Lions of the Serengeti
[Serengeti National Park encompasses 5,700 square miles of grassy plains and woodlands near the northern border of Tanzania, and is home to more than 3,500 lions grouped into a couple dozen prides. Photographer Nick Nichols and videographer Nathan Williamson made several extended trips to the Serengeti between July 2011 and January 2013, determined to break new visual ground in their coverage of the Serengeti Lions]. Photo: Cubs of the Simba East pride: too young to kill but old enough to crave meat. Adult females, and sometimes males, do the hunting. Zebras and wildebeests rank high...
Bastille Day
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during the traditional Bastille Day fireworks display in Paris, July 14, 2013. (Photo by Fred Dufour/AFP Photo)...
Costume National – Runway RTW – Fall 2012 – Paris Fashion Week
A model walks the runway at the Costume National Autumn Winter 2012 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week on March 4, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Nathalie Lagneau/Catwalking/Getty Images)...
Titian's [Diana And Callisto] Masterpiece Goes On Display At The National Gallery In London
![Titian's [Diana And Callisto] Masterpiece Goes On Display At The National Gallery In London](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/short/0000658a_medium.jpg "Titian's [Diana And Callisto] Masterpiece Goes On Display At The National Gallery In London")
A cameraman films [Diana And Callisto] (circa 1556-59) oil painting by Venetian artist Titian as it goes on display for the first time at the National Gallery on March 1, 2012 in London, England.(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)...
National Downhill Mountainbike Championships
DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 27: Dan Sims of Auckland clears a jump during the National Downhill Mountainbike Championships on Signal Hill, February 27, 2011 in Dunedin, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
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Washington National Cathedral Inspected For Earthquake Damage
Katie Francis, a member of the Difficult Access Team from Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, inspects a gargoyle while rapelling down one of the north tower on the west front of the National Cathedral while looking for damage from Augusts magnitude 5.8 earthquake and high winds from Hurricane Irene October 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. DAT members used cameras, cell phones and iPad computers to record places on the cathedrals west front where damage was apparent. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)...
9th National Traditional Sports Games of Ethnic Minorities of the People's Republic of China Opening Ceremony
Dancers from Xinjiang delegation perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 9th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of the Peoples Republic of China on September 10, 2011 in Guiyang, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)...
China Marks National Fitness Day
People play Taiji on a square on August 08, 2011 in Luoyang, Henan Province of China. People all over China mark National Fitness Day on Monday in their own ways. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)...
France National Day Official Ceremonies on Champs Elysees
Pionneers from Aubagnes 1st Foreign Regiment (Legion etrangere) march the Champs-Elysees during the annual Bastille day parade on July 14, 2011 in Paris, France. The French National Day celebrates its revolution in the storming of the Bastille in 1789 through various parades and official ceremonies throughout France. (Photo by Franck Prevel/Getty Images)...
Nat Geo Travel Contest Winners
Second Place Winner: [Thunderstorm at False Kiva]. I hiked out to these ruins at night hoping to photograph them with the Milky Way, but instead a thunderstorm rolled through, creating this dramatic image. – Max Seigal. National Geographic Traveler Director of Photography Dan Westergren, one of this year's judges, shares his thoughts on the second place winner: [This photo combines two different scenes into one: the small kiva in a cliff dwelling and the grand vista of Canyonlands National Park across the valley. I really like the two different color palettes – warm inside and...
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