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Shahar KerenBroome, Australia
A caravan of camels and human riders treks at sunset along Cable Beach, which is situated on the country's western coast and offers picture-postcard views of the Indian Ocean. Camels were first brought to Australia by settlers in 1840, and approximately 400,000 camels roam free there today. The animals shown here are tended by tour operators.
Chip PhillipsThe Palouse, Washington
The Palouse is the name given to a rolling, hilly 3,000-square-mile agricultural region that includes parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The area produces the world's largest crop of winter wheat. Here, melting spring snow exposes patches of a wheat field.
Erez MaromJokulsarlon lagoon, Iceland
Water eddies around icebergs washed up on a black sand beach. Jokulsarlon is one of the most gorgeously unreal places on earth. If it looks like something you'd see in a movie, that's because the location has been featured in several films: two James Bonds (A View to a Kill,Die Another Day), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Batman Begins, and Beowulf and Grendel. Besides being a destination for cinematographers, the 6.9-square-mile glacial lake an oasis for fish, birds, and seals.
Wes C. SkilesBrooksville, Florida
Divers explore a flooded chamber of Diepolder Cave, 250 feet below ground. Located on the Sand Hill Boy Scout reservation, the Diepolder Cave system consists primarily of two large caves: Diepolder II and Diepolder III. Diepolder II is the deepest cave in the continental U.S., extending down some 360 feet. Only extremely experienced divers (having logged 100+ dives) are permitted to go, and they must be with a guide.
Mitch DobrownerRegan, North Dakota
A weakening tornado "ropes out" into a tubular shape. In general, Regan is considered to be a low-risk tornado area, and its largest twister in history, an F4, occurred in 1952, resulting in 26 injuries and one fatality.
Frans LantingOkavango Delta, Botswana
Water lilies rise below the surface of a river delta. From March to August, this large inland body of water attracts one of the greatest concentrations of wildlife—elephants, giraffes, hippos, antelopes, leopards, cheetahs, spotted hyenas, crocodiles, jackals, and some 450 species of birds—on the planet.
Sudeep MehtaMumbai, India
Indian youths form human pyramids to try to break the "dahi handi," a ceremonial earthen pot, which is part of the festivities surrounding Janamashtami, the birth anniversary of the Hindu god Krishna. The celebration typically takes place every August. In 2014, one nimble group pulled off a nine-tier pyramid that measured 43.79 feet high.
Joel SartoreLincoln, Nebraska
Flamingos feed at the Lincoln Park Children's Zoo. These are Caribbean flamingoes, which can live to be 40 to 60 years old in captivity.
