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Nick Brown

Water thundering over a waterfall.

Giulio Gröbert

Czechia

A person is canoeing down a river on a sunny day

Daniel Battersby

Hiker standing on rocks as waterfalls flow over the canyon

GS & Co

River runs through mountain canyon with trees and vegetation on cliffs and forest along coast

Omar Eltahan

Al Qanatir Al Khayriyyah

Egypt

Al-Qalyubia Governorate

Four men sit on yellow chairs on a stone embankment, enjoying a quiet moment by the river with a hazy cityscape in the background.

Gilbert Terrazas

A woman sitting on a rock, with her foot in a body of water.

Laila Frank

Iceland

A stunning aerial view captures the abstract patterns of a golden, sediment-filled river winding through a dark landscape.

Sunblur

Children playing in a field of bubbles as the sun sets over the forest

Maya Sacks

Dillingham

United States

Alaska

An aerial view shows a meandering river carving a path through a vast, dense green forest landscape.

Sian Fay Kerr

Paris

France

Île-de-France

A scenic view of an arch bridge over the Seine River in Paris, with the city skyline in the background during a warm sunset.

Nik Tenney

Ropes tied to a sail pole.

Evan Lanier

An aerial view of a brightly lit city at night shows a winding river cutting through the urban landscape.

A person standing on a rock in front of a cliff face with a waterfall

Philippe Degroote

Pollença

Spain

Balearic Islands

A young boy dressed in fishing gear sits on a large rock by the water, holding a fishing rod on a sunny day.

Roman Fox

Venice

Italy

Veneto

Gondolas river boats and docks on the Grand Canal in Venice

Traffic on a highway create a blur of light and motion at dusk

Dani Guindo

A dramatic, high-contrast aerial view of a braided river system flowing like white veins across a dark landscape.

Xavier Rodriguez

Galicia

A wide shot of a flowing river

Alexander Kibble

Switzerland

A vibrant turquoise river rushes through a rocky gorge surrounded by the dense green trees of a forest.

Two people in a speeding motorboat leave a white wake as they approach a buoy

Two men spend a tranquil day fishing together from the grassy bank of a calm body of water.

Daniel Ernst

A woman sitting on a mountain overlooking fjords

Tomoki Narukawa

A young backpacker with blonde hair pauses to look at the view of a lush green valley with a river winding through it.

Aaron Tao

Toronto

Canada

Ontario

A dynamic motion-blur photo captures two people in lifejackets paddling a red canoe on a sunny day.

An abstract aerial view shows golden sand dunes and dark sediment creating intricate patterns in a natural landscape.

An aerial top-down view shows a river winding through dramatic, moss-covered volcanic mountains in a rugged landscape.

Fabian Schmiedlechner

Marrakai

Australia

Northern Territory

A wild water buffalo stands in tall grass by the water's edge against a stunning orange sunset.

Johno Faherty

An aerial view captures a lone kayaker paddling down a vibrant blue river that winds through a dense jungle of sunlit palm trees.

Brad Booth

Aerial of a river valley that lies at the base of a forested mountain range on a mostly sunny day.

Sam Rouda

Aerial panorama of an environment with mountains with remnants of snow, a central lake and an orange sky at dawn.

Jason Jahnke

Minocqua

Wisconsin

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

Michael Shainblum

A photo of a waterfall in the middle of a forest

Sebastian Kortmann

Salzburg

Austria

Plants grow near a river with mountains in the distance under a hazy sky

Zach St. Ward

Tennessee

Golden autumn leaves drift in clear rippling water beside a rocky edge under warm sunlight.

Rebecca Newman

Chaclacayo

Peru

Provincia de Lima

Mountain valley with winding stream surrounded by steep slopes and snow-capped mountains in the background.

Peter Varsics

Budapest

Hungary

A silhouetted couple sits on a park bench that is submerged in a flooded river, watching the sunset over the city skyline.

Thimo Ruppel

View of a small river in the midst of a grassland on a misty day with the silhouette of a person.

An abstract aerial view shows a beautiful pattern of a braided river with golden sediment flowing through dark blue water.

Melbourne

Victoria

Grass growing in a meadow outside of the forest

Kelton Woodburn

Mountains and a river valley under a cloudy sky

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

An adventurer in a red jacket stands at the top of a waterfall in a lush, green canyon filled with rocks and fallen leaves.

Vijay Sarathy

A smoky day creates darkness in a forest revealing a shallow river

Elia Pellegrini

Zadar

Croatia

Zadar County

A stream is running through the forest.

Plitvički Ljeskovac

Lika-Senj County

A wooden path over a river near mountains and trees

Gabriel Ferrier

Burned trees and bushes by a lake.

Strasbourg

Grand Est

the still water in a canal reflects the buildings along the bank

A woman with a backpack and hiking poles stands in a forest admiring a waterfall cascading over sunlit rocks.

A stream runs through the hillside below the mountain as a person walks across a small bridge.

TRU COLLECTIVE

a person is next to a river with their leg up and an apple balanced on the bottom of their shoe

Nicholas Gould

Amsterdam

Netherlands

North Holland

A boat cruises down a calm city canal lined with lush green trees and historic buildings.

River with canoe and trees in black and white

Jade Stephens

Grindelwald

Canton of Bern

a road runs alongside a river that flows from the mountains

Victoria Palka

Riva del Garda

A narrow canal with swimming ducks flows between charming buildings towards a stone bridge, with a lake and mountains visible in the distance.

Robin Knuth

Three people run through the shallow water of a river at dusk, with the sun reflecting off the surface.

Alex Burke

Waterfall flows over a mountain cliff covered with plants and vegetation

A rushing waterfall in black and white

Kaprun

A forested mountain with a stream running through it

Alexandrena Parker

A man throwing water into a river with his hands, under golden light.

Svenja Blobel

A high-altitude aerial view captures a vast, frozen landscape with a winding river and intricate ice patterns.

Kelsey Williamson

Three women in swimwear run into the water towards a waterfall flowing into a dark, lush grotto.

Riley Erickson

Oregon

A low-angle black and white photograph captures a person mid-air, jumping from a rocky cliff in a dense forest.

Jacky Jiang

people are walking along a river in a city

Hannes Becker

A bear walking through a river in the woods

Two boys playing in a river near the woods

Luke Stackpoole

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

An awe-inspiring aerial view of a massive waterfall plunging into a river, surrounded by a vast and rugged highland landscape under a foggy sky.

Lily Glass

Los Angeles

California

Woman sitting near the windows of a dark apartment with a view of the city along the coast outside

Smooth, brown rocks and pebbles are visible through the clear, shallow water of a stream.

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