National Geographic Foto of the Day

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Artists, Dordogne River

December 9, 2012

[h=2]Artists, Dordogne River
[/h] Photograph by Jules Gervais Courtellemont, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Artists paint on the banks of the Dordogne River near Beaulieu, France, in this circa 1923 autochrome image.
Jules Gervais Courtellemont was a writer, explorer, and publisher as well as a photographer. He shot for National Geographic from 1923 until his death in 1931.

 

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Bathers, Japan

December 10, 2012

[h=2]Bathers, Japan
[/h] Photograph by Kiyoshi Sakamoto
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Japanese students await a turn in the water for a swimming lesson in this 1927 autochrome.
The previous year, photographer Kiyoshi Sakamoto—a frequent contributor to National Geographic magazine—had traveled to Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., to master the techniques of autochrome photography.

 

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Oak Tree, Louisiana

December 11, 2012

[h=2]Oak Tree, Louisiana
[/h] Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Children play on an oak tree near St. Francisville, Louisiana. Staff photographer Edwin Wisherd captured the photo while on assignment for the story "Louisiana, Land of Perpetual Romance," published in the April 1930 issue of National Geographic.

 

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Bela foto!
Obrigado pela partilha Fonsec@! :36_2_51:

 

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Art Student, Jerusalem

December 12, 2012

[h=2]Art Student, Jerusalem
[/h] Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Sunlight falls on a student at Jerusalem’s Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in this photo by Maynard Owen Williams from around 1926.
An inveterate traveler, Williams was National Geographic’s first foreign correspondent.

 

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Harbor, Canary Islands

December 13, 2012

[h=2]Harbor, Canary Islands
[/h] Photograph by Wilhelm Tobien
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Children sit by fishing boats at rest in a Canary Islands harbor in this autochrome published in the May 1930 issue of National Geographic. The image was part of a photo essay—"An Elysium for the Beauty-Seeking Traveler"—that accompanied an article on the Spanish islands.

 

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Provins, France

December 14, 2012

[h=2]Provins, France
[/h] Photograph by Jules Gervais Courtellemont, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Wearing a traditional bonnet, a woman in Provins, France, carries a wicker basket in this circa 1930 autochrome by Jules Gervais Courtellemont, who spent more than two decades photographing his travels.

 

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Fishing Boats, Macao

December 15, 2012

[h=2]Fishing Boats, Macao
[/h] Photograph by W. Robert Moore, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Hanging from boats in a Macao harbor, fishing nets dry in the early morning sunlight around 1931, the year photographer W. Robert Moore began his career at National Geographic. He eventually served as chief of the magazine’s foreign editorial staff.

 

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Fruit, Bangkok

December 16, 2012

[h=2]Fruit, Bangkok
[/h] Photograph by Jules Gervais Courtellemont, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
In an autochrome image from around 1926, bananas, pomelos, and other native fruits are on display at a produce market in Bangkok, Thailand (then known as Siam).

 

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Paris, France

December 17, 2012

[h=2]Paris, France
[/h] Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Parisians walk past lottery and vermouth advertisements on the City of Light’s Boulevard des Italiens in 1936. The poster for the national lottery says, "Try Your Luck."
Photographer Maynard Owen Williams had many adventures as National Geographic’s first foreign correspondent, including reporting on the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923.

 

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Seesaw, Korea

December 18, 2012

[h=2]Seesaw, Korea
[/h] Photograph by W. Robert Moore, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Young women play on a seesaw in Korea in this 1931 image.
As chief of the foreign editorial staff at National Geographic, photographer W. Robert Moore had a hand in nearly 90 magazine articles. He retired in 1967.

 

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Docks, Ohio

December 19, 2012

[h=2]Docks, Ohio
[/h] Photograph by Jacob J. Gayer, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
In a circa 1928 autochrome, ships approach a vast dock to unload millions of tons of iron ore near Ashtabula, Ohio. The photo was published in the May 1932 issue of National Geographic.
Photographer Jacob J. Gayer served as a staff writer and photographer for the magazine from 1921 to 1931.

 

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Parade, London

December 20, 2012

[h=2]Parade, London
[/h] Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Raising mirrors—or what photographer Maynard Owen Williams called “improvised periscopes”—above their heads, Londoners try to catch a glimpse of passing royalty during a parade around 1934.

