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Manuela Palmberger

Achadinha

Portugal

Azores

a waterfall with a man standing there

Heather Willensky

A calm river winds through a lush pine forest towards the majestic, jagged peaks of the Grand Teton mountains under a blue sky.

Andreas Andersson

A person wearing a red fleece jacket poses thoughtfully in front of a scenic waterfall, surrounded by rocky cliffs and evergreen trees.

Giulio Gröbert

Albania

An aerial shot captures a twisting road through autumnal hills and a river valley below a majestic snow-covered mountain range.

Switzerland

A woman with a backpack sits on a bench, overlooking a scenic mountainous landscape with lakes and a cloudy sky at sunset.

Mirae Campbell

A woman in a dark swimsuit stands at the edge of a rocky river, facing the flowing water.

Joey Kantor

Italy

Lombardy

A mountain beyond a body of water, seen from a pier.

Gene Yoon

A metallic arched bridge over a river leading towards a forest

Vijay Sarathy

A monochrome image of an outdoor scene with water trees and vegetation

Rebecca Newman

Nepal

A high-angle view captures a suspension bridge crossing a turbulent, glacial river flowing through a rocky and forested mountain canyon.

Fabian Schmiedlechner

Wallaman

Australia

Queensland

A powerful close-up of a waterfall crashing down a dark rock face, creating a cloud of mist and spray.

Michael Matti

Multnomah Falls flows over a steep cliff on cloudy day.

Edward Jose

San Francisco

United States

California

People take pictures with their phones along the coast near a bridge with buildings on the downtown skyline across the river

Helena Lee

Iceland

An adventurer in a red kayak plunges down a waterfall in a river canyon as spectators watch from the grassy cliffs.

GS & Co

A small boat sailing on a large river in the forest at dusk

A vibrant rainbow appears in the spray of a churning waterfall as it crashes against a rocky cliff face.

An aerial view of a lone person standing beside a winding stream in a vast, green mountain valley shrouded in fog.

Shin Miura

An aerial view of a winding road carving its way through a vast and rugged mountain pass under a partly cloudy sky.

Olivier Romano

Liwonde

Malawi

Southern Region

A small black and white bird perches on a delicate reed branch against a hazy, warm-toned sky.

Elia Pellegrini

Zadar

Croatia

Zadar County

Water flows down rocky cliff with scattered plants and vegetation

Roman Fox

Top of Eiffel tower shows over surrounding buildings near multiple bridges.

Elena Kulikova

An aerial photograph captures the dramatic boundary where a vast orange desert meets irrigated green agricultural fields.

Santana

Madeira

A narrow, moss-covered stone path follows a small stream through the dense, verdant undergrowth of a moody forest.

Jake Matthews

A forest river going down multiple small waterfalls.

Wenyuan  Zheng

Rugged canyon with a rushing river cutting through, surrounded by steep rocky walls and dense coniferous trees under a clear sky.

Norway

An aerial view shows a car crossing a bridge over a majestic waterfall cascading down a forested mountain.

Robin Maeter

A waterfall running down a rocky cliff.

House on a forested mountain with a river valley under a hazy sky

Simon Hird

Lisbon

Glistening water droplets are frozen in mid-air as they splash from a dark rock into a serene green pond.

Kelsey Smith

Georgia

A wood plank farm house with a long driveway and lawn near a pond

Minneapolis

Minnesota

A tranquil river covered in lily pads reflects an arched stone bridge and golden-lit trees under a clear evening sky.

Joep Hijwegen

View through a window of a road and trees along the coast with mountains in the distance

Justin Krompier

Sunrise illuminating a highland river landscape with steaming geothermal features and a backdrop of rugged mountains.

Melbourne

Victoria

Grass growing in a meadow outside of the forest

Group of people walking on a trail on a hill along the coast with mountains across the river

Damian Denis

Two cowboys ride horses on a plain in front of a mountain range at dusk.

A person walks across an old moss-covered stone bridge in front of a cascading waterfall deep in a lush green forest.

Gianluigi Palomba

Jasper

Canada

Alberta

A close-up profile of a large brown moose with velvety antlers feeding on green vegetation by a river.

Arika Buran

Hawaii

A wide waterfall crashes over the edge of a cliff surrounded by a dense, green jungle with a mountain rising in the background.

Scattered fallen leaves lie on the pedestrian bridge paralleling the covered vehicle bridge over a stream in Autumn.

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Venice

Veneto

A boat sails on a river surrounded by buildings in Venice Italy

Igor Zacharov

Small town surrounded by fields fills misty valley.

TRU COLLECTIVE

Waterfalls flowing over a forest mountain canyon into the river below

Alexander Kibble

Cape Town

South Africa

Western Cape

The shadow of a person waving is cast onto the rocky bed of a clear, shallow stream on a sunny day.

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

An epic aerial view captures braided rivers cutting through a black volcanic valley, flanked by vibrant green highlands and a distant mountain peak.

Natalie Rhea

A shallow stream passing over rocks, between mossy stones.

Wyatt Clough

Yosemite Valley

A powerful waterfall cascades down a sheer granite cliff, with a lush green pine forest in the sunlit foreground.

Daryl Scott Walker

A person standing at the base of a waterfall in nature

Lee Morton

Baltimore

Maryland

A young girl holds a small fishing net with a long handle into a shallow creek.

Bad Säckingen

Germany

Baden-Württemberg

An aerial view shows a rowing team navigating a wide, dark river that flows past a historic town with a bridge and lush, forested hills.

A large fallen tree trunk lies over a small, rocky creek flowing through a dense and lush green temperate forest.

Guy Fattal

a man is riding a bicycle on a dirt road next to a river in a mountain canyon

Marcus Sies

A person holds a trout in the water just above a fishing net laying in a river.

Joe Hall

Ireland

a small river travelling down a grassy area.

Dani Guindo

A stream of water cascading down a black mountainside at night.

Hans Isaacson

A powerful waterfall cascades down a steep rocky gorge surrounded by a lush green forest.

Sebastian Mittermeier

River winds through a valley near foggy mountains on a cloudy Autumn day.

People look out at the water of a river that goes through a colorful town

People walking on a sidewalk by a foggy river

Marius Simon

Gorges du Tarn Causses

France

Occitanie

A red and yellow kayak rests on a rocky riverbank at the base of a lush, green hillside on a sunny day.

Daniel Johnson

A model wading in a river in front of a waterfall.

Nick Brown

A tall waterfall flows into a wide, rocky canyon at sunset.

A view of a small stream outdoors in a hill

A man stands on top of a rocky cliff overlooking a waterfall that flows into a pond in a lush jungle.

An aerial view showcases vibrant green rice terraces nestled within a dense jungle, with a river and small houses dotting the rural landscape.

A female hiker with a backpack pauses by a rushing river to admire the view of a vast mountain valley with grazing cattle.

Three bicyclists crossing over a river on a modern white bridge.

Brad Booth

a river moves through a rocky icy cave

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