Formation

Giant Crystal Formations Floodplain Shenzhen Morning

Olympus OM-4 · across a floodplain after rain near Shenzhen

Sandstone Wave Formation After Rain in Hungary

Canon EOS R50 V · across a floodplain after rain in Hungary

Naval Deck Coil Racks Before Formation

Canon EOS 650 · on a naval deck in rough wind in Auckland

Naval Formation Inspection at Dawn in Monsoon Rain

Nikon D810 · on a naval deck in rough wind in Kasulu

Nigerian Checkpoint Helmet Shelf Before Formation

iPhone 16 Pro Max · at a checkpoint lane in Nigeria

Swirling Sandstone Wave Formation Ridge Foothills Zhangjiajie

Canon EOS R1 · from a ridge above layered foothills near Zhangjiajie

Milky Way Over Arizona Desert Rock Formation

Nikon Z 8 · in Arizona

Dawn Light on Arizona Yardang Formation

Canon EOS R10 · across a floodplain after rain in Arizona

Striped Rock Formations in Nevada Desert Noon

Casio QV-10 · in Nevada

Sacred Rock Formation at Sunset in Sydney Rain

Fujifilm X-H2 · near Paddington, Sydney

Medic Pouch Restock Table Before Formation Makassar

Olympus OM-2 · beside a convoy halt on open ground in Makassar

Sandstone Wave Formation at Bogota Twilight

Pentax ME Super · across a floodplain after rain near Bogota

Orca Pod Hunting Formation Portugal Autumn Shelf

Samsung Galaxy S21 · along a kelp-fringed shelf in Portugal

Medic Pouch Restock Table Before Formation

Fujifilm X-E1 · beside a convoy halt on open ground in Chubu

Aboriginal Rock Formation at Sunset with Snow

Canon EOS 550D · near Sydney

First Light Formation Inspection at Raipur Airbase

iPhone 12 · along an airbase flight line in Raipur

Barracks Laundry Rack Before First Formation Night

Nikon Z 7 · inside a command post near Çerkezköy district

Total Solar Eclipse Over Desert Rock Formation

Minolta XG-M · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Hyderabad

Military Trench Tool Rack Before Formation

iPhone 12 Pro Max · beside a convoy halt on open ground in Liberia

Early Morning Sandstone Wave with Sea Spray

Nikon FM3A · in Guizhou

Morning Glory Clouds Over Tropical Phuket Sky

Leica M11 · near Phuket

Silhouetted Helmet Shelf on Java Naval Deck

Speed Graphic · on a naval deck in rough wind in Java

Winter Fireflies Over Cappadocia Rice Fields

Nikon F · from a frost-hushed ridgeline in Cappadocia

Salt Pillars on Dead Sea Shore Near Havana

iPhone 13 mini · across a wide valley floor near Havana

Golden Mammatus Clouds Over Suva Thunderheads

Olympus OM-D E-M1 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Suva

Dusty Desks in Abandoned Nanchang School Lab

Fujifilm X-E1 · in a school laboratory near Nanchang

Waikiki Shoreline Garden in Soft Overcast Light

Polaroid SX-70 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Waikiki, Honolulu

Lenticular Cloud Above Zermatt Peak Thunderheads

Sony a99 II · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Zermatt

Striped Rock Silhouette in Marrakech Valley

iPhone 14 Pro · across a wide valley floor near Souks, Marrakech

Narwhal Pod Swimming Arctic Ice Channel

Canon AE-1 · along an ice-scoured channel near Nuuk

Monks Chanting in Candlelit Pingtung Concert Hall

Nikon D810A · in a concert hall in Pingtung

Silhouetted Cenote Stalactites in Amber Sunset

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ · near Gamcheon, Busan

Lenticular Cloud Stack Over Winter Peak Near Burlington

iPhone 16 Plus · near Burlington

Moonlit Red Strata Near Tianjin Winter Dawn

Sony a1 II · near Tianjin

Moonlit Coral Reef Belize Silhouette Through Shallows

Sony a7CR · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Belize City

Cave Stalactites Overlooking Dhamar Foothills

Polaroid SX-70 · from a ridge above layered foothills near Dhamar

Silhouetted Cappadocian Fairy Chimney at Dawn

Hasselblad X2D 100C · near Ürgüp

Sunset Over Aboriginal Sacred Rock Ridge Sydney

Nikon FE2 · from a ridge above layered foothills near Sydney

Twilight Yardang Erosion in Iranian Clay Desert

iPhone 8 Plus · in Iran

Milky Way Over Nevada Desert Canyon Walls

Minolta Maxxum 7000 AF · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Nevada

