A view of the Marquesas Islands from an aircraft window, July…



A view of the Marquesas Islands from an aircraft window, July 1996.Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic

Novice nuns play ball at the Santa Catalina Monestary in…



Novice nuns play ball at the Santa Catalina Monestary in Arequipa, Peru, 1998.Photograph by Melissa Farlow, National Geographic

A Las Vegas hotel’s neon lights are reflected on a parked…



A Las Vegas hotel’s neon lights are reflected on a parked car, December 1992.Photograph by Chris Johns, National Geographic

A shark guides migrating salmon into the shallows off Baxter…



A shark guides migrating salmon into the shallows off Baxter Cliffs in Australia, April 1995.
Photograph by Sam Abell, National Geographic