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WOOD CHURCH, GREENLAND

Erik the Red killed a man in Iceland over a trifle and worshipped Norse gods until the end, but at Qassiarsuk (above), site of his Greenland farm, there is a replica of the tiny wood church he built for his wife, who converted to Christianity. A wall kept out the livestock.

PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER ESSICK

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BEACH GRASS, SCOTLAND

Marram beach grass blowing on the coast of the Isle of Lewis.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JIM RICHARDSON

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COWS, NETHERLANDS

I was taking photos of a couple of trees and when I walked back to my car I was followed by this herd of nosey cows. I had already packed all my equipment in the car but I had to take a photo of this. They lined up perfectly for me as if they were posing. I was really lucky with the weather as well.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JORINDE VAN RINGEN

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TEMPLE OF BOROBUDUR, INDONESIA

Worth waking up early for this amazing scene. It is an HDR (high dynamic range) image capture during the early blue hour at the Temple of Borobudur. This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs.

PHOTOGRAPH BY DESMOND ONG

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BAMBOO FOREST, JAPAN

A shot taken from the path while entering the incredible bamboo forest outside of Kyoto, Japan.

PHOTOGRAPH BY KYLE MERRIMAN

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SUNLIGHT AND FOG, SPAIN

Sun shining through fog on mausoleums.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JIM RICHARDSON

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TASERMIUT FJORD, GREENLAND

Glacial meltwater flows into Tasermiut fjord in south Greenland on a late September afternoon. The region's 4,000-foot-high (1,200-meter-high) granite cliffs draw world-class rock climbers.

PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER ESSICK

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STARRY SKY, WASHINGTON

Driving home over the Waterville Plateau, a waxing sliver of a moon that fell early below the horizon made for a perfect moment of stargazing. What was even more eerie though, was that the wind had completely stopped also. Even from about 30 feet up a small embankment I could hear my shutter trip for a 25-second exposure. The lights on the horizon, shining from over 70 miles away, were the city lights of Ephrata and Moses Lake, Washington.

PHOTOGRAPH BY RHYS LOGAN

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STREAM REFLECTION, SOUTH AFRICA

Fall leaves drift on the surface of a stream, in which are reflected the branches of trees which have already shed their leaves. The picture was taken on a farm in the southern Free State, South Africa.

PHOTOGRAPH BY MAURITS VAN WYK

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TORNADO, UTAH

Driving back from Moab, Utah, an impending tornado made us exit the highway and wait at the gas station. These two sat out on the curb watching the tornado come closer and closer until they couldn't remain exposed for any longer. 

PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL MCDERMOTT

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MUSCATINE, IOWA

Under the cover of darkness, industry continues to expel smoke and steam into the wind currents along the Mississippi River. This image was captured in Muscatine, Iowa, as part of a 110-day expedition down the entire length of the river. 

PHOTOGRAPH BY KYLE JEFFERY

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HENGILL MOUNTAIN, ICELAND

Hengill mountain is close to Reykjavik and is famous for its geothermal areas and vivid colours.

PHOTOGRAPH BY SNORRI GUNNARSSON

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DUST TORNADO, AFRICA

French soldiers chase down papers picked up by a small dust tornado that went right through their camp during a ten-day French Tactical Desert Survival Training Course on May 8, 2008, in Djibouti, Africa. (This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)

PHOTOGRAPH BY JEREMY LOCK

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AUTUMN LANDSCAPE

Autumn colors are a beautiful subject to shoot. This place has a special aura all year long, but at autumn it reveals its best.

I used a tripod standing in cold water. There were a few moments when I could have slipped in the water from slick rocks, but glad it didn't happen. (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

PHOTOGRAPH BY OLEGAS KURASOVAS

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SILVERBACK GORILLA, AFRICA

Needing fuel for his efforts, the silverback soaks in a swamp for hours, methodically stripping and rinsing dirt from herb roots before munching.

PHOTOGRAPH BY IAN NICHOLS

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TUNDRA LANDSCAPE, RUSSIA

Rolling off Kronotsky Volcano, an autumn storm billows toward the tundra. This vast tweed of feathery grasses, red bearberries, and green crowberries attracts grazing reindeer, berry-picking bears, and curlews that swoop in by the thousands to strip the bushes of their fruit.

PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL MELFORD

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NICHOLS BRIDGEWAY, CHICAGO

The Nichols Bridgeway extends over the world's largest green roof to Millennium Park.

PHOTOGRAPH BY MELISSA FARLOW