NATGEO-51-PHOTOS-Spectacular-Photos-of-Our-World
"The marble caves of Patagonia"—Clane Gessel
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"Taken at Ise in the Mie prefecture in Japan. The rocks represent the union of the creator of kami (God in Japanese), Izanagi, and Izanami. During the winter, slanting rays of light shine on the rock as the sun rises. I wanted to create calm, peaceful images so I've used long exposure to capture the scenery."—You Iwata
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"This is a shot of women praying during the month of Ramadan inside Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta which is the biggest mosque in southeast Asia."—Pradeep Raja
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"An aerial view of the beautiful fall colors of New Hampshire. I used a drone to capture the fall colors that cannot be seen from the road."—Manish Mamtani
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"A panorama from two shots. Lofoten, Norway."—Sergey Lukankin
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"The Yamuna river is most polluted when it flows through Delhi, muddy and full of filth. Yamuna is second most sacred river after Ganga. Flocks of siberian sea gulls comes here in winter. They give the place a new dimension. Here, a local man takes his daily bath."—Yogesh Gupta
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"Ohshi is a village on the Tadami river in Japan that has chosen co-existence with nature rather than urban development."— Teruo Araya
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"Blue pond, stellar sky."—Nao Akimoto
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"The flow of fog at dawn was like the waterfall."—Daisuke Matsui
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"Yakushima is an island full of abundant moss and beautiful water."—Tetsuya Hosokawa
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"I have waited to shoot this location for over six years. I tried once to capture it, but could not find it. Finally, on a layover at 2 am, I found it and had to get on my back to shoot straight up."—Andrei D.
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"A freediver swims in the deep of "swallows cave" in Tonga. The fish offer you a spectacular ballet when you dive inside."—Marc Henauer
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"Mount Bromo volcano is a small but active volcanic cinder cone on Java, Indonesia. In early 2016, I happened to be there during an increase in seismic activity."—Reynold Dewantara
"Traveling through Cuba in a vintage 1950 Chevrolet with a speedometer which no longer works. We were passing by the city of Camagüey known for its winding streets. The modern American Hawaiian hula figure and yellow taxi cab sign on the dashboard adds to the time travelesque element of the classic Chevrolet, set against the backdrop of an old and perhaps dilapidated—but not forgotten—Cuba."—Lorraine Yip
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"'Little Eyewitness' was taken at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, Japan in December 2016. On a cold winter's day, monkeys have several ways to keep off the cold. For example, in order to keep warm, they have a soak in a hot spring, take a bedrock bath, or huddle together. While monkeys were huddling together, I approached them with stealthy footsteps. Then I photographed them from directly above at the moment when a little monkey nestled in mother's arms looked to the camera."—Hidetoshi Ogata
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"Taken from the highest residential building in Asia: The Zenith in Busan. This was taken with official permission (which took me months to get) and safety measures were taken. I had to hang myself over the edge to get this shot. Not for the faint of heart! But when you're at a height like this, the world below you just seems a different world. It takes away the fear one would normally have and gives a sense of peace instead."—Albert Dros
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"Taken in Mishima in Fukushima prefecture, Japan during the fire festival held every February. The fire festival involves praying for abundant harvest, family health, and escape from evil. An artificial structure (Sai-no-kami) made from a sacred tree is burned."—Teruo Araya
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"This photo was taken in Jujing, an ancient village in China. Jujing is known as the roundest village in China. On the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration, the village has traditional dragon dancing."—Hua Zhu
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"This photo was taken during sunrise in Bagan, Myanmar."—Felipe Carranza
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"Cherry blossoms reflected in perfect condition."—Hiroshi Tanita
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"This building is apartment complex in Gifu prefecture of Japan. It is very colorful, but it is an ordinary collective housing where ordinary people can live."—Tetsuya Hashimoto
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"I expressed the visit of spring. Wild birds are also gathering for delicious honey. Okayama-shi, Okayama, Japan."—Hayashida Masayoshi
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"This photo captures the moment that I, along with 3 other Sami reindeer herders, become a little lost while migrating with 350 reindeer. They were rounded up from a section of forest around 30kms south of this point. Our goal was to take them northwards to pastures new using the network of rivers and lakes that flow through Sweden. This was taken on Randijaur lake, Jokkmokk."—Adam Cunningham-White
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"'Hand tube' fireworks use 3 kilograms of gunpowder. All fireworks are handmade by the festival participants. The 400-year-old festival pays the evil spirits by the use of fireworks but it is a very dangerous festival."—Hidenobu Suzuki
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"Identical Hong Kong, different birdsong."—Lester Lau
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"As the most ancient and grueling trade in Ethiopia, the salt miners in the Afar region are still using the most traditional camel caravan to carry loads of salt bricks extracted from the vast salt flats every day. However, an under-construction railway from Djibouti and new road traversing the old salt route may soon render the camel caravan obsolete."—Tugo Cheng
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"Lightning strikes lower Manhattan as a summer storm approaches a moonlit New York City skyline."—Christopher Markisz
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"During a recent visit to Cuba, I encountered this bold woman on the street while strolling around Old Havana. Something about her just struck me, like her eyes held a million stories. Not having any cash on me, I borrowed some change from a friend and approached the woman with it, asking to take her photograph. She nodded and posed like a boss, stogie and all."—Lauren Breedlove
"The marble caves of Patagonia"—Clane Gessel
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"Taken at Ise in the Mie prefecture in Japan. The rocks represent the union of the creator of kami (God in Japanese), Izanagi, and Izanami. During the winter, slanting rays of light shine on the rock as the sun rises. I wanted to create calm, peaceful images so I've used long exposure to capture the scenery."—You Iwata
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"This is a shot of women praying during the month of Ramadan inside Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta which is the biggest mosque in southeast Asia."—Pradeep Raja
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"An aerial view of the beautiful fall colors of New Hampshire. I used a drone to capture the fall colors that cannot be seen from the road."—Manish Mamtani
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"A panorama from two shots. Lofoten, Norway."—Sergey Lukankin
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"The Yamuna river is most polluted when it flows through Delhi, muddy and full of filth. Yamuna is second most sacred river after Ganga. Flocks of siberian sea gulls comes here in winter. They give the place a new dimension. Here, a local man takes his daily bath."—Yogesh Gupta
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"Ohshi is a village on the Tadami river in Japan that has chosen co-existence with nature rather than urban development."— Teruo Araya
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"Blue pond, stellar sky."—Nao Akimoto
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"The flow of fog at dawn was like the waterfall."—Daisuke Matsui
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"Yakushima is an island full of abundant moss and beautiful water."—Tetsuya Hosokawa
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"I have waited to shoot this location for over six years. I tried once to capture it, but could not find it. Finally, on a layover at 2 am, I found it and had to get on my back to shoot straight up."—Andrei D.
