An online story published in March 2021 told of civil rights activism in Oregon, which had a law banning Black residents when it became a state in 1859. In this photo, Portland artist and activist Cleo Davis, Jr., walks with his children in their neighborhood.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DIANA MARKOSIAN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
The cover story of the July 2002 issue was dedicated to bald eagles. Since 2009, the bald eagle population in the lower 48 states has quadrupled.
PHOTOGRAPH BY NORBERT ROSING, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
When war broke out in South Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people fled for Uganda, carrying their belongings in bedsheets. Photographer Nora Lorek took portraits of families against the backdrop of their bedsheet, and a selection was published in the May 2018 issue.
PHOTOGRAPH BY NORA LOREK, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Two clownfish huddle in their host anemone in the Philippines. A 2019 study found that clownfish eggs weren't hatching when exposed to artificial light at night.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JENNIFER HAYES, NAT GEO PHOTO OF THE DAY
Lightning flashes over a butte in Adobe Town, Wyoming. This photo appeared in a July 2005 story about the battle over natural gas drilling in the Rockies.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A parent and child take part in a Pride march in New York City. This previously unpublished photo was taken as a part of Lynn Johnson's coverage for the January 2017 cover story on gender.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LYNN JOHNSON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A father shows his child the blossoms at Sherwood Gardens, Maryland, in the mid-1950s. A portion of the May 1956 issue was dedicated to the vibrant blooms that appear every May in the garden since its genesis in the 1920s.
PHOTOGRAPH BY KATHLEEN REVIS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A pollen-covered bat emerges from a flower of the blue mahoe tree in Cuba. This photo appeared in a March 2014 story showing the fascinating relationship between some tropical flowers and pollinating bats.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MERLIN TUTTLE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A cat named Caramel sits with a visitor at the Le Louis IX cafe in Paris. This now-iconic photo first appeared in the July 1989 issue, which was entirely dedicated to France.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. STANFIELD, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
猫咖
在巴黎的路易九世咖啡馆(Le Louis IX cafe)里,一只名叫Caramel的猫正和一位顾客坐在一起。
An openly gay Indian-American activist stands outside the historic Stonewall Inn after an event that raised funds for LGBTQ people in India. This photo originally appeared in a September 2018 story, called "Building a New American Dream" about South Asian Americans.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ISMAIL FERDOUS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A helicopter lowers a technician to maintain the Horns Rev wind farm in Esbjerg, Denmark. When this photo appeared in the August 2005 issue, wind generated 20 percent of all electricity in Denmark.
PHOTOGRAPH BY SARAH LEEN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION