All photos and captions via National Geographic.
1. WHITEFISH, MICHIGAN, 1906
Photo by George Shiras/National Geographic
Photography pioneer George Shiras made the first nighttime wildlife photos. Here he demonstrates his revolving camera tray, mounted jacklight, and handheld flashgun.
2. MACHU PICCHU, PERU, 1913
Photo by Hiram Bingham/National Geographic
An elevated view of about half of Machu Picchu, the lost mountaintop city of the Inca in the Peruvian Andes. National Geographic supported Bingham's excavations at the site from 1912 to 1915.
3. TEXAS, 1939
Photo by Luis Marden/National Geographic
A cowgirl dropped a nickel in a parking meter to hitch her pony. When this photo was taken El Paso was still a highly horse-conscious town with many cattle-ranch residents.
4. KUWAIT, 1991
Photo by Steve McCurry/National Geographic
Under the black clouds of burning oil fields during the Gulf War, camels forage desperately for shrubs and water in southern Kuwait. Front-line photographs of regions ravaged by human strife can also illuminate war’s environmental cost.
5. SOUTH AFRICA, 1996
Photo by Chris Johns/National Geographic
A lion pushes through a dust storm in Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa. The weather had worsened to the point that it didn’t notice the photographer's approach. "I shot three rolls of him and just one picture turned out—serendipity," says Johns.
6. CANADA, 2004
Photo by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic
Its image mirrored in icy water, a polar bear travels submerged—a tactic often used to surprise prey. Scientists fear global warming could drive bears to extinction sometime this century.
7. JÖKULSÁRLÓN, ICELAND, 2009
Photo by James Balog/National Geographic
Destined to melt, an 800-pound chunk of ice glowed in the moonlight. It washed up in a lagoon created by a receding glacier, part of a worldwide shrinkage of glacial ice.
8. AFGHANISTAN, 2010
Photo by Lynsey Addario/National Geographic
Noor Nisa, about 18, was pregnant, and her water had just broken. Her husband was determined to get her to the hospital, but his car broke down, and he went to find another vehicle. The photographer ended up taking Noor Nisa, her mother and her husband to the hospital, where she gave birth to a baby girl.
9. GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, 2011
Photo by Brian Skerry/National Geographic
Snared and doomed by a gill net, a thresher shark is among an estimated 40 million sharks killed each year just for their fins. Drawing attention to this unsustainable practice has led some countries to ban the trade of shark fins, considered a delicacy in Asia.
10. SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA, 2012
Photo by Michael Nichols/National Geographic
source:mental floss, national geographic
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