though his rank entitled him to Tibetan silks. Here, dressed in parka and pants bought in a Lhasa bazaar, he sits on the flank of 23,900-foot Chomo Lhari, a sacred peak on the Tibet-Bhutan border. Binoculars fascinate his servant.

The Potala, fortress of Tibet's god-king, broods over the flooded Kyi Valley. Nearing Tibet's capital, Mr. Harrer passed these groves of poplars and willows, transplanted like all other trees in the deforested Kyi Valley. Above him loomed the Dalai Lama's 300-year-old palace that Tibetans believe was created by spirits. Fearfully the author approached an archway in the center tomb. He felt sure guards would seize him or turn him back; instead he found only beggars standing vigil at the sacred portal.

One World, One Tribe - Reza

2009-03-03T03:19:00.000-08:00

"This boy became the symbol of Aïna, the humanitarian association I founded in 2001 in a Taliban-free Afghanistan."

"As he is about to leave the orphanage Chang tells his roommates that he has to avenge his father. Chang is twelve. A little soldier from an armed squadron, he stops people, checks them out and questions them. Sometimes he kills without any qualms. 'I was ten, I was following my dad, a soldier, near the front that separated the zone controlled by Pol Pot’s Red Khmers, between the Thai border and the city of Poipet. I led the same life as his troop. One day I was walking behind him, my head bowed down. I heard a very loud noise. The ground was lifted up into thousands of particles. When the smoke cleared I saw my father. I sat down next to him, close to his torn up body, his earth-stained body. I stayed there for a very long time, motionless, and promised to avenge him. I have been a soldier since.'

"With eyes that seem older than her years, this Afghan girl lives near Tora Bora, once home to Osama bin Laden. High in the mountains, the Pashtun tribal region offers many trails that lead to Pakistan. The Pashtun have never recognized the formal border cut through their territory, the 'Durand line' drawn by the British diplomat Sir Henry Mortimer Durand in 1893 to separate British India from Afghanistan, and later used as the basis for the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan."

Patterns in Nature: Scales and Feathers

2009-02-27T07:55:00.000-08:00

A fan of black-chinned sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) feathers captures the light. When birds pull their feathers apart to clean them, the barb filaments simply zip back together by themselves.

The feathers of a wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) form a gauzy screen in Alice Springs Desert Park in Australia's Northern Territory. From a central feather vane sprout hundreds of filaments called barbs. The barbs in turn sprout other, smaller filaments, some with grooves and some with hooks that clasp the barbs together like Velcro, allowing the bird to fly.

Found in Southeast Asia, the male great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus) displays these dots on its feathers during courtship. Its plumage radiates around its head, like a peacock's. Beyond attracting a mate, feathers are used for insulation, flight, and, in some cases, to help a bird hunt and evade predators.

Orange spots mark the fin of fish photographed in Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia.

A wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) contracts its wings during a mating ritual on South Georgia Island, Antarctica. This arduous traveler has one of the greatest known wingspans of any bird, measuring up to 11.5 feet (3.5 meters), and has been recorded flying 500 miles (805 kilometers) in a single day.

The crest of a Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) creates a bouquet of gray and white. Found in tropical regions and related to the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), the Victoria crowned pigeon features a crest fringed in white. The males display their feathery headdresses to attract a mate.

"Sleeping Beauty"

2009-01-28T06:17:00.001-08:00

"She's one of the world's best-preserved bodies: Rosalia Lombardo, a two-year-old Sicilian girl who died of pneumonia in 1920. "Sleeping Beauty," as she's known, appears to be merely dozing beneath the glass front of her coffin in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Italy. (...)"

Black and White

2009-01-04T09:42:00.001-08:00

Photograph by Michael Nichols

A child runs through a bleak village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Conservationist J. Michael Fay trekked some 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) across central Africa as part of a yearlong survey of the continent's remaining wild places. Fay designed the route of his Megatransect to skirt towns and villages by as wide a margin as possible, but he occasionally passed through one to survey its impact on surrounding wildlife populations.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Megatransect," October 2000, National Geographic magazine)

Photograph by Michael Nichols

A ribbon of water spills down a cliff in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
The canyon's rock strata, laid bare over the past six million years by the rushing Colorado River, details nearly two billion years of North America's geologic history. At 277 miles (446 kilometers) long, 18 miles (29 kilometers) across at its widest, and 6,000 feet (1,829 meters) down at its deepest, it is one of Earth's largest canyon systems.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Unexpected Canyon," January 2006, National Geographic magazine)

Photograph by W. Robert Moore

A photograph from the 1930s highlights the dramatic angles and steep streets of Portugal's capital city. Perched between seven hills, Lisbon was built by seafarers where the Tagus River empties into the Atlantic Ocean and was once Europe's wealthiest capital and the center of world exploration.
(Text adapted from "The Soul of Lisbon," January/February 2002, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

Photograph by Lynn Johnson

"Framing a view that inspired van Gogh, a window lights an art therapy studio newly opened in the asylum to which the artist retreated, shaken by his illness." —From "Vincent van Gogh: Lullaby in Color," October 1997, National Geographic magazine

"The spin of Earth..."

