Nature

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Flamingos moving in Maharlu Lake
by Ali Azar


Maharloo Lake, near Shiraz, is a pink salt lake known for its vivid colors and abstract patterns. Yet these striking shapes result from urban wastewater inflow, drought, and groundwater overuse. This photograph highlights Maharloo’s transformation and the growing water and enviro...

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Valley of Forgotten Rivers
by Ollie Watts


After an overnight storm in Kyrgyzstan, fresh snow clings to the surrounding mountains while forgotten river channels wind through the golden valley, revealing the quiet scale and beauty of this remote landscape.

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Rainbow Mountains
by Abbas Rastegar


Hormuz Island, known for its Rainbow Valley, has more than 50 colored soils. Just hours after a three-day storm, under a freshly cleared sky, these colors shine brighter than ever.

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Tumpak Sewu’s Majestic Waterfall
by Colas Decloitre


The stunning Tumpak Sewu cascades like liquid silver from the cliffs, with the majestic Semeru Volcano rising in the distance, sending smoke into the sky as the landscape unfolds in all its natural glory.

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What Lies Beneath
by Holly Kirkland


Lesser flamingos fly over Lake Natron, on the Tanzania–Kenya border, where sediment plumes move beneath the water’s surface like ink in suspension. From above, the birds and hidden currents create a layered study of motion, scale, and the unseen forces shaping the lake.

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Camel Trail
by Khalid Alsabt


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Small in the immensity
by Javier Lafuente


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Alien land
by Isabella Tabacchi


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The Last Ember
by Isabella Tabacchi


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The Eye of Water
by Yusuf Dündar


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Salt Divide
by Richard Hristovski


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Blood of the Earth
by Alexandre Baloukjy


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