"Sophia still wants to fly to the moon. Since astronaut training is many years away, we decided to travel 2,600 miles from home to the place on Earth most similar to the moon’s surface. Her sister, Clara, joined," writes Your Shot photographer Juan Osorio. "Together, they will explore many places in preparation for the final journey. This image was taken at Meteor Crater in Arizona - nearly a mile wide and deep enough to fit the Washington Monument."
A young cub chases it's mother's tail on the Masai Mara, Kenya.
"This is from a project that I am working on called, Our Summer Towns. We have a boat in Mystic, Connecticut, that we go down to during the summer, we love our time there making family memories," writes Your Shot photographer Wendy Stone. "Here my son is playing tug of war with his new friend in Mystic. They spent all day going from the pool to the playground."
Your Shot photographer Paban Datta made this portrait of a bride in Bengal, India.
Your Shot photographer Reyda Hamadou was able to make this picture of a queen bee while the worker bees surround her in their hive.
Your Shot photographer Ethan Reuter made this image inside a chasm within the backwoods near Scottsboro, Alabama.
Two otters appear to be holding paws as Your Shot photographer Donna Bourdon's boat passes by near Kodiak, Alaska.
"I was photographing hydrangeas and as I stepped back, I noticed a few tiny tree frogs in the bushes," writes Your Shot photographer Claudia Cooper. "Seeing them made me smile. I loved the colour combination."
"The last of the light casts a golden glow on the higher peaks of the Rocky Mountains. Below us is a mirror of Lake Moraine, the 'crown jewel of the Canadian Rockies,'" writes Your Shot photographer Carolyn Angus."The hoards of tourists have gone home. Red, orange, green and aqua canoes no longer disturb the stillness of the lake. Nature has been restored for at least a few hours. I imagine this is how it looked to the first explorer who found this gem."
"Meet Gloria, one of Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection's (LCRP) family members. Gloria's mother was killed for bushmeat, Gloria taken to be sold as a pet on the streets of Liberia," writes Your Shot photographer Jenny and Jimmy Desmond, founders of the Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection. "Rescued from the hands of her captors, Gloria ended up in Liberia's only sanctuary for chimpanzees rescued from illegal trade and wildlife crime."
People aim their mobile phones up to make pictures in Maracay, Venezuela.
Your Shot photographer Emilia Wilgosz-Peter documents her daughter Laura's nine birthday celebration. She writes, "She was waiting for this day all year and now she is very happy!"
A melon seller tosses a fruit in the air of a bazaar in Turkey.
Your Shot photographer Yuliana Paranko made this portrait of Nastya in a quarry in Trygirya, Ukraine while camping and swimming there.
Your Shot photographer N. Gürgen made this image of a shepherd and sheep at the Perşembe Plateau near Aybasti, Turkey.