2008-11-13T03:11:00.001-08:00

"...not the movement of stars, puts tracks on a time exposure over New Mexico, where an amateur astronomer keeps watch. To examine far distant worlds, even to the first ages of creation, new space-based and ground-based instruments search across the electromagnetic spectrum to assay the relatively small part of the universe that can be seen—and the far larger part that cannot."

As Caraibas!

2008-10-29T04:54:00.000-07:00

Sunlight filters over the forested seaside cliffs of Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean islands, which lie just beyond the tail end of the Windward Antilles, are a study in contrasts. Densely populated Trinidad is an industrial giant with a thriving nightlife; a two-hour ferry ride away, Tobago is a relatively undeveloped, easygoing island that specializes in relaxation.
Baseball may be America's game, but passion for the sport could be strongest in Cuba. Here, children play in the colonial heart of Trinidad. "Cubans are just fanatical about baseball, and every evening men gather to talk about it," said photographer David Alan Harvey. "The first time I saw them talking baseball, I thought a fight was going on—and there they were debating something that Mickey Mantle did in 1953."
Volcanic activity on the tiny island of Dominica yields natural gems like boiling pools, geysers, and black-sand beaches. Here, Caribbean water turns to steam as lava meets ocean.
Stormy waters breaking over the Malecón, Havana, Cuba's famed seaside avenue, don't slow the flow of rickshaws and antique U.S. automobiles. Like its classic cars, Havana's seawall—built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—is another relic of a bygone age.
Crabbers hunt for their quarry by torchlight on the Bahamas' Samana Cay. Many historians think that the island's Lucayan Indians, using the same hunting technique, may have been the lights "like a small wax candle" that Christopher Columbus wrote about in his diary before his fleet landed here in October 1492.
A rooster skips past a fishing boat beached on the rocky shore of Dominica's Scott's Head. All along the Caribbean side of the island, the warm, placid waters provide pristine coral gardens for snorkelers and an abundance of fish for the local fishermen.
A visitor savors a twilight run along a beach on the island of Tobago. Tobago's pristine beaches and reefs are beginning to pay off. They have been discovered by international travelers who've had enough of the Caribbean's more developed islands.
The oldest church still standing in Trinidad, Cuba—Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de la Popa, built in the early 1700s—needs restoration and is closed to the public. Yet it still attracts townspeople who gather at the hilltop site to watch the sun set.
Haiti, poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, is trying to distance itself from years of violence and political unrest. Here, two girls in the resort city of Cap-Haïtien run from a photographer as he tries to take their picture in 1987.
On the island of Grenada, Carnival is celebrated in mid-August to avoid a conflict with the anniversary of its independence from Great Britain on February 7. Here, revelers with greased bodies and dead snakes play jab-jab, patois for Satan. The Evil One must be appeased before one can gain entry to heaven, says the street-theater script.
The rusted hulk of the Gallant Lady leans against a rocky shore on North Bimini in the Bahamas. This local landmark's days are numbered. Her resting place is on the planned site of a controversial casino-and-condominiums development.
In the narrow streets at the historic heart of Havana, Cuba, stand rows of apartment buildings suffering from poverty, yet brimming with historic charm.
A rainbow arcs over trees blooming on a hillside in the West Indies island of Dominica. The country's interior can receive some 300 inches (760 centimeters) of rain each year, yielding hundreds of square miles of mountainous, densely forested wilderness, much of it protected as state land.
Weathered formations like Mushroom Rock dot the white-sand beaches of Bathsheba on the rugged east coast of Barbados. Normally thought of as a highbrow vacation spot, Barbados is nurturing a reputation as a surfer's paradise, with some of the best waves in the Caribbean.
Boats sit huddled in the shade of a palm on Tobago. This Caribbean island, little sister to Trinidad, offers more than uncrowded beaches, pristine reefs, thriving birdlife, and uncut rain forests. Tobago is "Old Caribbean," meaning there are no high-rise hotels or shopping malls.

