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National Geographic: Best of July 2015

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We’ve selected for you the best photos from the July 2015 National Geographic.

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1 Over Yellowstone. Photograph by Eric Smith. "The day Your Shot member Eric Smith first walked the path around Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Prismatic Spring, he made an addition to his bucket list: photographing the spring from the air. “I made that dream a reality as I took off in a helicopter from Bozeman, Montana, and flew to the Midway Geyser Basin [where Grand Prismatic is located] to get the 50-megapixel shots I had always seen in my mind,” he writes. “It was even more spectacular than I could have imagined ... The final composition juxtaposes humanity with one of America's most incredible natural treasures.”
1 Over Yellowstone. Photograph by Eric Smith. "The day Your Shot member Eric Smith first walked the path around Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Prismatic Spring, he made an addition to his bucket list: photographing the spring from the air. “I made that dream a reality as I took off in a helicopter from Bozeman, Montana, and flew to the Midway Geyser Basin [where Grand Prismatic is located] to get the 50-megapixel shots I had always seen in my mind,” he writes. “It was even more spectacular than I could have imagined ... The final composition juxtaposes humanity with one of America's most incredible natural treasures.”
2 Elephants on Parade. Photograph by Daniel Pinheiro. "In the first morning light, female elephants and their young cross the plains of Kenya’s Amboseli National Park to feed in the marshes, says Your Shot member Daniel Pinheiro. Mount Kilimanjaro and its famed mantle of snow looms behind."
2 Elephants on Parade. Photograph by Daniel Pinheiro. "In the first morning light, female elephants and their young cross the plains of Kenya’s Amboseli National Park to feed in the marshes, says Your Shot member Daniel Pinheiro. Mount Kilimanjaro and its famed mantle of snow looms behind."
3 Passing By. Photograph by Peter Svoboda. "Passionate ski mountaineer and Your Shot member Peter Svoboda loves minimalist compositions in his winter-themed mountain photography. Svoboda saw this scene unfold from about a mile away on the summit of Kreuzkogel in the Austrian Alps. “The angle of [the] slope ... and [the] afternoon sun created rather attractive shapes at first sight,” he writes. “I was waiting on the top of the mountain and took some pictures with the lonely tree. But it was not enough for me.” After he’d photographed a group of skiers who were enjoying the deep powder, this lone figure “was like icing on the cake,” he writes. “The mood was there.”
3 Passing By. Photograph by Peter Svoboda. "Passionate ski mountaineer and Your Shot member Peter Svoboda loves minimalist compositions in his winter-themed mountain photography. Svoboda saw this scene unfold from about a mile away on the summit of Kreuzkogel in the Austrian Alps. “The angle of [the] slope ... and [the] afternoon sun created rather attractive shapes at first sight,” he writes. “I was waiting on the top of the mountain and took some pictures with the lonely tree. But it was not enough for me.” After he’d photographed a group of skiers who were enjoying the deep powder, this lone figure “was like icing on the cake,” he writes. “The mood was there.”
4 Painting With Land. Photograph by Tuan Guitare. "Terraced rice fields are seen from above in Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam. Rice is one of the country’s key exports."
4 Painting With Land. Photograph by Tuan Guitare. "Terraced rice fields are seen from above in Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam. Rice is one of the country’s key exports."
5 The People’s Pope. Photograph by Dave Yoder. "At a general audience in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Pope Francis rides in a popemobile without the protection of bulletproof glass. The pontiff wandered freely when he was a cardinal in Buenos Aires but cannot do so in Rome for his own safety."
5 The People’s Pope. Photograph by Dave Yoder. "At a general audience in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Pope Francis rides in a popemobile without the protection of bulletproof glass. The pontiff wandered freely when he was a cardinal in Buenos Aires but cannot do so in Rome for his own safety."
6 Bioluminous Larak. Photograph by Pooyan Shadpoor. "While walking along the shore of Larak, Iran—an island in the Persian Gulf—Your Shot member Pooyan Shadpoor came across this luminous scene. The “magical lights of [the] plankton ... enchanted me so that I snapped the shot,” he writes."
6 Bioluminous Larak. Photograph by Pooyan Shadpoor. "While walking along the shore of Larak, Iran—an island in the Persian Gulf—Your Shot member Pooyan Shadpoor came across this luminous scene. The “magical lights of [the] plankton ... enchanted me so that I snapped the shot,” he writes."
