Photo of the day - JUNE 2026 | National Geographic

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1 JUNE 2026

A giraffe stands in the grass. Image from Close Encounters of The Wild Kind.

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2 JUNE 2026

Stanley enjoys lampredotto, which is something only Florentines seem to cook, with food writer Emiko Davies. Image from Tucci in Italy.

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3 JUNE 2026

Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw with the finished Austin Mini. Image from Car SOS.

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4 JUNE 2026

Customs and Border Patrol and Marine operations officers traveling in the patrol boat. Image from To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture.

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5 JUNE 2026

A rhesus macaque looks down from the terrace of a building.

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6 JUNE 2026

Aerial view of the sun setting behind the Temple of Concord in Agrigento’s Valley of Temples. Image from Tucci in Italy.

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7 JUNE 2026

Tim Shaw, Nick Wilson and Fuzz Townshend fitting the finished wheels on the Triumph. Image from Car SOS.

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8 JUNE 2026

Officers on board a potential suspect boat. Image from To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture.

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9 JUNE 2026

Wild monkeys hitch a ride on the back of a pick-up truck. Image from Close Encounters of The Wild Kind.

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10 JUNE 2026

Aerial view of Trapani’s old port with Mount Erice rising in the background. Image from Tucci in Italy.

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11 JUNE 2026

Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend with a pristine Nissan GTI-R. Image from Car SOS.

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12 JUNE 2026

The marine operations patrol boat travels past. Image from To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture.

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13 JUNE 2026

An angry elephant goes head to head with a safari truck. Image from Close Encounters of The Wild Kind.

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15 JUNE 2026

The refurbished Alfa Romeo Spider at the reveal. Image from Car SOS.

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16 JUNE 2026

Agent Jones assists with the search for smuggled goods amongst luggage in Atlanta airport. Image from To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture.

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17 JUNE 2026

A close up of a cheetah, the fastest animal in the world. Image from Close Encounters of The Wild Kind.

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18 JUNE 2026

Stanley Tucci in the kitchen of Da Tonino with Giuseppe Bertoleoni, the heir to the throne of Tavolara. He also runs the kitchen. Image from Tucci in Italy.

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19 JUNE 2026

Sir Alan Bates, Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw, with the restored Triumph Bonneville at the reveal. Image from Car SOS.

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20 JUNE 2026

Scaenic aerial view of the sun setting over Florence’s Arno River, casting a golden glow on its iconic bridges, with Ponte Vecchio in the foreground. Image from Tucci in Italy.

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21 JUNE 2026

Stanley Tucci visits the island of Procida. The smallest and least visited of Campania’s three main islands, Procida is roughly 2 miles (3 kilometers) across and home to 10,000 people. Image from Tucci in Italy.

National Geographic/Matt Holyoak