May 29th, 2017122WIPEOUT riderless surfboard soars above a massive wave on Peahi, a surf break on Maui’s north shore. This image was captured during the Pe’ahi Challenge, a big-wave surfing event.
Peahi, also known as Jaws, “is a spectacle in the truest sense of the word, with waves up to 80 on the biggest days,” photographer Lyle...
May 2nd, 201761Foamy waves, agitated by European storm Ruzica, swell around the Tévennec lighthouse in Brittany, France. Local lore complements this moody scene—the lighthouse is believed to be haunted. The image does possess a phenomenal quality, according to Your Shot photographer Mathieu Rivrin: “When we went there, the light was divine,...
April 6th, 2017109Photograph by: Manish Jaisi
The Yamuna is one of the holiest rivers of India and also one of the polluted. Despite of the pollution it is worshiped by millions. Here a man adjusts his clothes after a dip in the river. Interestingly this part of the year many migratory birds visit the place and are generously fed by the locals in hope...
April 3rd, 2017122Photographer: Nanut Bovorn
Lanterns soar up into the sky—and they're also reflected below—as part of the Loy Krathong festival, which usually takes place at the end of the rainy season, in Thailand. The lanterns are released to protect against bad luck.
(National Geographic Photography)...
February 26th, 2017128Aharen Beach on Tokashiki Island in Okinawa, Japan.
Though the Japanese island of Okinawa saw one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific campaign, it’s now known as the home of one of the most beautiful coral reef habitats in the East China Sea.
Hacksaw Ridge Movie - Oscar Nominated - is based on the true story of Desmond T. Doss,...
February 25th, 201737A herring gull hits a child on the boardwalk at Whitby in Yorkshire, England after the boy attracted it with fish and chips.
"While I love this image for what it is—a spontaneous moment that makes me laugh out loud—I really love how it encapsulates 2016. The highs and lows, the unexpected twists and turns, and ultimately the...
February 25th, 2017170These vibrant cultures were slaying their fashion game long before the runway was invented.
Most global fashions aren’t fads. They arise from centuries of tradition and don’t go out of vogue when the seasons change: the bold beadwork of the Maasai in the Serengeti, the endless folds of a bright blue Tuareg head wrap in the Sahara, a...
February 24th, 201740The colors of Grand Prismatic Spring come from thermophiles: microbes that thrive in scalding water. The green is chlorophyll they use to absorb sunlight.
From "Yellowstone: Wild Heart of a Continent"
Photograph by Michael Nichols, National Geographic...
February 22nd, 201770Photograph by David Robinson
A whale shark—the biggest fish in the sea—swims along, “extremely curious” about his observers. Your Shot photographer David Robinson, who researches whale shark ecology, captured this image in Qatar on a day with “great visibility” in an area with waters that are usually full of plankton. ...