Seaplane Landing on Volcanic Reef Lagoon

Hasselblad X2D II 100C · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Stone Town

Asperitas Cloud Over Marrakech Desk

Nikon D7100 · on a writing desk near Marrakech

Feathered Frost Patterns on Car Windshield in Late Afternoon

Minolta XD-7 · on a wind-open causeway near Terni

Tsingy Needle Karst Ridge Above Antananarivo

Leica M-A · from a ridge above layered foothills near Antananarivo

Silvery Selenite Cave Dead Sea Shore Night

iPhone 7 · along a wave-cut shoreline in the Dead Sea

Amber Sunset Over Aboriginal Sacred Rock Valley

Nikon D800 · across a wide valley floor near Sydney

Sun Dog Over Sinai Desert Road

iPhone 13 · in Sinai

Juvenile Fish Schooling Over Volcanic Reef Stone Town

Leica M1 · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Stone Town

Silhouetted Karst Towers in Blue Hour Mist

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 · near Malindi

Blue Ice Frozen Waterfall Tibet Night Mist

Samsung Galaxy S21+ · in Tibet

Medic Pouch Restock on Naval Deck Before Dawn

Samsung Galaxy S22+ · on a naval deck in rough wind in Kerman

Golden Hour Basalt Columns Mumbai Coast

Canon EOS 800D · along a wave-cut shoreline near Mumbai

Ice Needles Rising on Oslo Desk at Sunset

Minolta XG 9 · on a writing desk in Oslo

Basalt Columns on Misty Austrian Coastline at Dusk

Yashica MAT-124G · along a wave-cut shoreline in Austria

Silhouetted Mesa Dawn Mist Tunisia Desert

Canon EOS R6 Mark II · in Tunisia

Giant Selenite Crystals in Lake District Cave

Rollei A110 · from a ridge above layered foothills in the Lake District

Pancake Ice Forming on Freezing Sea at Sunrise

Canon EOS-1D X · across a wide valley floor in Finland

Steel Blue Twilight Columnar Basalt Shoreline

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 · along a wave-cut shoreline near San Pedro, La Paz

Reindeer Lichen on Tundra Rocks Near Kharkiv

Samsung Galaxy S24+ · near Kharkiv

Aurora Borealis Over Frozen Waterfall Stockholm

Canon EOS 350D · from a moonlit breakwater near Stockholm

Tepui Mountain Above Cloud Forest in Venezuela

Sony a7 V · along a wave-cut shoreline near Boudhanath, Kathmandu

Morning Glory Cloud Over Tropical Maputo Sky

Minolta SR-T 101 · near Maputo

Sandstone Arch Frames Desert Mesa Near Cairo

Nikon Z fc · near Cairo

Circumhorizontal Arc Over California Winter Morning

Samsung Galaxy S25+ · in California

White Salt Pillars Silhouetted Over Naples Valley

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ · across a wide valley floor near Naples

Dripping Stalactite in Bali Limestone Cave

Nikon Z50II · in Bali

Columnar Basalt Cliffs in Misty Moonlight

iPhone 11 · near Bishkek

Silhouetted Hoodoo Spire Against Autumn Sunset

Nikon F80 · near El Mahalla El Kubra

Night Beam Illuminates Mongolian Tufa Tower

Mamiya 7 · in Mongolia

Purple Mammatus Clouds PEI Sunset

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra · in Prince Edward Island

