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Photo of the Day : Travel

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Photo: Empire State Building at night

Empire State Building, New York

Photo of the Day, October 15, 2010

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In the city that never sleeps a new awareness ...

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Photo: Large Buddha statue

Cave Buddha

Photo of the Day, October 14, 2010

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At 116 feet (35 meters), the tallest Buddha in ...

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Photo: Women carrying tea leaves

Tea Plantation

Photo of the Day, October 13, 2010

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At a tea plantation bordering Kaziranga National Park, women ...

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Photo: Aerial view of oil on a beach

Orange Beach, Alabama

Photo of the Day, October 12, 2010

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"Mix two parts sugar white sand with one part ...

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Photo: Wounded rhinoceros

Bicyclists, Italy

Photo of the Day, October 11, 2010

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Bicyclists in Ferrara, Italy

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Photo: Mount St. Helens shadow

Mount St. Helens Shadow

Photo of the Day, October 10, 2010

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Even with its top 1,300 feet (396 meters ...

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Photo: Hawksbill turtle swimming

Hawksbill Turtle, Barbados

Photo of the Day, October 8, 2010

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Several species of morning swimmers—human tourists, protected turtles ...

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Photo: Aerial view of sand

Lencois Maranhenses National Park, Brazil

Photo of the Day, October 7, 2010

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Waves of sand, firmed by an overnight rain, flow ...

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Photo: Twisted tree

Wind River Roadless Area, Wyoming

Photo of the Day, October 6, 2010

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No signs point the way here, only the arthritic ...

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Photo: Cattle rancher

Cattle Rancher, Arizona

Photo of the Day, October 5, 2010

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Henry Gray, Arizona, 1970

Henry ran cattle for 50 ...

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Photo: Desert landscape

Wadi Hitan

Photo of the Day, October 4, 2010

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Imagine this dry expanse underwater, with whales hunting and ...

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Photo: Young boys preparing for their circumcision ritual in South Africa

Xhosa Teens

Photo of the Day, October 2, 2010

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Xhosa teens, initiated into manhood in a centuries-old circumcision ...

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Photo: A stepped path covered in autumn leaves

Autumn Leaves, Japan

Photo of the Day, September 30, 2010

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"The road gods beckoned." Thus the poet Matsuo Basho ...

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Photo: Heavy fog shrouding a city skyline

Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver

Photo of the Day, September 28, 2010

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I was in British Columbia last June for a ...

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Photo: Lightning near the Sears Tower

Lightning, Chicago

Photo of the Day, September 27, 2010

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Chicago's Sears Tower backlit by multiple bolts of ...

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Photo: Small wood church

Wood Church, Greenland

Photo of the Day, September 26, 2010

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Erik the Red killed a man in Iceland over ...

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Photo: Cows in a row

Cows, Netherlands

Photo of the Day, September 23, 2010

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I was taking photos of a couple of trees ...

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Photo: Buddhist temple at sunrise

Temple of Borobudur, Indonesia

Photo of the Day, September 22, 2010

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Worth waking up early for this amazing scene. It ...

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Photo: Walkway in a bamboo forest

Bamboo Forest, Japan

Photo of the Day, September 21, 2010

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A shot taken from the path while entering the ...

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Photo: Sun shining through fog

Sunlight and Fog, Spain

Photo of the Day, September 20, 2010

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Sun shining through fog on mausoleums.



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Photo: Dark clouds and tornado

Tornado, Utah

Photo of the Day, September 16, 2010

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Driving back from Moab, Utah, an impending tornado made ...

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Photo: People carrying umbrellas in rain

Nichols Bridgeway, Chicago

Photo of the Day, September 9, 2010

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The Nichols Bridgeway extends over the world's largest ...

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Photo: Sunrise over hills

Painted Hills, Oregon Sunrise

Photo of the Day, September 4, 2010

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Sunrise on the Painted Hills at John Day Fossil ...

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Photo: Cormorant fisherman

Cormorant Fisherman, China

Photo of the Day, August 31, 2010

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A fisherman on the Li River ...

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Photo: Cyclists racing through Paris streets

Tour de France, Paris

Photo of the Day, August 29, 2010

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Tour de France cyclists blur past ...

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Photo: People and animals near the Ganges River

Ganges River

Photo of the Day, August 25, 2010

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People, dogs, and birds share space ...

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Photo: Men singing and playing instruments

Darhan, Mongolia

Photo of the Day, August 24, 2010

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While waiting for freshly slaughtered sheep ...

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Photo: Large orb-like building

National Performing Arts Center, Beijing

Photo of the Day, August 22, 2010

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China's National Performing Arts Center ...

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Photo: Rocks and butte formation

Arizona Butte

Photo of the Day, August 19, 2010

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"I was blown away by the ...

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A hiker walks across a fallen tree in Olympic National Park, Washington

Olympic National Park, Washington

Photo of the Day, August 18, 2010

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A hiker crosses a fallen log ...

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Photo: Jet flying low over a beach

Mahó Beach, St. Maarten

Photo of the Day, August 17, 2010

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Landing at Princess Juliana International Airport ...

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Photo: Fireflies in a field at night

Fireflies

Photo of the Day, August 12, 2010

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"I was spending the Fourth of ...

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Photo: Couple practicing ballroom dancing

Dance Practice, Australia

Photo of the Day, August 11, 2010

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Friends for over 40 years, ballroom ...

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Photo: Swimming pool at night

Swimming Pool, Afghanistan

Photo of the Day, August 9, 2010

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"A self-portrait running back and forth ...

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Photo: Portrait of a man

Rajasthan, India

Photo of the Day, August 6, 2010

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"This portrait was taken in a ...

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Photo: People on a bridge

Millennium Bridge, London

Photo of the Day, August 5, 2010

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St. Paul's Cathedral stands above ...

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