In south central China’s Guizhou province sits Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, home to nearly four million people, beautiful scenery, and colorful festivals.
Once a thriving community, the now-empty brick houses of Houtouwan stand completely covered by blankets of vegetation.
Recent images from across southeast Alaska, a narrow strip of coastal islands and mountains that stretches more than 500 miles along the Pacific Ocean.
A collection of images of the soaring landscape around Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province in South Central China.
Off the coast of Yemen, in the Arabian Sea, lies the isolated Socotra Island, where hundreds of plants and animals have developed into unique species.
In the Afar region of northern Ethiopia, lies a vast, tortured, desert plain called the Danakil Depression.
A visit to the amazing clifftop monasteries of Meteora in central Greece.
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a deeply traditional nation, and has been slow to adopt modern development. Reuters photographer Cathal McNaughton spent time there capturing some of the interplay of new and old.
Getty Images photographer Mario Tama recently spent a short time in Ushuaia, Argentina, capturing images of the harbor, the city, the people, the mountains, and nearby glaciers.
A journey along the historic Silk Road, traveling from east to west, from Xi’an, China, to Tyre, Lebanon.
Images from the past few years of the Antarctic landscape, wildlife, research facilities, and some of the scientific work taking place there.
Every autumn, a spectacular animal migration takes place in Georgia’s Tusheti region in the northern Caucasus Mountains.
A collection of images from recent years, taken by photographers on the ground, out at sea, and in the air, showing some of Norway’s spectacular scenery.
Yellowstone, now 145 years old, was the first national park established in the world.
One last aerial photo tour of the country of Georgia, before new drone laws kick in.
Images of the vertical cityscape, street scenes, monuments, people, and natural landscapes of Hong Kong.
Ethiopia is home to more than 100 million people and is composed of wildly varying landscapes and an incredible diversity of ethnic and religious groups.
The Dead Sea, on the border between Israel and Jordan, is the lowest and saltiest body of water in the world—and experts say it is on course to dry out by 2050.
In northwestern China, the vast Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is home to nearly 22 million residents.
Photographs from the past few years of North Koreans seen just over the border from parts of China and South Korea
High in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has built several collections of telescopes and observatories on remote, arid mountaintops.
A virtual trip to the southern tip of South America, where Getty Images photographers recently captured scenes from across Patagonia
A Norwegian group of islands located about 650 miles (1,050 kilometers) from the North Pole—the northernmost year-round settlement on Earth, with a population of about 2,200.
In Hong Kong, space has always been at a premium. The small autonomous territory houses more than 7.3 million residents within just 426 square miles.
Yesterday, the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years tore through the western part of the country with heavy rain and violent winds.
Photos from the scene of a fire that burned through the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, destroying countless artifacts.
Competition in the 2018 Asian Games, the new tallest statue in the world under construction in India, memorials for both Aretha Franklin and Senator John McCain, and much more
Namibia has nearly a thousand miles of coastline, shaped by the winds and largely unpopulated, where the Namib Desert meets the Atlantic Ocean.