This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
While working with a Discovery Channel group in Thailand, I saw this as part of the farewell dinner show. I wanted to get the shot, I got too close, and I and all my camera gear got coated in gasoline. Well worth it though! (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.) Have photos of your own travels you would like to submit? Enter today!
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
Taken in the morning at Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.) Have photos of your own travels you would like to submit? Enter today!
Photo: A child photographed in a building in Brazil
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
Christiane, a child of the "roofless" movement in Salvador, Brazil. A beautiful spirit living a life not hers by choice, but she brings love and light to all around her. (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.) Have photos of your own travels you would like to submit? Enter today!
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
Svartifoss (Black Fall) is surrounded by the dark lava columns that gave rise to its name. The hexagonal columns were formed inside a lava flow that cooled extremely slowly, giving rise to crystallization. Skaftafell National Park, Iceland. (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.) Have photos of your own travels you would like to submit? Enter today!
Photo: Young monkey with adult monkeys in Indonesia
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
The wild offspring stares while the elders rummage through a pile of rubbish for food in Tawangmangu, Solo, Indonesia. (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.) Have photos of your own travels you would like to submit? Enter today!
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
After spending two months in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro with carioca people, samba, and lots of caipirinhas, finally there was a perfect day to go up to Sugarloaf Mountain and take this picture. (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.) Have photos of your own travels you would like to submit? Enter today!
Photo: Candles in front of Al Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
Petra, the magical ancient land in Jordan, turns almost mystical by night. Candle lamps guide visitors down the mile-long Siq, and when you reach Al Khazneh, it is overwhelming to see this sight. People are gathered around these candles spread out in front of the Treasury while musicians play soulful music. (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.) Have photos of your own travels you would like to submit? Enter today!
Photo: A 1950s Buick traveling the National Highway in Cuba
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
The National Highway in Cuba has many stretches where you will not see another car for miles. Then when you do see one, it is an old classic like this 1950s Buick, which looks at home on the open road with the Cuban landscape of fields and mountains in the distance. (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.) Have photos of your own travels you would like to submit? Enter today!
Photo: Hikers trekking through Claustral Canyon in Australia
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
Veteran guide John Robens (at far left) leads a soggy team through a moss-covered passage in Claustral Canyon, a few hours' hike from their exit point. Canyoneering is all about the serendipity of discovery, he says. "You walk for miles and suddenly you find yourself in this magical spot." See more pictures from the October 2011 feature story "Deep Down Under." See pictures of hiking shot by our readers »
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Photo: A mountain biker rides through the mist in South Africa.
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
The town of Hilton in South Africa is known for its misty weather, which came out in full force for an annual mountain bike classic. The unusually wet winter's day challenged competitors with muddy tracks, low visibility, and an icy wind. I battled to just keep my camera dry, and after failing to obtain sharp images through the haze, I took a step back and framed this shot, which captures the adventurous rider tackling the harsh environment. (This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
Photo: Renan Ozturk slacklining over the Gavea Stone in Rio de Janeiro
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
The sunset slackline image is of my good friend Renan Ozturk slacklining over the Gavea Stone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Find out the story behind this shot and see more pictures of extreme adventure sports.
Photo: Vehicles driving over salt flats in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
On the eastern margin of Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, expedition cars attempt to cross the flats after flooding from heavy March rains. See more pictures from the July 2008 feature story "Bolivia’s New Order."
Photo: A Sherpa carrying luggage near a monastery in Nepal
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
A Sherpa carries luggage in the vicinity of the Tengboche Monastery, Nepal. (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)
Photo: Scientists collecting samples from a giant redwood tree
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
Partway up a 350-foot tree, botanist Marie Antoine (at right) passes a slender core sample of its wood—750 years of redwood biography—to canopy ecologist Giacomo Renzullo. Research now shows that the older such trees get, the more wood they put on. See more pictures from the October 2009 feature story, "The Super Trees."
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
Max Kuszaj skis at sunset in Alta, Utah. Find out the story behind this shot and see more pictures of extreme adventure sports.
Photo: A volcanologist on Mutnovsky volcano in Kamchatka, Russia
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
A volcanologist strides through a murky expanse of steam on Mutnovsky Volcano during an expedition to Kamchatka, Russia. The steam billows from a fumarole, or a vent created by heated groundwater and rising volcanic gas, and it serves as a visible reminder that the peninsula is one of the most volcanically active regions in the world, with some 29 active volcanoes.
Photo: A climber scaling a frozen waterfall in Croatia
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
The long retention of low temperature favored the icing of small Sopot waterfall on Medvednica mountain. The red sky comes from the city lights of nearby Zagreb. Sopot waterfall is the only one in the area, therefore alpinists from Zagreb use every chance for climbing it and staying in shape. (This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
Photo: A diver exploring a bed of deepwater whip coral off the coast of Japan
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
What looks like a tangle of gnarled cables is in fact a forest of deepwater whip coral in Suruga Bay. Each strand is studded with feeding polyps that reach tiny tentacles into the currents to grab floating food. See more pictures from the November 2010 feature story "3 Degrees of Japan’s Seas."
