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Waterfowl, Zambezi River, 1997
Photograph by Chris Johns

Silhouetted by salmon skies at sunset, a pair of waterfowl alights on a tree limb near the Zambezi River. Often called the lifeline of southern Africa, the Zambezi cuts a 2,200-mile (3,540-kilometer) course east from Zambia to the Indian Ocean, sustaining elephants, hippos, crocodiles, hundreds of species of birds—and tens of millions of people—along the way.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down the Zambezi," October 1997, National Geographic magazine)

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Guitar, Aspen, Colorado, 1999
Photograph by Joel Sartore

Rock-and-roll pioneer Chuck Berry plays a candy apple-red guitar at the Jazz Aspen Music Festival. Called the father of rock-and-roll, Berry is as revered for his iconic hits, such as "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene," and "Memphis," as he is for helping break the color barrier in the music world.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Authentic, Extravagant Aspen," July/August 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

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March 12, 2008
Turtle, French Polynesia, 1997
Photograph by David Doubilet

Like a baby bird embarking on its first flight, a just-hatched turtle, flippers outspread and eyes wide, swims just below the ocean's surface in the waters of French Polynesia. In addition to a dazzling variety of wildlife, including several marine turtle species, the archipelago's rich lagoons spawn a treasure available in few other places: black pearls.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Black Pearls of French Polynesia," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)

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Ha Pisga Gardens, Tel Aviv, Israel
Photograph by James Stanfield

The city of Tel Aviv, Israel, radiates from the Saint Pierre Church, nestled in the city's Ha Pisga Gardens. Formed in 1950 by the merging of the ancient port of Jaffa with the then-suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel's largest urban center is home to more than three million people, most of the country's industrial plants, and its only stock exchange.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Israel: Searching for the Center," July 1985, National Geographic magazine)

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March 14, 2008
Striped Boxfish, Tukangbesi Islands, Indonesia, 2005
Photograph by Tim Laman

A dizzying array of dots and squiggles decorates a striped boxfish (Ostracion solorensis) gliding by a coral reef near Indonesia's Tukangbesi Islands. Boxfish, also known as trunkfish or cowfish, are known for their distinctive boxy profiles and for the bonelike, six-sided plates that cover much of their bodies and protect them from predators.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: Why Are Coral Reefs So Colorful?" May 2005, National Geographic magazine)

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March 15, 2008
Chimney Rock, Nebraska, 2000
Photograph by Jim Richardson

Twilight descends on Chimney Rock, a 325-foot (100-meter) geological formation in Nebraska's North Platte River valley. In the first half of the 19th century, scores of emigrants traveling west on the Oregon Trail passed this famous landmark, originally called "Elk Penis" by Native Americans before it was renamed by white settlers.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Way West," September 2000, National Geographic magazine)

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March 16, 2008
Food Market, Papeete, Tahiti, 1997
Photograph by Jodi Cobb

A shopper seeks relief from the heat in the cool recesses of an indoor fish stall at a food market in Papeete, Tahiti. On the northwest coast of Tahiti, Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia and one of the largest urban areas in the South Pacific. The city gained prominence as a whaling and trading center due to its accessible harbor, and it continues to attract transpacific tourist ships today.


(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Charting a New Course: French Polynesia," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)

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March 17, 2008
Sea Star, Ireland, 2005
Photograph by Brian Skerry

There are some 2,000 species of sea stars, such as this striped invertebrate off Ireland's Atlantic coast, living in all the world's oceans. Sea stars are famous for their ability to regenerate limbs, and in some cases, entire bodies. They accomplish this by housing most or all of their vital organs in their arms.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Beneath Irish Isles," March 2005, National Geographic magazine)

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March 18, 2008
Dominica, 1996
Photograph by Michael Melford

A rainbow arcs over trees blooming on a hillside in the West Indies island of Dominica. The country's interior can receive some 300 inches (760 centimeters) of rain each year, yielding hundreds of square miles of mountainous, densely forested wilderness, much of it protected as state land. The country's volcanic activity also yields natural gems, such as boiling pools, geysers, and black-sand beaches.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Dominica," November/December 1996, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

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March 19, 2008
Cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, 1995
Photograph by Joel Sartore

Silhouetted against the sun, sandhill cranes glide over the wetlands of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Every winter groups of sandhills migrate from Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Idaho to the warmer climes of Bosque del Apache. Naturalists are concerned that diminishing wetlands are leading the water birds to overpopulate this refuge.


(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Dead or Alive: The Endangered Species Act," March 1995, National Geographic magazine)