7 Audience Unmasked. Photograph by Austin Beahm. "Your Shot member Austin Beahm, a Latin American geography lecturer, uses photography to connect students to the beauty of the region he loves. Here, young folk dancers are juxtaposed with older onlookers at the four-day Señor de Choquekillca festival in the Andean town of Ollantaytambo, Peru. “While they are separated by two generations or even more, they still share the cohesive bond of tradition so common to villages in the Andes,” Beahm writes.
7 Audience Unmasked. Photograph by Austin Beahm. "Your Shot member Austin Beahm, a Latin American geography lecturer, uses photography to connect students to the beauty of the region he loves. Here, young folk dancers are juxtaposed with older onlookers at the four-day Señor de Choquekillca festival in the Andean town of Ollantaytambo, Peru. “While they are separated by two generations or even more, they still share the cohesive bond of tradition so common to villages in the Andes,” Beahm writes.
8 Black-Hat Dancer. Photograph by Vincent Roazzi Jr. "A monk pauses for a breath before dancing out into the crowd at the annual Black-Necked Crane Festival in central Bhutan. The festival celebrates “the auspicious migration of the endangered black-necked crane from Tibet to Bhutan in the winter months,” writes Your Shot member Vincent Roazzi, who captured the monk before the traditional black-hat dance at the Gangtey Monastery. “I tried to find a unique perspective on the festival dances by going behind the scenes and venturing inside Gangtey Monastery, where I found monks preparing intricate costumes for masked dances,” he writes.
8 Black-Hat Dancer. Photograph by Vincent Roazzi Jr. "A monk pauses for a breath before dancing out into the crowd at the annual Black-Necked Crane Festival in central Bhutan. The festival celebrates “the auspicious migration of the endangered black-necked crane from Tibet to Bhutan in the winter months,” writes Your Shot member Vincent Roazzi, who captured the monk before the traditional black-hat dance at the Gangtey Monastery. “I tried to find a unique perspective on the festival dances by going behind the scenes and venturing inside Gangtey Monastery, where I found monks preparing intricate costumes for masked dances,” he writes.
9 The Boatman. Photograph by Sirsendu Gayen. “It was just before the autumn in Bengal, when I was searching for kash flower[s] here and there,” writes Sirsendu Gayen, a member of our Your Shot community. “On receiving positive news from my friend ... I managed to travel by a country boat through the Ganges beside Mayapur in [the] Nadia district of West Bengal. To my utter surprise it was a rainy day. The sky was fully covered with dark cloud[s]. Naturally, I was not at all happy with it. So I thought to capture something different, and ultimately I shot this picture, where I have tried to demonstrate the breaking of [a] scene down into graphic shapes and lines.”
9 The Boatman. Photograph by Sirsendu Gayen. “It was just before the autumn in Bengal, when I was searching for kash flower[s] here and there,” writes Sirsendu Gayen, a member of our Your Shot community. “On receiving positive news from my friend ... I managed to travel by a country boat through the Ganges beside Mayapur in [the] Nadia district of West Bengal. To my utter surprise it was a rainy day. The sky was fully covered with dark cloud[s]. Naturally, I was not at all happy with it. So I thought to capture something different, and ultimately I shot this picture, where I have tried to demonstrate the breaking of [a] scene down into graphic shapes and lines.”
10 The Show at Crater Lake. Photograph by Keith Marsh. "Specializing for the past four years in what he calls astrophotographic landscapes, Your Shot member Keith Marsh has captured the Milky Way in locations from Alaska to Cuba. He photographed Oregon’s Crater Lake looking south from the north rim, where the Milky Way is brightest. “I also wanted to have something in the foreground for additional interest and spent several hours during the day searching for just the right spot,” he writes. “As it turned out, this old dead tree is very popular with photographers, and over a period of several hours there were as many as 20 photographers huddled in this same spot.” The lights on the horizon are from Klamath Falls, Oregon, about 60 miles away."
10 The Show at Crater Lake. Photograph by Keith Marsh. "Specializing for the past four years in what he calls astrophotographic landscapes, Your Shot member Keith Marsh has captured the Milky Way in locations from Alaska to Cuba. He photographed Oregon’s Crater Lake looking south from the north rim, where the Milky Way is brightest. “I also wanted to have something in the foreground for additional interest and spent several hours during the day searching for just the right spot,” he writes. “As it turned out, this old dead tree is very popular with photographers, and over a period of several hours there were as many as 20 photographers huddled in this same spot.” The lights on the horizon are from Klamath Falls, Oregon, about 60 miles away."
11 Step Sellers. Photograph by Quang Tran. "In the mountain city of Dalat in southern Vietnam, women work on market steps—adapted to the sloped terrain—after a heavy shower. Your Shot member Quang Tran was walking through the city “observing people do different things to earn [a] living ... and that way I caught this moment in front of an old market.”
