Photo of the Day: April 2022
Women carry baskets of huge loaves of bread on their heads as a part of celebrations during the Feast of the Holy Spirit in Ribeiras, Pico Island, Portugal. This photo appeared in a February 1976 story about the Azores, an archipelago of nine islands off the coast of Portugal.
Visitors walk around an 82-foot artificial tree inside of the Green Planet, a biodome in Dubai that shelters more than 3,000 species of tropical plants and animals. A story in the October 2017 issue documented Dubai's efforts to shrink the city's ecological footprint.
A story in the May 1994 issue documented the global necessity of rice crops. Here, an enormous structure of twisted rice straw, called shimenawa, hangs over Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Japan.
In the Greek village of Olympos, tradition calls for a procession of icons on the Tuesday after Easter from the Orthodox church to the cemetery. This photo appeared in a December 1983 story about Olympos, home to just a few hundred people who speak a dialect that dates back to Homer.
A family of Sephardic Jews celebrates Mimouna, a post-Passover holiday, in a downtown park in Jerusalem. This photo appeared in a May 1996 story that documented the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam that all find their homes in Jerusalem.
A story in the May 2017 issue documented controversy over the future of Scotland's moors. Among the many stunning landscape photos was this one of blooming heather at the Mar Lodge Estate in Aberdeenshire.
In Cerro Punta, Panama, a hummingbird pollinates an orchid. This photo appeared in a September 2009 story about the biology and evolution of orchids.
This photo of a San Francisco bus shelter appeared in a May 2009 story about green roofs. When utilised on a large scale, green roofs can mitigate storm water runoff, lessen the urban heat island effect, and, of course, provide a pretty change of scenery in the city.
Members of a Jewish priesthood, called the Cohanim, pray beneath prayer shawls at Jerusalem's Western Wall. The Cohanim can all trace their lineage to a single ancestor—which is why this photo appeared in an October 1999 story about genetics.
Colourful sawdust creates a carpet to be used in a Good Friday procession on a street in Antigua, Guatemala. This photo appeared in a November 1974 story about the mix of cultures in the Central American nation.
Off the coast of Patagonia, dusky dolphins work together to herd anchovies into a group before they take turns feasting on them. This photo appeared in a May 2015 story about dolphins' intelligence.
Women in Coconut Grove, Florida, attend a pre-Easter hat sale at a friend's home. This picture appeared in a January 1992 story about the history and culture of Miami.
In this picture from 1984, Bruce McCandless II became the first person to walk untethered in space, using a jetpack to cruise around the Challenger shuttle. This photo appeared in the October 2007 issue, which celebrated 50 years of space exploration.
Wild horses graze along the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia. Keeping the grasslands healthy is thought to reduce permafrost thaw, which, if left unchecked, could speed up negative effects of climate change.
A worker pauses in a warehouse at a fertilizer factory in Sumatra, Indonesia. Operated by the state, the factory supplied one-fifth of the nation's fertilizer when this image was published in 1989.
A cowboy herds his cattle through tall grass in the Herrera province in Panama. This picture originally appeared in a March 1970 story about Panama as a link between oceans and continents.
A man inspects scores of orchid hybrids at his nursery in Homestead, Florida. A story in the July 2002 issue told how flowering plants came to be.
Women pray during Ramadan at a mosque in Pattani, Thailand. Previously unpublished, this photo was taken as a part of coverage for a story in the September 2014 issue that documented political unrest in Thailand.
A cowboy herds his cattle through tall grass in the Herrera province in Panama. This picture originally appeared in a March 1970 story about Panama as a link between oceans and continents.
