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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May 5, 2024Kalaloch Tree of Life, Olympic National Park, Washington, US
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Nov. 27, 2025Eastbourne Pier, East Sussex, England
Three petals and three leaves
Mar. 1, 2024Wheaton River, Yukon
Nov. 2, 2024American bison
Jun. 9, 2024Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Navarra, Spain
Jun. 30, 2024Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Back to the future
Mar. 8, 2025International Womens Day
The largest gypsum dune field
Nov. 11, 2023Young Peak, British Columbia
May 31, 2024Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
Aug. 28, 2025Great white egret, Hungary
Dec. 31, 2023Happy New Years Eve!
Rocky Mountain runoff
Jun. 7, 2025International Trails Day
May 14, 2024Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, USA
An endless stretch of sky
Mesmerising glass pyramids
Jun. 23, 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nov. 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
Jan. 9, 2024Rio Grande, Albuquerque
May 9, 2025Canadian Tulip Festival
Jan. 18, 2025Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Nov. 25, 2024Maasai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Apr. 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight