landscape

The mountain of Aoraki (Mt Cook) in New Zealand is illuminated warmly during sunset and reflected in Lake Matheson below

Lake Matheson reflections of Aoraki (Mt Cook) | New Zealand

View down into Masca valley and Masca gorge on Tenerife during sunset, the island of la Gomera is visible in the distance

Sunset above Masca valley, the island of La Gomera in the distance | Tenerife, Spain

Waves are splashing against a World War II bunker lying on a French beach in Le Gurp, France

WWII bunker, weathering in the tides | Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, France

Sunrise view of Teide volcano framed by the mural remains of a former astronomical observatory on Alto Guajara, Tenerife

Teide volcano, viewed through the mural remains of a former observatory | Alto Guajara, Tenerife, Spain

Sunrise view of Pico Viejo, Teide, Montaña Blanca and the Cañadas caldera viewed high up from Alto Guajara

Sunrise over the Pico Viejo – Teide – Montaña Blanca (left to right) volcano complex and the Caldera de las Cañadas (front), viewed from Alto Guajara | Tenerife, Spain

Sunrays cutting through redwood forest and wildfire smoke in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California

Sunrays cutting through wildfire smoke in Big Basin Redwoods State Park | California, CA, USA

Inside the "Spooky" slot canyon in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah with very narrow walls

A hike through "Spooky" slot canyon | Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT, USA

Black and white of cumulus clouds in the sky and the Gironde river below and a fishing cabin at low tide

Cabane de pêcheurs sur la Gironde | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France

Cape Byron Lighthouse, Australia's easternmost point | Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

Person standing in large rock opening revealing the sky behind in Arches National Park, Utah

Natural window | Arches National Park, UT, USA

A silhouette of Gran Canaria, seen from Alto Guajara, Tenerife

A silhouette of Gran Canaria, seen from Teide | Tenerife, Spain

The rock domes of Kata Tjuta, Australia seen from the side of the road

The rock domes of Kata Tjuta | NT, Australia

A field of lupins on the South Island of New Zealand

Sea of lupins | New Zealand, South Island

Desert tree in Dead Horse Point State Park | UT, USA

Sunrise viewed with other hikers from Pico del Teide

Sunrise at Pico del Teide | Tenerife, Spain

Long exposure of Pico del Teide at dawn with stars visible

Dawn by Pico del Teide – 200 meters to the summit | Tenerife, Spain

Long exposure from Pico del Teide at dawn looking north, stars visible in the sky and city lights below

Dawn over Tenerife, viewed from Teide volcano, Tenerife, Spain

The Teide volcano on Tenerife casts a long triangular shadow at sunrise

Shadow of the Teide volcano over the neighboring island of La Gomerra, Pico del Teide at sunrise | Tenerife, Spain

The volcan Baru in Panama casts a long triangular shadow at sunrise

Shadow of Volcán Barú over the Central American isthmus, Pacific to the left, Atlantic to the right | Volcán Barú, Panama

Sunrise over Tenerife island clouds over the ocean around seen from Pico del Teide

Sunrise over Tenerife island and a sea of clouds | Tenerife, Spain

Teide volcano seen from the Cañadas caldera on Tenerife with the Roque Cinchado—a layered hoodoo rock formation—in the foreground

Teide volcano, Roque Cinchado—a hoodoo rock formation—in the foreground | Las Cañadas caldera, Tenerife, Spain

Sunrise over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Sunrise over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park | UT, USA

Desert hiking trail below a blue sky and a rising sun in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Morning hike in Capitol Reef National Park | UT, USA

View of Pacific Ocean from the shore with some trees and bushes in the foreground

The Pacific Ocean, Pebble Beach | CA, USA

Looking down from Mount Taranaki onto the surrounding green landscape, hiker in the foreground

Descending from the Mt Taranaki summit | New Zealand, North Island

Panoramic view of the Teide volcano and surrounding landscape during sunset

Sunset over Tenerife | Tenerife, Spain

Desert landscape of Canyonlands National Park in Utah, person standing in the foreground

Canyonlands National Park – rapper for scale | UT, USA

Long exposure night image of the Teide volcano in the distance and city lights partially covered by illuminated clouds, with star trails in the sky, taken on Tenerife

Sea of clouds illuminated by city lights, Teide volcano visible on the left, Sirius (blue-white) and Betelgeuse (reddish) in the sky | Tenerife, Spain

Long exposure night image of clouds illuminated by city lights underneath and star trails in the sky taken on Tenerife

Sea of clouds illuminated by city lights | Güímar, Tenerife, Spain

Sunrise over the Atlantic, the island of Gran Canaria is visible on the right, viewed from Alto Guajara | Tenerife, Spain

Meadows, Pastures and mountains in Stubaital, Austria

Meadows and Pastures | Stubaital, Austria

Blue haze over the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina

The Blue Ridge Mountains, covered in haze | NC, USA

The sky and the sun are visible through a natural rock bridge called Hickman Natural Bridge in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Hickman Natural Bridge | Capitol Reef National Park, UT, USA

Sunset seen from Tenerife, the Teide volcano and La Palma are also visible

Sunset over Tenerife and La Palma, seen from Mirador de Chipeque | Tenerife, Spain

Tenerife sunset over a low cloud cover, so-called sea of clouds, and a silhouette of La Palma island is also visible on the horizon

Sunset over a sea of clouds, a silhouette of La Palma island is visible on the horizon | Tenerife, Spain