A story called "Building a New American Dream" in the September 2018 issue documented the ways South Asian Americans are creating a unique cultural identity. Here, women celebrate Holi in Richmond Hill, a neighborhood in Queens, New York.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ISMAIL FERDOUS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A man in a canoe peers into the waters of Botswana's Okavango River. A story in the December 2004 issue documented the lush life in the delta, generated by annual floods.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID DOUBILET, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A story in the April 2001 issue documented the global flower trade. Here, workers cut and box gerbera daisies in a Dutch nursery.
PHOTOGRAPH BY SISSE BRIMBERG, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A lush forest engulfs Sam's River Loop Trail in Olympic National Park, Washington. This photo appeared among other vibrant landscape photos in a July 2004 story about the national park, which features a rain forest thought to be the wettest place in the continental U.S.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MELISSA FARLOW, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
The April 2010 issue was devoted to water. This photo appeared in a story called "The Burden of Thirst," which documented the lengths people in parts of Africa must go to get enough fresh water for their families, livestock, and crops.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LYNN JOHNSON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A massive F4 category tornado rampages through a field near Manchester, South Dakota. A story in the April 2004 issue documented a research team working to place probes in the paths of tornados.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CARSTEN PETER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
The November 1917 issue broke up stories of war and strife with a section called "Gems from Scotland," which was just 16 idyllic photos from the country with no accompanying essay. Here, three Scottish terrier puppies rest from playing in a field.
PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLIAM REID, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
At the Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou, China, Buddhist monks use their arms to measure the circumference of a cypress tree.
PHOTOGRAPH BY FRITZ HOFFMANN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Young women line up to compete in an athletic competition in São Paulo, Brazil, in the early 1940s. This photo appeared in a wide-ranging story on Brazil, covering thousands of miles, in the October 1942 issue.
PHOTOGRAPH BY BLACK STAR, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A butterfly hunter rests in a remote Indonesian forest while searching for rare butterflies. The August 2018 issue featured a story that documented the hidden world of the butterfly trade.
PHOTOGRAPH BY EVGENIA ARBUGAEVA, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A story in the October 2018 issue documented some of the last remaining isolated tribes in the Amazon. The Juruá River, pictured here, runs along the Peru-Brazil border, and falls victim to illegal logging.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Women apply makeup before filming a dance sequence for a movie in Bhutan. This photo was part of coverage for a March 2008 story on Bhutan, but wasn't published until the October 2013 issue, which celebrated 125 of National Geographic photography.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LYNSEY ADDARIO, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A manatee swims in Crystal River Reserve, Florida. An April 2013 story documented the tension between humans and manatees, which are threatened by boats, entanglement, and algae blooms.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL NICKLEN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
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