Kaitlyn Dever and Zoey Deutch at the Netflix Golden Globes After Party on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rob Latour/Variety/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Ama Pipi, of Great Britain starts a Women's 400-meters semifinal during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, August 21, 2023. (Photo by Petr David Josek/AP Photo)
Tony the Tiger poses for a photo prior to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 in El Paso, TX. (Photo by Jorge Salgado/AP Content Services for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes)
Cape fox cubs play fight in the last decade of May 2025 in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, their silver and yellow fur camouflaging them in the desert. (Photo by John Mullineux/Solent News & Photo Agency)
Winner of the National Park Foundation's photo contest; Honorable Mention: Fan Favorite. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Three friends enjoy sunrise over the Grand Canyon. (Photo by Peter Blanchard)
Two dancers pass each other as they compete in a heat during the All Scotland Championships in Irish Dancing at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. The championships attract over 2000 dancers from more than 300 dance schools, from countires such as North America, South Africa, Australia and Russia. (Photo by David Moir/Reuters)
Marc Berthod of Switzerland during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Super Combined on February 12, 2012 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Vianney Thibaut/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
Merit: A Night at Deadvlei. The night before returning to Windhoek, we spent several hours at Deadveli. The moon was bright enough to illuminate the sand dunes in the distance, but the skies were still dark enough to clearly see the milky way and magellanic clouds. Deadveli means “dead marsh. The camelthorn trees are believed to be about 900 years old, but have not decomposed because the environment is so dry. (Photo and caption by Beth McCarley/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)