 - Michigan, Snyder Lake Fog, 1996
- 2002-08-01作者：：Jay Dickman 点击：11 评论：0
- "Fog shrouds Snyder Lake."
—From "Hemingway's Many Hearted Fox River," June 1997, National Geographic magazine
 - Trinidad, Cuba, Folkloric Ballet, 1999
- 2002-08-02作者：：David Alan Harvey 点击：7 评论：0
- "Music fills every corner of this culturally rich town. In an empty courtyard on weekday mornings the Trinidad Folkloric Ballet moves to Afro-Cuban rhythms, preparing their repertoire for audiences at home and abroad. 'Some of our dance traditio
 - Massachusetts, Saint Anthony Offerings, 1999
- 2002-08-03作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：8 评论：0
- "Reverence and revelry mix during summer festivals honoring saints like Anthony, whose statue bears offerings that request—or repay—miracles."
—From "Boston's North Enders," October 2000, National Geographic mag
 - California, Old Growth Forest, 1989
- 2002-08-04作者：：James P. Blair 点击：9 评论：0
- "Today coast redwoods, Earth's tallest trees, some more than 2,000 years old, are protected in 35 state parks. These forest monarchs tower within Redwood National Park, established in 1968."
(Photographed on assignment for, but not publis
 - Pecos, Texas, Bulls and Blood, 1999
- 2002-08-05作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：9 评论：0
- "Rodeo may be 'bulls and blood' in a Garth Brooks song, but [a clown's job] is to prevent bloodshed. That often means getting thumped himself."
—Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "Rodeos—Behind the Chu
 - Atlixco, Mexico, El Popo Night View, 1997
- 2002-08-06作者：：Sarah Leen 点击：10 评论：0
- "'People will always be willing to take a chance and live on the volcano [Popocatépetl], but they should know what the possibilities are,' says volcanologist Michael Sheridan. ... Rains after a heavy ashfall could put the city of Atlixco
 - Cremona, Italy, Stradivarius Violin, 2001
- 2002-08-07作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：7 评论：0
- "In Cremona, home of the Stradivarius violin, artisans from around the globe learn to build instruments the way the maestro did: by hand, one at a time."
—From "Po: River of Pain and Plenty,” May 2002, National Geographic
 - South Africa, Kagga Kamma Shop, 1997
- 2002-08-08作者：：Chris Johns 点击：8 评论：0
- "Imitation rock art and souvenir bows are sold at South Africa's Kagga Kamma resort. The seller makes about [U.S.] $30 a month, far more than most Bushmen."
—From "Bushmen: Last Stand for Southern Africa's First People," Fe
 - New York, Doggie Dialysis, 1998
- 2002-08-09作者：：Erik Freeland 点击：9 评论：0
- "A dialysis machine cleans this dog's blood. The treatment is given when an animal's kidneys stop working properly."
—From "Saving Lives in the Animal ER," December 1998, National Geographic World magazine
 - Republic of the Congo, Sprinting Bongo, 2000
- 2002-08-10作者：：Michael K. Nichols 点击：6 评论：0
- Photographer Michael Nichols: "Arriving at the bai, I'd camouflage myself on the ground or climb 35 feet [10.67 meters] to my hide, or blind, where I'd spend up to ten hours watching and waiting. ... When a bongo sprinted into the bai, I reflexi
 - England, Cullercoats Village, 1997
- 2002-08-11作者：：Sam Abell 点击：8 评论：0
- "Artist Winslow Homer's wanderings led him to Cullercoats, an isolated English fishing village where the North Sea serves up regular thrashings of wind and storm. ... His nearly two years in Cullercoats also gave Homer one of his great themes&md
 - Arctic Ocean, Bearded Seal Resting, 1997
- 2002-08-12作者：：Flip Nicklin 点击：9 评论：0
- "Bundled against springtime temperatures that can dip past minus 20°F (-29°C), I observe bearded seals from a small boat. Finding them is often the toughest job of the day. Though they live throughout the high north, the seals are sparse
 - Petra, Jordan, Caravan Crossroads, 1997
- 2002-08-13作者：：Annie Griffiths Belt 点击：11 评论：0
- "A crossroads for the caravan trade, Petra prospered and built a modest empire. By A.D. 106, when Rome annexed it and expanded a Nabataean theater carved from its cliffs, 30,000 lived in the city."
—From "Petra: Ancient City of
 - Agra, India, Taj Mahal Workers, 1996
- 2002-08-14作者：：Steve McCurry 点击：8 评论：0
- Workers gathering grain in view of the Taj Mahal, which was built in the mid-1600s as a tomb for Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal. Later he was buried beside her.
