Nature Photography

Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome at sunset with statues along the bridge leading to it
Beach landscape during sunset with sea stacks in the background, wet sand reflecting clouds, and seaweed on the shore.
Looking up at a circular building with a hole in the center and a Christmas tree with lights inside.
Colorful European town square during sunset with market stalls covered in red and white striped awnings, historic buildings, and a church steeple in the background.
Modern building with curved metallic exterior walls and small rectangular windows, black and white photo.
Black and white photo of the Hohenzollern Bridge over the Rhine River with Cologne Cathedral in the background, and a rowing boat with three people on the water.
Black and white photo of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, with its reflection in a puddle on the street in the foreground.
A close-up of a sand-colored octopus partially buried in sandy ocean floor, with its head and one eye visible, and blurred tentacles in the background.
A camouflaged nudibranch sea slug resting on rocky ocean floor, with its body covered in white and yellowish spots and bumps.
Belted Kingfisher
Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland
Scenic view of Kirkjufell mountain in Iceland with waterfalls and rivers at sunset, pink and purple clouds in the sky.
Modern architecturally unique building with reflective glass facade at sunset, with its reflection in a water body in front.
A small fish with a speckled body, large eyes, and a crest on its head, partially submerged in sand on the ocean floor.
Black and white photograph of a large sea stack on a beach, with a reflection in the water. The beach has rocks, seaweed, and ripples in the sand.
A scenic waterfall with cascading water over rocks amidst lush greenery and rolling hills in the background.
A street view with a colorful rainbow flag painted on the pavement, leading towards a tall, pointed church tower with a cross at the top, surrounded by buildings and trees.
Person with bear-shaped hat walking in a field of tall grass, with horses in the background.
A tall church with a pointed steeple, a statue of a man on a pedestal to the right, and colorful flowers in the foreground, taken during sunset or sunrise.
A traditional Japanese five-story pagoda temple with Mount Fuji in the background at sunset or dawn, with pink and purple sky and sparse trees in the foreground.
A light blue church with a tall steeple, wooden doors, and arched windows, situated in a green, mountainous area. A colorful rainbow-colored pathway leads up to its steps.
Nighttime at Jenso-ji
A traditional Japanese street scene at sunset with a pagoda in the distance, wooden buildings on both sides, paper lanterns, and warm street lighting.
Fushimi Inari Shrine
A close-up of a Japanese macaque sitting on rocks with a blurred background.
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Snow-capped Mount Fuji near a calm lake with a cityscape at the base and a clear sky.
Osaka Castle Sunrise
Tokyo Skyline
S.Ride taxi in Tokyo
A close-up of a white monkey lying on a rock, gazing downward with reddish skin around its eyes and nose.
A traditional Japanese temple with a wooden structure, dark tiled roof, and stone lanterns in front, surrounded by greenery and moss-covered rocks.
Collection of moss-covered stone statues with smiling and laughing faces, some with coins on them, in an outdoor setting.
Golden Temple
Snow Monkey at Onsen
Superstition mountain sunset
Short eared owl wings spread in flight toward the viewer
Saguaro cactus at sunset
Caribbean Reef Shark below a sunburst of light from the surface. Black and White image taken in Grand Cayman
Close-up of a Japanese macaque, also known as a snow monkey, swimming in water with its head partially submerged.
Sunset over Hanalei Bay. Kauai Hawaii
Sunset off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Waves pouring over a jagged lava rock shore.
Two turtles on the beach at sunset. Kauai, Hawaii
Kīlauea Point Lighthouse, Kauai, Hawaii
La Jolla Pier Sunset
Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal taking an evening nap on Kauai Hawaii.
Boat on the aqua reef off Kauai, Hawaii
Kodiak brown bear portrait
Bald Eagle in flight
Fox on a rock
Sea otter swimming on its back
Kodiak brown bear running through the water on Kodiak Island, Alaska
Rome by night. Sunset behind St. Peter's
Blue hour image of a house on the canals of Amsterdam.
Black and white close up image of an African elephant caked in mud after a mud bath.
Sunset over the Italian city of Vernazza
Female African elephant displaying her ears in a sign of dominance at sunset.
Lilac-breasted roller tossing a beetle into mid air before eating it.
Alpenglow on the Cathedral Group in Grand Teton National Park
Noah's ark. African animals on the savannah
Short-eared owl in flight
The Roman Forum at sunrise in Rome Italy
Castel Sant' Angelo in Rome, Italy
Sunset over Manarola, Italy
Bear in a mood - black and white
Spiral staircase in in the Vatican museum in Italy
Fiery sunset along the Pacific Northwest coast with jagged rocks in the foreground
Three bear cubs following their mother through the water on Kodiak Island, Alaska
Sul Duc Falls waterfall surrounded by green foliage and golden light lighting the mist in the background.

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