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Pelle Lannefors

New Zealand

A vibrant turquoise tarn is nestled in a rocky valley at the base of lush, cloud-covered mountains.

Fadwa Ward

Crystal clear river winding between rocky cliffs and dense forests, with mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

Iceland

Wide aerial shot of mountain region at dawn or dusk in the icelandic highlands

Simon Ribadeneira

Marseille

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

People swimming and paddle boarding in a mountainside river.

Jade Stephens

A cozy rustic house with a well-manicured garden and pumpkins on the lawn sits beside a calm stream surrounded by lush trees.

Helena Lee

An overhead view of a person in a red kayak navigating through the turbulent whitewater rapids of a river.

Igor Zacharov

A landscape of a river with still water reflecting the surrounding trees on a clear day

Kelsey Smith

New York

United States

a large city is seen from the top of a building that has viewfinders

Manuela Palmberger

Fajã Grande

Portugal

Azores

a cascading waterfall flowing down a dark rock face covered in lush greenery.

Julien Jarry

Alaska

A pilot's hands grip the controls in a small aircraft cockpit during a scenic flight over a lake towards lush green mountains.

A river running through the middle of a forest

Brad Booth

A sea lion catching a fish in the water

Daniel Battersby

A majestic waterfall cascades down moss-covered rocks on a cloudy day.

Giulio Gröbert

Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

A person wearing a yellow jacket and helmet climbs a via ferrata on a steep rock face in a lush green ravine.

Ollie Tomlinson

A hazy view of the iconic London skyline featuring the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament, and bridges crossing the River Thames.

Flip Twogood

A hiker's feet in blue boots dangle over a deep, moss-covered canyon with waterfalls and a snow-capped mountain in the distance.

Carolin Unrath

Venice

Veneto

A river running between two buildings with many small boats docked

Roman Fox

Man holds a pole as he stands in a boat with his reflection on the water

A tranquil stream meanders through a lush, green undergrowth in a dense spruce forest.

Adam Stevens

Tofino

Canada

British Columbia

A grainy, black and white portrait of a young man wearing a baseball cap and jacket, making a playful face in the woods.

Andreas Andersson

Woman wearing sunglasses and a cap bends forward near a river with mountains in the distance

Chris Schmid

Brazil

a jaguar wading through a river in the Pantanal region of Brazil.

Francesca Poncetta

Barcelona

Spain

Catalonia

A swimming paw with two chicks in shallow clear water.

An aerial view of a mountain area with a river and lake at the base

GS & Co

A clear water ribbon snakes through a sea of red clay creating a vibrant contrast in a marshland

Matt Robson

Colorado

A fisherman stands in a river holding a freshly caught rainbow trout over a landing net.

Joseph Jimenez

A peaceful river winds through a green landscape at the base of a stunning, snow-dusted mountain range.

Max Chesnut

A man takes photos with a vintage camera under a waterfall

Fallen trees across a stream and waterfall in the forest

Gabriella Valladares

Paris

Île-de-France

People sit on a dock across from a crowded riverside path leading towards a bridge and multiple landmark buildings.

Jaqueline Bremmer

A view of the Manhattan skyline and the Queensboro Bridge spanning the East River on an overcast day.

Grant Puckett

Grand Canyon West

Arizona

A man is rowing a boat on a canyon river

Ezra Leary

A canyon river at night.

A woman with blonde hair watches the sun set over a wide river, casting a golden reflection on the water and city.

A tranquil river winds through a lush, green forest, with the surrounding trees creating a perfect reflection on the still water.

Sim Warren

View from inside a vehicle, looking through the windshield at a scenic mountainous landscape with a body of water visible in the distance.

Dani Guindo

An aerial perspective captures the mesmerizing abstract patterns of turquoise water flowing over sandbars.

Leon Seierlein

A river runs through the desert with snowy mountains in the distance.

Skyler Wagoner

River flowing through a bank at dusk with the moon in the distance

Nick Brown

A waterfall descends between dark rocks in an autumn forest with a stone bridge at the background.

Georgia

Two people walking away from a river cave

Marcus Sies

An overhead view captures the dramatic confluence of two rivers, one dark blue and the other light gray, meeting to create a turbulent plume of bright turquoise and white churning water between dark, rocky banks and a patch of green forest.

Bekah Wriedt

Chicago

Illinois

A person pilots a classic light blue motorboat across the dark, rippled water of a river.

A rushing river flows through a dense, forested valley as fog hangs low over the mountains in this moody black and white scene.

Anne Holiday

A stream flows through a valley with snowy mountains in the background

Daniel Brittain

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Footbridge across a stream in a small neighborhood with forested mountains in the distance

Ava Grace

Two horses graze on an island in a river flowing through hilly terrain bordering forested mountains.

An image of a community

Dylan Moron

Lübbenau

Germany

Brandenburg

First-person view from a green kayak navigating a calm river through a lush, sunlit forest.

Arianna Genghini

Desenzano del Garda

Lombardy

People sit at tables near a marina while other people walk on a riverside walkway and cross a bridge on a cloudy day.

Two red wooden houses are nestled in a lush green forest, reflected in the calm waters of a pond in the foreground.

Liam Morley

A winding river flows in front of a steep mountain on a cloudy day.

Rachel Soh

London

United Kingdom

England

an iron gate is partially open giving an unobstructed view of an arched bridge over a river and a castle on the other side

A white woman sits in front of a waterfall with a smile on her tilted face

Alex Krowiak

Sitka

Hiker walking on rocks along the coast looking at mountains in the distance

Jeremy Bishop

Aerial view of winding blue river streams flowing through a marshy landscape, with green and brown grasses covering the area.

Sebastian Kortmann

A cable-stayed bridge over a wide river is illuminated by the golden light of dusk under a dark and cloudy sky.

A rushing mountain stream cuts through a rocky forested valley under cloudy skies, bordered by grassy slopes dotted with rustic cabins and framed by towering pine trees.

A person wearing a puffer jacket carefully releases a large rainbow trout back into a murky river.

Simon Hird

Scotland

A partially frozen pond with frost-covered grass and reeds stands in a snowy landscape, with a single rock resting on the icy surface.

Joey Kantor

Apulia

Two boats navigate a narrow inlet of turquoise water flanked by rocky cliffs and white buildings under a bright sky.

Anastasia Mihaylova

Field of purple flowers by a river with green hills in the background.

Gareth Llewellyn

A person in a boat on a river.

Tiffany Newman

Yosemite Valley

California

A high-angle view from the precipice of a waterfall captures the powerful spray as it cascades into a river flowing through a dense forest valley.

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