1. Funnel Cloud, MinnesotaPhoto: Mitch Dobrowner Northfield, Minnesota. Born in a bruising supercell, a funnel cloud looms beyond a cornfield.

    Funnel Cloud, Minnesota
    Photo: Mitch Dobrowner

    Northfield, Minnesota. Born in a bruising supercell, a funnel cloud looms beyond a cornfield.

     


  2. Rough Green SnakePhoto: Jason Wiles

    Rough Green Snake
    Photo: Jason Wiles

     


  3. Sydney Harbour Ridge, AustraliaPhoto: Vincent Ma

    Sydney Harbour Ridge, Australia
    Photo: Vincent Ma

     


  4. Ship, Juan de Fuca StraitPhoto: Jason van der Valk

    Ship, Juan de Fuca Strait
    Photo: Jason van der Valk

     


  5. Aztec DancePhoto: Aydin Palabiyikoglu

    Aztec Dance
    Photo: Aydin Palabiyikoglu

     


  6. Footprints, BelarusPhoto: Alexander Zozulya

    Footprints, Belarus
    Photo: Alexander Zozulya

     


  7. Jaguar, EcuadorPhoto: Steve Winter

    Jaguar, Ecuador
    Photo: Steve Winter

     


  8. Traditional Home, LibyaPhoto: George Steinmetz Kasim Abdu Salaam Habib, 39, opens his lovingly decorated 600-year-old home to foreign tourists in Ghadames in western Libya. The house needs repairs, and visitors are scarce these days. But Habib is optimistic. “I want to see Libya as a democracy,” he says.

    Traditional Home, Libya
    Photo: George Steinmetz

    Kasim Abdu Salaam Habib, 39, opens his lovingly decorated 600-year-old home to foreign tourists in Ghadames in western Libya. The house needs repairs, and visitors are scarce these days. But Habib is optimistic. “I want to see Libya as a democracy,” he says.

     


  9. Stone Mound, MongoliaPhoto: Carolyn Drake

    Stone Mound, Mongolia
    Photo: Carolyn Drake

     


  10. Yasuni National Park, EcuadorPhoto: Steve Winter

    Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
    Photo: Steve Winter