A coiled giant millipede rests on a log in ‘Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden’ 20 July 2007 during a presentation for children on the ‘Bug Day’ . ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: afplivetwo153652
There is nothing more beautiful than photos taken in nature. It must be why so many couples opt to take engagement photos in the great outdoors. Because no matter how aesthetically pleasing a man-made construction is, it will never compare to what is created naturally on this earth. Which is why nature has been the backdrop for many photographers, and how we can even have a Nature Photography Day.
Today, June 15th, has been set aside by the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) to promote the enjoyment of nature photography. Images of the environment are cause to preserve and protect this earth. How can you look at something so beautiful and agree with chopping it down or polluting its air? That reasoning is why the NANPA are so motivated in supporting Nature Photography Day, because they know the effects photography has on people.
Fortunately at Newscom we have many stunning images of the world around us. Last year we featured breathtaking nature photos and this year we have even more to share. It’s our abundance of such images that have had us so eager to show them off in our Around the World and Nature and the Environment posts.
So go out with a camera today if you can and capture what strikes your eye. And if you can’t make it out, then I strongly suggest you take a look at some of these amazing photos of nature that we have back at Newscom.
Heat at mid-day, Namibia. Koos van der Lende Africapictures.net/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: afrphotos003278
A view of blooming flowers as the Spring season begins, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 30 March 2008. ARSHAD ARBAB/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: epaphotosthree580809
Mushrooms growing on the floor of a forest, Neuenbuerg, Northern Black Forest Region, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. dbn Image Broker/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ibpremium072300
BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY. Morpho peleides. wings open. Costa Rica. ADRIAN HEPWORTH/Evolve/Photoshot/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ptsstock033543
A man takes a photograph inside the Eisriesenhoehle (giant ice cave) at Dachstein mountain near the village of Obertraun April 28, 2012. LISI NIESNER/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfive214450
A light finger of fog makes its way through downtown San Francisco at dawn on September 7, 2011. Market Street is illuminated by traffic at right. TERRY SCHMITT/UPI/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: upiphotostwo129079
Close-up of a red rose with a yellow center. Andre Jenny Stock Connection/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: scsubpic006109
RED-EYED TREE FROG peering through leaf. ZUMA Press/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: zumawirewestphotostwo450002
Brad Goldpaint put on his backpack and trekked 1,300 miles along coastal paths to take these stunning snaps of the night sky. Solent News / Splash News/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: spnphotosthree716690
Aug. 9, 2011 – West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. – Lotus Leaves with Water Droplets. Taylor Jones/ZUMA Press/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: zumawireworldphotosfour813068
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