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National Geographic: Best of January 2016

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1 A Monolithic Gathering. Balance the mainland at a distance of 27 km from the of Tasmania (Australia). Photograph by Andy Chisholm.
1 A Monolithic Gathering. Balance the mainland at a distance of 27 km from the of Tasmania (Australia). Photograph by Andy Chisholm.
2 Muddy Meet and Greet. Photograph by Attila Balogh. A struggle to navigate a mud-bogged road in China’s Yunnan Province turned out to be a photo opportunity for Your Shot member Attila Balogh when a curious water buffalo calf studied his lens.
2 Muddy Meet and Greet. Photograph by Attila Balogh. A struggle to navigate a mud-bogged road in China’s Yunnan Province turned out to be a photo opportunity for Your Shot member Attila Balogh when a curious water buffalo calf studied his lens.
3 “Island of Silence and Heat”. Photograph by Carsten Krüger. Your Shot member Carsten Krüger submitted this otherworldly photo of Namibia’s Dead Vlei: withered trees anchored in a white-clay pan, standing in striking contrast to an intensely colored, towering sand dune. The trees have been there for hundreds of years, reminders of when river waters cooled and hydrated this now scorched earth. Krüger writes, “[It was] a surreal island of silence and heat … We hiked one lonely mile without navigation and maps to find Dead Vlei … [It was] a masterpiece of nature: abstract shapes and unbelievable bright colors.”
3 “Island of Silence and Heat”. Photograph by Carsten Krüger. Your Shot member Carsten Krüger submitted this otherworldly photo of Namibia’s Dead Vlei: withered trees anchored in a white-clay pan, standing in striking contrast to an intensely colored, towering sand dune. The trees have been there for hundreds of years, reminders of when river waters cooled and hydrated this now scorched earth. Krüger writes, “[It was] a surreal island of silence and heat … We hiked one lonely mile without navigation and maps to find Dead Vlei … [It was] a masterpiece of nature: abstract shapes and unbelievable bright colors.”
4 Feel the Rush. Photograph by Eastlyn Bright Tolle. Eastlyn Bright Tolle, a National Geographic Your Shot member, submitted this image of Niagara Falls.
4 Feel the Rush. Photograph by Eastlyn Bright Tolle. Eastlyn Bright Tolle, a National Geographic Your Shot member, submitted this image of Niagara Falls.
5 Mating Call. Photograph by Félix Morlán González. Your Shot community member Félix Morlán González captured this powerful image of a bellowing stag while in the United Kingdom in October 2014. The majestic sight moved him to make a photo that highlighted the natural setting and the power of this driven animal.
5 Mating Call. Photograph by Félix Morlán González. Your Shot community member Félix Morlán González captured this powerful image of a bellowing stag while in the United Kingdom in October 2014. The majestic sight moved him to make a photo that highlighted the natural setting and the power of this driven animal.
6 Cutting Corners. Photograph by Andreas Brokalakis. Your Shot member Andreas Brokalakis was lucky enough to take in this view of the “road of a thousand kasbahs” from a roadside café in Morocco. The route zigzags through Morocco’s Dadès Gorge, presenting travelers with this hypnotizing look at its sharp turns.
6 Cutting Corners. Photograph by Andreas Brokalakis. Your Shot member Andreas Brokalakis was lucky enough to take in this view of the “road of a thousand kasbahs” from a roadside café in Morocco. The route zigzags through Morocco’s Dadès Gorge, presenting travelers with this hypnotizing look at its sharp turns.
7 Seeing Red. Photograph by Naing Thu Soe. Interested in observing local tradition and culture in Myanmar (Burma), Naing Thu Soe visited a traditional umbrella works in the port city of Pathein. While documenting the traditional craft with his camera, the Your Shot member witnessed some of the handiwork involved. “I saw a boy binding cotton ropes between [the] umbrella cover and bamboo umbrella bones,” he writes. In time, he had the idea of photographing the process from inside the umbrella.
7 Seeing Red. Photograph by Naing Thu Soe. Interested in observing local tradition and culture in Myanmar (Burma), Naing Thu Soe visited a traditional umbrella works in the port city of Pathein. While documenting the traditional craft with his camera, the Your Shot member witnessed some of the handiwork involved. “I saw a boy binding cotton ropes between [the] umbrella cover and bamboo umbrella bones,” he writes. In time, he had the idea of photographing the process from inside the umbrella.
8 Grass Light. Photograph by David L. Labrie. Planning to shoot a rare supermoon, Your Shot member David L. Labrie went camping in the wilderness of Quebec, Canada, with his girlfriend, pictured here. Labrie was setting up his equipment when he noticed the high grass in the water. He asked his girlfriend to take the kayak and hold steady while he captured a long exposure. But a small breeze made it difficult to keep the kayak still. “We had to take several before we achieved this result,” he writes.