Columnar Basalt Tidal Waterfall Autumn Valley

Fujifilm X-Pro2 · across a wide valley floor near Quito

Chinese Lion Dance in Cappadocia Square at Dusk

4x5 RB Auto Graflex · at a public square during a festival near Cappadocia

Aerial Basalt Columns Wet Season Shinyanga

iPhone 11 Pro · far above terraced hillsides near Shinyanga

Winter Dawn Over Columnar Basalt Cliffs

Polaroid 636 · across a wide valley floor in Uttarakhand

Orange Mammatus Clouds Over Bali Horizon

Leica Q3 · in Bali

Winter Selenite Cave Silhouette Over Slovenian Foothills

iPhone 14 Pro · from a ridge above layered foothills in Slovenia

Salt Crystals Lake Shore First Light Oregon

iPhone 14 Plus · in Oregon

Mammatus Clouds Over Winter Antalya Fog

Fujifilm X-H2 · through low marine fog near Antalya

Green Turf Above Blue Sea on Chalk Cliff

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Gwangalli, Busan

Wind-Formed Snow Roller on Lapland Hillside

Canon EOS R1 · across a storm-bright plain in Lapland

Sandstone Wave Layers at Dawn Near Fuzhou

Leica Q2 · near Fuzhou

Underground River Emerges at Indigo Twilight Shore

iPhone 12 Pro Max · along a wave-cut shoreline near Płock

Orange Mammatus Clouds Over Esmeraldas Sky

Nikon D7100 · beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Esmeraldas

Salt Pillars on Wave-Cut Shore Under Noon Sun

Nikon FM10 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Cape Town

Wind Carved Yardang Clay Desert Shoreline Dubai

Sony Alpha 900 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Dubai

Basalt Columns and Ghost Train in Chilean Mist

Canon EOS R7 · in Chile

Aerial View of Hexagonal Basalt Columns Near Athens

Leica M6 · far above river meanders near Thisio, Athens

Rime Ice on Summit Weather Station at Twilight

Xiaomi 14 Ultra · at a rocky saddle overlooking a mountain valley near Leh

Swiss Valley Butte at First Light Dawn

Leica M3 · across a wide valley floor in Switzerland

Mesa Rising From Flat Desert Near Las Vegas

Canon EOS 6D · near Las Vegas

Stalactites in Cave Near Touba Morning Light

Sony a7 IV · near Touba

Columnar Basalt Cliffs in Alberta Winter Valley

iPhone 12 · across a wide valley floor in Alberta

Lenticular Cloud Hovering Over Himalayan Peak at Dawn

Polaroid SX-70 · near Pokhara

Aurora Over Frozen Waterfall Lapland Night

iPhone XS · from a quiet alpine saddle in Lapland

Milky Way Rising Over Utah Canyon Walls

Polaroid model 95 · under a dry plateau sky in Utah

Cappadocian Fairy Chimney Silhouette in Indigo Twilight

Rollei A110 · near Nevşehir

Drill Line Under Monsoon Afternoon Light

Canon EOS 80D · along an airbase flight line in Syria

Frost Ferns on Window in Golden Light

Casio QV-10 · on lichen-covered bark in Nampula

Drill Line in Morning Fog Bayamo

Leica Standard · on a parade ground near Bayamo

Silhouetted Sea Stack Against Sunset Florida Sky

Hasselblad X1D · from a ridge above layered foothills in Florida

Thunder Tower Over Tropical Ocean Near Gracia Barcelona

Leica M4-2 · beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Gracia, Barcelona

Jungle Vines Overgrow Cairo Yardang at Dawn

Fujifilm X-E1 · near Downtown, Cairo

Gypsum Cave Silhouette Dry Season Blue Hour

Canon EOS R7 · from a ridge above layered foothills in New South Wales

Winter Selenite Cave Silhouetted Against Foothills

Fujifilm X-T1 · from a ridge above layered foothills near Ksar el-Kebir

Basalt Organ Pipes Silhouetted Against Clouds

Google Pixel 8 · across a wide valley floor in Cuba

Tufa Towers on Desert Salt Lake Ridge

Leica M10 · from a ridge above layered foothills near Riyadh

Quetzal Feathers in Kuwait Twilight Forest

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II · in Kuwait

Freezing Rain Crystals on Manisa Forest Under Noon

Canon EOS 90D · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Manisa

Silhouette Plunge Pool Below Waterfall Shoreline

Nikon D3 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Tbilisi

Wind Sculpted Yardangs Clay Desert Cairo

iPhone 16 Plus · across a floodplain after rain near Cairo

Geologist Measuring Basalt Columns at Al Hudaydah

Nikon D100 · near Al Hudaydah

Mesa Rising From Utah Shoreline at Dawn

Google Pixel 7 Pro · along a wave-cut shoreline in Utah

Striped Mineral Bands Reflected in Aragon Midday

Fujifilm X-T50 · in Aragon

Frozen River Pressure Ridges Stockholm Blue Hour

Nikon FE2 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Kungsholmen, Stockholm

Silhouetted Sandstone Bridge Sunset Cairo Shoreline

Nikon D780 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Garden City, Cairo

Frozen River Pressure Ridges Norway Sunset

Sony a99 II · in Norway

Purple Mammatus Clouds Over Uzbekistan Fog

Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 · through low marine fog in Uzbekistan

Basalt Sea Stack Under Evening Blue Light

Google Pixel 9 Pro · across a wide valley floor near Mombasa

Blue Glacier Cave Under Copper Twilight

iPhone 16 Pro · from a ridge above layered foothills near Vancouver

Roll Cloud Over Machiques Morning Mist

Sony a7S III · beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Machiques

Wind Carved Clay Ridges Abu Dhabi Desert

iPhone 15 Pro Max · across a floodplain after rain near Abu Dhabi

Basalt Columns Sunset Chinatown Vancouver Coast

Google Pixel 6 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Chinatown, Vancouver

