This Month in the Archive

The archive, read as a calendar. Pick a month and see every story it ever produced, year by year — where this month took the explorers in 2004, and where it took them again a decade later.

In January, across 7 years, The Orange Explorer was in Ecuador, India, and Vietnam.

2018

Dresden
Graffiti and Street Art in Dresden
Jan 2018
These photographs, taken in 2018, document graffiti and street art on Dresden’s façades, doorways, utility structures, and other street-level surfaces. The…
Dresden
Kunsthofpassage: Courtyard of the Elements
Jan 2018
The Kunsthofpassage is a network of five artist-designed courtyards in Dresden’s Äußere Neustadt district. Completed in 2001, the complex combines residential…

2015

Singapore
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, Singapore
Jan 2015
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple in Singapore’s Little India is believed to be the country’s first Hindu temple dedicated to Veeramakaliamman, a form of the goddess…

2011

Sundarbans
The Indian Sundarbans: Mangrove Forests and Tidal Islands
Jan 2011
The Sundarbans are a transboundary tidal landscape at the mouth of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system, extending across West Bengal, India, and…
Kolkata
Kolkata Street Dogs: Community Care and the Indian Native Dog
Jan 2011
A 2011 field documentation project examining Indian community dogs and the residents, volunteers, and shelters providing food, medical care, vaccination…
Kolkata
Kolkata Blind School
Jan 2011
Calcutta Blind School is a coeducational institution for students who are blind or have low vision. Located on Diamond Harbour Road in Behala, Kolkata, the…
Darjeeling
Darjeeling: Tea Landscapes and Himalayan Wildlife
Jan 2011
Darjeeling is located in the Eastern Himalayas of northern West Bengal at an elevation of approximately 6,700 feet (2,045 meters). The surrounding mountain…

2009

Galapagos Islands
Galápagos Giant Tortoises
Jan 2009
Galápagos giant tortoises are among the world’s largest living tortoises and can survive for well over a century. They belong to the genus *Chelonoidis*, with…
Galapagos Islands
Galápagos Marine Iguana
Jan 2009
The marine iguana (*Amblyrhynchus cristatus*) is endemic to the Galápagos Archipelago and is the only living lizard known to forage in the ocean. It feeds…
Galapagos Islands
Galápagos Fur Seals
Jan 2009
The Galápagos fur seal (*Arctocephalus galapagoensis*) is endemic to the Galápagos Archipelago and is the world’s smallest otariid, the family that includes…
Galapagos Islands
Sally Lightfoot Crabs of the Galápagos
Jan 2009
The Sally Lightfoot crab (*Grapsus grapsus*), also known locally as the zayapa, is common along the Galápagos Islands’ exposed rocky shores. The species also…
Galapagos Islands
Bartolomé Island
Jan 2009
Bartolomé Island is a small volcanic island in Sullivan Bay, east of Santiago Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago. It was named for Sir Bartholomew James…
Galapagos Islands
Darwin’s Arch Before Its 2021 Collapse
Jan 2009
Photographed in 2009, Darwin’s Arch was a natural rock arch southeast of Darwin Island in the northern Galápagos. The formation was named for English…
Ecuador
Green Iguana
Jan 2009
The green iguana (*Iguana iguana*) is a large, primarily arboreal lizard native to tropical regions from Mexico through Central America and into much of…

2006

Reykjavik
New Year’s Eve in Reykjavík
Jan 2006
Photographed in 2006, Reykjavík’s New Year’s Eve celebrations combined neighborhood bonfires, a nationally watched television satire, and fireworks launched…

2004

Louisiana
American Green Treefrog
Jan 2004
The American green treefrog (*Dryophytes cinereus*), formerly classified as *Hyla cinerea*, is an arboreal frog native to the southeastern and south-central…
Louisiana
Perique Tobacco: Pressure Fermentation in Louisiana
Jan 2004
Perique is a rare, pressure-fermented tobacco produced in St. James Parish, Louisiana. It is made from cultivated tobacco (*Nicotiana tabacum*) grown in the…