Lugares do Mundo - Sicilia

2008-10-21T03:29:00.000-07:00

Lugares do Mundo - Nova Zelandia

2008-10-21T03:12:00.000-07:00

"New Zealand is a fertile and mountainous group of islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. "It is a land uplifted high," wrote Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator who was the first European to sight New Zealand, in 1642. Snowy peaks, fjord-scarred shores, and pastures dotted with sheep define this country."

Lugares do Mundo - Singapura!

2008-10-21T03:08:00.000-07:00

"Singapore is the great success story of modern Asia. Since gaining its independence from Malaysia in 1965, the tiny city-state has gone from a poor trading port to one of the wealthiest states in the world. And it shows: high-rise condos and skyscrapers dominate the landscape, and shoppers peruse the latest designer goods in a seemingly endless lineup of malls and boutiques along Orchard Road. Once known for its strict fines and uptight demeanor, Singapore is loosening up, transforming into what former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew hopes will soon be, “a tropical version” of New York, Paris, and London all in one."

Lugares do Mundo - Paris!

2008-10-21T03:05:00.000-07:00

"Romantic, vain, convivial, petty—defining Paris is a favorite pastime of the Parisians themselves. “[Paris] changes faster, alas, than a mortal’s heart,” wrote Baudelaire.
France’s capital is home to haute couture, masterpieces of art and architecture, and temples of fine dining, but also cozy bistros, vibrant ethnic enclaves, and bohemian cafés. One of the most visited destinations in the world, the City of Light glitters brighter than ever."

Lugares do Mundo - Barcelona!

2008-10-21T03:03:00.000-07:00

"Long pegged as a mere “smokestack city,”Barcelona has come into its own since the 1992 Olympics, and today is one of the liveliest tourist destinations in Europe. Cradled between the Mediterranean and the Serra de Collserola hills, Spain’s second largest metropolis arguably eclipses Madrid as a showcase for the arts, music, and cutting-edge design. A morning’s walk can take you from the original Roman settlement, much of it still intact under the narrow streets of the medieval Barri Gòtic, to the palaces and churches of the city’s 12th- and 13th-century golden age and on to the 19th-century L’Eixample neighborhood, where every avenue seems to be lined with flights of architectural fancy in stained glass and wrought iron, ornamental brick, and ceramic tile."

Lugares do Mundo - Atenas!

2008-10-21T03:00:00.000-07:00

"Birthplace of drama, democracy, and philosophy, Athens today is synonymous with smog, cement, and aesthetic anarchy. But after a radical revamp for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, Athens is enjoying a renaissance. The clash between myth and modern-day grit is an Athenian trademark: marble busts adorn souvlaki joints, Byzantine churches nestle beside bouzouki clubs, the Parthenon reigns serene above a ragged expanse of apartment blocks. More than three million people are crammed into this loud, laid-back city. With 300 days of sunshine a year, a 75-mile (120-kilometer) coastline, and 3 a.m. traffic jams, irrepressible Athens is a muse for beach bums and barflies, as much as classical scholars and art lovers."

Lugares do Mundo - Amesterdão!

2008-10-21T02:57:00.000-07:00

"Lights, canal, reflection! At the close of the day, Keizersgracht canal becomes the sort of picture-postcard beauty spot that lures travelers to Amsterdam"

Life in Color: Brown

2008-10-16T03:16:00.000-07:00

"Robed in brown, Buddhist elders pray for peace in wartime Vietnam. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s war pitted the divided Vietnamese people against one another and against foreign troops from France and the United States. "

Life in Color: Purple

2008-10-16T03:12:00.000-07:00

"A cloth-draped Bushman community building supported by an antelope-shaped structure in Welkom, South Africa, reflects the culture's strong connection with nature. Changing times have pushed the San people to the fringes of the new Africa, where they often struggle to survive."

Life in Color: Blue

2008-10-16T03:07:00.000-07:00

"A veiled Nepali woman, covered head-to-toe in shades of blue, pauses to rest in a colorful doorway in one of the small Himalayan hill towns found in Nepal's Anapurna region."

"These distinctive webbed feet belong to a blue-footed booby of the Galápagos Islands. The bluer, the better: Courting males show off with a high-stepping strut—and those with brighter feet are more attractive to potential mates."

"A homey-looking igloo lights up the stark landscape on a cold night in the Canadian Arctic. These temporary shelters were commonly used by indigenous peoples in the frigid North American Arctic."

Life in Color: Green

2008-10-16T03:05:00.000-07:00

"The northern lights, or aurora borealis, produce a brilliant display in the skies near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The phenomenon is produced by the action of solar wind on the atmosphere at Earth's Poles."

