November 11, 2017
Bonfire Night
Every November 5th, Brits celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night. It commemorates the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when an attempt to blow up the House of Lords was foiled. Celebrations include bonfires and fireworks, and the biggest celebration of all happens in the town of Lewes, shown here.
November 7, 2017
Top of the Täschhorn
A climber stands atop the jagged peak of the Täschhorn in the Swiss Alps. Your Shot photographer Ben Tibbetts was in the same group that climbed the 14,734-foot tall mountain. "We set off under a fine starry sky," but before it even got light it started snowing... making for a long day out.
November 6, 2017
Flamingo Season
Every year, Kenya's Lake Bogoria receives an influx of tourists between late August and early October. But the visitors aren't people—they're flamingos. Hundreds of thousands of lesser flamingos flock to the low waters of Lake Bogoria before the rainy season begins. During that period, the area is home to the largest flock of lesser flamingos in the world.
October 30, 2017
Sunlit Dive
Sunlight shines into the water as a diver swims in a cenote in Mexico. "It's an amazing and unique experience in the life of a underwater photographer," says Your Shot photographer Fabrice Guerin. "The mysticism, beauty, and exuberance of these underwater landscapes make me feel like I discovered another world."
October 29, 2017
To the Island
The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge connects Awaji Island to Honshu, the largest Japanese island. The bridge is almost 2.5 miles long, and approximately 23,000 cars cross it each day.
October 27, 2017
Monastery in the Mist
Near the town of Kalambaka, Greece, six Eastern Orthodox monasteries are built on top of a series of tall rock formations called the Meteora. Pictured here is the Roussanou Monastery, which was founded sometime in the mid-16th century. Today, a small group of nuns resides there.
October 26, 2017
Family Feast
While photographing in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, Your Shot photographer Sonalini Khetrapal came across a group of cheetahs feasting on a springbok. "It was fascinating to watch the brothers intermittently embrace each other and lick the blood off each other’s faces while the mother kept guard," she says. "This photograph captures the harshness of the wild and yet softens us to witness the strong bond between the brothers."
October 25, 2017
Seeing Double
Your Shot photographer Øyvind Blomstereng says he waited for years to get this photo in his hometown of Trondheim, Norway. "There was a full moon and low pressure outside the coastline of my part of Norway," he explains. "Normally there is a distance from the wharves to the river ... not this morning."
October 24, 2017
Look Up
While driving through Northern California, Your Shot photographer Josh Heidebrecht experienced a moment of photographic serendipity after he and his friend pulled over to see what they could find in the grove. "While searching, a squirrel briefly chattered above me, causing me to look straight up," he remembers. "Luckily I had my wide-angle lens with me so I could capture this perspective of the partially burnt redwoods towering above us in an eerie silence."
October 23, 2017
Mermaid Parade
Since 1983, Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, has thrown a Mermaid Parade as a celebration of the start of summer. More than 1,500 people dress in elaborate, artistic costumes, traveling through the neighborhood and along the boardwalk. In this photograph, a participant poses for a portrait.
October 22, 2017 The ReefIn the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, a freediver swims near an artificial reef shaped like an elephant. As coral reefs around the world are threatened, artificial reefs can be a boon to the underwater ecosystem, and an artistic take on one provides added enjoyment to underwater enthusiasts.
Photograph By Guillaume Bihet, National Geographic Your Shot