2003

Vietnam
Making Fresh Rice Noodles in Vietnam
Jan 2003
These photographs, taken in January 2003, document one small-scale method of producing fresh *bún*, the round rice noodles used in many Vietnamese dishes…
Vietnam
Rượu Thuốc: Medicinal Liquor in Vietnam
Jan 2003
In Vietnam, **rượu thuốc** is a broad term for medicinal liquor: distilled alcohol infused with ingredients associated with traditional medicine. Formulations…
Vietnam
Cà Cuống: Vietnam’s Giant Water Bug
Jan 2003
The giant water bug *Lethocerus indicus*, known in Vietnamese as **cà cuống**, is a highly prized delicacy in Vietnam. Its broad, flattened body typically…

In February, across 4 years, The Orange Explorer was in the USA, Mexico, and South Korea.

2017

California
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University
Feb 2017
Stanford University’s Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden was created in 1994 by ten master carvers from six villages in Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River region…
California
White Memorial Fountain at Stanford University
Feb 2017
The 16-foot (4.9-meter) White Memorial Fountain stands in Stanford University’s White Plaza, between Old Union and the Stanford Bookstore. Sculptor Aristides…

2015

South Carolina
Charleston Tea Garden
Feb 2015
Photographed in 2015, this 127-acre property on Wadmalaw Island was then known as the Charleston Tea Plantation. In 2020, its name changed to Charleston Tea…
South Carolina
Philadelphia Alley, Charleston
Feb 2015
Philadelphia Alley is a one-block pedestrian passage between Queen and Cumberland Streets in Charleston’s historic center. Francis Kinloch assembled property…
South Carolina
Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve, Edisto Island
Feb 2015
On the northeastern coast of Edisto Island, Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area protects maritime forest, salt marsh…
South Carolina
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins
Feb 2015
The St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease stands on St. Helena Island near Frogmore, South Carolina. Construction began in 1749 and was probably completed in 1750…
South Carolina
Hunting Island State Park and Lighthouse
Feb 2015
Hunting Island State Park protects 5,000 acres of barrier-island landscape near Beaufort, South Carolina. The park includes five miles of Atlantic beach…
North Carolina
North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Feb 2015
The Outer Banks are a narrow, broken chain of barrier islands along North Carolina’s Atlantic coast. Ocean beaches face the open Atlantic, while sounds…

2010

South Korea
Bridge of Freedom at Imjingak
Feb 2010
The Bridge of Freedom stands at Imjingak in Paju, near the Imjin River and approximately seven kilometers south of the Military Demarcation Line. Its history…
Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
Feb 2010
Desert Botanical Garden opened in 1939 in Phoenix’s Papago Park, established by local conservation advocates seeking to protect and interpret desert plants…
Arizona
World Championship Hoop Dance Contest, 2010
Feb 2010
These photographs document the 20th annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, in February 2010. Indigenous dancers…

2008

Mexico
Cabo San Lucas: Marine Wildlife at Land’s End
Feb 2008
Cabo San Lucas lies at the southern end of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, where the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, meets the Pacific…

In March, across 3 years, The Orange Explorer was in the USA, France, and Guadeloupe.

2018

Guadeloupe
Gyroplane Flight: How Autorotation Works
Mar 2018
These photographs document a gyroplane flight in 2018. A gyroplane, also called an autogyro or commonly a gyrocopter, resembles a small helicopter but operates…

2017

California
Northern Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park
Mar 2017
Elephant seals are true seals in the family Phocidae. Two living species are recognized: the northern elephant seal (*Mirounga angustirostris*) and the…

2015

Missouri
Gateway Arch in St. Louis
Mar 2015
The Gateway Arch rises 630 feet (192 m) above the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Louis and spans the same distance between its legs. Designed by…
Georgia
Savannah Georgia
Mar 2015
Savannah is Georgia’s oldest city. British colonists led by James Oglethorpe established it on Yamacraw Bluff in 1733 after negotiating with Tomochichi, leader…

In April, across 5 years, The Orange Explorer was in India, Botswana, and Nepal.

