A shadow of a man holding a bicycle is cast on a wall near the…



A shadow of a man holding a bicycle is cast on a wall near the Zambezi River, 1996. Photograph by Chris Johns, National Geographic Creative

Women carry baskets on their heads while children play in…



Women carry baskets on their heads while children play in Kotaka, Mali, 1991.Photograph by James L. Stanfield, National Geographic Creative

A twilight view of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in…



A twilight view of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in Zambia, 1996.Photograph by Chris Johns, National Geographic Creative

Palm trees and a photographer cast shadows on the ocean’s…



Palm trees and a photographer cast shadows on the ocean’s surface near Tahiti Island, Polynesia, May 1996.Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic Creative

The glitz and glitter of Memphis’ Beale Street radiates…



The glitz and glitter of Memphis’ Beale Street radiates energy like no other, February 1997.Photograph by William Albert Allard, National Geographic

Detail from the wing of a Kamehameha butterfly at the Bishop…



Detail from the wing of a Kamehameha butterfly at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. It is one of two native species of butterflies in Hawaii, December 1993.Photograph by Chris Johns, National Geographic

Siberian tiger cub in a child’s play-pen, which is being…



Siberian tiger cub in a child’s play-pen, which is being used as a bed, Siberia, November 1997.
Photograph by Nick Nichols, National Geographic

Men and dogs sit by a campfire in New York’s Adirondack…



Men and dogs sit by a campfire in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, December 1998.Photograph by Sam Abell, National Geographic