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Japan
A woman dressed as Chondara – a clown originating from Okinawa, Japan – participates in one of the street festivals held in Tokyo. (Photo by James Whitlow Delano)
Indonesia
Each day, miners climb the 9,000-foot-high slopes of Ijen in the darkness, then descend 3,000 feet into the crater to extract sulfur, dubbed "the devil's gold." Braving toxic fumes and high temperatures, they must break through hard rock blocks, carrying 150 to 200 pounds of rock back to the crater. Twice a day, they earn an average of $5 per extraction. (Photo by Andrea Frazzetta)
United Kingdom
Workers passionate about pruning are lying down in the field as part of a ritual in Dorset, England. (Photo by Robert Ormerod)
Japan
This five-story pagoda is located in Arakurayama Sengen Park in Fujiyoshida City, offering stunning views of Mount Fuji during cherry blossom season. (Photo by Takashi Nakagawa)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
At sunset, the grazing sheep return to the village of Lukomir in the Bjelašnica mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Ziyah Gafic)
IDEA
The Bruya Bros family is touring Italy, performing at various circus festivals. Six-year-old Marius kisses his mother, Maria. (Photo by Stephanie Gengotti)
Japan
In a crowded and tech-driven culture, over 30,000 hourly-rate love hotels have sprung up across Japan. Boasting anonymity and discretion, these hotels offer both regular and themed rooms, such as school, hospital, or even cave-themed amenities. (Photo by Albert Bonsfills)
USA
The Cody Nite Rodeo festival hasn't changed much in the 13 years that National Geographic photographer Aaron Huey has documented the event. "Every summer night when the sun rises," he says, "the kids line up to ride the mechanical bull." (Photo by Aaron Huey)
INDIA
A group of children cross a root-bridge in the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya. These bridges are essential for connecting rural areas in the ongoing landscape development trend. (Photo by Giulio Di Sturco)
*Vertical landscaping is an aesthetically pleasing and sustainable landscape that contributes to urban greening by utilizing vertical surfaces and creating an environmentally friendly environment.
NORTH KOREA
A pilot removes the engine casing of a Tupolev-154 in North Korea. (Photo by Arthur Mebius)
AZERBAIJAN
Baku is home to Ghana's vast oil reserves. As the oil capital, Baku is reinventing itself as a place of bold architecture and a fashion hub reinventing traditional styles. Above is an image of a man sitting by the Baku River. (Photo by Rena Effendi)
BULGARIA
Women wearing traditional Bulgarian folk costumes are making flower garlands in a rose field in Buzovgrad. This is a rose-picking event organized by the city authorities for tourists visiting the area. (Photo by Yana Paskova)
CROATIA
All seafood is fresh and locally sourced, including sea urchin roe, sea urchin, deep-sea prawns, wild oysters, and wild mussels. (Photo by Sarah Coghill)
IDEA
Giovanni Crea opens the window of the Vatican Museum early in the morning during his 5:30 a.m. shift. "Every morning when I enter the Sistine Chapel, I experience a different series of emotions," Crea says. "I have the key, figuratively speaking, that will unlock the history of Christianity, both Christian history and art history." (Photo by Alberto Bernasconi)
Ukraine
After the final classes of each school year, hundreds of students flock to Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, to celebrate by jumping into fountains. (Photo by Dina Litovsky, Redux)
MEXICO
Hacienda Patron in Jalisco, Mexico, is one of the country's most profitable tequila distilleries. Blue Agave's "pineapples" are transported by truck to the large ovens in "Casa Patron." Workers halve the pineapples, then place them in the large ovens and bake them until they are soft and brown. (Photo by Corey Arnold)
OLDER BROTHER
A young girl explores a field near Sixpenny Handley in northeast Dorset, England. (Photo by Robert Ormerod)
Ukraine
Three graduating students walk through one of the many tunnels in central Kyiv. (Photo by Dina Litovsky, Redux)
JAPAN
Harris and Eleanor Phelps amassed over a thousand souvenir photos from their travels, such as this one of a temple near Kyoto. Their son donated 27 of their photo albums to National Geographic in 1953. (Photo from Phelps' collection)
MEXICO
Traditional healer María Dolores Domínguez is reading corn kernels to help a person maintain physical and mental health. (Photo by Erika Larsen)
AZERBAIJAN
The Petroleum Naftalan Medical Center, located about three and a half hours west of Baku, offers oil baths for patients suffering from various ailments, from arthritis to skin rashes. Naftalan oil is believed to possess antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties. (Photo by Rena Effendi)
PHILIPPINES
The notion that Manila is merely a destination for "visiting the slums" has long fueled debate about the impact and purpose of tourism in disadvantaged communities. (Photo by Hannah Reyes Morales)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Lukomir is home to 17 families and has medieval traditions. The photo shows a man resting and smoking a cigarette in an area outside the village. (Photo by Ziyah Gafic)
MEXICO
The "Jimadores," or "harvesters," are cutting agave greens for the Jalisco Tequila Ocho distillery. After the carbohydrate-rich agave fruits are cut from their stems, the long, pointed leaves are also trimmed. (Photo by Corey Arnold)
Hungary
A young boy watches the approaching storm at Lake Balaton, which Hungarians nicknamed "Hungarian Sea." It was once an important destination for families separated by the Iron Curtain*. (Photo by Zsófia Pályi)
*The Iron Curtain, stretching 260km, separated Hungary and Austria from the so-called "capitalist world." It was erected in 1949 to prevent illegal border crossings not permitted by the communist government. This Iron Curtain, of course, also served to restrict information and any influence from the West.
OMAN
A traditional Hawaiian horse rider performs at the Bahla horse festival. The horses ridden in the Bahla festival are a mix of Anglo, Arabian, and English breeds, including Desert (a blend of local Arabian horses with an English breed). (Photo by Anastasia Taylor-Lind)
VIETNAM
Son Bui stands outside his Palace of Revelation, a hotel built entirely based on the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. He designed his own "World Peace Flag" (pictured above) to represent humanity as one family. (Photo by Albert Bonsfills)
PHILIPPINES
Children play in Tondo, a large slum in Manila and one of the most densely populated places on Earth. (Photo by Hannah Reyes Morales)
Nga Nguyen
- Source: National Geographic
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