(Photographed while on assignment for, but not published in, "India:
 - Thimphu, Bhutan, Buddhist Leaders Meet, 1989
- 2002-08-15作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：8 评论：0
- "Church and state entwine in Bhutan, where King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (at left) wears a yellow scarf, symbol of his authority, as he consults with Buddhist leaders on matters of public policy. His audience this day: the four lopons, or masters,
 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar Bridge, 1986
- 2002-08-16作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：6 评论：0
- "A crescent in stone, the humpbacked bridge at Mostar spans the Neretva River in Yugoslavia's Bosnia-Hercegovina Republic. The bridge was built in 1566 on Süleyman's orders to replace a nearby chain bridge deemed unsafe by his subjects.&quo
 - Venezuela, Orinoco Anaconda, 1996
- 2002-08-17作者：：Robert Caputo 点击：16 评论：0
- "The rhythms of flood and drought regulate the pulse of life on the llanos [the vast grassland of Venezuela’s interior]. Coiled on a termite mound, an anaconda claims one of the few pieces of high ground left during the wet season, when an
 - Alaska Range, Ice Cyclist, 1996
- 2002-08-18作者：：Bill Hatcher 点击：11 评论：0
- "A passing player on nature's grand stage, cyclist Carl Tobin rides the rough ice of Black Rapids Glacier. With windblown grit giving traction, the cyclists pedaled up to ten hours straight on the ice. All told, the group covered 70 percent of t
 - Wager Bay, Canada, Polar Bear Swim, 1996
- 2002-08-19作者：：Flip Nicklin 点击：11 评论：0
- "Visitors bag a film trophy in Wager Bay. When native Inuit opened a lodge here in 1987, they decided to cater to ecotourists rather than to hunters."
—From "Polar Bears: Stalkers of the High Arctic," January 1998, Nationa
 - Darjiling, India, Darjiling Monastery Stroll, 1996
- 2002-08-20作者：：Steve McCurry 点击：7 评论：0
- A Buddhist priest strolls through a monastery in Darjiling.
(Photographed while on assignment for, but not published in, "India: Fifty Years of Independence," May 1997, National Geographic magazine)
 - Kentucky, Oval Shaker Boxes, 1989
- 2002-08-21作者：：Sam Abell 点击：9 评论：0
- "The oval box with its delicate swallowtail joints has become practically emblematic of Shaker design. These belong to Pleasant Hill. The carefully aligned tacks are made of copper, not iron that might rust and mar the wood."
—From
 - Massachusetts, Street Musicians, 1999
- 2002-08-22作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：6 评论：0
- "Outside Pagliuca's restaurant, an impromptu concert draws a crowd. Says Joe Pagliuca, at far right, 'This music is from the heart.'"
—From "Boston's North Enders," October 2000, National Geographic magazine
 - Peru, Nevado Ampato, 1995
- 2002-08-23作者：：Stephen Alvarez 点击：10 评论：0
- Anthropologist Johan Reinhardt: "To the Inca, Ampato was sacred, a god who brought life-giving water and good harvests, and, as a god, claimed the highest tribute: the sacrifice of one of their own."
"Miguel Zárate, my Peruvian
 - Al Aqabah Harbor, Jordan, Fishing Boat, 1997
- 2002-08-24作者：：Annie Griffiths Belt 点击：6 评论：0
- A man pulls up an anchor line in Al Aqabah Harbor, Jordan. The Red Sea port of Al Aqabah (Akaba) was seized on July 6, 1917, by Arabs as part of a two-year campaign "to win independence for Arabs after four centuries of Turkish rule."
(Ph
 - Botswana, Cheetah Lick, 1998
- 2002-08-25作者：：Chris Johns 点击：7 评论：0
- "In the 1980s researchers discovered that all cheetahs are genetically similar—so much so that skin grafts from one cheetah to another produce no immune reaction. ... No one really knows what this signifies for the future of the species.&q
 - Massachusetts, Greenhead Fly, 1997
- 2002-08-26作者：：Darlyne A. Murawski 点击：7 评论：0
- "Thousands of emerald eye facets give the greenhead fly a visual advantage in tracking its target. It then strikes the victim with scissor-like mouthparts that tear flesh and suck blood."
—From "Body Beasts," December 1998
 - Pakistan, Makeshift School, 1999
- 2002-08-27作者：：Steve McCurry 点击：7 评论：0
- "Raising their children in Pakistan's refugee camps, Kashmiri parents rely on makeshift schools to help preserve a Muslim heritage that faces growing hostility in India."
—From "Kashmir: Trapped in Conflict," September 199
 - Palmyra, Syria, Palmyra Ruins, 1997
- 2002-08-28作者：：Annie Griffiths Belt 点击：8 评论：0
- "Caravans bearing perfumes from Arabia, spices and rare woods from India, and silk from China passed through the colonnaded streets of Palmyra in the Syrian desert, its ruins bearing witness to one of the greatest crossroads of the empire. ... R
 - Turin, Italy, Apricot Blossoms, 2001
- 2002-08-29作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：11 评论：0
- "Apricot blossoms shower a lane along Turin's Valentino Park, where, according to folk songs, college boys meet factory girls for trysts by the river. With its floods, fog, and spectral beauty, the Po—like a bittersweet romance—tugs
 - Havana, Cuba, Havana Harbor, 1997
- 2002-08-30作者：：Ira Block 点击：9 评论：0
- Now a spot for fishing and swimming, Havana's harbor was the scene of the U.S.S. Maine's destruction in 1898. An explosion ripped through the battleship's hull, killing 266 and sparking a crisis that led to the Spanish-American War.
(Photographed o
 - Montserrat, Temporary Classrooms, 1996
- 2002-08-31作者：：Vincent J. Musi 点击：8 评论：0
- "Some of the uprooted [Montserrat residents] are now reoccupying homes trucked one by one from villages near the volcano to the safety of Gerald's Park, where children head for temporary classrooms."
—From "Under the Volcano: M
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