8 Grass Light. Photograph by David L. Labrie. Planning to shoot a rare supermoon, Your Shot member David L. Labrie went camping in the wilderness of Quebec, Canada, with his girlfriend, pictured here. Labrie was setting up his equipment when he noticed the high grass in the water. He asked his girlfriend to take the kayak and hold steady while he captured a long exposure. But a small breeze made it difficult to keep the kayak still. “We had to take several before we achieved this result,” he writes.
9 Here Comes the Sun. Photograph by Hiroki Inoue. After days of cold, late autumn rain, the sun appears in Shiretoko National Park in Hokkaido, Japan. “He [seemed] to have eaten no mouse for several days,” writes Your Shot member Hiroki Inoue of this fox, captured as it lifted its head to the rays.
9 Here Comes the Sun. Photograph by Hiroki Inoue. After days of cold, late autumn rain, the sun appears in Shiretoko National Park in Hokkaido, Japan. “He [seemed] to have eaten no mouse for several days,” writes Your Shot member Hiroki Inoue of this fox, captured as it lifted its head to the rays.
10 Above the Boardwalk. Photograph by Robert Klaric. People stroll on a wooden walkway through Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. Your Shot member Robert Klaric writes that, with its crystal-clear waters, cascades, and waterfalls throughout the area, the park “will take your breath away.” He noticed the people walking below and stopped to make this image. “The light and the view were perfect,” Klaric says.
10 Above the Boardwalk. Photograph by Robert Klaric. People stroll on a wooden walkway through Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. Your Shot member Robert Klaric writes that, with its crystal-clear waters, cascades, and waterfalls throughout the area, the park “will take your breath away.” He noticed the people walking below and stopped to make this image. “The light and the view were perfect,” Klaric says.
11 Local Color. Photograph by Quynh Anh Nguyen. Buddhist prayer flags frame a stupa at Kunzum Pass in Himachal Pradesh, India. “There were plenty of flags around and I decided to wander between them,” says Your Shot community member Quynh Anh Nguyen. “I had an idea of what I wanted to achieve and just waited until I found the right place and the right moment.”
11 Local Color. Photograph by Quynh Anh Nguyen. Buddhist prayer flags frame a stupa at Kunzum Pass in Himachal Pradesh, India. “There were plenty of flags around and I decided to wander between them,” says Your Shot community member Quynh Anh Nguyen. “I had an idea of what I wanted to achieve and just waited until I found the right place and the right moment.”
12 Under the Sun. Photograph by Gaby Barathieu. A turtle comes up for air at sunset near the Comoros’s Mayotte Island. Photographer Gaby Barathieu had been wanting to take this photo for many years and visited the island, known for its turtles, with that in mind. “This picture was taken on the first night,” Barathieu says.
12 Under the Sun. Photograph by Gaby Barathieu. A turtle comes up for air at sunset near the Comoros’s Mayotte Island. Photographer Gaby Barathieu had been wanting to take this photo for many years and visited the island, known for its turtles, with that in mind. “This picture was taken on the first night,” Barathieu says.
13 Urban Cowboy. Photograph by Brice Portolano. A man trains a horse at his mother’s ranch in Utah. Photographer Brice Portolano was trying to “get the horse's shadow in its own dust cloud.”
13 Urban Cowboy. Photograph by Brice Portolano. A man trains a horse at his mother’s ranch in Utah. Photographer Brice Portolano was trying to “get the horse's shadow in its own dust cloud.”
14 Pebbles on the Beach. Photograph by Joe Navin. “I liked the vivid colors from the parasols and the towels, the curve of the waterline, and the bathers across the scene,” says Joe Navin, who took this shot from a road above a beach in Ortigia, Sicily. “The road gives an unusual perspective for a beach shot and it worked well with a wide-angle lens, so it was quite quick to frame and shoot.”
14 Pebbles on the Beach. Photograph by Joe Navin. “I liked the vivid colors from the parasols and the towels, the curve of the waterline, and the bathers across the scene,” says Joe Navin, who took this shot from a road above a beach in Ortigia, Sicily. “The road gives an unusual perspective for a beach shot and it worked well with a wide-angle lens, so it was quite quick to frame and shoot.”
15 The Blues. Photograph by Jassen Todorov. Your Shot community member Jassen Todorov flew his plane through turbulent air to get this shot of an evaporation pond in Utah. “I was fascinated and attracted by these unusual shapes and bright colors,” he says. “The area is known as Potash, not far from the beautiful and picturesque town of Moab.”
