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Photo: The moon setting near Donohue Pass, California

Moonset, California

Photo of the Day, November 7, 2011

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos

A setting moon makes a fitting backdrop for a ...

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Photo: A windblown winter landscape at Summit Lake, California

Summit Lake, California

Photo of the Day, November 4, 2011

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos

High winds and gathering clouds signal the approach of ...

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Photo: A Volkswagen parked on a cobblestone street in Rio de Janeiro

Street Scene, Rio de Janeiro

Photo of the Day, September 18, 2011

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos With Tips From Photographer Catherine Karnow

The choice to make an ...

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Photo: Climbers hiking in the French Alps

Alpine Climbers, Midi-Plan Traverse, France

Photo of the Day, September 13, 2011

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos With Tips From Photographer Catherine Karnow

When I was a novice ...

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Photo: A chandelier made of dog tags in North Carolina

Dog Tag Chandelier, Fayetteville Veterans Park

Photo of the Day, September 4, 2011

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos With Tips From Photographer Catherine Karnow

Sometimes there’s a beauty ...

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Photo: Interior curved corridor in a 17th-century stone tower

Round Tower, Copenhagen

Photo of the Day, June 5, 2011

This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images

The Round Tower is a 17th-century tower built under the ...

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Photo: Buffalo in muddy water

Buffalo, Indonesia

Photo of the Day, February 7, 2011

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos

This buffalo was cooling down in a puddle of muddy water ...

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Photo: Reflections on a wet street

Chinatown, New York

Photo of the Day, January 22, 2011

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

Reflections on the road after a wet afternoon. Chinatown, New York ...

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Photo: People and animals near the Ganges River

Ganges River

Photo of the Day, August 25, 2010

This Month in Photo of the Day: Photos From the 2009 International Photo Contest

People, dogs, and birds share space ...

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Photo: People on a bridge

Millennium Bridge, London

Photo of the Day, August 5, 2010

This Month in Photo of the Day: Photos From the 2009 International Photo Contest

St. Paul's Cathedral stands above ...

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Photo: Shadow of a giraffe against a brick wall

Giraffe, London Zoo

Photo of the Day, July 29, 2010

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals

A giraffe casts a shadow against a wall at the London Zoo ...

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Photo: Man riding a bicycle near a railway

Tokyo Street

Photo of the Day, May 16, 2010

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel

This is a gentleman rounding a corner in southern Tokyo along the ...

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Photo: Children playing in rain

Children Playing in Rain, Bangladesh

Photo of the Day, April 28, 2010

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Environment

Children playing in seasonal rains are a great sight of ...

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Photo: Lowland gorillas napping

Lowland Gorillas, Bronx Zoo

Photo of the Day, February 13, 2010

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos

This photo of two lowland gorillas was taken at the Bronx ...

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Photo: Woman’s face hidden by cloth

Hidden Face

Photo of the Day, January 18, 2010

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

I found this woman waiting for her husband after finishing her ...

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Photo: Humpback whales in sunlit water

Humpback Whales, Tahiti

Photo of the Day, December 19, 2009

This Month in Photo of the Day: Most Popular Photos From 2009

When you swim with humpback whales it's ...

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Photo: Man-made lightning striking a model power line

Lightning Model

Photo of the Day, December 15, 2009

This Month in Photo of the Day: Most Popular Photos From 2009

Westinghouse engineers use this miniature system for tests ...

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Crowded Street, Kathmandu

Photo of the Day, November 1, 2009

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

Kathmandu has become such a chaotic place. The streets are crowded ...

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Persian Scholars, Iran

Photo of the Day, October 30, 2009

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

With the exception of their veils, these ...

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Gingerbread Fair, Paris

Photo of the Day, October 29, 2009

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

At the Gingerbread fair, Place de la ...

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Horse Rider With Boleadoras

Photo of the Day, October 23, 2009

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

"When Luis Marden dropped in by air ...

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Photo: Woman in high heels on a cobblestone street

High Heels on Cobblestones, Louisiana

Photo of the Day, October 22, 2009

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

Because the region around New Orleans is ...

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Sampling Arctic Ocean Water

Photo of the Day, October 21, 2009

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

Fridtjof Nansen takes a reading of deep ...

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Divers, Louisiana

Photo of the Day, October 20, 2009

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

Swimming and diving are on the curriculum ...

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Photo: Man-made lightning striking a model power line

Lightning Model

Photo of the Day, October 19, 2009

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

Westinghouse engineers use this miniature system for ...

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Light and Shadow, Agra, India

Photo of the Day, October 17, 2009

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

The fall of light, Agra


From the ...

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Photo: Photographer Maynard Owen Williams

Maynard Owen Williams Self-Portrait

Photo of the Day, October 13, 2009

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

Reflection of photographer Maynard Owen Williams in ...

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Photo: Travelers resting on benches in a bus terminal

Bus Terminal, New York

Photo of the Day, October 12, 2009

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

Travelers rest on benches in a Greyhound ...

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Japanese Destroyer, Pacific Ocean

Photo of the Day, October 11, 2009

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

Final moments of a Japanese destroyer


From ...

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Automat, New York City

Photo of the Day, October 9, 2009

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

Patrons line up "like payday depositors" in ...

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École des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Photo of the Day, October 8, 2009

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

At the École des Beaux-Arts


From the ...

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Photo: Atom bomb test

Atom Bomb Test, Bikini Atoll

Photo of the Day, October 5, 2009

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

The second atomic bomb tested in Operation ...

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Boy and Turkey, Guatemala

Photo of the Day, October 3, 2009

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

A boy playing in a marketplace with ...

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Photo: Workers assembling airplane noses

Attack Bomber Assembly, California

Photo of the Day, October 2, 2009

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

Nose assemblies for Douglas A-20 attack bombers ...

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Antarctica Lab

Photo of the Day, October 1, 2009

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

Dr. Edward Atkinson in his Antarctica lab ...

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locals do everything they can to bring in good luck and get rid of bad luck. For 10 day straight fireworks are thrown at the processions and many men and women piece their cheeks with huge objects like meter long poles, guns and lamps.

Festival, Thailand

Photo of the Day, February 16, 2009

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos

Locals do everything they can to bring in good luck and ...

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