baobab trees in Madagascar
a holi festival in India
a monk in ruins in Cambodia
a woman and a car in Cuba
the sun setting in Santorini, Greece
a shepherdess in Mauritania
a train in India
Yarchen Gar monastery in China
a chief in Papua New Guinea
snowy buildings in Japan
salt flats in Bolivia
a grizzly eating grass in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada
jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake in Palau
morning street scene in Havana, Cuba
New Year's celebration in Morocco
twilight at Mt. Rainier, Washington
Milky Way above telescopes in Chile
a cave in Croatia
Hong Kong harbor
trees in Dorrigo National Park in Australia
a religious procession to the Basilica of St. Francesco d'Assisi
cheetah and cubs in Masai Mara, Kenya
red wall in Beijing, China
a tour group in a mosque in Iran
Mt. Stromboli in Italy
a a young novice monk in a temple in Myanmar
Harbor Bridge in Sydney, Australia
Mexicans dancing at a church festival
ice cave in Austria
a free diver in Honduras
Rock Restaurant in Zanzibar
a storm in Santa Clara, Cuba
prismatic spring in Yellowstone National Park
a polar bear on an icepack in the Arctic Circle
a Skitour to mittaghorn in the bernese alps, switzerland.
a tram stop in Basel, Switzerland
tree and Milky Way in Namibia
the intricate tile work and architecture at the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail in Meknes, Morocco.
a canoe on Lake Louise in Banff National Park
rolling hills in Washington state
young monks reading in Myanmar
Son Doong cave in Vietnam
a jogger on Copacabana beach in Brazil
people in ponchos at Niagara Falls in Canada
bioluminescent termite mounds glowing in Brazil
a silhouetted figureagainst the backdrop of the Chrysler Building in New York, New York.
poppies in a field near Shimotsuma in Japan
sunset on La Digue island in the Seychelles.
motocycles and street scene in Bangkok, Thailand
a plane that crashed on Vik beach in Iceland.
camels around a campfire in the desert near Jaisalmir, India
Nabegataki waterfall in Aso, Japan.
a painted goat during the Pongal festival in India
a woman walking near the beach at Tokuchinoura, Japan
Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia
a rainbow around the Nuptse Summit in the Everest Region of Nepal
a temple in Bali, Indonesia
a worker at a powerplant in Paraguay
the Opera House in Sydney, Australia
a thermal pool near Vik, Iceland
ice on a beach near Kleppur in Iceland
the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls in Canada
Kara men herding goats and cattle in Ethiopia
Pictute of the 9th century Tatev monastery in Armenia
Sultanahmet mosque and Hagia Sophia church in Istanbul, Turkey
horsemen near Mount Bromo in Indonesia
the Thjorsa River delta in Iceland
Aerial picture of tulip fields near Voorhout, Netherlands
padlocks on Pont l'Archevêché, Paris, France
a mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Indian Border Defence Force in Jaisalmer, India
Pciture of a waterfall at Kilt Rock near Quiraing on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
clouds on Mount Fuji in Japan
an iceberg in Antarctica
Taj Mahal in Agra, India
candles lighting the treasury at Petra in Jordan
Faithful in prayer, dancing and singing in groups during the day of celebration of the Sabbath, the weekly feast of the rest of the Jewish religion.
Mayan pyramid near Uxmal, Mexico
humpback whale near iceberg near Snow Hill, Antarctica
a female Polar Bear walking in Svalbard, Norway
flamingos in Laguna Colorada in Bolivia
rice fields in Yuanyang, China
rocks in the water near near Acitrezza, Siciliy
nemophila flowers in Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan
ancient Nizwa Fort in Oman
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay, California.
Takstang Monastery in Bhutan
a snowy tree in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.
an elephant in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
a group of young monks visiting Khao Luang cave in Thailand.
blacknose sheep near the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland.
Paris viewed from Montparnasse.
a couple taking a photograph Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
Icelandic reindeer in a snowstorm
people relaxing in hammocks in Monte Piana, in the Italian Dolomites
Fairy Glen in Wales
hikers in French Alps.
an ice crack on a frozen lake in Russia.
woman at Sheikh Zayed Mosque Abu Dhabi
beach pool in Bali, Indonesia
sunrise at Roman Forum.
trees at sunrise in France
an ice cave at the Vatnajokull Glacier in Iceland.
Jalmahal, India during sunrise.
Christ statue in Rio de Janeiro
blue pond in Hokkaido
Dharavi slum in Mumbai
plum flowers in Japan
Mt.Hakkoda snowy mountains
stars above half dome, Yosemite National Park
a cyclist at City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia
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Morondava, Madagascar
This was taken at the Avenue of the Baobabs, outside of Morondava, Madagascar. The ancient trees are always impressive, and at sunrise and sunset colour lights up the open African sky. A group of locals stopped for a chat on the road and are perfectly silhouetted by the setting sun. Just another peaceful evening.
Photograph and caption by Talia Friedman

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