2017

Sanssouci Park
Mandarin Ducks in Sanssouci Park
Apr 2017
The Mandarin duck (*Aix galericulata*) is a waterfowl species native to East Asia. The sexes differ markedly in appearance: breeding males have a red bill…

2016

Kathmandu
Pashupatinath Temple
Apr 2016
Pashupatinath Temple stands beside the Bagmati River in Kathmandu and is dedicated to Pashupati, a form of Shiva. The principal sanctuary is surrounded by an…
Pokhara
Phewa Lake and Tal Barahi Temple
Apr 2016
Phewa Lake, also written Fewa Lake or Phewa Tal, is a freshwater lake in Pokhara, Kaski District, Gandaki Province. The lake is a defining feature of the…
Chitwan National Park
Wildlife in Chitwan National Park
Apr 2016
Chitwan National Park was established in 1973 as Nepal’s first national park and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The protected landscape…
Lalitpur
Rebuilding the City of Beauty - Lalitpur, Nepal
Apr 2016
Patan Durbar Square stands within the historic center of Lalitpur, also widely known as Patan. It is one of seven Monument Zones forming the UNESCO Kathmandu…
Kathmandu Valley
Swayambhunath Stupa and Sacred Complex
Apr 2016
Swayambhunath, also called Swayambhu, occupies a forested hill west of central Kathmandu. The religious ensemble is one of seven monument zones forming the…
Agra
The Taj Mahal and the Living City, Agra 2016
Apr 2016
Agra stands on the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Agra District contains three UNESCO World Heritage properties: the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and…
Meerut
Textile Production and Hand Block Printing in Meerut, India
Apr 2016
Photographed in Meerut in 2016, this series documents several stages of textile production within a working industrial and craft environment. The photographs…
Daramshala
Dharamshala: Wheat Fields
Apr 2016
These photographs, taken in 2016 near Dharamshala, document wheat fields approaching maturity in the foothills of the Dhauladhar Range. Wheat is an important…
Daramshala
Dharamshala and McLeod Ganj
Apr 2016
Dharamshala lies in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, on forested slopes beneath the Dhauladhar range. The city extends across a considerable change in…
Daramshala
Dharamshala: Tea Fields
Apr 2016
Kangra tea is cultivated along the lower slopes of the Dhauladhar Range in Himachal Pradesh, including parts of Kangra district near Dharamshala. Commercial…
Attari
Attari–Wagah Border Ceremony
Apr 2016
The 1947 Partition of British India divided the historic province of Punjab between the newly independent countries of India and Pakistan. Millions of people…
Amritsar
Punjab, In and Around Amritsar
Apr 2016
Amritsar is one of the largest cities in the Indian state of Punjab and one of Sikhism’s most important religious centers. Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru…
Amritsar
Sri Harmandir Sahib: The Golden Temple of Amritsar
Apr 2016
Sri Harmandir Sahib, also known as Sri Darbar Sahib and the Golden Temple, stands in Amritsar, Punjab, and is the central sacred shrine of Sikhism. The complex…

2015

Indonesia
Bali, Indonesia: Temples, Rice Fields, and Markets
Apr 2015
Bali is an Indonesian island and province east of Java. It is Indonesia’s Hindu-majority province, where religious practice is closely interwoven with temples…

2009

Turville
St Mary the Virgin Church, Turville
Apr 2009
St Mary the Virgin stands beside the village green in Turville, Buckinghamshire. The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin and is commonly interpreted as “dry…
Turville
Turville, Buckinghamshire
Apr 2009
Turville is a small village at the head of the Hambleden Valley in Buckinghamshire. It lies within the Chilterns National Landscape, the protected area legally…
South Africa
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Apr 2009
Located in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve covers approximately 65,000 hectares along the western boundary of Kruger…
Okavango Delta
African Elephants: Okavango Delta
Apr 2009
Botswana supports the world’s largest national population of African elephants, with the Okavango Delta forming an important core habitat. The elephants found…
Okavango Delta
Painted Dogs: Okavango Delta
Apr 2009
The African wild dog (*Lycaon pictus*), also known as the painted dog, is a highly social carnivore native to sub-Saharan Africa and the only living species in…
Okavango Delta
South African Giraffes: Okavango Delta
Apr 2009
South African giraffes photographed in Botswana’s Okavango Delta in 2009, with information about their individual coat patterns, feeding adaptations…
Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Apr 2009
The Okavango Delta is an inland wetland in Botswana where floodwaters from Angola arrive during the dry season, sustaining permanent swamps, seasonal…
Okavango Delta
Hyenas: Okavango Delta
Apr 2009
These photographs, taken in Botswana’s Okavango Delta in April 2009, show the spotted hyena, *Crocuta crocuta*. Although hyenas resemble dogs in general body…
Okavango Delta
Leopards and Lions: Okavango Delta
Apr 2009
The Okavango Delta supports African lions (*Panthera leo*) within a landscape of seasonal floodplains, permanent channels, woodland, and dry islands. Rather…