11 Step Sellers. Photograph by Quang Tran. "In the mountain city of Dalat in southern Vietnam, women work on market steps—adapted to the sloped terrain—after a heavy shower. Your Shot member Quang Tran was walking through the city “observing people do different things to earn [a] living ... and that way I caught this moment in front of an old market.”
12 River of Ten Thousand Souls. Photograph by Thierry Bornier. "Dwellings housing Tibetan Buddhist nuns flank Yaqing Temple in China’s Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Your Shot member Thierry Bornier traveled here after learning about it from a friend. Relatively undiscovered, the place’s beauty remains untouched by modernism and tourism, he says. He spent four days near the temple to capture this image with a blue sky and big white clouds in order to give the landscape a 3-D quality."
12 River of Ten Thousand Souls. Photograph by Thierry Bornier. "Dwellings housing Tibetan Buddhist nuns flank Yaqing Temple in China’s Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Your Shot member Thierry Bornier traveled here after learning about it from a friend. Relatively undiscovered, the place’s beauty remains untouched by modernism and tourism, he says. He spent four days near the temple to capture this image with a blue sky and big white clouds in order to give the landscape a 3-D quality."
13 Mirrored Gazes. Photograph by Randy Olson. "Lake Turkana, the world’s largest permanent desert lake, sustains the tribes in Kenya’s remote north—but projects upstream threaten its lifeblood. Here, a man sells mirrors in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Located a hundred miles from Lake Turkana, the UN camp holds 180,000 refugees who fled conflicts in Sudan, Somalia, and other nations."
13 Mirrored Gazes. Photograph by Randy Olson. "Lake Turkana, the world’s largest permanent desert lake, sustains the tribes in Kenya’s remote north—but projects upstream threaten its lifeblood. Here, a man sells mirrors in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Located a hundred miles from Lake Turkana, the UN camp holds 180,000 refugees who fled conflicts in Sudan, Somalia, and other nations."
14 Warring Weather. Photograph by Paul Brooks. "While trying to provide storm coverage for local affiliates, Iowa storm chaser Paul Brooks followed a cell from Albia to Mount Pleasant at sunset. He captured this scene just east of Mount Pleasant—lightning to the south and a well-defined rainbow to the east—by stacking seven separate shots on top of each other, forming a composite image of the weather events. “Truly a perfect alignment of the elements,” he writes.
14 Warring Weather. Photograph by Paul Brooks. "While trying to provide storm coverage for local affiliates, Iowa storm chaser Paul Brooks followed a cell from Albia to Mount Pleasant at sunset. He captured this scene just east of Mount Pleasant—lightning to the south and a well-defined rainbow to the east—by stacking seven separate shots on top of each other, forming a composite image of the weather events. “Truly a perfect alignment of the elements,” he writes.
15 Perfect Ride. Photograph by Massimo Rumi. "Your Shot member Massimo Rumi spent a month photographing on Sydney, Australia’s Bondi, Tamarama, and Bronte beaches, “where some of the best surfers can be seen when the conditions are right,” he says. He captured this “perfect ride” on the beach at Tamarama. “My goal was to freeze the subject [while] capturing the essence of motion.”
15 Perfect Ride. Photograph by Massimo Rumi. "Your Shot member Massimo Rumi spent a month photographing on Sydney, Australia’s Bondi, Tamarama, and Bronte beaches, “where some of the best surfers can be seen when the conditions are right,” he says. He captured this “perfect ride” on the beach at Tamarama. “My goal was to freeze the subject [while] capturing the essence of motion.”
16 White Hot. Photograph by Elliot Ross. “On a sun-bleached afternoon cresting 100ºF at White Sands National Monument [in New Mexico], I was making my way to the only shade visible,” writes Your Shot member Elliot Ross. “As I approached, out of nowhere these travelers rounded a dune and beat me to it. My frustration melted when I saw how perfectly symmetrical their vehicles made my frame. I took a dozen steps back to highlight the immensity of this surreal landscape. After a few frames, I was on my way to find new shelter.”
16 White Hot. Photograph by Elliot Ross. “On a sun-bleached afternoon cresting 100ºF at White Sands National Monument [in New Mexico], I was making my way to the only shade visible,” writes Your Shot member Elliot Ross. “As I approached, out of nowhere these travelers rounded a dune and beat me to it. My frustration melted when I saw how perfectly symmetrical their vehicles made my frame. I took a dozen steps back to highlight the immensity of this surreal landscape. After a few frames, I was on my way to find new shelter.”
