Photos of the Week, September 22, 2023

Jan Mayen, Norway

East Greenland: Wild Shores of the High Arctic, September 14, 2023

Northern lights were a wonderful finale for the day. —Carl Erik Kilander, Naturalist

 

Coastal British Columbia, Canada

Voyage to Great Bear Rainforest: Native Culture & Wildlife in the Land of the Spirit Bear, September 14, 2023

The bear’s new profile picture! —Nick Brown, Divemaster

 

Miyajima, Japan

Coastal Japan: Imperial Dynasties and Modern Culture , September 15, 2023

Hundreds of rakan statues at Daisho-in Temple, Miyajima. —Amy Loewen, Cultural Specialist

 

San Cristobal, Galápagos

Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, September 15, 2023

Protective mother sea lion. —Celso Montalvo, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor

 

Petersburg, Alaska

Treasures of the Inside Passage: Alaska and British Columbia, September 15, 2023

Cruising after sunset. —Paul Anderson, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor

 

Alert Bay, British Columbia

A Remarkable Journey to Alaska, British Columbia & Haida Gwaii, September 16, 2023

Cruising toward Alert Bay, the morning sunrise was spectacular. —Ayla Townsend, Undersea Specialist (photo by Tiffany Marino)

 

Takamatsu, Japan

Coastal Japan: Imperial Dynasties and Modern Culture, September 16, 2023

Ritsurin Garden is, for all the Japanese who have the luck to live in a city like Takamatsu, one of the most visited places. You can spend hours just feeding the koi or admiring the trees and the gardening in this place that is full of beauty and peace. —Maria Intxaustegi, Historian

 

Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord, Northeast Greenland National Park

East Greenland: Wild Shores of the High Arctic, September 16, 2023

During my photo hike today, we talked about watching for distracting foregrounds and watching for your shadow when you’re lucky enough to have sunshine. Sometimes there’s no getting around shadows, so you just incorporate them into your photo. Enjoy this group photo of my hikers today! —Kim Nesbitt, Undersea Specialist

 

Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Voyage to Great Bear Rainforest: Native Culture & Wildlife in the Land of the Spirit Bear, September 16, 2023

Approaching the Kitasoo Xai’Xais Big House. —Alex Joseph, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor

 

Alert Bay, British Columbia

A Remarkable Journey to Alaska, British Columbia & Haida Gwaii, September 17, 2023

After docking, we made our way to the U’mista Cultural Center to get acquainted with another of the many Indigenous Nations that make up the northwest coast of North America. —Sharon Grainger, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor

 

Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland

East Greenland: Wild Shores of the High Arctic, September 20, 2023

National Geographic Endurance arrives in Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland. —Jon Fuhrmann, Naturalist

 

Shodoshima, Japan

Sailing the East China Sea: Japan, Okinawa, and Taiwan, September 20, 2023

We visited a Soya Sauce Brewery to learn about soya sauce production from a fifth-generation soya sauce master. He offered us a taste of a famous dessert...vanilla ice cream topped with a special soya sauce! It was delightfully harmonious. —Giulia Ciampini, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor