Launching hopes and prayers

Launching hopes and prayers

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand (© Suttipong Sutiratanachai/Getty Images)

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Nov. 8, 2023West Indian manatees, Crystal River
Nov. 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
Nov. 8, 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States

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Oct. 15, 2024Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
Dec. 29, 2025St. Gregory Church in Ani Ruins, Kars, Türkiye
Mar. 26, 2025Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Amber waves of grain
The envy of postcards and snow globes
Mar. 16, 2024Giant panda, Chengdu, China
Immersing in nature
Aug. 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
Oct. 30, 2023Common raven
Apr. 26, 2024Val di Funes, Italy
Remembering D-Day
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Mar. 22, 2026World Water Day
Oct. 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Jun. 7, 2025International Trails Day
Jan. 9, 2024Rio Grande, Albuquerque
Dec. 10, 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
Jul. 5, 2024Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
On the open ocean road
Jan. 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Rebels of the owl world
Aug. 20, 2025The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
Sep. 3, 2023Skyscrapers in Manhattan
Jan. 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
Dec. 16, 2023Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
Aug. 10, 2024Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
Sep. 18, 2024Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Oct. 10, 2025Fiji Day