15 The Blues. Photograph by Jassen Todorov. Your Shot community member Jassen Todorov flew his plane through turbulent air to get this shot of an evaporation pond in Utah. “I was fascinated and attracted by these unusual shapes and bright colors,” he says. “The area is known as Potash, not far from the beautiful and picturesque town of Moab.”
16 Beat the Drum. Photograph by Prasad Perakam. Students study the chenda, or wooden drum, at India’s Kerala Kalamandalam, a famous art and culture school. “After a while [the] teacher asked them to take a break, but one student was continuing his practice,” says photographer Prasad Perakam. “That showed me his passion and dedication to this art.”
16 Beat the Drum. Photograph by Prasad Perakam. Students study the chenda, or wooden drum, at India’s Kerala Kalamandalam, a famous art and culture school. “After a while [the] teacher asked them to take a break, but one student was continuing his practice,” says photographer Prasad Perakam. “That showed me his passion and dedication to this art.”
17 Bear Jam. Photograph by Aaron Huey. A mother grizzly and her cubs cause a “bear jam” on Denali National Park and Preserve’s 92-mile-long Park Road, open to private vehicles only five days each summer. Most visitors travel the route by Park Service bus, frequently spotting wildlife but rarely catching a cloudless glimpse of the park’s namesake peak.
17 Bear Jam. Photograph by Aaron Huey. A mother grizzly and her cubs cause a “bear jam” on Denali National Park and Preserve’s 92-mile-long Park Road, open to private vehicles only five days each summer. Most visitors travel the route by Park Service bus, frequently spotting wildlife but rarely catching a cloudless glimpse of the park’s namesake peak.
18 Wind Down. Photograph by Vic Buhay. Your Shot member Vic Buhay went on a photo road trip with a colleague through Utah and Arizona. At their first stop, Bryce Canyon National Park, they hiked the Navajo Loop Trail. “This view opened up as this trail turned into a twisting and winding [path] to the bottom of the valley below,” he says. “The setting sun's golden light bounced all over the red rock walls of the canyon.”
18 Wind Down. Photograph by Vic Buhay. Your Shot member Vic Buhay went on a photo road trip with a colleague through Utah and Arizona. At their first stop, Bryce Canyon National Park, they hiked the Navajo Loop Trail. “This view opened up as this trail turned into a twisting and winding [path] to the bottom of the valley below,” he says. “The setting sun's golden light bounced all over the red rock walls of the canyon.”
19 Dancing on Ice. Photograph by Gheorghe Popa. Seeking out the aurora borealis can lead to some sleepless nights, as Your Shot member Gheorghe Popa can attest. Popa traveled to Iceland in October 2015—prime viewing time for the northern lights—and waited until he got the opportunity to make this image.
19 Dancing on Ice. Photograph by Gheorghe Popa. Seeking out the aurora borealis can lead to some sleepless nights, as Your Shot member Gheorghe Popa can attest. Popa traveled to Iceland in October 2015—prime viewing time for the northern lights—and waited until he got the opportunity to make this image.
20 Falls Down. Photograph by Thomas Major. Your Shot member Thomas Major saw the opportunity to create this image from above while in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil.
20 Falls Down. Photograph by Thomas Major. Your Shot member Thomas Major saw the opportunity to create this image from above while in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil.
21 A Mossy Bed. Photograph by Jacob Anderson. Endangered New Zealand sea lions are often found in the rata forests of their home nation’s Auckland Islands. Thanks to myriad threats—climate stress, disease, and fishing hazards—their population is significantly down from historical levels. Your Shot member Jacob Anderson came across this animal near Ranui Cove on the northeast coast of Auckland Island. True to the species’ reputation of being bold around humans, the sea lion was unbothered while lounging on a rich bed of green moss.
21 A Mossy Bed. Photograph by Jacob Anderson. Endangered New Zealand sea lions are often found in the rata forests of their home nation’s Auckland Islands. Thanks to myriad threats—climate stress, disease, and fishing hazards—their population is significantly down from historical levels. Your Shot member Jacob Anderson came across this animal near Ranui Cove on the northeast coast of Auckland Island. True to the species’ reputation of being bold around humans, the sea lion was unbothered while lounging on a rich bed of green moss.
22 Boys of Dogtown. Photograph by Patricia Kerkhofs. Venice Beach is one of the most legendary skateboard spots there is—not just in Southern California, but around the world. The acclaimed film Lords of Dogtown was based on the famed Z-Boys skate team in the 1970s. This image of skaters taking advantage of the waterfront skate park, captured by Your Shot member Patricia Kerkhofs, has a special significance: It was taken on the day Jay Adams, one of the subjects of the film and a member of the Z-Boys, passed away.
