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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8 Nov 2023Llyn Padarn, Snowdonia, Wales
8 Nov 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
8 Nov 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States

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12 Feb 2026Darwin Day
25 Feb 2025Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
27 May 2025Mona Vale rockpool, Sydney, Australia
5 Mar 2026Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
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22 Nov 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
4 Aug 2024San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
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22 Jun 2025World Rainforest Day
20 Jan 2026Penguin Awareness Day
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Secluded sands in Mexico
17 Oct 2024Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
20 Dec 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
10 Feb 2026Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain
10 Nov 2024Remembrance Sunday
28 Oct 2025The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
3 Nov 2025World Jellyfish Day
23 Feb 2024Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
28 Feb 2026Oloupena Falls, island of Molokai, Hawaii, United States
27 Sep 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
24 Jun 2025Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Is it art?
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16 Jan 2025Pinnacles National Park, California, United States