2008

Israel Dead Sea
Israel: Dead Sea
Apr 2008
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline terminal lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. It has no…
Masada
Herod’s Desert Fortress and the Roman Siege
Apr 2008
Masada is a fortified plateau on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Herod the Great, king of Judaea from 37 to 4 BCE, developed…
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo: Old Jaffa and the Modern City
Apr 2008
Tel Aviv-Yafo combines two distinct but interconnected urban histories. Jaffa is an ancient Mediterranean port whose documented history extends across…
California
Pride of Madeira in Santa Cruz
Apr 2008
*Echium candicans*, commonly known as pride of Madeira, is an evergreen shrub in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is native to the central mountains of…

In May, across 2 years, The Orange Explorer was in Australia, Germany, and Indonesia.

2017

Sanssouci Park
Sanssouci Park and Palaces, Potsdam
May 2017
Sanssouci Park in Potsdam is a palace and garden complex covering nearly 740 acres (300 hectares). Its name derives from the French *sans souci*, meaning…
Potsdam
Potsdam: Historic Gates, the Dutch Quarter, and Graffiti
May 2017
Potsdam is the capital and largest city of Brandenburg. It developed as a royal residence under the Prussian monarchy, a role that ended with the monarchy in…

2015

Uluru
Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa National Park
May 2015
Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa National Park lies in the southern Northern Territory of central Australia. The park is named for two prominent geological formations: Uluṟu…
Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln and the White Sharks of the Neptune Islands
May 2015
Port Lincoln, on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, stands on the traditional lands of the Barngarla people, who know the area as Galinyala. European settlement…
Melbourne
Love Locks on Melbourne’s Evan Walker Bridge
May 2015
In the early 2000s, attaching inscribed padlocks to bridges and other public structures became an international ritual associated with romantic commitment…
Indonesia
Silversmithing in Bali
May 2015
The island province of Bali, Indonesia, is known for many forms of ornate craftwork, including a long-established tradition of silverworking. Balinese…

In June, across 3 years, The Orange Explorer was in New Zealand, France, and Ghana.