Life in Color: Yellow

2008-10-16T03:04:00.000-07:00

"Encouraged to bloom by rare rainstorms, a sea of wildflowers blankets the sand dunes of Australia's Simpson Desert National Park. The area averages fewer than 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain per year."

Life in Color: Red

2008-10-16T03:02:00.001-07:00

" A solitary red maple leaf lies on the trunk of a downed tree in Maine's Acadia National Park. The United States is home to some 90 different species of maple trees. "

Life in Color: Yellow

2008-10-16T02:56:00.000-07:00

A blanket of fallen maple leaves covers the ground with gold during autumn in Washington, D.C. The visual "quality" of each fall's foliage is determined by weather conditions such as moisture and temperature.

Palau Islands

2008-10-16T02:53:00.000-07:00

"Located in the western Pacific, Palau is made up of more than 250 islands, such as these forested, sand-ringed gems studding sapphire seas. Tourism is the country's main industry; its rich marine environment invites snorkeling, diving, and lounging."

Blue Hole

2008-10-16T02:45:00.000-07:00

"Approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Belize City, the almost perfectly circular Blue Hole is more than 1,000 feet (300 meters) across and some 400 feet (120 meters) deep. The hole is the opening to what was a dry cave system during the Ice Age. When the ice melted and the sea level rose, the caves were flooded, creating what is now a magnet for intrepid divers." National Geographic

European Traditions

2008-10-15T09:41:00.000-07:00

"Photographer: Robert Devian
Portuguese singer Mariza brings a dramatic new flair to her country's venerable fado tradition." National Geographic

Geisha's Lips

2008-10-15T08:31:00.000-07:00

"A geisha in Kyoto, Japan, applies the blood-red lipstick that completes her traditional makeup. Modern geisha carry on an ancient profession; they privately entertain Japan's rich and powerful men and maintain total confidentiality. "Photograph by Jodi Cobb National Geographic

Chiru Expedition, Chang Tang, Tibet, 2002

2008-10-15T08:24:00.000-07:00

"An expedition member hauls a custom-built ricksha laden with supplies across the desolate Chang Tang alpine steppe in northern Tibet. A group of elite mountaineers put together the expedition to witness births at the remote calving grounds of the elusive chiru, or Tibetan antelope.

The expeditioners chose to use lightweight rickshas instead of four-wheel-drive vehicles, which would get stuck in the mud and spook the chiru with engine noise.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Walking the Chang Tang," April 2003, National Geographic magazine)"

O Sentido das Imagens

Susana Patricio Photography

Adorable little felines

Gazeebo

Fly Away

Freeze Time

Slow Climb

Jamaica Photos

Poor Man's Orchid

Snorkeling in Long Bay

Rose Hall Great House

Ocho Rios

Rastaman

Dunn's River Falls

Sandbar Bar

Chile Photos

Torres del Paine

Easter Island

Andean Glacier

San Antonio

Autumn

Japanese Maple, North Carolina

Maple Tree, Utah

Eagle Lake, Maine

Aspen Trees, Colorado

Marcellina Mountain, Colorado

Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Denali State Park, Alaska

Fair-well National Geographic....I'm growing up

Performers, Indonesia

Girls Laughing, Uganda

Portrait, Uttar Pradesh

Hanuman Temple, India

Buddha, Thailand

Buddha, Thailand

Venice Carnival

Venice Carnival

Cave of Crystals, Mexico

Cave of Crystals, Mexico

Kolmanskop, Namibia

Kolmanskop, Namibia

Travel Photos

Hazrat Ali Mosque, Afghanistan

Bridal Procession

Canyon Landscape, Utah

Old Truck in a Forest

Ganges River Pollution

Poems in Black And White

"Hidden Face

"Persian Scholars, Iran

Welcome Spring

"Peacock, Sarasota

Two Blue Herons

Puffin, Shiant Islands

Mandarin Ducks, National Zoo

Oman

"Wedding Henna

India

"Bridal Procession

Petra, Jordan

"Petra Lookout

Tunisia

Plants

Snowflakes -

SeaStars - Beautiful Patterns

International Photography Contest

Paris - Places of a Lifetime

Chicago

Los Angeles Landmarks

Jerusalem

Fathers

Delhi Street Life

Bangkok

Santorini...

Rocks - For your Desktop

Visions of Earth

My Life in Forbidden Lhasa

One World, One Tribe - Reza

Patterns in Nature: Scales and Feathers

"Sleeping Beauty"