The June 2003 issue featured a diary of photographer Alexandra Boulat's experiences in Baghdad in March of the same year, just days before the U.S. began dropping bombs. In this photo, schoolboys armed with fake automatic rifles wait to greet foreign peace activists who had come to Baghdad to act as human shields.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEXANDRA BOULAT, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
With Mount Kilimanjaro looming in the background, elephants graze in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Because of the constant presence of the Maasai, researchers, and tourists, elephants in the park don't experience much threat from poachers.
PHOTOGRAPH BY RANDY OLSON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Sudan, the last male northern white rhino in the world, died in March 2018. Moments before his death, he was comforted by Joseph Wachira, one of his dedicated keepers at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya.
PHOTOGRAPH BY AMI VITALE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
The patriarch of a family of antique dealers prepares to enjoy a meal during Eid at his home in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China. Kashgar's history dates back at least 2,000 years, and it was once an important stop on the Silk Road.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CAROLYN DRAKE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
The sun rises on Kintla Peak in Montana's Glacier National Park. The park borders Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park, and together in 1932 the two parks were named the world's first International Peace Park.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL MELFORD, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
On Matura Beach, Trinidad, a leatherback turtle hatchling crawls to the sea. The journey from nest to sea is fraught with peril, so females will lay hundreds of eggs per season.
PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN SKERRY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
In this picture from the May 1969 issue, tourists marvel at the reconstructed Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel, Egypt. The temple had been relocated the year prior to prevent destruction by rising waters after construction of the Aswan High Dam.
PHOTOGRAPH BY GEORGE GERSTER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Actress Grace Bradley Boyd, left, teaches tai chi to fellow seniors in Los Angeles, in a November 1997 story on aging. Fittingly, Boyd would live to be 97 years old.
At a souk, or market, in Manama, Bahrain, a vendor pours tea for a customer. A story in the September 1979 issue looked at Bahrain's economic and cultural role in the Persian Gulf.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STEVE RAYMER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
The Portuguese city of Porto stands at the mouth of the Douro River. A story in the October 1984 issue traveled the Douro River from the Atlantic Ocean to central Spain.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHANIE MAZE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
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