2015

Utrecht
Cycling in Utrecht
Jun 2015
The 2015 photographs document cycling as part of Utrecht’s everyday urban life. Riders, cargo and utility bicycles, bicycle-priority signs, and dense rows of…
Paris
Cimetière des Chiens: The Pet Cemetery of Asnières-sur-Seine
Jun 2015
Opened in 1899 in Asnières-sur-Seine, northwest of Paris, the *Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques*—the Cemetery of Dogs and Other Domestic…
Paris
Le Mur des Je t’aime: The Wall of Love
Jun 2015
*Le Mur des Je t’aime* (“The Wall of Love”) is a public artwork in Square Jehan-Rictus at Place des Abbesses in Montmartre, Paris. Created by Frédéric Baron…
Paris
Love Locks on Paris Bridges
Jun 2015
By the late 2000s, visitors to Paris were attaching inscribed padlocks, known as love locks, to bridge railings and often throwing the keys into the Seine. The…
New Zealand
Queenstown | Tāhuna and Lake Whakatipu
Jun 2015
Queenstown, also known as Tāhuna, stands on the shore of Lake Whakatipu in New Zealand’s Otago region. The town occupies a glacial landscape surrounded by…
Fiordland National Park
Fiordland National Park from the Air
Jun 2015
Photographed during a 2015 helicopter flight from Queenstown, Fiordland National Park occupies a vast area of southwestern New Zealand’s South Island…
New Zealand
Mountain Landscapes Around Queenstown
Jun 2015
Queenstown lies beside Lake Whakatipu in Otago on New Zealand’s South Island, surrounded by the mountains of the Southern Alps. The surrounding landscape…
Glenorchy
Glenorchy at the Head of Lake Wakatipu
Jun 2015
Glenorchy is a small settlement at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand’s Otago region. It stands near the mouth of the Rees River, within a…
New Zealand
Geothermal Activity in Rotorua and the Taupō Volcanic Zone
Jun 2015
Rotorua lies within New Zealand’s Taupō Volcanic Zone, a highly active volcanic region extending through much of the central North Island. Heat from volcanic…
Efate
Communities of Efate After Cyclone Pam
Jun 2015
Vanuatu is an archipelago of approximately 83 islands in Melanesia, about 1,090 miles (1,750 kilometers) east of northern Australia. Efate, the country’s…
Tanna
Mount Yasur: An Active Volcano on Tanna Island
Jun 2015
Mount Yasur is an active volcano near the southeastern coast of Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Rising 1,184 feet (361 meters), it is a largely unvegetated scoria cone…

2007

Ghana
Accra: Makola Market
Jun 2007
Makola Market is one of Accra’s principal commercial districts. Its dense network of stalls, shops, and surrounding streets offers produce, dried fish, live…
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Alluvial Diamond Mining
Jun 2007
Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, has extensive mineral resources, including diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold, and iron ore. Mining is an…
Ghana
Ghana: Cocoa Plantations
Jun 2007
Explore Ghana’s cocoa history, from early nineteenth-century plantings and Tetteh Quarshie’s role in expanding commercial cultivation to the country’s rise as…

2006

North Macedonia
Roma Communities in Macedonia, 2006
Jun 2006
In 2006, Amanda Fornal traveled with a three-person documentary team to document Roma communities in Macedonia, now North Macedonia. The photographic archive…
Bulgaria, North Macedonia
Tattoos in Roma Communities of Macedonia
Jun 2006
In 2006, Amanda Fornal documented tattoos worn by Roma participants during fieldwork in Macedonia, now North Macedonia. The designs include names and…

In July, across 8 years, The Orange Explorer was in Ecuador, Scotland, and the United Kingdom.

2017

Islay
Great Islay Swim
Jul 2017
In July 2017, three swimmers circumnavigated Islay while an expedition team documented the island’s whisky heritage, coastal environment, architecture, and…
Islay
Islay Whisky: Peat and Distillation
Jul 2017
Islay is one of the five traditional Scotch Whisky localities and regions protected under United Kingdom law. When these photographs were taken in 2017, eight…
Islay
Lighthouses of Islay
Jul 2017
Seven lighthouses around Islay mark the island’s Atlantic coast, Loch Indaal, Port Ellen, and the approaches to the Sounds of Islay and Jura. Established…
Islay
Finlaggan: Seat of the Lords of the Isles
Jul 2017
Finlaggan lies in Loch Finlaggan in northern Islay. During the later Middle Ages, it served as the ceremonial, administrative and judicial center of the…
Islay
Kilarrow Parish Church: Bowmore’s Round Church
Jul 2017
Kilarrow Parish Church, commonly known as the Round Church, stands at the head of Main Street in Bowmore. Construction began in 1767 under Daniel Campbell of…
Islay
Islay Woollen Mill
Jul 2017
Established in 1883 near Bridgend, Islay Woollen Mill occupies a Category A listed mill and bridge complex. Its historically significant interior retains a…
Islay
The American Monument at the Mull of Oa
Jul 2017
The American Monument stands on the Mull of Oa at the southwestern corner of Islay. The approximately 66-foot ( 20-meter) stone tower occupies a coastal…
Islay
The Corryvreckan Whirlpool
Jul 2017
The Gulf of Corryvreckan is a narrow tidal strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. Currents can exceed 4 metres per second…

