National Geographic Photo of the Day: August 22nd of 2015

August 22, 2015

Over Craiova

Photograph by Felicia Simion, National Geographic Your Shot

A family takes a sunset walk in Nicolae Romanescu Park in Craiova, a university town in southern Romania. A rich example of the country’s landscape architecture, the Emile Rendont–designed park opened in 1903. It’s named for the man who was then Craiova’s mayor.

National Geographic Photo of the Day: August 19th of 2015

August 19, 2015

Festival Night in Ubud

Photograph by Gordon Grimwade, National Geographic Your Shot

“The superb dancing of the Balinese is based on Hindu mythology and is both exotic and powerful in its presentation,” writes Your Shot member Gordon Grimwade, who photographed these festival dancers in Ubud on the Indonesian island of Bali. “I converted this image to black and white simply because it better portrays the performance and mood.”