22 Boys of Dogtown. Photograph by Patricia Kerkhofs. Venice Beach is one of the most legendary skateboard spots there is—not just in Southern California, but around the world. The acclaimed film Lords of Dogtown was based on the famed Z-Boys skate team in the 1970s. This image of skaters taking advantage of the waterfront skate park, captured by Your Shot member Patricia Kerkhofs, has a special significance: It was taken on the day Jay Adams, one of the subjects of the film and a member of the Z-Boys, passed away.
23 Flash of White. Photograph by Cindy Herzog. A blurry flash caught Your Shot member Cindy Herzog’s eye as she and her husband drove along Montana’s Ennis Lake. “I had to investigate,” she writes. That flash turned out to be a white short-tailed weasel, also known as a stoat, identifiable by its black-tipped tail. “I realized what I was looking at so I started to whistle,” says Herzog. “The weasel darted in and out, over and under the log, stopping only for a few seconds to listen.”
23 Flash of White. Photograph by Cindy Herzog. A blurry flash caught Your Shot member Cindy Herzog’s eye as she and her husband drove along Montana’s Ennis Lake. “I had to investigate,” she writes. That flash turned out to be a white short-tailed weasel, also known as a stoat, identifiable by its black-tipped tail. “I realized what I was looking at so I started to whistle,” says Herzog. “The weasel darted in and out, over and under the log, stopping only for a few seconds to listen.”
24 Fleeting Glances. Photograph by Jennifer Giliberto. Fish and preschoolers consider one another in this image submitted by Your Shot member Jennifer Giliberto. She made this photo while chaperoning her daughter’s preschool field trip to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
24 Fleeting Glances. Photograph by Jennifer Giliberto. Fish and preschoolers consider one another in this image submitted by Your Shot member Jennifer Giliberto. She made this photo while chaperoning her daughter’s preschool field trip to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
25 Cheery Red. Photograph by Tarun Chhabra. Tarun Chhabra’s 15-year effort to capture Indian culture in a “self-initiated” photo project has yielded this “good and rare picture” of Holi celebrants in India. Holi is the Hindu festival of love in which participants splash each other with bright colors that represent “energy, life, and joy.”
25 Cheery Red. Photograph by Tarun Chhabra. Tarun Chhabra’s 15-year effort to capture Indian culture in a “self-initiated” photo project has yielded this “good and rare picture” of Holi celebrants in India. Holi is the Hindu festival of love in which participants splash each other with bright colors that represent “energy, life, and joy.”
26 Cold Light of Day. Photograph by Andrew George. After a cold night, morning sunlight shoots through the mist, inspiring Your Shot member Andrew George to capture the moment during his visit to the Oisterwijkse forests and fens in Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands.
26 Cold Light of Day. Photograph by Andrew George. After a cold night, morning sunlight shoots through the mist, inspiring Your Shot member Andrew George to capture the moment during his visit to the Oisterwijkse forests and fens in Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands.
27 Reflections. Photograph by Yuri Rasin. Your Shot member Yuri Rasin found a clever way to capture the scene in Place de la Comédie, Montpellier, France’s central square: reflected on the window of the local tourism office.
27 Reflections. Photograph by Yuri Rasin. Your Shot member Yuri Rasin found a clever way to capture the scene in Place de la Comédie, Montpellier, France’s central square: reflected on the window of the local tourism office.
28 A Clean Getaway. Photograph by Apu Jaman. Children make their escape during bath time in the Kaliganga River. Your Shot member Apu Jaman captured the photo-worthy moment while observing the everyday activities of villagers in Manikganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. While standing on the Tora Bridge, Jaman noticed these children constructing a raft while they and other villagers bathed, and he watched as they got to work.
28 A Clean Getaway. Photograph by Apu Jaman. Children make their escape during bath time in the Kaliganga River. Your Shot member Apu Jaman captured the photo-worthy moment while observing the everyday activities of villagers in Manikganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. While standing on the Tora Bridge, Jaman noticed these children constructing a raft while they and other villagers bathed, and he watched as they got to work.
29 Memories Rush In. Photograph by Pieter Russouw. Water—and memories—rush in for Pieter Russouw in his photo of a cove in Yzerfontein, a small town on the west coast of South Africa.
29 Memories Rush In. Photograph by Pieter Russouw. Water—and memories—rush in for Pieter Russouw in his photo of a cove in Yzerfontein, a small town on the west coast of South Africa.
30 A Tranquil Trek. Photograph by Aaron Huey. Gliding toward one of the hundreds of untouched mountainsides in the high backcountry of Denali National Park in Alaska, a climber skis past sapphire pools atop upper Ruth Glacier.
30 A Tranquil Trek. Photograph by Aaron Huey. Gliding toward one of the hundreds of untouched mountainsides in the high backcountry of Denali National Park in Alaska, a climber skis past sapphire pools atop upper Ruth Glacier.
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