Basalt Columns Along Dalmatian Coast After Rain

Nikon Z 7 · across a floodplain after rain in Dalmatia

Sea of Clouds at Spanish Mountain Dawn

Sony a6000 · in Spain

Cumulonimbus Tower Rising Over Blida Fog

Fujifilm X-T2 · through low marine fog near Blida

Lenticular Cloud Stack Over Geneva Thunderheads

Nikon Z 5 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Geneva

Salt Pillars on Sydney Shore at Dawn

Nikon Z 6 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Newtown, Sydney

Steel Blue Evening Light Over Desert Lake Tufa Tower

Leica M5 · near Amman

Winter Sunset Cappadocian Fairy Chimney Valley

Sony Xperia 1 VI · across a wide valley floor in Turkey

Pileus Cap Cloud Over Greek Thunderheads

Nikon D7500 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Greece

Silhouetted Motorcycle Convoy Ohio Coastal Sunset

Nikon D3X · in Ohio

Sea Cave Golden Hour Reflected Light Vancouver

Google Pixel 8 · near Vancouver

Purple Mammatus Clouds Over Barquisimeto Fog

Voigtlander Bessa R · through low marine fog near Barquisimeto

Hoodoo Spire Sunset Rhine Valley

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III · in the Rhine Valley

Geologist Face Beside Canary Observatory Window

Nikon D850 · along a rocky geology outcrop in the Canary Islands

Limestone Karst Tower Morning Mist River Playa del Carmen

iPhone 8 Plus · near Playa del Carmen

Red and Cream Rock Strata Golden Hour

Leica MP · near Olsztyn

Lenticular Cloud Hovering Over Vancouver Mountain Peak

Leica R3 · near Vancouver

Blue Light in Russian Glacier Cave Shoreline

Nikon D80 · along a wave-cut shoreline in Russia

Basalt Columns at Cusco Floodplain Blue Hour

Canon EOS R3 · across a floodplain after rain near Cusco

Mesa Rising from Flat Desert Shoreline

Canon EOS 7D Mark II · along a wave-cut shoreline near Windhoek

Needle Ice Garden Pushing Frozen Soil

Fujifilm X-T30 · on a stone ledge near Oslo

Snowflake Crystal on Wool Fiber in Candlelight

Samsung Galaxy S21 · on salt crystals along a pan rim near Anyang

Slovenian Rock Strata Bands in Golden Hour Light

Lomo LC-A · in Slovenia

Hair Ice on Branch Sapporo Display

iPhone XS · on a painted display ledge in Sapporo

Lenticular Cloud Stack Over Dormant Volcano Russeifa

Canon EOS 650 · near Russeifa

Chilean Cliff Columnar Jointing Winter Clouds

Fujifilm X-E3 · in Chile

Frozen Glacial Cirque Lake Quebec Winter

Nikon D810 · in Quebec

Cumulonimbus Anvil Cloud Over Mansoura Ledge

iPhone 15 Pro · on a stone ledge near Mansoura

Winter Barracks Laundry Rack in Firelit Mess Hall

Canon EOS R7 · in a mess hall before service in Chatham-Kent

Silhouetted Selenite Crystals in Nile Delta Cave

Fujifilm GFX100 II · in the Nile Delta

Wind-Eroded Yardang Ridge Alice Springs

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV · from a ridge above layered foothills near Alice Springs

Symmetrical Volcanic Cone Silhouette at Colorado Dawn

Fujifilm X-S20 · in Colorado

Basalt Columns Silhouetted Against Blue Evening Sky

Canon EOS R1 · across a floodplain after rain near Seomyeon, Busan

Green Aurora Over Sikkim Desert Escarpment

Canon EOS 5D Mark III · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Sikkim

