The bright sun highlights Old Glory. Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Image # : 1021897. Stephen St. John/National Geographic Stock.
An old pickup truck has become Old Glory. Waldoboro, Maine.
Image # : 1271870. Stephen St. John/National Geographic Stock.
The American Flag underscores America’s most iconic lighthouse. Buxton, Outer Banks, North Carolina.
Image # : 1485715. Stephen St. John/National Geographic Stock.
See more of Steve St. John’s stock photography of the American Flag.
Country music legend, George Jones. Nashville, Tennessee.
Image # : 1217450. Jodi Cobb/National Geographic Stock
Country music legend, George Jones. Nashville, Tennessee.
Image # : 1217449. Jodi Cobb/National Geographic Stock.
For more information, visit the Eyes On Asia Awards website.
Hartford will host performances April 24th and 27th, and a presentation by Lanting himself on the 26th. There is also an ongoing exhibition of the project at the Hartford Public Library from April 8th to May 3rd.
Erupting lava, Pu’u ‘O’o, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii.
Image # : 1517349. Frans Lanting/National Geographic Stock.
King penguin chick begging for food from parent (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Falkland Islands.
Image # : 1516774. Frans Lanting/National Geographic Stock..
Camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park. Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia.
Image # 1403816. Frans Lanting/National Geographic Stock.
Some of Laman’s 39,000 stunning photographs have been featured in a National Geographic Magazine story, as well as an acclaimed exhibit on avian evolution. Many of these unprecedented images are available for licensing through National Geographic Stock.
A red bird of paradise adult male performing a practice display. Batanta Island, Papua, Indonesia.
Image # : 1073211. Tim Laman/National Geographic Stock
A male Goldie’s bird of paradise mates with a female. Papua New Guinea.
Image # : 1075509. Tim Laman/National Geographic Stock
For more birds of paradise photographs, check out this workbox at National Geographic Stock.
Right on schedule, PanSTARRS entered the North American sky on March 12. Also known as C/2011, the comet is one of the closest and brightest visible to the naked eye in recent years. Dimming rapidly, PanSTARRS is not to be missed. Luckily, photographer Stephen Alvarez was able to snap an image before it left.
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) and a setting new moon on March 12, 2013. Sewanee, Tennessee, USA.
Image # : 1551282. Stephen Alvarez/National Geographic Stock
A man reaches for the aurora borealis in the Arctic Circle. Dempster Highway, Arctic Circle, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Image # : 1523210. Mike Theiss/National Geographic Stock
Aurora borealis in the night sky. Wrangell/St. Elias National Park, Alaska.
Image # 1026239. Michael S. Quinton/National Geographic Stock
An aurora borealis at the famous Arctic Circle sign. Dempster Highway, Arctic Circle, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Image # 1523202. Mike Theiss/National Geographic Stock
Through photos taken on his now-annual pilgrimage to Antigua, Guatemala, photographer Raul Touzon shares his passion for the Holy Week ceremonies and festivities that take over the entire city.
In his own words:
Easter is quickly approaching, time for me to go back to Guatemala and keep
working on a story that has become, shall I say, an obsession? Over the last four centuries, the Catholic Brotherhoods in Antigua, Guatemala have become the
guardians of the second biggest Easter celebration in the world. Led by La
Hermandad de La Merced, the biggest and most important of the twelve brotherhoods, people
take to the streets to commemorate the passion of Christ. You can literally roam the
streets at any time of day or night to find the processions with their stunning
floats walking over the carefully crafted carpets. Thanks to Brother Edgar Luna, last
year I was invited to become one of the “hermanos cargadores” and help carry La
Merced’s 2-ton float. The experience was not only hard but humbling, a great
reminder of all the work, sacrifice and tradition that encompasses this celebration.
These images will one day become a book, a legacy to the people of Antigua.Most people fear of traveling to these countries because of “violence” when in
reality, at least for a week, all is at peace in the wonderful city of Antigua, Guatemala.
A procession in the church of La Merced during Passion Week. Antigua, Guatemala.
Image # 1431406 : Raul Touzon/National Geographic Stock
For more of Touzon’s photos of Holy Week celebrations in Antigua, visit National Geographic Stock. Or take a look at his coverage of past Easter celebrations featured on this blog.
Paul Nicklen was awarded 1st place in the Nature series category for his coverage of emperor penguins.
Aaron Huey won 3rd place in the Contemporary Issues series category for his poignant images of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Emperor penguins share a hole in the sea ice. Ross Sea, Antarctica.
Image #1500667: Paul Nicklen/National Geographic Stock
Oglala youths hold an upside-down flag as an act of defiance toward the U.S. government. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota.
Image #1483384: Aaron Huey/National Geographic Stock