National Geographic Foto of the Day

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Building Facade, Detroit

February 9, 2013

[h=2]Building Facade, Detroit
[/h] Photograph by Amy Sacka, My Shot
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My earliest memories of Detroit are of the doors locking when we drove into town. I live here now, and I am trying to unlock things

 

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Reed Frog, Botswana

February 10, 2013

[h=2]Reed Frog, Botswana
[/h] Photograph by Petra Warner, My Shot
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A reed frog blending in with a water lily awaits its meal of flies in Botswana.

 

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Gelada, Simien Mountains

February 11, 2013

[h=2]Gelada, Simien Mountains
[/h] Photograph by Brian Shuchuk, Your Shot
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A moment captured during a trek in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, in November 2012

 

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Street Scene, Manhattan

February 12, 2013

[h=2]Street Scene, Manhattan
[/h] Photograph by Matthew Ferri, Your Shot
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Hurricane Sandy swept through Manhattan, taking much of the city's power with it. I explored the streets for hours in pure darkness, trying to find any light that I could. The main source of light in the city came from first responders’ vehicles, food carts fighting the cold, and flashlights from dedicated pet owners. When this street was empty, I was unable to make out objects ten feet away.

 

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Arno River, Florence

February 13, 2013

[h=2]Arno River, Florence
[/h] Photograph by Heather Anne Campbell, My Shot
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Spending the holidays traveling means fewer tourists and more clouds. This photo was taken on Christmas in Florence, Italy. Very few people were walking around, and the air was very still.

 

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Olympic Iliad, Seattle

February 14, 2013

[h=2]Olympic Iliad, Seattle
[/h] Photograph by Brian Poon, Your Shot
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This is a photo of Seattle's Space Needle looking through the Olympic Iliad sculpture, both of which are located in Seattle Center.

 

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Black Trevally and Sardines

February 15, 2013

[h=2]Black Trevally and Sardines
[/h] Photograph by Nadya Kulagina, My Shot
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A black trevally letting the sardines get used to it before attacking them unexpectedly

 

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Carousel, Wales

February 16, 2013

[h=2]Carousel, Wales
[/h] Photograph by Mahdi Dehestani, My Shot
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In the middle of a long journey in the U.K., while walking at Cardiff Bay in Wales, I was distracted by children screaming in happiness on a carousel. I could hardly remember the last time I was on one of those but could clearly remember the joy.

 

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Jungle Canopy, Honduras

February 17, 2013

[h=2]Jungle Canopy, Honduras
[/h] Photograph by Jeremy Lock, My Shot
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A dead tree towers over the jungle canopy in the rain forest of the Mosquito Coast, Honduras.

 

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Cricket Game, Bangladesh

February 18, 2013

[h=2]Cricket Game, Bangladesh
[/h] Photograph by Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, My Shot
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Due to the effect of climate change, in 2007 Tropical Cyclone Aila hit Gabura Union, a coastal island of Bangladesh. Now people from this place are recovering from their wounds. Children are playing cricket in a salty, barren field.

 

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Café, Amsterdam

February 19, 2013

[h=2]Café, Amsterdam
[/h] Photograph by Marko Savic, My Shot
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In a hidden street I found this cafe. It looked like a scenography for some movie. I loved the atmosphere and the pictures on the wall. The lighting was really dramatic, and the man with the cigar was in just the right place.

 

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Moonlit Mountains, Nepal

February 20, 2013

[h=2]Moonlit Mountains, Nepal
[/h] Photograph by Max Seigal, My Shot
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I watched as the beautiful full moon rose at Annapurna Base Camp, lighting up the entire landscape as if it were daylight. It provided the perfect lighting for this photo as I set up my tripod and shot one of the few majestic 8,000-meter peaks on this planet, surrounded by a starry night backdrop.

 

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Monks, Thailand

February 21, 2013

[h=2]Monks, Thailand
[/h] Photograph by Paramit Supadulchai, My Shot
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"All things must pass away. Strive for your own salvation with diligence," said the Buddha, his last words. Here, 1,127 monks are lighting floating lanterns at the temple of Song Pee Nong (literally means two brothers) as part of their pilgrimage. Suphan Buri Province, Thailand.

 

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Barn Owl, United Kingdom

February 22, 2013

[h=2]Barn Owl, United Kingdom
[/h] Photograph by Mark Bridger, My Shot
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A wild barn owl flying over Norfolk reeds at dusk

 

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Ferry, Myanmar

February 23, 2013

[h=2]Ferry, Myanmar
[/h] Photograph by Clementine Crey, Your Shot
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This photo was taken on the ferry that goes to Mrauk U, a small village in eastern Myanmar (Burma). Using a slow boat is the only way to reach the ancient Burmese capital. This man is the cook on board. On the way back, I saw him making the same dish, with the same ingredients, again. I wondered how many times he’d done it before …

 

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Ship, Juan de Fuca Strait

February 26, 2013

[h=2]Ship, Juan de Fuca Strait
[/h] Photograph by Jason van der Valk, Your Shot
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A large vessel makes her way through the Juan de Fuca Strait near Victoria, British Columbia, on the southern shores of Vancouver Island.
Through heavy cloud cover over the ocean, the sun threw down many rays. I could see this ship nearing the bright light and waited until it was in the middle.
I exposed for the extreme highlights, leaving the rest underexposed and presenting a very dramatic image.

 

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Footprints, Belarus

February 28, 2013

[h=2]Footprints, Belarus
[/h] Photograph by Alexander Zozulya, Your Shot
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Mozyr, Gomel region, Belarus, April 2012

 

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Jaguar, Ecuador

March 1, 2013

[h=2]Jaguar, Ecuador
[/h] Photograph by Steve Winter, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A jaguar on the hunt trips a camera trap at a spot frequented by piglike peccaries, a favorite prey. To the Waorani, one of the native groups in this area, jaguars are ancestral spirits that visit shamans in dreams to tell them where game is plentiful in the forest.

 

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Traditional Home, Libya

March 2, 2013

[h=2]Traditional Home, Libya
[/h] Photograph by George Steinmetz, National Geographic
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Kasim Abdu Salaam Habib, 39, opens his lovingly decorated 600-year-old home to foreign tourists in Ghadames in western Libya. The house needs repairs, and visitors are scarce these days. But Habib is optimistic. "I want to see Libya as a democracy," he says.

 

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Stone Mound, Mongolia

March 3, 2013

[h=2]Stone Mound, Mongolia
[/h] Photograph by Carolyn Drake, National Geographic
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A stone mound, or ovoo, in Mongolia marks a place where spirits are said to have appeared; respectful travelers circle it three times.