Silhouetted Hoodoo Spire at Sunset Over Valley Fog

Pentax K1000 · across a wide valley floor in Rio de Janeiro state

Basalt Pipes on Cliff After Rain Near Lisbon

Canon EOS 5DS R · across a floodplain after rain near Lisbon

Frozen River Pressure Ridges at Blue Hour Near Yellowknife

Nikon D6 · across a wide valley floor near Yellowknife

Aerial Volcanic Shoreline Cusco Winter Light

Canon EOS 1000D · near San Pedro Market, Cusco

Monsoon Night Blessing in Balinese Prayer Hall

Nikon D100 · in a prayer hall in Yogyakarta

Swiss Alpine Basin Lava Ridge Sunset Autumn

Leica M (Typ 240) · in Switzerland

Monks Alms Procession Canal Kunming Dawn

Leica Q3 · beside a canal in Kunming

Tropical Fish School Costa Rica Monsoon Light

Fujifilm GFX100 · in Costa Rica

Drone view of forest lake near Jeddah at twilight

Nikon D800E · above dune fields and dry wadis near Jeddah

Predawn Beauty Supply Shelf Mousse Heat Protectant

Nikon Z 6 · in a beauty supply area under white LEDs in Tianjin

Archery Contest in Sheffield Prayer Hall at Dusk

Canon EOS 80D · in a prayer hall near Sheffield

Sun Dog Above Mountain Ridge in Autumn

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Mark II · near Marjanishvili, Tbilisi

Ice Crystal Bridge Between Twigs in Sweden

Sony Alpha 900 · in Sweden

Gondola Lift Ascending Autumn Mist Sapporo

Leica M2 · beside a lift tower above corduroy snow near Sapporo

Iridescent Bismuth Crystal in Vaulted Atrium

Leica MP · inside a vaulted atrium near El Alto

Yunnan Karst Tower Rising from Rainy Mist

Minolta XD-7 · in Yunnan

Iridescent Polar Cloud Before Sunrise in Canadian Fog

Minolta XD-7 · through low marine fog in Canada

Sardinian Shoreline Silhouette at Golden Hour Drizzle

Sony a7C II · along a wave-cut shoreline in Sardinia

Golden Hour Coral Atoll Near Talat Noi Bangkok

Canon EOS 1000D · near Talat Noi, Bangkok

Blacktip Reef Shark Belize Shallow Water

Nikon FM2 · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Belize City

Reef Shark Patrolling Coral Wall in Dusky Bali

Leica Q3 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Denpasar

Barn Cat Watching Swallows Over Irrigated Rows

Canon EOS 600D · along freshly irrigated rows in Valencia

Quartz Bands in Geode Cross Section

OM System OM-1 · inside a seed pod split open in Kramatorsk

Dewdrop on Lavender Salt Crystals Sunset

Leica MP · on salt crystals along a pan rim in Adıyaman

Amber Light on Dallol Hydrothermal Display

Huawei Mate 60 Pro · on a painted display ledge in Charleston

Salt Harvester Raking Crystals on Terraced Flats

Fujifilm GFX100S II · among terraced rice paddies near Colón

Silhouetted Estuary at Blue Hour Cape Town Observatory

Nikon FA · near Observatory, Cape Town

Hexagonal Basalt Columns Sunset Night Sky Sikkim

iPhone SE (2020) · above dune fields and dry wadis in Sikkim

Silhouetted African Wild Dogs at Blue Hour Waterhole

Google Pixel 7 · in Pernambuco

Steel Trays on Airbase Flight Line at Dusk

Sony a7C II · along an airbase flight line in Ngaoundéré

Amber Hydrophone Array Near Waterfall Wall

Nikon F4 · near a weather balloon launch site in Sulaymaniyah

Broker Rate Sheet on Quarry Ledge in Béchar

Fujifilm GFX100 II · on a quarry ledge near Béchar

Sea Turtle Resting on Cave Ledge Senegal

Sony a6600 · above a seagrass meadow in Senegal

Copper Light Over Limestone Karst Coastline

Mamiya 7 · far above surf-scalloped coastline near Malindi

Sunlight Pierces Dark Storm Clouds Dawn

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra · beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Rawalpindi

Chilean Seamount Sharks Circling Underwater Glare

4x5 RB Auto Graflex · in Chile

Chinook Arch Cloud Over Kashmir Foothills

iPhone 8 · across a storm-bright plain in Kashmir

Golden Hour Silhouette Giant Crystal Cave Near Los Teques

Pentax ME Super · near Los Teques

Autumn Glacial Valley Mist Along Alberta Shoreline

Olympus OM-4 Ti · along a wave-cut shoreline in Alberta

Derelict Khartoum School Dormitory Rows

Sony a7C · inside a quiet classroom in Khartoum

Iowa orchards under tundra polygon clouds at golden hour

Canon AE-1 · far above orchard blocks and irrigation lines in Iowa

Amber Mesa Buttes Morning Desert Light Aerial View

Leica M6 · near Tucson

Honeyed Ridge Above Mist Over Leh Shoreline

Nikon Z 6 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Leh

Child Flying Kite in Santo Domingo Dusk

Nikon F80 · in Santo Domingo

Motorcycle convoy on Scottish coastal causeway sunset

Nikon Z fc · on a wind-open causeway in the Scottish Highlands