 

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Signal Hill, California

December 22, 2012

[h=2]Signal Hill, California
[/h] Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
A forest of oil derricks makes a ghostly backdrop for a conversation in Signal Hill, California, in 1941. The city is located north of Long Beach in Los Angeles County.

 

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El Paso, Texas

December 23, 2012

[h=2]El Paso, Texas
[/h] Photograph by Luis Marden, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
A rodeo cowgirl hitches her pony at an El Paso parking meter in this picture from the October 1939 photo feature "Riatas and Romance on the Rio Grande."
Photographer Luis Marden, known for his charm, liked to set up studio-style shots. In this case, Marden’s subject agreed to pose at the parking meter.
A legendary figure at National Geographic, Marden spent over six decades traveling the globe as a photographer, writer, filmmaker, and more.

 

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simplesmente espectacular.

 

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South Carolina

December 24, 2012

[h=2]Charleston, South Carolina
[/h] Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
An autochrome image captures the vibrant foliage at Charleston, South Carolina's Middleton Place, billed as the home of America's oldest landscaped gardens. The picture was originally published in the August 1940 issue of National Geographic.

 

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Wildflowers, California

December 26, 2012

[h=2]Wildflowers, California
[/h] Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
In this picture from the early 1940s, travelers in California’s San Joaquin Valley gather owl’s clover and blue lupine in a field along Route 99. The photo originally accompanied a 1942 feature story on California’s abundant wildflowers.

 

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Cane Field, Puerto Rico

December 27, 2012

[h=2]Cane Field, Puerto Rico
[/h] Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
In a cane field in Puerto Rico, a mechanical loader is silhouetted against a blaze meant to burn away leaves and underbrush. The picture originally appeared in the December 1962 issue of National Geographic, one of dozens of color photos accompanying a feature story on Puerto Rico and its people.

 

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Lake Garda, Italy

December 28, 2012

[h=2]Lake Garda, Italy
[/h] Photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Twin siblings playing in Italy’s Lake Garda drift by Castello Scaligero in this Kodachrome picture that appeared with a 1968 National Geographic profile on the country's "Land of Lakes." The castle's crenelated battlements date to the 13th century.

 

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Farmers, Basque Country

December 29, 2012

[h=2]Farmers, Basque Country
[/h] Photograph by William Albert Allard, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
This tableau featuring a Basque farmer and his wife originally appeared as a double-page spread in the August 1968 issue of National Geographic.

 

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Farmers, Basque Country


Photograph by William Albert Allard, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
This tableau featuring a Basque farmer and his wife originally appeared as a double-page spread in the August 1968 issue of National Geographic.

O que mais gosto na foto:
O ar cúmplice e inteligente da mula que está em primeiro plano à direita.
O cão que está a bocejar e a urinar para a cena.
A mula que está ao fundo de rabo levantado ou já fez ou está para fazer (!).
O ar consternado e desolado da mulher a olhar o desleixo da representação do homem que carrega ferramentas agrícolas pela primeira vez na sua vida como se de um molho de silvas se tratasse.

 

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Kuvale Herdsman, Angola

December 30, 2012

[h=2]Kuvale Herdsman, Angola
[/h] Photograph by Volkmar Wentzel, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
Veiled in haze, twin peaks of Angola’s Chela range tower above a Kuvale herdsman in a picture published in September 1961, the same year conflict erupted in what was then a Portuguese colony.
An Editor's note accompanying the feature explained that writer and photographer Volkmar Wentzel, then a member of the magazine's foreign editorial staff, had traveled "the length and breadth" of Angola less than two years earlier and that "[his] journey could not be made today."

 

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Snowstorm, Finland

December 31, 2012

[h=2]Snowstorm, Finland
[/h] Photograph by George Mobley, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs
A sudden snowstorm buffets May Day revelers during a stroll through Helsinki’s Kaivopuisto Park in 1967.
A staff photographer for 33 years, George F. Mobley worked on projects on every continent. He loved the outdoors and was especially interested in the Arctic regions, covering Greenland, Siberia, and northern Canada in addition to Scandinavia.

 

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Fox, Aleutian Islands

January 1, 2013

[h=2]Fox, Aleutian Islands
[/h] Photograph by Gregory Gooding, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures
A fox sits on a snowy hill near Dutch Harbor in Alaska's Aleutian Islands.