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Victoria Palka

Lucerne

Switzerland

A young woman and an elderly woman standing on a concrete platform by the bank of a river on a sunny day.

Giulio Gröbert

An image of a castle tower beside the bridge on the lake

Mike Kitchen

London

United Kingdom

England

London's iconic Tower Bridge is illuminated over the River Thames at night, with the HMS Belfast ship docked nearby and the city skyline in the background.

Jack Munsch

Porto

Portugal

Porto District

A group of silhouetted people on a rooftop watch the sun set over a historic European city and its bustling river.

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.

Casey Ng

A silhouetted man and woman stand on a pier at dusk, watching the golden sunset over the city skyline.

Daniel Ernst

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

Italy

A stream flowing down, dividing the forest into two banks.

Hans Isaacson

United States

Michigan

A river running through grassland next to a forest.

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

A cascading waterfall flows through a picturesque mountain village surrounded by colorful autumn foliage and towering peaks.

Dani Guindo

Iceland

A striking black and white abstract photograph showcases intricate natural patterns resembling the branches of a tree.

An abstract, aerial top-down view of braided glacial riverbeds creating a textured pattern across the dark landscape.

Nathan Phua

Huez

France

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

A silhouetted person wearing a helmet gets drenched by a wave of water while enjoying a water sport on a sunny day.

Francesco Legnani

Zürich

Zurich

A man walks a on a cable stretched across a river as a crowd of people stand on a small bridge nearby

Ayah Elsais

A woman with long black hair raises her had to shield her face from the sunlight near a river.

GS & Co

Night aerial of a brightly lit city, with a prominent, illuminated road in the center, surrounded by several buildings and a river visible on the left.

Helena Lee

An extreme kayaker navigates powerful rapids in a blue kayak with a rainbow arching in the spray behind them.

Johno Faherty

Barreirinhas

Brazil

State of Maranhão

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

An abstract top-down view captures the fluid patterns of a braided river with milky water flowing around dark land formations.

Simon Hird

Edinburgh

Scotland

A flowing river beside a stone wall covered in greenery, with bare trees and buildings in the background under an overcast sky.

A river flowing by a house.

Rebecca Stumpf

Layered rock formations and bedrock create a rugged cliffside along a calm, turquoise mountain river.

Matt Robson

Colorado

People rafting on a river.

Trees and vegetation grow on a mountainside cliff as waterfalls flow on each side

TRU COLLECTIVE

A person standing barefoot in a shallow stream.

Gabriel Ferrier

A hiker leaping onto a rock in a mountain lake where the golden peak of the Matterhorn is reflected

Svenja Blobel

An abstract aerial view captures a winding river snaking through a vast, frozen, and textured blue landscape.

Mandy Sham

A thatched-roof building sits on the bank of a bright blue stream in the middle of a dense, green jungle.

Vincent Versluis

Two people walk along a misty path next to a serene river during a tranquil sunrise.

Lee Morton

Baltimore

Maryland

two children sitting on a rock eating food together, with a river in the background

Darren Sacks

Amsterdam

Netherlands

North Holland

A person's silhouette is cast against the setting sun while they stand on an urban waterfront promenade overlooking the city skyline.

Norway

cottages sit along a river in the countryside

Marius Simon

A clear mountain stream flows through a lush green valley filled with fir trees at the base of a majestic, rocky mountain.

Audinga Digrytė

Kyrgyzstan

A group of horseback riders and a dog cross a shallow river that winds through a vast, grassy valley with mountains in the distance.

An abstract aerial view captures the intricate network of a vibrant blue glacial river flowing through a dark, earthy landscape.

Vijay Sarathy

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

Pelle Lannefors

Namibia

A herd of zebras quenches their thirst at a watering hole while several antelopes stand on the rocky shore behind them.

Sam Nuttmann

Mountainous landscape during spring in iceland

A deck on a blue river in a snowy region with snow-capped mountains

Michael Kagerer

Arizona

The warm glow of sunrise illuminates red rock formations framing a view of a winding river deep inside a canyon.

Antonio Sansica

Austria

Close up of tall branches sticking up out of a body of water.

California

A scenic overview of a winding river flowing through a lush, forested mountain valley during the golden hour.

Aslin Castañeda

Floating lily pads with round green leaves cover water surface with a few open white water lilies in bloom.

Ava Grace

A solitary person celebrates in front of imposing snow-capped mountains.

An aerial view captures a stunning multi-tiered waterfall cascading down a moss-covered canyon in a remote highland.

An aerial view of a spectacular waterfall cascading through a dense, verdant rainforest with mountains in the background.

perfectly still water reflects the trees and mountains

Charlotte Jane

A forest with rays of light penetrating between the trees, illuminating a stream.

Chase DeOpsomer

Sondrio

Lombardy

A wide mountain valley with a small stream leads to distant, snow-capped peaks under a sunny blue sky.

Roger Sieber

Boothbay Harbor

Maine

A tranquil, dark green pond is framed by a sunlit tree branch on the edge of a dense forest.

Chamonix

Icy water flows between dark vegetation during winter.

Frozen river winding across the land with mountains in the distance

Arthur Vernydub

A stream runs through a valley with mountains on both sides

Heather Lawrence

Utility towers on the river coast and wind turbines in the distance

Sebastian Mittermeier

Frozen streams across dry grass covered land

Shin Miura

A rustic wooden bridge with colorful prayer flags crosses a rushing river in a scenic valley with a snow-capped mountain in the background.

Riley Erickson

Oregon

A powerful waterfall cascades over a moss-covered cliff, surrounded by a dense, tall evergreen forest under a bright sky.

Alex Stead

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

A massive colony of King penguins gathers in a shallow river, with a backdrop of rugged, snow-dusted mountains under a cloudy sky.

Anthony Smith

Bellingham

Washington

An aerial view shows a group of cyclists riding across a scenic coastal bridge next to a lush green forest.

Joe Hall

Portree

A waterfall and a lake on a mountain plateau

An overhead view shows orange autumn leaves scattered on the green grass bank and floating in dark water.

Two young girls bend in a stream and catch fish with a blue net.

Veronica Chneider

A smiling woman in a polka-dot headscarf and bright red boots sits on the grassy bank of a pond with her fishing rod.

Children playing and splashing water in a mangrove river on a sunny day

Jeet Khagram

An aerial view of a road with a section that passes over a river with blue water and there is a car driving over the road

Lela Amparo

Purple and reddish sand on the bank of a river

Megan Rogers

A cascade of waterfall plunges into a light blue pool, surrounded by moss covered, dark brown, and gray rocky cliffs.

Chris Schmid

Botswana

an aerial view of a large herd of water buffalo huddling together in a swamp field.

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