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Photo of the Day: Best of September 2009

See the most popular Photo of the Day animal images from August 2009, featuring king penguins, an Iowa fair derby, candle spruces in Finland, and more.

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Photographing Your Family

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore explains how he got some of the shots in his new book, Photographing Your Family—and how you can do the same.

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Long Exposures

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