Karst caving, mosquito dodging and revolution re-enacting: your photos of the week
The pick of this week's Your Shot submissions
Published 29 Mar 2019, 17:12 GMT

Your Shot photographer Rémi Flament photographed Marius during an expedition in the limestone karsts of Romania.
Photograph by Rémi Flament, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Elize Labuschagne captured the moment a black-backed jackal caught a Burchell's sandgrouse while hunting on the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Photograph by Elize Labuschagne, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Tuan Nguyen photographed monks meditating in monasteries in Dong Nai, Vietnam. He writes, "they must cover the mosquito net and burn the candle inside to prevent mosquito bites."
Photograph by Tuấn Nguyễn, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Leighton Lum went to the beach in Honolulu, Hawaii at low tide. "The sun started to go down and the sky started to glow," describes Lum. "Definitely one of the best sunsets so far this year!"
Photograph by Leighton Lum, National Geographic Your Shot"We recently adopted a guinea pig and have been slowly getting her acclimated to being held," writes Your Shot photographer Cathy Pepin-Toussaint. "Every day we take her out of her cage, and just sit on the couch and hold her. For just 15 minutes, we gently, very gently stroke her fur and whisper 'We love you, Miss Piggy.'"
Photograph by Cathy Pepin-Toussaint, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer S. Tanaka composed the Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower at 634 meters, between cherry blossoms.
Photograph by S. Tanaka, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Prasanth R. documented this scene of a shopkeeper in New Delhi, India blowing bubbles as his day ends.
Photograph by Prasanth R. || https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/13582599/, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Nitin Dua documented this moment of a fawn wanting to play with its mother, who is trying to rest.
Photograph by Nitin Dua, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Carolyn Angus photographed this man on Inle Lake in Vietnam at early dawn as he picked a lotus blossom. She writes, "This man seemed so respectful of this beautiful lotus flower he held between his fingers. Lotus blossoms are highly valued here for their intrinsic beauty but parts of the lotus are eaten, while the fiber is used to spin lotus silk threads."
Photograph by Carolyn Angus, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Carolina Fraser photographed a Common Loon chick as rests on the back of its parent during the early morning.
Photograph by Carolina Fraser, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Sha Lu photographed white-tailed kites as they exchange food from one to the other. Sha explains, "During the breeding season, the male takes the responsibility of hunting and providing food for the family. The female often takes off from the nest to grab the prey when the male comes back near the nest."
Photograph by Sha Lu || https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/13574072/, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Meredith Barnes photographed American Revolution reenactors as they walked through the Germantown neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Photograph by Meredith Barnes, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Giuliano Lo Re documented this scene on a train car in India. "These trains are a microcosm," he describes. "People let themselves start making the train their home. There are those who rest, brush their teeth, shave, prepare food and some who seem immersed in their own thoughts."
Photograph by Giuliano Lo Re, National Geographic Your ShotYour Shot photographer Anna Ivanova documented this foggy morning while a hot-air balloon prepares for take off in the Pskov Oblast region of Russia.
Photograph by Anna Ivanova, National Geographic Your Shot