two performers putting on lipstick underwater, Florida
cedar trees, Japan
cougar eyes, Belize
autumn leaves in a temple garden, Japan
multiple doorways, colorful walls, and sand, Namibia
aerial view of lagoons in Brazil
bodybuilder doing pull-ups, Venice Beach, California
empty airplane seats, Sydney, Australia
Green butterflies on a sandy riverbank
Two silhouetted cyclists on a nighttime street
Two tree frogs staring nose-to-nose
Vibrant green grasses blow in the wind
White alligator mirrored by the water surface
Farmer in a tea field
Northern lights
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Performing SwimmersGreen may be the most common color found in nature—it's everywhere from leaves, grass, and moss to snakes, butterflies, and even the northern lights. Green represents life, vitality, nature, and, of course, environmentalism.In Wakulla Springs, Florida, performing swimmers apply lipstick underwater. The photo was originally published in the January 1944 issue of National Geographic magazine.(For more pictures of the amazing...
Photograph by J. Baylor Roberts, National Geographic

Life in Color: Green

See photos of all shades of green, from National Geographic.