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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Sep 2, 2023National Hummingbird Day
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1 Jun 2024Pride Month
A triumphant pose
The worlds most exclusive beach?
17 Aug 2025International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
15 Dec 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
3 Nov 2023World Jellyfish Day
Come on, guys, this way!
Holding back the tide
7 Jun 2026Ruins of Dunseverick Castle, Northern Ireland
23 May 2025World Turtle Day
17 Oct 2025Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, United States
5 Dec 2024Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, United States
13 Oct 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
13 Mar 2026Church of Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Les Sables-dOlonne, France
15 Jun 2024Trooping the Colour
World Population Day
8 Oct 2023World Octopus Day
6 Jul 2025Tour de France
14 Aug 2024World Lizard Day
16 Nov 2025A traboule in Lyon, France
Rugged rocks and ancient history
23 Jun 2025Elbe river in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
25 Jun 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland
14 Oct 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
8 Dec 2025Christmas lights on buildings of Domaso, Lake Como, Italy
5 Jan 2024International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
6 Jan 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy