Lighting the world

Lighting the world

Oil lamps arranged on a rangoli to celebrate Diwali in Guwahati, India (© Biju Boro/Getty Images)

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Oct. 24, 2023Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
Oct. 24, 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
Oct. 24, 2025Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States

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Oct. 17, 2024Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Where are these illuminated walkways?
Rainbow around the sun
Feb. 9, 2024Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
Red rock country
May 23, 2025World Turtle Day
Feb. 12, 2025Celebrating Charles Darwin
Serene waters on a trembling earth
Nov. 5, 2025Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
May 25, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
Spiralling upward...
Mar. 22, 2024World Water Day
Celebrating art in the city
Spanning the soft sunlight
Oct. 4, 2024Nuit Blanche Toronto
Aug. 24, 2023Shark Fin Cove, California
It’s time for the Calgary Stampede!
‘The hills have a power to soothe and heal which is their very own.’
Jun. 30, 2025Asteroid Day
Sep. 17, 2023Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
Feb. 16, 2024Great Backyard Bird Count
Mar. 4, 2025Happy Fat Tuesday!
Jul. 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Is a hug really that magical?
Jul. 12, 2025Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Nov. 4, 2025Tower Bridge, London, England
What are these beautiful sandy waves?
Oct. 1, 2025Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California, United States