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A brown-throated sloth clings to a barbed wire fence post in El Tanque, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, illustrating habitat fragmentation. 1 post
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Gentle Giants | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Gentle Giants Four gray whales approach a small fishing skiff off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. In this area, this species of whale is typically very friendly, often approaching boats with curiosity and a desire for human interaction. "I shot this on an incredible morning when we had over 20
Spring Snow | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Spring Snow On May 6, 2026, heavy, wet snow fell over Lakewood, Colorado, in a late-season snowstorm. While it's not uncommon for the state to see snowfall in May, the storm was one of the largest in Colorado's history. Denver was hit with almost six inches, Boulder saw 11 inches, and the Colorado m
Valley of Roses | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Valley of Roses Located in the Balkan Mountains in the center of what is known as the Valley of Roses, the Bulgarian town of Kazanlak is famous for its rose oil production. The Institute for Roses and Aromatic Plants, a local research and agriculture academy, installed these cardboard cutouts to bri
Energy Paradox | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Energy Paradox A woman walks into a communal charging outlet in Ijebu Igbo, Nigeria, in this image from the 2026 Giga Photo Award competition. Not only are these charging outlets seen as a popular business venture, but they have also become a crucial piece of modern life in a region with unreliable
One Sunny Day | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
One Sunny Day Students of the Darul Uloom Riyaz-Us-Saliheen school enjoy their break on a sunny afternoon in Jammu and Kashmir, India, in this image from the 2026 Giga Photo Award competition. Due to years of conflict and heavy military control in Kashmir—an ongoing dispute over territory between In
Together in Isolation | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Together in Isolation A group of friends watch a movie together in a cell at Penitentiary Unit 47 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in this image from the 2026 Giga Photo Award competition. The mix-gendered prison holds 10 wards for men and four for women. This photo is part of a series from photographer
A Completely Normal Day | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
A Completely Normal Day Olena Mykhailivna Loboda, a mathematics teacher, teaches remotely from her empty classroom at School No. 2 in Chernihiv, Ukraine, in this image from the 2026 Giga Photo Award competition. Due to the ongoing war, adjusting to remote learning when an air-raid alert sounds has b
Across the Island | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Across the Island A mother and son carry a solar panel across India's Ghoramara Island, preparing to install it at their home in this image from the 2026 Giga Photo Award competition. The remote island in the Sundarbans—an enormous mangrove forest that protects the India-Bangladesh coast—lacks a con
Communist Climb | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Communist Climb In this image taken in 1987, young Communists rest at the summit of Rysy—the highest peak in Poland, standing at 8,199 feet. Husband-and-wife photographers John Eastcott and Yva Momatiuk documented the climb that commemorated Vladimir Lenin's supposed ascent while in exile in 1913, j
Colorful Canyons | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Colorful Canyons The Lady of the Wind rock formation glows in the sunlight in Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo Indian Tribal Lands and is frequented by hikers and photographers alike who are eager to explore the slot canyon, which is a narrow gorge with
Sustained by Shade | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Sustained by Shade Ahmed Ali Obaid Alhefeiti walks through his greenhouse at Wadi Dafta Plantation in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Farmers across the Middle East are increasingly turning to greenhouses due to the extreme heat, water scarcity, and effects of climate change. The greenhouse market i
Young and Free | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Young and Free A newly hatched octopus frees itself from its ruptured egg case at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in Miami, Florida. Because octopuses lay their eggs over the course of a few months, the eggs hatch at different times. When hatched, a baby octopus is about the
Eyes for an Eagle | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Eyes for an Eagle Eagle hunter Rinat Mirlanov rests with his golden eagle above the Bokonbayevo village in Kyrgyzstan. Eagle hunting, known as berkutchi in Kyrgyz, is an ancient tradition in the country where hunters train eagles, vultures, and falcons to hunt small prey like foxes and hares. The pr
Among the Stars | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Among the Stars Dragonflies in the night sky near the Orinoco River in Puerto Carreño, Colombia. At more than 1,300 miles, the river is one of the longest in South America, running mostly through Venezuela but also partly through Colombia and into the Atlantic Ocean. Its ecosystem includes flooded g
Happy Dance | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Happy Dance Tuareg nomads end the Ramadan fast with prayer and dancing in Timbuktu, Mali. The Tuaregs are a subset of the Berbers, an Indigenous ethnic group in North Africa, and have resided across the Sahara desert in Niger, Mali, Libya, Algeria, and Burkina Faso. They primarily practice Islam and
Octopi in the Sky | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Octopi in the Sky Kites fly high at the Open Buzludzha Festival in the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria. The festival began in 2021 as a campaign to preserve the decaying Buzludzha monument, a landmark that opened in 1981. The mountain the monument was built on is tied to key events in Bulgarian history
Claiming Crocodile Territory | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Claiming Crocodile Territory The crocodiles that reside in Banco Chinchorro, Mexico, were originally thought to be American crocodiles. However, a study published in June 2025 identified them as a unique, unnamed new species, alongside another unnamed crocodile species found on the island of Cozumel
Frozen in Time | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Frozen in Time A woman takes a picture of a young girl in mountainous Adjara, one of the most distinct regions in Georgia. The villagers have maintained old ways of life for ages—raising cattle and maintaining close-knit communities. But the mountainous region's isolation from the rest of the countr
A Child's Bond | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
A Child's Bond Giamum Yame and her two-year-old son live in the small village of Pochung in Arunachal Pradesh State, India. The village's population is 73, according to census data from 2011. Arunachal Pradesh State, which translates to "Land of the Rising Sun," contains many distinct ethnic groups,
A Smile to Remember | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
A Smile to Remember A local gazes over the patchwork of Dongchuan Red Land in Yunnan Province, China. Known by nicknames like "God's Magic Palette" and the "Colorful Kingdom," the landscape features miles of ridges and terraces made up of colorful vegetation and terrain like red soil, green barley,
Too Close for Comfort | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Too Close for Comfort A Culex mosquito crawls towards the eye of an 'i'iwi, a type of songbird known as a honeycreeper. Many species of Hawaiian honeycreepers are considered critically endangered, not only due to climate change and habitat loss, but also because of the spread of avian malaria via mo
Icelandic View | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Icelandic View Pictured here is the Jökulgil valley, which leads through the Icelandic Mountains located in the central interior of the country. The area is an uninhabited volcanic desert, and the mountains consists mainly of Rhyolite, an igneous rock that contains minerals like iron and sulphur. On
Towering Textiles | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Towering Textiles This pile of textiles in Zahedan, a city in Iran near its borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a normal sight at bazaars across the country. Iran's textile industry goes back centuries, and is known for producing colorful fabrics like silk, cashmere, velvet, and suede. Many of
Signaling the Birds | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Signaling the Birds Marker Wadden has become a haven for countless birds and fish ever since the archipelago was created between 2016 and 2021 out of sand, clay, and sludge dredged from the bottom of Lake Markermeer in the Netherlands. The string of artificial islands are expected to help improve th
Medieval Frescoes | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Medieval Frescoes Completed in 1352, the Biserica Domnească Sfântul Nicolae (Princely Church of Saint Nicholas) in Curtea de Argeș is among Romania’s oldest surviving royal foundations. Built by Basarab I as part of a medieval court complex, the church preserves 14th-century frescoes that depict sce