a young boy grinning as he looks through glasses to view a solar eclipse
a young girl in a bubble bath
a smiling mother and son in a hospital
a young child smiling at a birthday party
a smiling mother holding her smiling baby
a young horse and its mother
Solar SmileA youngster in Conakry, Guinea, grins as he views a solar eclipse through special glasses in a Your Shot picture by Sarah Jackson.Jackson submitted this photograph to the Power of a Smile, a Your Shot assignment and story.

Your Shot is National Geographic's photo community, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.For the Power of a Smile, Your Shot members submitted more than 14,500 pictures in three weeks, and these were narrowed down to a 27-picture story by National Geographic assistant photo editor Marie McGrory. Shown here is a selection of the photographs chosen for the story.

Photograph by Sarah Jackson, National Geographic Your Shot

Joyful Pictures from Your Shot's Power of a Smile

A recent Your Shot assignment asked for great pictures of smiles. Our members dazzled us with grinning eclipse-watchers, bubbly bathtakers, and a happy young horse.

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