Winter Scene, London Photograph by Gordon Esler, Your ShotA couple caught in the snow last winter at the 17th-century Greenwich Naval College, London. To the right, shrouded in mist, is the River Thames.
Sami Herder, Scandinavia Photograph by Erika LarsenCone-shaped tents called lávut provide temporary shelter for Sami herders while following the reindeer. Nils Peder Gaup, resting here on the tundra, feels most at home in the mountains. “The Sami spirit follows you,” he says.
Sami Gällivare, Sweden Photographed by Erika Larsen NOVEMBER ISSUESven Skaltje was saddened to find the carcasses of two female reindeer whose antlers had become entangled during a dominance struggle in northern Sweden. He estimates it took three days for them to die of starvation. After separating the bodies, he saw from the ear markings that one belonged to him and the other to his cousin. Skaltje is much admired by the younger Sami in his herding group, but he is unsure whether the skills he teaches them will endure.
Blue Pond, Hokkaido Photograph by Kent Shiraishi, My ShotThe “blue pond” of the famous tourist resort in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan is a place where many tourists gather in spring, summer, and autumn. However, since this pond freezes in winter, nobody is there during that period. This photograph was taken during the first snow of the season as it fell over the blue pond. Download Wallpaper (1600 x 1200 pixels)
Grizzly Bear and Cub Photograph by Trish Carney, Your ShotYellowstone! Had the pleasure of observing this grizzly sow and her cub this May. The snow was deep and the cub was riding on the sow’s back as she was rooting through the snow for food. The sow had just caught a rodent and lifted her head to reveal her catch.
Group of Siberian Reindeer Photograph by Dean Conger, National GeographicReindeer cross the Siberian snow near Oymyakon, in the U.S.S.R. A young girl atop one of the animals herds them forward toward her family’s tent and a break for food and rest. Download Wallpaper (1600 x 1200 pixels) Purchase this print »
Beech Forest, Germany Photograph by Martin Hertel, Your ShotBeech forest in wintertime. Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany. Download Wallpaper (1600 x 1200 pixels)