17 Poster Dolphins. Photograph by Erika Hart. "A pod of spinner dolphins swims off Makua Beach, Hawaii, in this picture captured by Your Shot member Erika Hart during a solo swim. Groups of the sociable spinners can number in the thousands."
17 Poster Dolphins. Photograph by Erika Hart. "A pod of spinner dolphins swims off Makua Beach, Hawaii, in this picture captured by Your Shot member Erika Hart during a solo swim. Groups of the sociable spinners can number in the thousands."
18 Chhau Dancer. Photograph by Arghya Chatterjee. "A costumed Chhau dancer performs in Purulia in West Bengal, India. Prevalent in eastern India, the traditional martial and dramatic art comes in several forms, one of which incorporates colorful, outsize masks such as the one seen here."
18 Chhau Dancer. Photograph by Arghya Chatterjee. "A costumed Chhau dancer performs in Purulia in West Bengal, India. Prevalent in eastern India, the traditional martial and dramatic art comes in several forms, one of which incorporates colorful, outsize masks such as the one seen here."
19 Who’s There? Photograph by Cezary Wyszynski. “Who was knocking on my door?” This is what Your Shot member Cezary Wyszynski imagines this mouse thinking as it pokes its head from a hole. A possible culprit? Wyszynski wryly hints at the departing rat that’s slightly visible in the background."
19 Who’s There? Photograph by Cezary Wyszynski. “Who was knocking on my door?” This is what Your Shot member Cezary Wyszynski imagines this mouse thinking as it pokes its head from a hole. A possible culprit? Wyszynski wryly hints at the departing rat that’s slightly visible in the background."
20 Sunblocker. Photograph by Christian Schlamann. "Traveler Photo Contest entrant Christian Schlamann encountered this “very friendly and curious lionfish” in the Red Sea. Native to the reefs and rocky crevices of the Indo-Pacific, lionfish have found their way to warm ocean habitats worldwide. In the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, the voracious predators are considered a destructive invasive species."
20 Sunblocker. Photograph by Christian Schlamann. "Traveler Photo Contest entrant Christian Schlamann encountered this “very friendly and curious lionfish” in the Red Sea. Native to the reefs and rocky crevices of the Indo-Pacific, lionfish have found their way to warm ocean habitats worldwide. In the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, the voracious predators are considered a destructive invasive species."
21 End of the Road. Photograph by Nilton Quoirin. "In this picture from Your Shot member Nilton Quoirin, a worker crosses a road at a hydroelectric power plant at the Itaipu Dam on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The dam is touted as the largest generator of renewable clean energy in the world."
21 End of the Road. Photograph by Nilton Quoirin. "In this picture from Your Shot member Nilton Quoirin, a worker crosses a road at a hydroelectric power plant at the Itaipu Dam on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The dam is touted as the largest generator of renewable clean energy in the world."
22 Planet Iceland. Photograph by Sophie Carr. “This [was] taken at the volcanic beach at Stokksnes in southeastern Iceland in February 2015,” writes photographer Sophie Carr. “I used a two-second exposure to capture the water trails as the waves receded over rocks at the edge of the beach, just as the sun was setting behind me, illuminating the mighty Vestrahorn mountain and some peaks in the far distance.”
22 Planet Iceland. Photograph by Sophie Carr. “This [was] taken at the volcanic beach at Stokksnes in southeastern Iceland in February 2015,” writes photographer Sophie Carr. “I used a two-second exposure to capture the water trails as the waves receded over rocks at the edge of the beach, just as the sun was setting behind me, illuminating the mighty Vestrahorn mountain and some peaks in the far distance.”
23 Golden Eye. Photograph by Florence Bennett. "A chameleon heads for a heat lamp in Chester, England, “at an incredibly slow pace, with robotic movements,” writes Your Shot member Florence Bennett. As seen here, chameleons have two finger-like appendages on each foot, and each foot has five claws—two on one "toe" and three on the other."
23 Golden Eye. Photograph by Florence Bennett. "A chameleon heads for a heat lamp in Chester, England, “at an incredibly slow pace, with robotic movements,” writes Your Shot member Florence Bennett. As seen here, chameleons have two finger-like appendages on each foot, and each foot has five claws—two on one "toe" and three on the other."
24 Hill of Crosses. Photograph by Hideki Mizuta. "Thousands of religious tributes—said to have first appeared in a peaceful show of resistance to foreign oppression—are amassed on the Hill of Crosses in Siauliai, Lithuania. “Many people pray for God and [mourn] the death of people killed by war,” writes Your Shot member Hideki Mizuta. “When I visited here, a girl ran through ... It was a strange sight.”
