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#1 Who’s There?

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#2 The Village, Hungary

Image credits: Gabor Dvornik

#3 Cracking The Surface, Lake Baikal

Image credits: Alexey Trofimov

#4 Against The Wind, Canada

Image credits: Dominic Roy

#5 Something’s Fishy, British Columbia Coast, Canada

Image credits: Ian Mcallister

#6 When Penguins Attack, Antarctica

Image credits: Sea Berry

#7 Mother Of The Forest, Madagascar

Image credits: Marsel Van Oosten

#8 Falls In Autumn, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Image credits: Vedrana Tafra

#9 Dancing With The Moon, Iceland

Image credits: Andrew George

#10 Fox Found, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Image credits: Stefano Unterthiner

#11 Winter White, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Image credits: Stephano Unterthiner

#12 Big Baby, Tonga

Image credits: Karim Iliya

#13 Bird Feeders, China

Image credits: Abderazak Tissoukai

#14 Kit Friendly, Estonia

Image credits: Kalmer Lehepuu

#15 Shining Through, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Image credits: Ernie Vater

#16 Yellow Jellies, Rock Islands Of Palau

Image credits: Ciemon Frank Caballes

#17 All The Fish In The Sea, Cabo Pulmo

Image credits: Alex Hester

#18 Imperial Blossoms, Japan

Image credits: Yukio Miki

#19 Hull-o, Caribbean Island Of Bonaire

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