--- title: "32 Insanely Gorge National Geographic Pictures for People Who Appreciate Nature ..." description: "Paddling through Fire - Kilauea, Big Island, Hawaii; Dust Storm Lizard in the Kuwait Desert; \"End of the World Swing\" Overlooking an Eruption of Mt. Tungurahua, Ecuador; Living in a Box - Hong Kong; Kangaroo on a Winery Tour in the Adelaide Hills, Australia; More ..." url: "https://travel.allwomenstalk.com/insanely-gorge-national-geographic-pictures-for-people-who-appreciate-nature/" category: "travel" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # 32 Insanely Gorge National Geographic Pictures for People Who Appreciate Nature ... National Geographic's photos are always amazingly awesome but the magazine's photo contest entries are usually beyond incredible. Be ready for photos that will take your breathe away with their beauty... ## 1. Paddling through Fire - Kilauea, Big Island, Hawaii ![lava, geological phenomenon, campfire, screenshot, extreme sport,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fu/ws/u272yagv57fddfcd5d9eb494614982_600x394.jpg) By Alexandre Socci ## 2. Dust Storm Lizard in the Kuwait Desert ![statue, reptile, sculpture, serpent,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wo/b3/t82dr38357fddfcd6abf8022060377_600x400.jpg) By Khaleel Haider ## 3. "End of the World Swing" Overlooking an Eruption of Mt. Tungurahua, Ecuador ![sky, mountainous landforms, mountain, cloud, mountain range,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/d3/ez/cmxyd3lj57fddfcdb045f816536189_600x425.jpg) By Sean Hacker Teper ## 4. Living in a Box - Hong Kong ![metropolis, neighbourhood, city, urban area, cityscape,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xc/v2/p4bkyu1k57fddfcde41a6822890812_600x403.jpg) By Norbert Well ## 5. Kangaroo on a Winery Tour in the Adelaide Hills, Australia ![fauna, wildlife, autumn, leaf,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/x6/pw/o68ic7kw57fddfce3101b585170322_600x400.jpg) By Greg Snell ## 6. Independence Day Aka Tornado Alley, USA ![sky, cloud, weather, atmosphere, storm,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cb/aa/ziqenmhp57fddfce36c55104980884_600x394.jpg) By Marko Korosec ## 7. Kiss Me - Northern Gannets in Heligoland ![blue, photography, close up, sunlight, hand,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/pc/j3/yqrs23ob57fddfcfbd094940591620_600x400.jpg) By Robert Sommer ## 8. Fierce Karo Warrior with Body Paint, Omo Valley, Ethiopia ![cycling,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/f0/jk/os0vo6jy57fddfcfc8727965308314_600x400.jpg) By uncredited ## 9. School of Mobula Rays in Baja, Mexico ![sky, black and white, atmospheric phenomenon, cloud, weather,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rb/l9/wwo9zq0v57fddfd005a1d854234294_600x400.jpg) By Eduardo Lopez Negrete ## 10. Resting Time for a Leopard in Kwai, Okavango Delta, Botswana ![savanna, silhouette, sunset, morning, branch,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/aw/in/ky8np78h57fddfd052edd086530950_600x399.jpg) By Chris Schmid ## 11. God's Rays in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, USA ![habitat, waterfall, nature, tree, green,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/a6/s4/olc4dlsc57fddfd06ed48951402568_600x413.jpg) By Peter Lik ## 12. Seal's Lounge in Isabella, Galapagos ![mammal, street dog, zoo, 047,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/k2/jj/nj3sdcu757fddfd10e78f363018451_600x441.jpg) By Ryan Essex ## 13. Clew Bay Pipe Band at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Achill Island, Ireland ![person, military, marching, army, soldier,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r9/e4/reqt8ocy57fddfd20fe6a992869000_600x448.jpg) By Glen McClure ## 14. The Pure Beauty of Niagara Falls, Canada ![nature, green, tree, water, rock,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/mh/a6/krmn2fg157fddfd221d48921571859_600x402.jpg) By Barry Hodgert ## 15. The Mayana Soora Thiruvizha Festival in Kaveripattinam, India, ![color, face, blue, red, head,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r9/yn/hckbza9z57fddfd23f79f688764330_600x400.jpg) By Mahesh Balsubramanian ## 16. Blacktip Reef Sharks Swimming off Moorea in French Polynesia ![ocean, sea, ecosystem, caribbean, archipelago,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/kg/ha/vxmcuqpb57fddfd2c8a2b956926250_600x400.jpg) By Gregory Bru ## 17. Sunrise at Dinosaur Ridge, South Korea ![mountainous landforms, atmospheric phenomenon, wilderness, mountain, geological phenomenon,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/pd/xt/oapndfgb57fddfd2adf50078720753_600x338.jpg) By Ka Ram Shim ## 18. Sunset in the Rice Terraces of Yuanyang in China ![Terrace, Yuanyang County, Yunnan, painting, modern art, art,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/i3/of/inlvk1tm57fddfd3236c8676262933_600x434.jpg) By Thierry Bornier ## 19. Oryx Footprints in Sossusvlei National Park, Namibia ![white, light, darkness, close up, atmosphere of