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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Dec. 7, 2024Lake Ontario, Toronto, during winter
May 18, 2026International Museum Day
Meet for lunch?
Feb. 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Jun. 21, 2024National Indigenous Peoples Day
Jul. 5, 2024Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
Jan. 20, 2024Macaroni penguins, Drake Passage, Chile
Im ready for my close-up, Mr. DeSquirrel
Dec. 18, 2025Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
Jan. 8, 2026Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
Saving and celebrating honey bees
Locals know this place simply as ‘the Met’
Sep. 15, 2023Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Ireland
What are they celebrating?
The sea that acts like a lake
Sep. 16, 2025Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
Aug. 14, 2025Cable car station on Piz Nair mountain, Graubünden, Switzerland
Oct. 3, 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Magnified moss
An archaelogical treasure
The beauty that lies below
Jul. 26, 2024Summer Olympics begin in Paris
This lake is no mirage
Jun. 25, 2024Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Apr. 1, 2025National Frog Month
Mar. 7, 2025Plum blossoms, China
Jan. 29, 2024Gollinger Waterfalls, Salzburg, Austria
Jan. 21, 2026Eurasian red squirrel
Nov. 4, 2023American bison
Jul. 13, 2024International Rock Day