An emperor penguin prepares to launch out of the sea onto the ice at Cape Washington in the Ross Sea off Antarctica. The unpublished image was taken for a story in the February 2014 issue on the Yukon wilderness.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL NICKLEN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Classic cars are lined up to take models to a Chanel fashion show in Havana, Cuba. The previously unpublished image was taken for a story in the November 2016 issue on the burgeoning tourism industry in Cuba.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID GUTTENFELDER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Folk musicians play at Aguadilla beach in Puerto Rico in an image taken for a story in the March 2003 issue on the question of statehood for the commonwealth.
PHOTOGRAPH BY AMY TOENSING, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A crowd drinks beer in a large pavilion in Bavaria, Germany, to celebrate Oktoberfest. The image of the annual festival was included in a feature all about Oktoberfest in the March 1974 issue.
PHOTOGRAPH BY GEORGE F. MOBLEY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A boat designed for shallow water, called a tjalk, travels past poplar trees on the Amstel River in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The image was taken for a story in the May 1974 issue on life in the city.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. AMOS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
An election official and poll watchers closely observe a voter casting her ballot at a rural schoolhouse in South Korea. The photograph was taken for a story in the August 1988 issue on the country's complicated economic growth.
PHOTOGRAPH BY NATHAN BENN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Matt Sigel watches chickens fly from their coop on his farm in Laramie, Wyoming. Scientists say that chickens are cognitively advanced: They live in hierarchical societies, do basic math, and experience emotions. The image was taken for a story in the February 2018 issue on the intelligence of birds.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A male and female dancer perform the "jarabe," or Mexican hat dance, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The photograph was published in a story in the March 1967 issue on the city.
PHOTOGRAPH BY VOLKMAR WENTZEL, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Students respond in sign language during a lesson at a school for children with speaking, hearing, and vision impairments established by Mahatma Gandhi in Gujarat, India. The unpublished image marks the International Day of Sign Languages on September 23.
PHOTOGRAPH BY RENA EFFENDI, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Filmmaker Yash Chopra plans a scene with a choreographer on a movie set at Film City, a vast studio complex in Mumbai, India. The photograph was published in a story in the March 2005 issue on the success of Bollywood.
PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Young men compete in a bull-riding competition for a cash prize as part of the Cabalgata de Morelos, a three-day celebration with rodeos and music in Morelos, Mexico. The photograph was published in a June 2017 digital story about the festivities.
PHOTOGRAPH BY KIRSTEN LUCE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A man plays the fiddle for his granddaughter in El Carmen, Peru. The country's music draws influences from Andean, Spanish, and African roots.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MELISSA FARLOW, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
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