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Photographer taking a landscape picture of the Licancabur volcano at the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in Bolivia

Photographer taking a landscape picture of the Licancabur volcano at the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in Bolivia's altiplano (Potosí department). On top of the volcano there are interesting clouds formations.

Top view of a volcanic crater on Pico island short after sunrise

Top view of a volcanic crater on Pico island short after sunrise. Pico Island (Ilha do Pico), is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Kyrgyz young woman archer in traditional outfit with bow and arrows enjoying the morning sunlight at the countryside

Kyrgyz young woman archer in traditional outfit with bow and arrows enjoying the morning sunlight at the countryside of Kyrgyzstan

Common seal swimming around in the Jökulsárlón glacial lake

Common seal swimming around in the Jökulsárlón glacial lake. The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Baltic and North Seas.

Water plants on a mountain lake of turquoise water in Kyrgyzstan

Water plants on a mountain lake of turquoise cloudy water in Kyrgyzstan

Photographer shooting at sunrise with a tripod on a misty morning on Pico Island

Photographer wearing a blue jacket shooting at sunrise with a tripod on a misty morning on Pico Island. The view shows some green fields and the ocean water on the background. Pico Island (Ilha do Pico), is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Sunrise landscape at the northeast coast of Pico Island, Ilha do Pico, with Sao Jorge Island in the background and the coastline with Prainha do Baixo, Canto da Areia, Santo Amaro, and Terra alta.

Sunrise landscape at the northeast coast of Pico Island, Ilha do Pico, with an abundance of pink flowers in the foreground, and with Sao Jorge Island in the background and the coastline with Prainha do Baixo, Canto da Areia, Santo Amaro, and Terra alta. Pico in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In the tradition of the Portuguese poet, Raul Brandão, Pico is referred to as the Ilha Preta ("Black Island"), for its black volcanic earth, responsible for its UNESCO-designated historical vineyards that allowed the development of the island. The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Kyrgyz young man with his hunting eagle during the World Nomad Games 2018

Kyrgyz young man taking care of his hunting eagle at the yurt camp set up during the World Nomad games in 2018, in Kyrgyzstan. He is wearing a Kalpak, the typical kyrgyz hat and other traditional kyrgyz clothes.

Snowed landscape with mountains at the Barskoon mountain range in Kyrgyzstan all together creating a very peaceful atmosphere.

Snowed landscape with mountains at the Barskoon mountain range in Kyrgyzstan

Portrait of resting culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) or Andean fox, at the Siloli desert in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve

Portrait of culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) or Andean fox, at the Siloli desert in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve. The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), sometimes known as the zorro culpeo or Andean fox, is a South American fox species. It is the second-largest native canid on the continent, after the maned wolf. In appearance, it bears many similarities to the widely recognized red fox. It has grey and reddish fur, a white chin, reddish legs and a stripe on its back that may be barely visible. The culpeo's diet consists largely of rodents, rabbits, birds and lizards, and to a lesser extent, plant material and carrion. The culpeo does attack sheep on occasion and is therefore often hunted or poisoned. In some regions it has become rare, but overall the species is not threatened with extinction.

First yellow red sunlight falling onto Ponta da Pico, Portugals highest mountain on Pico Island as seen from Lagoa do Capitão.

First yellow red sunlight falling onto Ponta da Pico, Portugals highest mountain on Pico Island as seen from Lagoa do Capitão. Ilha do Pico, is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In the tradition of the Portuguese poet, Raul Brandão, Pico is referred to as the Ilha Preta ("Black Island"), for its black volcanic earth, responsible for its UNESCO-designated historical vineyards that allowed the development of the island. The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean about 1,360 km (850 mi) west of continental Portugal, about 1,643 km (1,021 mi) west of Lisbon, in continental Portugal, about 1,507 km (936 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,925 km (1,196 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada. Its main industries are agriculture, dairy farming, livestock, fishing, and tourism, which is becoming the major service activity in the region. In addition, the government of the Azores employs a large percentage of the population directly or indirectly in the service and tertiary sectors. The main city of the Azores is Ponta Delgada. There are nine major Azorean islands and an islet cluster, in three main groups. These are Flores and Corvo, to the west; Graciosa, Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, and Faial in the centre; and São Miguel, Santa Maria, and the Formigas Reef to the east. They extend for more than 600 km (370 mi) and lie in a northwest-southeast direction. All the islands have volcanic origins, although some, such as Santa Maria, have had no recorded activity since the islands were settled. Mount Pico, on the island of Pico, is the highest point in Portugal, at 2,351 m (7,713 ft). If measured from their base at the bottom of the ocean to their peaks, which thrust high above the surface of the Atlantic, the Azores are actually some of the tallest mountains on the planet.

Local farming horse on a misty morning in Kyrgyzstan

Local farming horse at the edge of a hill on a misty morning in Kyrgyzstan. This is a traditional kyrgyz scene to be enountered when travelling to the Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan.

Yurt nomad camp at the banks of Song-Köl Lake in Kyrgyzstan

Yurt nomad camp at the banks of Song-Köl Lake in Kyrgyzstan on a cloudy day.