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Rivers

Joe Hall

United Kingdom

Scotland

A river flows at the base of the stone mountain.

Giulio Gröbert

An enchanting castle surrounded by a lake and lush vegetation, illuminated by the soft light of the sunset.

Taya Raevskaya

Italy

A person in a yellow safety vest and helmet stands on the rocky shore of a river, observing a slalom course set in a mountain valley.

Jason Jahnke

Minocqua

United States

Wisconsin

Fisherman holding a fishing pole stands silhouetted on shore on a cloudy day.

Dani Guindo

Iceland

An abstract aerial view of a braided glacial river system, with its icy blue meltwater creating intricate patterns over dark volcanic sand.

Lela Amparo

a river running through a time

Matt Robson

Colorado

A man wearing waders and a hood casts his line while fly fishing in the middle of a swift, rocky river.

Braden Dam

Indonesia

Bali

The out-of-focus profile of a serene woman with her eyes closed, standing next to a cascading waterfall.

GS & Co

Bláskógabyggð

A waterfall cascades over a cliff into a narrow gorge under partly sunny skies

Rachel Soh

London

England

A beautiful view of St. Paul's Cathedral across the River Thames, with a softly blurred yellow sunflower in the foreground.

Daniel Ernst

Woman sitting at mountain peak observing distant landscape

Roman Fox

Two people ride a scooter on a waterfront roadway during the day.

Elia Pellegrini

A woman walking on a beach toward a river.

Helena Lee

High-angle shot of a kayaker in a bright blue boat maneuvering through powerful river rapids.

Luxembourg

An aerial view captures a serene, winding river reflecting the sky as it flows through a vibrant, misty autumn forest landscape.

A creek near a run down barn on a grassy mountain side.

Kelton Woodburn

Creek in a grass covered field with neighborhood houses in the distance

A stunning aerial view captures a river system creating vein-like patterns across a dry landscape, flanked by volcanic soil and vibrant yellow hills.

Norway

A person is standing high on top of the steep cliff called Pulpit Rock overlooking the water below with mountains in the distance

Jeet Khagram

An aerial view of a winding river with vibrant blue water, surrounded by a green and yellow landscape.

Vijay Sarathy

Small light sources glow near the stream passing through the woods at night.

Lee Morton

Baltimore

Maryland

Two young girls are holding hands and walking along a rocky stream in a forest.

two young girls in rain boots are walking through a stream in the woods together holding hands and smiling

Two girls playing in a forest stream, catching creatures with a net.

A lone person stands silhouetted by a stream and a bonfire at the base of snow-capped mountains under a colorful twilight sky.

Francesca Poncetta

Tall grass and vegetation in an open field at the edge of marshland and a river

Peter Varsics

Budapest

Hungary

A silhouetted couple sits on a park bench surrounded by floodwaters, watching the vibrant sunset over a city skyline.

An abstract aerial view of a braided river system creating intricate patterns as it flows through a dark and rust-colored landscape.

Michael Kagerer

Portugal

Madeira

A secluded waterfall cascades into a dark pool, viewed through the lush green ferns of a misty rainforest.

Lauren Withrow

A white bird wades in the stream just above the ocean.

A double exposure image blends silhouettes of people filled with a cityscape against a scenic view of a river at sunset.

A boat docked under an overpass near a marina.

Brad Booth

A secluded waterfall powerfully cascades down a dark rock face, viewed through a natural frame of lush jungle leaves.

Frozen and thawing rivers in a remote region captured from above during the day

A stunning top-down aerial view shows the abstract, vein-like patterns of a braided glacial river flowing through dark volcanic terrain.

A lone hiker with a backpack stands on a mossy ledge, dwarfed by a majestic multi-stream waterfall in a lush, misty jungle.

Luke Stackpoole

A person walks near a massive waterfall on a rocky cliff in iceland

Rebecca Newman

Queenstown

New Zealand

Otago Region

A backpacker beside a dirt road, looking out towards a body of water between the mountains.

A classic boat is moored in a tranquil city canal lined with picturesque historic buildings on a sunny day.

Aerial of a village surrounded by forest and mountains, with river in the background.

New York

People stand along the coast of the Hudson River with Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty in the distance

Ross Buswell

Washington

A rocky river winds through a deep canyon as heavy morning mist fills the evergreen forest.

Edward Jose

vehicles are parked along a river that flows past a large city that has many skyscrapers

Recreational vehicles camp on the bank of a river winding through the plains bordering the mountains on a cloudy day.

Simon Hird

Landscape of a narrow river amid vegetation with mountains around on a misty day

A powerful river flowing through canyons surrounded by nature and vegetation

Wide natural landscape with a man jumping from the pier into the water in new zealand

Chaclacayo

Peru

Provincia de Lima

a rugged mountainous landscape featuring a valley with a rocky stream bed in the foreground, sparse green and brown vegetation, and imposing dark mountain peaks under a partially cloudy blue sky.

Johno Faherty

Barreirinhas

Brazil

State of Maranhão

A snow-capped mountain rises  behind a calm lake reflecting its peak.

A narrow stream runs in the valley between the hills.

Gabriel Ferrier

The aerial view shows a majestic glacier snaking through snow-capped mountains.

Megan Rogers

One hiker stands still in a shallow stream while the other walks through the water, surrounded by greenery and rocky cliffs under a bright sky.

An overhead shot captures an adventurous kayaker in a red boat plunging down a waterfall next to a vibrant rainbow.

Chris Schmid

Botswana

A large African elephant splashes with its trunk while wading through a swampy wetland under a partly cloudy sky.

Liam Rimmington

Port Mulgrave

A girl in a white dress and brown leather boots sitting on a bed of seaweed.

Casey Ng

Piha

Auckland

A shallow, rocky stream meanders through a dense and lush rainforest filled with vibrant green ferns.

An atmospheric view of Westminster Bridge over the River Thames, with the iconic Big Ben and Houses of Parliament shrouded in fog.

Marcus Sies

Waterfall flowing down the side of a forested mountain with a boat on the coast

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

Mountainous valley with winding rivers partially covered by fog.

Albania

A river flows down a mountain with an older house built on the side covered with trees changing with the season

An abstract aerial view of turquoise glacial meltwater creating beautiful, flowing patterns.

Flip Twogood

A road sign covered in a thick layer of snow stands in a stark, frozen landscape under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Camila Berrio

Nepal

Sunlight streams through dramatic clouds to illuminate a misty mountain valley with a winding river below.

Drew Somerville

A woman with a glass of red wine sits at a table on a flower-filled balcony overlooking a city and a river.

An old stone bridge over a stream with many trees with falling leaves

Jade Stephens

Quaint houses with orange tiled roofs and lush trees line a tranquil canal where boats are moored.

People laying on a mountain cliff outdoors overlooking a river between canyons

Rome

Lazio

A river with some boats and a bridge that crosses the entire river.

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