May 24, 2008, marked the 125th anniversary of the opening of New York's Brooklyn Bridge. The elegant structure slung over the East River took more than 13 years to build and was at the time the longest suspension bridge in the world. With its stocky towers and delicate webs of steel cables, the bridge is still regarded as an architectural marvel.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Manhattan: The New York That New Yorkers Love," November/December 2000, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
September 12, 2008
Vapor Trails, Jordan, 1984
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
Vapor trails stretch behind a Royal Jordanian Falcons plane during an air show over Jordan's Wadi Rum mountains. Formed in 1976, the Falcons have performed throughout the world and have earned a reputation for their precision and professionalism.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Jordan: Kingdom in the Middle," February 1984, National Geographic magazine)
September 13, 2008
Buffalo Carcass, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2007
Photograph by Michael Nichols
Chad's Zakouma National Park, a rare wildlife refuge in tumultuous central Africa, comprises less that 1,200 square miles (3,100 square kilometers), but its permanent water sources attract an abundance of large and small fauna. This buffalo took its last breath near one of Zakouma's rivers.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma," March 2007, National Geographic magazine)
September 14, 2008
Clouds, Yemen, 1979
Photograph by Steve Raymer
Clouds gather in a dramatic sky over north Yemen, once a crossroads for the frankincense trade. To the Romans this elbow of land along the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden was Arabia Felix—Happy Arabia—perhaps because the abundance of silks, spices, and pearls that came north by camel caravan made it seem a bountiful place.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "North Yemen," August 1979, National Geographic magazine)
September 15, 2008
Saint Naum Church, Ohrid, Macedonia, 1983
Photograph by Otis Imboden
The Church of Saint Naum, originally built in A.D. 910, stands illuminated by candlelight on its perch above Macedonia's Lake Ohrid. The nearby town of Ohrid was once the capital of a sprawling Bulgarian empire ruled by Tsar Samuel and later conquered by the Byzantines.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Byzantine Empire: Rome of the East," December 1983, National Geographic magazine)
September 16, 2008
Hippo, Zambezi River, Africa, 1997
Photograph by Chris Johns
The gape-mouthed territorial display of a dominant male hippopotamus, such as this one on the Zambezi River, looks more like a colossal yawn. During mating season, males will claim a length of shoreline and fiercely defend it, occasionally even killing a bachelor rival.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down the Zambezi," October 1997, National Geographic magazine)
September 17, 2008
Jellyfish, South Africa, 2003
Photograph by David Doubilet
A Catostylus species jellyfish seems frozen in place in this split-level view off the coast of South Africa.
Marine invertebrates, jellyfish are found in every ocean in the world.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "My Seven: The World's Best Diving Spots," January 2004, National Geographic magazine)
September 18, 2008
Wildfire, Big Sur, California, 2000
Photograph by Frans Lanting
A wildfire encroaches on a tree in California's still wild Big Sur. Strict zoning laws and a limited water supply ensure that the area has not become overly populated, and nature, too, has done her part to keep developers away: In 1997 a fire raged in the Santa Lucia Range for three weeks. Big Sur naturalist John Smiley calls the wildfires simply "another type of weather."
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Big Sur: California's Elemental Coast," August 2000, National Geographic magazine)
September 19, 2008
Aerial View of Islands, New Caledonia, France, 2000
Photograph by Peter Essick
This aerial view captures the aquamarine waves gently crashing onto an idyllic tropical island and islet in France's New Caledonia. This archipelago’s main island, Grande Terre, began to break away from Australia (formerly part of the supercontinent Gondwana) approximately 80 million years ago.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "New Caledonia: France’s Untamed Pacific Outpost," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)
September 20, 2008
Asian Puppets and Sculptures, Chicago, Illinois, 2002
Photograph by Catherine Karnow
Asian religious sculptures and puppets welcome visitors to the Indochina Company, a specialty shop in Chicago's trendy Wicker Park neighborhood. First incorporated in 1837, Wicker Park's diverse real estate has attracted an eclectic mix of residents, from steel workers to beer barons to artists.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "48 Hours Chicago: Comfort in the Windy City," April 2002, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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