When you look at these pictures from a recent photograph contest organised by National Geographic, you once again become convinced that nature is truly the greatest artist out there. But we must also give special thanks to those masters of photography who have borne witness to the beauty and wonder of the natural world and seek to share it with the rest of us.
Bright Side suggests you put everything else on hold for a few minutes and take the time to wonder at the way the whole world is reflected in a drop of water. True beauty is all around us, and it’s just an arm’s length away.
Ball lightning
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In this picture, a bubble rests on the top of a mushroom. The light from the camera produces a stunning effect.
Amigos
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Smoke is constantly ejected from the crater of the volcano Klyuchevskaya Sopka, but that didn’t stop it from dressing up in an elegant hat made from clouds.
The golden cliffs of the Sinyaya River
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The Sinyaya River flows through Yakutia, Russia, as the left tributary of the Lena. For more than 100 km, majestic cliffs by its banks form the most intricate shapes.
You can almost touch it…
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Insects are heating up the stove downstairs…
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There aren’t any insects in this picture. But it’s almost as if they’re hiding under the earth — and heating up a stove, judging by this odd looking mushroom.
Have you ever seen a hedgehog’s heel?
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This is what it looks like. Bizarre, yet somehow fascinating!
Light and darkness
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Near the Angara River, Russia.
A pasture for three
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Yakutia, Russia.
Dancing
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The North Caucasus.
Droplets of pure beauty
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Black & white
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An eruption of the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka.
The unity of opposites
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On a Caucasian nature reserve.
Fraternal love
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On the Kuril Lake, Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka.
Flight
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At sunset, a may-bug climbs to the top of a mushroom in order to take flight.
At the edge of the world
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Murmansk region, Russia