24 Hill of Crosses. Photograph by Hideki Mizuta. "Thousands of religious tributes—said to have first appeared in a peaceful show of resistance to foreign oppression—are amassed on the Hill of Crosses in Siauliai, Lithuania. “Many people pray for God and [mourn] the death of people killed by war,” writes Your Shot member Hideki Mizuta. “When I visited here, a girl ran through ... It was a strange sight.”
25 Abrakolkata. Photograph by Rana Pandey. "Your Shot member Rana Pandey captured this picture of a woman and rabbit in Kolkata, India. Pandey’s intimate portraits of life in India can be found on our photo community."
25 Abrakolkata. Photograph by Rana Pandey. "Your Shot member Rana Pandey captured this picture of a woman and rabbit in Kolkata, India. Pandey’s intimate portraits of life in India can be found on our photo community."
26 A Sister’s Care. Photograph by Ali Al-Zaidi. "Losing a mother is especially painful for young children, and older children may take on the bulk of the responsibility afterward, writes photographer Ali Al-Zaidi. Here, a young woman cares for an infant sibling in Ethiopia. “But still the sadness shows on the little kid’s face, because something is missing, which is the mother,” Al-Zaidi writes."
26 A Sister’s Care. Photograph by Ali Al-Zaidi. "Losing a mother is especially painful for young children, and older children may take on the bulk of the responsibility afterward, writes photographer Ali Al-Zaidi. Here, a young woman cares for an infant sibling in Ethiopia. “But still the sadness shows on the little kid’s face, because something is missing, which is the mother,” Al-Zaidi writes."
27 Between Land and Sea. Photograph by Abrar Mohsin. "Though Dubai is known for its grandiose cityscapes, it also has a vast and awe-inspiring natural beauty, writes Abrar Mohsin, who captured this aerial view from a helicopter above the seaside UAE metropolis. “The serene turquoise water and the golden hues in the desert sand present an interesting contrast,” he writes."
27 Between Land and Sea. Photograph by Abrar Mohsin. "Though Dubai is known for its grandiose cityscapes, it also has a vast and awe-inspiring natural beauty, writes Abrar Mohsin, who captured this aerial view from a helicopter above the seaside UAE metropolis. “The serene turquoise water and the golden hues in the desert sand present an interesting contrast,” he writes."
28 Brick World. Photograph by Aditya Varma. "Bricks surround a young child in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. The country’s brick industry is particularly harsh on both its workers—who suffer dangerous conditions under much criticized labor practices—and the environment, consuming around 24 million tons of coal annually."
28 Brick World. Photograph by Aditya Varma. "Bricks surround a young child in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. The country’s brick industry is particularly harsh on both its workers—who suffer dangerous conditions under much criticized labor practices—and the environment, consuming around 24 million tons of coal annually."
29 Fox Spring. Photograph by Fred Lemire. "A red fox levels a suspicious gaze on a spring day near Iqaluit on Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nanavut. The wide-ranging omnivore’s diverse habitats include grassland, desert, forest—and even the suburbs."
29 Fox Spring. Photograph by Fred Lemire. "A red fox levels a suspicious gaze on a spring day near Iqaluit on Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nanavut. The wide-ranging omnivore’s diverse habitats include grassland, desert, forest—and even the suburbs."
30 Ballerina Rainbow. Photograph by Evelyn Reinson. “The second I walked into the dressing room at the Mahaffey Theater holding my little girl's hand, I knew this setting was magic,” writes Your Shot member Evelyn Reinson, who captured this picture in St. Petersburg, Florida. “In a room that moments before was bustling with dozens of little ballerinas, the photography gods gave me minutes with only these seven.”
30 Ballerina Rainbow. Photograph by Evelyn Reinson. “The second I walked into the dressing room at the Mahaffey Theater holding my little girl's hand, I knew this setting was magic,” writes Your Shot member Evelyn Reinson, who captured this picture in St. Petersburg, Florida. “In a room that moments before was bustling with dozens of little ballerinas, the photography gods gave me minutes with only these seven.”
31 The Best Seat in Yosemite. Photograph by Christian Fernandez. "Under a blanket of stars, a man takes in the landscape of Yosemite National Park from the edge of the Diving Board, a rock formation at Glacier Point."
31 The Best Seat in Yosemite. Photograph by Christian Fernandez. "Under a blanket of stars, a man takes in the landscape of Yosemite National Park from the edge of the Diving Board, a rock formation at Glacier Point."
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