Colony

Petri Dish Colony Ringed by Condensation in Lab Light

Zorki 5 · inside a university research lab near Kerman

Horsetail Colony at Riyadh River Bank

Olympus Trip 35 · near Riyadh

Colonial Columns in Delhi Dawn Lobby

Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 · inside a ribbed concrete lobby in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi

Colonial House Columns Restored Train Terminal Masvingo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 · inside a restored train terminal near Masvingo

Bat Colony Emerging at Kadoma Sunset

Nikon Z50II · near Kadoma

Sea Pen Colony in Kelp Forest Near Haifa

Canon EOS 550D · through a forest of kelp fronds near Haifa

Liverwort Colony on Wet Stone Near Waterfall

Canon EOS-1D X · across a floodplain after rain near Quito

Bat Colony Flying Over Glacial Stream at Sunset

Minolta XG-M · above a glacial stream near Kyiv

Bat Colony Emerging from Cave at Sunset

Canon T90 · beside a tidal inlet near Chinatown, San Francisco

Horsetail Colony in Autumn Frost Light

Canon EOS-1D X · on a fern-lined forest floor near Yerevan

Lithops Colony Silhouetted in Bulgarian Dawn

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 · in Bulgaria

Lithops Colony Amidst Gravel on Forest Floor

iPhone 15 · on a fern-lined forest floor near Goiania

Mariachi Band Serenades in Puebla Plaza Dusk

Nikon D800E · on an outdoor festival stage in Puebla

Charcoal Stained Artist Sketching in Cienfuegos

Canon EOS 5D · in the old quarter in Cienfuegos

Elephant Seals on Sub-Antarctic Shore at Golden Hour

Fujifilm X-E3 · along a game trail near Chinatown, Honolulu

Norwegian Parade in Cap-Haitien Night Sky

Sony a7 II · at a festival street procession in Cap-Haïtien

Throat Singers Blue Hour La Paz Street Corner

Zorki 2 · at a street corner busking spot in La Paz

Tinsmith Tools Lantern Silhouette Twilight Rain Puerto Ayacucho

Panasonic Lumix DC-S9 · in the old quarter in Puerto Ayacucho

Mariachi Band Performing in Mexico City Plaza Sunset

Sony a6400 · in a public square in Mexico City

Sponge and Sea Fan Reef Under Stone Town Ledge

Nikon Z 8 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Stone Town

Silhouetted Horsetail Plants in Twilight Rain

iPhone XS Max · among terraced garden plots in Shandong

Petri Dish Culture Sealed Blue Tape Night

Canon EOS R3 · near Lombok

Fire Dancer Spinning Poi on Cartagena Beach

Minolta XD-7 · in Cartagena

Silhouetted Ants Carrying Leaves at Tidal Inlet

Casio QV-10 · beside a tidal inlet in West Virginia

Snorkeler Sweeping Light Over Garden Eels at Night

Samsung Galaxy S21+ · along a kelp-fringed shelf near Cape Town

Stained Glass Artisan Work Puerto Vallarta Square

Fujifilm GFX100 II · at a public square in Puerto Vallarta

Inti Raymi Procession Barranco Lima Waterfront

Kiev 88 · at a waterfront celebration in Barranco, Lima

Prairie Dog Sentinels in Grey Lynn Dawn

Canon EOS 300D · along a game trail near Grey Lynn, Auckland

Blue Taped Petri Dish in Firelight

Nikon D200 · in Ballarat

Sandboarder Descending Dune Crest in Hanoi

OM System OM-1 · on a hillside near French Quarter, Hanoi

Mime Artist Dappled Light Queretaro Monsoon

Pentax Spotmatic · at a public square in Queretaro

Lacquer Artist Applies Gold Leaf in Inhambane Square

Polaroid SX-70 · at a public square in Inhambane

Jewel-like Mold Texture on Aged Cheese

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II · on lichen-covered bark in Bilaspur

King Penguins and Giant Mushrooms at Sahara Sunset

OM System OM-5 · beside a tidal inlet in the Sahara

Juvenile Fish Sheltering in Staghorn Coral Underwater

Samsung Galaxy S25 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

Sugarcane Cutter Portrait Bogota Square

Canon EOS-1D · at a public square in Bogota

Decaying French Villa Ruin in Estonian Mist

Leica M-A · inside a roofless nave in Estonia

Carved Kashmiri Balcony in Kolkata Train Terminal

Sony a7S II · inside a restored train terminal near Park Street, Kolkata