earth,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/n6/zk/bpsyxw4357fddfd3ed7df203832938_600x414.jpg) By Bo Fu ## 20. Dinner Time at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Kenya ![room, giraffe, giraffidae, home, tourist attraction,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/vb/wu/ijquorx257fddfd4630cd084025904_600x395.jpg) By Gavin Kerbeloff ## 21. Age is No Barrier - Cottesloe Beach, Perth, Australia ![black and white, photograph, image, photography, monochrome photography,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fu/fq/c7egb2xd57fddfd47404f717503856_600x399.jpg) By Robert McPherson ## 22. Sweet Nectar for a Carpenter Bee - San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands ![nature, insect, green, flora, fauna,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/pg/py/x9al91uc57fddfd4e15ae598481783_600x404.jpg) By Andrew Schnorr ## 23. World of the Dead - Folk Temple Activities in Taiwan ![color, art, screenshot, computer wallpaper, album cover,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/dl/ck/icttrmr357fddfd5554c8589674695_600x400.jpg) By HsaioYing Ye ## 24. River Trees in the Desert of Baja California, Mexico ![tree, winter, weather, branch, frost,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ga/sr/x7hfkjiz57fddfd60efe4398835777_600x395.jpg) By Adriana Franco ## 25. Gentoo Comes Home with Dinner in the Falkland Islands ![surfing, wave, ocean, sea, wind wave,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/vg/e6/bjj4bcm157fddfd668b47277598048_600x400.jpg) By Shanu Subra ## 26. Hello (or Goodbye?) - Crescent River, Alaska, USA ![brown bear, grizzly bear, mammal, vertebrate, wildlife,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r2/ha/swzw8gcs57fddfd6a2637462069890_600x372.jpg) By Kevin Dietrich ## 27. Lighthouse Mangiabarche (eater of Boats) on a Very Wild Coast, Calasetta, Sardinia, Italy ![shore, wave, sea, wind wave, coast,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/i9/m6/mpbd8jaz57fe78c5b43c7813643141_600x400.jpg) By Enrico Puddu ## 28. Peek-a-boo - Wapusk National Park, Manitoba ![polar bear, mammal, bear, vertebrate, arctic,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/bb/qr/eqh4mpqy57fe793db2969339721209_600x400.jpg) By Christine Haines ## 29. Walking the U Bien Bridge, Mandalay, Myanmar ![silhouette, sunset, morning,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ei/wr/dfpxujcm57fe79f931bdd106533868_600x400.jpg) By April Badilles ## 30. The Land That Time Forgot - Medicine Hat, Utah, USA ![Monument Valley, geographical feature, natural environment, landform, wilderness,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ts/x5/pk6ijxds57fe7b28d73fb463327035_600x399.jpg) By Jared Marshall ## 31. Touchdown at Sunrise - Shiretoko Hokkaido, Japan ![blue, bird, eagle, atmosphere of earth, sunset,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gd/um/mk23ysul57fe7b7e5b60c925239519_600x400.jpg) By Hidetoshi Kikuchi ## 32. The Northern Lights, Kirkjufell, Iceland ![aurora, atmosphere,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xs/yu/twjhzlj357fe7bed2dc30586830048_600x370.jpg) By Nicholas Roemmellt Source: [imgur.com](https://imgur.com/gallery/GoRjf) ## Related Posts - [goddess hair dress](https://hair.allwomenstalk.com/the-ultimate-golden-goddess-to-check-out-on-instagram/) - [fit body girl](https://fitness.allwomenstalk.com/hottest-fit-girls-that-will-have-you-motivated-af/) - [couplesgoals](https://parenting.allwomenstalk.com/that-beautiful-moment-when-your-couplesgoals-become-famgoals/) - [funny dad instagram](https://parenting.allwomenstalk.com/this-dads-instagram-shows-the-brutal-reality-of-raising-kids/) - [group christmas picture ideas](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/best-christmas-photo-ideas-for-your-insta/) - [selfie pics of ladies](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/killer-selfie-inspo-for-girls-who-want-to-dominate-instagram/) - [jaw on the floor](https://beauty.allwomenstalk.com/this-photographer-will-have-your-jaw-on-the-floor-when-you-see-how-he-captures-beauty/) - [how to become internet famous on instagram](https://celebs.allwomenstalk.com/this-is-how-to-become-famous-on-instagram/) - [mariano di vaio wedding](https://love.allwomenstalk.com/all-of-our-couplesgoals-can-be-fulfilled-when-you-check-out-the-photos-on-this-instagram/) - [43 Insanely Delicious Bacon Dishes for the Bacon O...](https://food.allwomenstalk.com/insanely-delicious-bacon-dishes-for-the-bacon-obsessed/) - [58 Stunning and Fascinating National Geographic Po...](https://travel.allwomenstalk.com/stunning-and-fascinating-national-geographic-portraits/) - [40 Pictures Showing the Awesome Force of Volcanoes...](https://travel.allwomenstalk.com/pictures-showing-the-awesome-force-of-volcanoes/) ## Site Information - [Main page](https://allwomenstalk.com) - [Contact us](https://allwomenstalk.com/contact.html) - [HTML article](https://travel.allwomenstalk.com/insanely-gorge-national-geographic-pictures-for-people-who-appreciate-nature/)