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"A freediver swims in the deep of "swallows cave" in Tonga. The fish offer you a spectacular ballet when you dive inside."—Marc Henauer
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"Mount Bromo volcano is a small but active volcanic cinder cone on Java, Indonesia. In early 2016, I happened to be there during an increase in seismic activity."—Reynold Dewantara
"Traveling through Cuba in a vintage 1950 Chevrolet with a speedometer which no longer works. We were passing by the city of Camagüey known for its winding streets. The modern American Hawaiian hula figure and yellow taxi cab sign on the dashboard adds to the time travelesque element of the classic Chevrolet, set against the backdrop of an old and perhaps dilapidated—but not forgotten—Cuba."—Lorraine Yip
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"'Little Eyewitness' was taken at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, Japan in December 2016. On a cold winter's day, monkeys have several ways to keep off the cold. For example, in order to keep warm, they have a soak in a hot spring, take a bedrock bath, or huddle together. While monkeys were huddling together, I approached them with stealthy footsteps. Then I photographed them from directly above at the moment when a little monkey nestled in mother's arms looked to the camera."—Hidetoshi Ogata
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"Taken from the highest residential building in Asia: The Zenith in Busan. This was taken with official permission (which took me months to get) and safety measures were taken. I had to hang myself over the edge to get this shot. Not for the faint of heart! But when you're at a height like this, the world below you just seems a different world. It takes away the fear one would normally have and gives a sense of peace instead."—Albert Dros
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"Taken in Mishima in Fukushima prefecture, Japan during the fire festival held every February. The fire festival involves praying for abundant harvest, family health, and escape from evil. An artificial structure (Sai-no-kami) made from a sacred tree is burned."—Teruo Araya
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"This photo was taken in Jujing, an ancient village in China. Jujing is known as the roundest village in China. On the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration, the village has traditional dragon dancing."—Hua Zhu
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"This photo was taken during sunrise in Bagan, Myanmar."—Felipe Carranza
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"Cherry blossoms reflected in perfect condition."—Hiroshi Tanita
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"This building is apartment complex in Gifu prefecture of Japan. It is very colorful, but it is an ordinary collective housing where ordinary people can live."—Tetsuya Hashimoto
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"I expressed the visit of spring. Wild birds are also gathering for delicious honey. Okayama-shi, Okayama, Japan."—Hayashida Masayoshi
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"This photo captures the moment that I, along with 3 other Sami reindeer herders, become a little lost while migrating with 350 reindeer. They were rounded up from a section of forest around 30kms south of this point. Our goal was to take them northwards to pastures new using the network of rivers and lakes that flow through Sweden. This was taken on Randijaur lake, Jokkmokk."—Adam Cunningham-White
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"'Hand tube' fireworks use 3 kilograms of gunpowder. All fireworks are handmade by the festival participants. The 400-year-old festival pays the evil spirits by the use of fireworks but it is a very dangerous festival."—Hidenobu Suzuki
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"Identical Hong Kong, different birdsong."—Lester Lau
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"As the most ancient and grueling trade in Ethiopia, the salt miners in the Afar region are still using the most traditional camel caravan to carry loads of salt bricks extracted from the vast salt flats every day. However, an under-construction railway from Djibouti and new road traversing the old salt route may soon render the camel caravan obsolete."—Tugo Cheng
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"Lightning strikes lower Manhattan as a summer storm approaches a moonlit New York City skyline."—Christopher Markisz
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"During a recent visit to Cuba, I encountered this bold woman on the street while strolling around Old Havana. Something about her just struck me, like her eyes held a million stories. Not having any cash on me, I borrowed some change from a friend and approached the woman with it, asking to take her photograph. She nodded and posed like a boss, stogie and all."—Lauren Breedlove
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