2015

Bratislava
Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum
Jul 2015
The Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum stands on a peninsula in the Čunovo Reservoir, part of the Danube waterworks approximately 20 kilometers south of central…
Vaduz
Public Sculpture in Vaduz, 2015
Jul 2015
Vaduz’s pedestrian center, the **Städtle**, forms a compact cultural district where museums, government buildings, and public sculpture share the same…
Vaduz
Vaduz Castle: Residence of Liechtenstein’s Princely Family
Jul 2015
Vaduz Castle stands approximately 394 feet (120 meters) above Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein. The castle remains the private residence of the Princely…
Mdina
Mdina: Malta’s Silent City
Jul 2015
Mdina is a fortified hilltop city in central Malta and the island’s former political and administrative center. The settlement developed from ancient Melite…
Andorra
Andorra la Vella: Historic Center and Public Art
Jul 2015
Andorra is a landlocked sovereign microstate in the eastern Pyrenees between France and Spain. Catalan is its official language. The capital, Andorra la Vella…
Fez
Fez: Morocco’s Historic Imperial City
Jul 2015
Fez is the oldest of Morocco’s four imperial cities and one of the country’s principal historic and cultural centers. The city originated as two fortified…
Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen: The Blue City
Jul 2015
Chefchaouen is situated in the Rif Mountains of northwestern Morocco. The city was founded in 1471 by Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami around a fortified kasbah…
Fez
Chouaras Tanneries
Jul 2015
The Chouara Tannery is located in Fes el-Bali, the historic medina of Fez, Morocco. One of three traditional tanneries in the city, Chouara is among the oldest…
Utrecht
2015 Tour de France Grand Départ in Utrecht
Jul 2015
The 102nd Tour de France began in Utrecht on July 4, 2015. The opening stage was a flat 13.8-kilometer (8.6-mile) individual time trial through the city…
Utrecht
Utrecht and the Oudegracht
Jul 2015
Utrecht developed around the Roman fort of Traiectum, established near present-day Domplein around AD 42 on the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. The site…

2013

Pennsylvania
Strasburg Rail Road
Jul 2013
Chartered on June 9, 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road was established after the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad bypassed the borough of Strasburg. The short…

2011

Reykjavik
Reykjavík: Hallgrímskirkja and Geothermal Energy
Jul 2011
Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital and largest city, lies on the country’s southwest coast and is the northernmost capital of a sovereign state. According to…
Iceland
Atlantic Puffins at Látrabjarg
Jul 2011
At Iceland’s westernmost point, Látrabjarg forms a 8.7-mile (14-kilometer) line of sea cliffs rising to 1,447 feet (441 meters). Its turf-covered upper slopes…
Iceland
Dettifoss and Selfoss: Waterfalls of Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Jul 2011
In northeastern Iceland, the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum descends through Jökulsárgljúfur within Vatnajökull National Park. Sediment carried by the river…
Iceland
Hverir Mud Pots near Lake Mývatn
Jul 2011
East of Lake Mývatn, the Hverir geothermal field, also known as Hverarönd, lies at the foot of Námafjall in the volcanic zone associated with Krafla. The field…
Tjörnes
Pliocene Right Whale Fossil from Tjörnes, Iceland
Jul 2011
The Tjörnes Formation in northeastern Iceland contains the island’s only substantial pre-Quaternary marine sedimentary exposure. Although the formation is…

2008

Montana
Brown Bears
Jul 2008
The brown bear (*Ursus arctos*) is among the world’s largest terrestrial omnivores. The species occurs across parts of North America, Europe, and Asia…

2007

Liberia, Sierra Leone
The Kimberley Process in Liberia
Jul 2007
Field documentation from Liberia and Sierra Leone during Liberia’s 2007 transition from international diamond sanctions to participation in the Kimberley…
Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana
West African Cuisine
Jul 2007
A 2007 field documentation project recording traditional foods and recipes in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Ghana, including an overland journey from Monrovia to…

2006

Selçuk
White Storks Nesting in Selçuk
Jul 2006
Selçuk, in İzmir Province near Türkiye’s Aegean coast, supports a long-established breeding population of white storks (*Ciconia ciconia*). These photographs…
Ephesus
Ephesus: A Hellenistic and Roman Metropolis
Jul 2006
Ephesus (or in Turkish, Efes) was a coastal city founded by the Ancient Greeks in what is now southwest Turkey.

