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Rivers

Bret Curry

A red bridge spans a stream with pink flowering trees on its shore in an outdoor setting

Eren Sarigul

Waterfall in a grove surrounded by trees and vegetation

Wyatt Clough

United States

Utah

A hazy, golden sunset casts a warm glow over a vast canyon landscape with a river reflecting the last light of day.

Giulio Gröbert

Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

A woman stands on a leaf-strewn path in autumn, looking out across a river towards a colorful village nestled at the foot of a large mountain.

Robin Maeter

trees with autumn colored leaves are surrounding the body of water

Dani Guindo

Iceland

A stunning aerial view captures the dramatic meeting of a turquoise river and the dark ocean along a black sand coastline.

Fabian Schmiedlechner

Millaa Millaa

Australia

Queensland

A barefoot woman in a green backless dress stands on a rock and admires a cascading waterfall in a lush forest.

Marius Simon

France

A tall fir tree stands on the grassy, rocky bank of a clear stream with snow-capped mountains visible in the distance.

Wallaman

An aerial view shows a majestic waterfall plummeting down a sheer rock cliff into a misty pool, fed by a river winding through a lush green forest.

Jess Brohier

Apartment buildings and a bridge over the canal

An aerial view shows a vibrant yellow and green river snaking across a black sand beach to meet the dark, churning ocean.

Panama

A person is standing in the water as the waterfall flows in the rainforest

Henry Han

Auckland

New Zealand

Water flowing between rocks in a river

Justine Grajski

A person's bare feet and legs on a rock over a clear body of water.

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

A river flows through a mountain valley into a mountain lake on a cloudy day.

Diego Contreras

Japan

Tokyo

The sun sets over a wide river, casting a warm glow on the water and silhouetting a bridge and the city skyline in the background.

Leah Whitty

Landscape of a river with a silhouette of people in canoes and forested mountains in the background

Kyle Niego

Two men standing along the side of the river fishing

Simon Hird

United Kingdom

Scotland

Castle ruins beside a river in a grassland.

Rachel Soh

A suspension bridge arcs over water into a large city downtown.

Lars Borges

Hamburg

Germany

A young person is captured mid-air in a black and white photograph as they jump into a river in front of a forested hill.

Lee Morton

A car crosses a long suspension bridge over an icy blue lagoon with majestic snow-covered mountains in the distance.

Aaron Tao

A group of tourists in bright red ponchos look out from a boat at a massive, powerful waterfall on an overcast day.

Mike Olbinski

Sandstorm rises over the city skyline while a plane flies overhead at daytime

Portree

A small stream running between snow-covered rocks.

Neil Abastas

Bavaria

A group of friends in swimwear stand by a flowing river, ready to cool off on a sunny summer day.

a village nestled amidst rolling green hills and a cascading waterfall, with a clear blue sky overhead.

Roman Fox

A striking black and white photograph captures the silhouette of Big Ben and Westminster Bridge with sunlight glistening on the River Thames.

A sunset view of a calm river with rippling water and an orange sky

Jaqueline Bremmer

Altaussee

Austria

Styria

Three white lounge chairs rest on a vibrant green lawn overlooking a tranquil lake and a wooden boathouse nestled in a lush forest.

Wesley Verhoeve

A tranquil monochrome scene of large houses on the bank of a canal, their reflections disturbed by a single swimming water bird.

Toby Roney

A car parked in front of a river surrounded by trees during the day

Hans Isaacson

Bentonville

Arkansas

A clear shallow stream with a rocky bed flows past a grassy bank into a woodland with budding trees in early spring.

Chris Schmid

Madagascar

An aerial view shows a muddy river winding through a lush green valley towards a distant mountain range under a partly cloudy sky.

Ankhurr Chawaak

Thailand

Bright sunlight streams through a lush forest canopy, illuminating a powerful waterfall cascading over rocks.

A lone, vibrant green mountain stands isolated amidst a dark, volcanic landscape under a moody, overcast sky.

Nico Schrenk

Stream on the riverbank with rocks among plants and vegetation and mountains in the distance

An aerial view shows a glacial turquoise river flowing alongside the dark ocean on a black volcanic sand beach.

Tatjana Titimova

A green metal bridge with intricate details and decorative elements, stretching over a body of water under a partly cloudy sky.

Ricardo Purcallas

a puddle of muddy water in the wild on a rainy day

Jed Forster

A waterfall falls amid the dense green vegetation of the forest.

Erik Poppen

Streams and waterfalls flow down a tropical mountain

Omar Eltahan

Al Qanatir Al Khayriyyah

Egypt

Al-Qalyubia Governorate

Man wades into the water while a boat floats nearby.

Helena Lee

A high-angle view shows an expert kayaker navigating the powerful and churning whitewater of a fast-flowing river.

Joe Hall

A narrow waterfall cascades down a lush, green mountain slope shrouded in low-hanging clouds.

Hiker wearing a backpack looks up at the waterfall

Picturesque valley with steep mountains and a body of water in the foreground.

Flowers grow near the river passing a series of row houses.

Daniel Battersby

Waterfalls flow over a mountain cliff as a rainbow stretches across the stream

A wide waterfall flows along a river past old historic buildings nestled into a lush, tree-covered hillside in the countryside.

Kelsey Smith

Wisconsin

Three people are on a hill overlooking a lake surrounded by forests of trees in fall colors as they watch a boat sailing in the water

Ammar Habib

A man staring at a lake near a mountain at sunrise.

Elizabeth Wells

A rushing mountain river tumbles over dark, wet rocks in a rugged valley, with a snow-dusted peak looming under an overcast sky.

GS & Co

City skyline towering over a river in british columbia canada

Mandy Sham

Woman standing on a balcony looking at icebergs along the river and mountains in the distance

Jay French

Golden morning sunlight filters through silhouetted trees, illuminating the mist rising from a tranquil river.

Sebastian Wolf

Sunlight filters through shallow water, casting golden reflections on a textured bed of oyster shells and sediment.

Sunblur

Tall grass and trees stand along the shore of a river under a foggy sky

Daniel Johnson

Woman swimming on her back near waterfalls

A scenic view of the River Thames in London featuring the London Eye, Big Ben, and the Hungerford Bridge on a clear, bright day.

New York

Golden sunlight from a setting sun reflects off the water in front of the silhouetted New York City skyline.

Manuela Palmberger

Rabaçal

Portugal

Coimbra District

A majestic waterfall cascades down a moss-covered cliff in a lush, foggy rainforest.

Parker Foster

People relaxing in a park overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge and the skyscrapers of New York.

Silvia Conde

Smooth river stones in shades of brown and gray shimmer beneath the clear, rippling water.

Pelle Lannefors

Zambezi

Zambia

Northwestern Province

An expansive aerial view shows the Zambezi River flowing through a vast landscape before plunging over Victoria Falls into a deep gorge.

Ultimo

Trentino-South Tyrol

A golden autumn forest of larch trees glows in the sunlight on a mountainside below a snow-dusted peak with a waterfall in the distance.

A calm waterway reflects the morning sun as it flows between towering skyscrapers in a modern metropolitan city.

An esplanade with a small staircase by a river, with a large, old hotel on the other side of the river, next to a large barge.

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