Lighting the world

Lighting the world

Oil lamps arranged on a rangoli to celebrate Diwali in Guwahati, India (© Biju Boro/Getty Images)

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Oct. 24, 2023Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
Oct. 24, 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
Oct. 24, 2025Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States

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Nov. 17, 2024Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scotland
Sep. 28, 2024Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, USA
Dec. 11, 2023International Mountain Day
Feb. 11, 2026Death Valley National Park, California, United States
Mar. 22, 2025Happy World Water Day!
May 9, 2025Canadian Tulip Festival
Mar. 4, 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Dec. 23, 2024Celebrating Festivus
Sep. 5, 2025Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California, United States
Feb. 5, 2024Monarch butterflies, Goleta, California
Dad on duty
This clever bird passes with flying colours
Dec. 4, 2025International Cheetah Day
Jun. 5, 2025World Environment Day
A grizzly bear sanctuary
A legend sprung from the ground
Scenic Mount Michener
The sun sets on the Valley of the Moon
Apr. 17, 2024Black bear cub emerges into spring
Look up, incoming…
Jan. 24, 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
A book lover’s paradise
Floating mailboxes
May 5, 2025Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
Jul. 24, 2025Happy Cousins Day!
Sep. 17, 2023Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
Sanctuary among the trees
Aug. 13, 2025Corona Arch near Moab, Utah, United States
Jul. 19, 2024A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil
Sep. 18, 2025Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland