Three generations play mah-jongg together in Macau. When this photo was published in the April 1969 issue, Macau was a Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast of the South China Sea. The territory was transferred to China in 1999, and today Macau is a special administrative region of China.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE SCHERSCHEL, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A woman cuddles her dog as a white-tailed deer passes through her yard in Whitesville, West Virginia. This previously unpublished photo was taken as a part of coverage for a March 2006 magazine story on strip mining in West Virginia, and the toll it took on nearby families.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MELISSA FARLOW, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Music lovers attend the Berkshire Festival in 1969 at the Tanglewood venue in western Massachusetts. This photo appeared in an August 1970 story about the life, history, and culture of the Berkshire Hills.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JONATHAN BLAIR, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A story in the August 1984 profiled the rapidly growing Mexico City, which today is the fifth largest city in the world. In this photo, a street vendor sells fresh fruits and vegetables to a passerby.
PHOTOGRAPH BY STEPHANIE MAZE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A couple enjoys music with their beers at a jazz club in downtown Chicago, sometime in the mid-1960s. This photo appeared in a June 1967 story called "Illinois: The City and the Plain."
PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. STANFIELD, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
The remains of the Hiroshima Prefecture Industrial Promotion Hall are one of the few buildings still standing after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city during World War II. Today, the ruins are a part of the Peace Memorial Park, which honors the more than 140,000 people who were killed by the bomb.
PHOTOGRAPH BY HIROKI KOBAYASHI, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Once internally displaced, a girl now rests under a mosquito net in her own bedroom. This previously unpublished photo was taken as part of coverage for the November 2016 story on Sri Lanka after civil war.
PHOTOGRAPH BY AMI VITALE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Pelicans fly above Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. The bird in the foreground has a knob on its bill, which grows during mating season and is shed when the season concludes.
PHOTOGRAPH BY KLAUS NIGGE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
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鹈鹕在蒙大拿州的梅迪辛湖国家野生动物保护区(Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge)上空飞行。前景中的鸟的喙上有一个旋钮状的组织,会在交配季节开始时长出,在交配季节结束时脱落。
A story in the October 2017 issue documented life of the Nenets people, indigenous reindeer herders in the Russian Arctic. Here, a family plays together at a camp on the Yamal Peninsula.
PHOTOGRAPH BY EVGENIA ARBUGAEVA, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Samburu warriors stand on a ridge surrounded by the 975,000-acre Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust in northern Kenya. This photo appeared in a May 2017 story about Samburu warriors who save and care for orphaned elephants.
PHOTOGRAPH BY AMI VITALE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Workers hand trim a 350-year-old replica of Mount Fuji in Kumamoto, Japan. This photo appeared in a November 1989 story about the unique beauty of Japanese gardens.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL S. YAMASHITA, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Orphaned elephants partake in their daily mud bath in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. Mud provides sun protection, and also rids their skin of pesky ticks and bugs.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL NICHOLS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A person prays at Tibet's most sacred temple, the Jokhang, in Lhasa. The temple dates back to at least 652 AD.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LYNN JOHNSON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Two male panther chameleons try to intimidate each other with bright colors. A story in the September 2015 issue documented the fascinating creatures and their threatened habitats.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A woman shares a moment with her poodle in the Parc du Champ de Mars next to the Eiffel Tower. A story in the October 2006 issue highlighted the parks and other green spaces available to Paris's residents and visitors.
PHOTOGRAPH BY AMY TOENSING, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
For a story in the September 1954 issue, a team of National Geographic writers and photographers spent 10 months attending various fairs in the United States. In this photo, two women laugh while riding a mini roller coaster at the Florida State Fair.
PHOTOGRAPH BY J. BAYLOR ROBERTS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION