Photo of the Day : People & Culture
(346 photos)
Orphaned Koalas, Australia
Photo of the Day, July 14, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures
Playing mom to an armful of koalas "doesn't allow me ...
Easter Celebration, Italy
Photo of the Day, June 29, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
During the Easter holy celebration called Misteri (mystery) in Trapani ...
Tai Chi, Shanghai
Photo of the Day, June 27, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
I was jet-lagged after a 16-hour flight from Chicago. Since ...
Day of the Dead, Mexico
Photo of the Day, June 25, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
Day of the Dead in Aguacalientes, Mexico
(This photo and ...
Formula One Spectators, Lithuania
Photo of the Day, June 18, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
People watching a car-racing event from an abandoned building. Curiosity ...
Khaju Bridge, Iran
Photo of the Day, June 16, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
This photo was taken in Esfahan, Iran, on Khaju Bridge ...
Girl and Baobabs, Madagascar
Photo of the Day, June 12, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
Near the city of Morondava on the west coast of ...
Fire Performer, Thailand
Photo of the Day, June 8, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
While working with a Discovery Channel group in Thailand, I ...
Portrait, Brazil
Photo of the Day, June 6, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images
Christiane, a child of the "roofless" movement in Salvador, Brazil ...
Rainfall, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, April 21, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Villagers along the southern coast of Bangladesh not only ...
Creole Drum Festival, Brazil
Photo of the Day, March 31, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Swirling to West African rhythms, residents of the Santa ...
Taksim Square, Istanbul
Photo of the Day, March 28, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Street Life
Istanbul, Turkey
By foot, rail, and automobile ...
Rodeo, Montana
Photo of the Day, March 24, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A calf roper warms up at the Marias 4 ...
Stream, Seoul
Photo of the Day, March 19, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Urban Renewal
Seoul, South Korea
Buried under an elevated ...
Lávut, Scandinavia
Photo of the Day, March 18, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Frames of lávut are a common sight in Sami ...
Jamuna River Dwellers, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, March 15, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Front-yard floods are routine for fishermen and their families ...
King James Statue, England
Photo of the Day, March 10, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A life-size statue of King James dominates the most ...
High Tide, Indonesia
Photo of the Day, March 8, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
As night falls and the tide rises on the ...
Esil River, Kazakhstan
Photo of the Day, March 3, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
The French Riviera it isn't, but Astana makes ...
Child and Water Buffalo, Vietnam
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures
A young Hmong girl rides a water buffalo in Sa Pa ...
Caravanner and Camels, Mali
Photo of the Day, February 11, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures
A caravanner of mixed Tuareg and Arab descent leads his camels ...
Cave Painting, Papua New Guinea
Photo of the Day, January 27, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos
For generations people in the region have marked cave walls with ...
Reindeer, Scandinavia
Photo of the Day, January 20, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos
On a moonlit night, herders bring the reindeer into temporary tarp-enclosed ...
Westminster Abbey, London
Photo of the Day, January 12, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos
For a thousand years, music and ceremony have celebrated the Christian ...
Floating Lanterns, Thailand
Photo of the Day, January 6, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos
I had planned a recent trip to Thailand in November to ...
Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Photo of the Day, January 1, 2012
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos
The light gracefully filters through the complex central vault above the ...
Reindeer Herder, Siberia
Photo of the Day, December 24, 2011
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
Reindeer breeding is one of the basic ...
Girl With Kite, India
Photo of the Day, December 20, 2011
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
This young girl's kite soared above ...
Martial Arts Practice, India
Photo of the Day, December 18, 2011
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
Kalaripayatu fighters practicing on a beach in ...
Street Scene, Paris
Photo of the Day, December 16, 2011
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
Ah, Paris. What can I say? It ...
Himba Woman, Namibia
Photo of the Day, December 13, 2011
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
The Himba women of northern Namibia perform ...
Soccer Player, Sierra Leone
Photo of the Day, December 6, 2011
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
He was just a young boy when ...
Western Wall, Jerusalem
Photo of the Day, December 3, 2011
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
Every Sabbath, the ultra-Orthodox Jews gather at ...
Geisha, Kyoto
Photo of the Day, December 1, 2011
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
Within an ultramodern society Japan still maintains ...
Related Features
-
Best of May
See the most popular Photo of the Day images from May 2013, featuring colorful houses in Mexico, a shelf cloud looming over the Canadian prairie, flying Kalaripayattu fighters in India, a giant anteater, and more.
-
Best of April
See the most popular Photo of the Day images from April 2013, featuring a looming funnel cloud, starry skies over New Zealand, rays of sunlight shining through Mesa Arch, and more.
