June 19, 2017
Marble Caves
Las Cuevas de Mármol (The Marble Caves) sit in the middle of General Carrera Lake, which lies between Chile and Argentina. The tunnels and caves are only reachable by boat. The swooping arches have been formed by more than 6,000 years of water lapping against the rock, and the waters change color depending on the time of year.
May 30, 2017
Morning Grind
Skateboarders start their day on a ramp in Los Angeles. Your Shot photographer Corban Lundborg says that for him, skateboarding is more than a hobby: "The traffic jams in Los Angeles cause many to look for alternative modes of transportation."
Photograph By Corban Lundborg, National Geographic Your Shot
May 29, 2017
Hello, Spring
A bird inspects the offerings of a cherry tree before all the blossoms are in full bloom. Every spring, the iconic trees, known as sakura, usher in Japan's busiest tourist season.
May 27, 2017
Follow the Leader
A goatherd treks through the snow in Beysehir, Turkey. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, there are 65.5 million goats and sheep in Turkey-- which works out to about 215 goats per square mile.
May 26, 2017
Bearing the Load
In Bangladesh, a worker in a brickyard carries stacks of bricks out from the kiln. The nation is growing rapidly, and the need for construction materials is constant.
May 25, 2017
A Swarm of Sharks
Your Shot photographer Kimberly Jeffries was scuba diving in the Galápagos Islands when dozens of scalloped hammerhead sharks began swimming above her. "Without the use of video lights or strobes it was challenging to shoot straight up," she recalls, "but we didn't want to disturb the sharks with flashes. It's beautiful to witness nature in its untouched and wild form like this."
May 24, 2017
Dreaming in Green
A fruit vendor naps after her lunch in the Kothapet market near Hyderabad, India. The Kothapet fruit market is the largest of its kind in the whole state of Telangana.
May 23, 2017
Misty Mountains
Your Shot photographer Karsten Hoenack says that he was "totally overwhelmed" by the beauty of this mountain chain in Coahuila, Mexico. "Mexico is one of those countries which surprises you around every corner," he says. After this sight, he remembers, "Minutes later Monterrey City appeared. Fantastic how close to a big city such a beautiful landscape can be."
May 22, 2017
Looping Lasso
In Havana, Cuba, a young man shows off his skills with a lasso. As tourism booms in Cuba, locals fear that agricultural ways of life may be in decline.
May 20, 2017
Childhood Wonder
This picture of Your Shot photographer Vironica Golden's son tells a very personal story. "After years of infertility I feel very lucky that we were able to conceive with the help of IVF," she says. "Having children made me change the way I see the world; ordinary things become extraordinary in the eyes of children."
May 19, 2017
Transport Tetris
Colorful transport containers wait to be shipped in Algeciras, Spain. This port is one of the largest in Europe, transporting roughly 100 million tons of goods in 2015.
May 18, 2017
Don't Look Down
Window cleaners work 50, even 60 stories up in the air in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Your Shot photographer Huynh Dung calls them "brave," pointing out that not only are they on minimalist swings way up in the air, they're doing their jobs underneath the hot sun.
May 16, 2017
Stay Warm
Gelada baboons huddle together after an icy night in the Simien Mountains of Ethiopia. The geladas are only found in this part of the world, where the temperatures are often described as “summer every day, winter every night."
May 14, 2017
Ice Fishing
A fisherman in Beyşehir, Turkey, casts his net into a thawed part of the lake. He must stand on the ice to do so, a dangerous practice, but you can see that the risk has already paid off in the forms of a few fish at his feet.
May 12, 2017
City at Sunrise
Abu Dhabi's skyline soars through the fog above the mangroves below. Your Shot photographer Khalid Al Hammadi says that he took this picture while in college, and that the peaceful view was "a silent haven to me from the pressure of tests and daily life routine."
May 11, 2017
Up Close and Personal
A crocodile cruises by Your Shot photographer Fabrice Dudenhofer in Cuba's Jardines de la Reina, or "Gardens of the Queen." Named by Christopher Columbus, the group of islands is one of Cuba's largest protected areas.
May 10, 2017
Fighting Fire
Your Shot photographer Patrick Ryan is a wildfire fighter in Cape Town, South Africa. Here, he photographs a fellow firefighter during a "suppression operation" on the Simonsberg.
May 6, 2017
Under Ice
Your Shot photographer Marc Henauer says that freediving under the ice is "a strange and claustrophobic atmosphere." Divers, like this one in Switzerland, plunge into water as cold as 35 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius), without oxygen tanks.
May 5, 2017
Cloud of Sulfur
A miner collects sulfur in a crater in Indonesia. According to Your Shot photographer Gleb Tarro, hundreds of miners "make the perilous journey climbing 9,000 feet to the summit and then 3,000 feet down into the crater." Sulfur is used in manufacturing everything from matches to fertilizer to film.
May 4, 2017
Well of Death Stunt
A stuntman rides his motorcycle in what's known as the "Well of Death." Your Shot photographer Mahesh Lonkar had to obtain permission to stand in the dangerous, slippery bottom of the empty well in order to capture this daring feat.