2004

Peru
The Peruvian Amazon
Jul 2004
The Peruvian Amazon extends from humid forests on the eastern slopes of the Andes to the lowland forests of the Amazon Basin. Amazonian forests cover more than…
Peru
Machu Picchu and the Classic Inca Trail
Jul 2004
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on an Andean ridge approximately 7,970 feet (2,430 meters) above sea level, northwest of Cusco, Peru. The…
Peru
Peru’s Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos and Vicuñas
Jul 2004
Four South American camelids are associated with the Andean region: the domesticated llama (*Lama glama*) and alpaca (*Lama pacos*), and the wild guanaco…
Amantani Island Of Lake Titicaca
Amantaní Island, Lake Titicaca
Jul 2004
Amantaní is an island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) from Puno. The island covers about 3.6 square miles (9.3…
Uros Floating Islands
The Uros Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca
Jul 2004
The Uros Floating Islands are human-made reed platforms located in the Bay of Puno on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, approximately 12,500 feet (3,810…
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi: Ecuador’s Glacier-Capped Stratovolcano
Jul 2004
Cotopaxi is an active, glacier-capped stratovolcano in Ecuador’s Eastern Cordillera, approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) southeast of Quito. Its nearly…
Puerto Lopez
Puerto López and Isla de la Plata, Ecuador
Jul 2004
Puerto López is a Pacific coastal town and the administrative center of Puerto López Canton in Ecuador’s Manabí Province. Fishing has long been central to the…
Ecuador
Blue-footed Booby
Jul 2004
The blue-footed booby (*Sula nebouxii*) is a seabird of the tropical and subtropical eastern Pacific, occurring from the Gulf of California southward along the…
Ecuador
Nazca Booby
Jul 2004
The Nazca booby (*Sula granti*) is a large colonial seabird of the eastern tropical Pacific. Major breeding colonies occur in the Galápagos Islands and on…
Ecuador
Buff-tailed Coronet
Jul 2004
The buff-tailed coronet (*Boissonneaua flavescens*) is a large Andean hummingbird found in western Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. It inhabits humid montane…
Ecuador
Masked Trogon
Jul 2004
The Masked Trogon (*Trogon personatus*) is a forest bird found in the Andes and isolated tepui highlands of northern and western South America. Its range…
Quito
Quito: Historic Centre and the Basílica del Voto Nacional
Jul 2004
Quito, Ecuador’s capital, extends through a high Andean valley on the slopes of Pichincha volcano. The city’s historic center stands approximately 9,350 feet…
Quito
Virgin of El Panecillo
Jul 2004
The Virgin of El Panecillo stands above Quito’s historic center on El Panecillo, a rounded hill rising approximately 9,840 feet (3,000 meters) above sea level…

In August, across 7 years, The Orange Explorer was in Greenland, the Czech Republic, and India.

2026

World
A World Worth Documenting
Aug 2026
The world is filled with curious beauty: a handwritten sign in a market, a tattoo carrying a family history, an animal taking a nap, an abandoned town…

2017

Prague
Charles Bridge, Prague
Aug 2017
Charles Bridge (*Karlův most*) is a medieval sandstone arch bridge crossing the Vltava River between Prague’s Old Town and Lesser Town. Construction began in…
Prague
Prague: Historic Capital on the Vltava
Aug 2017
Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, developed from fortified settlements and separate towns along the Vltava River rather than being…
Prague
The Dripstone Wall in Prague’s Wallenstein Garden
Aug 2017
Within Wallenstein Garden in Prague’s Malá Strana stands an artificial stalactite wall, part of the palace-and-garden complex commissioned by Albrecht von…
Prague
The John Lennon Wall
Aug 2017
The John Lennon Wall stands on Velkopřevorské náměstí in Prague’s Malá Strana, on a wall enclosing the Maltese Gardens and owned by the Sovereign Military…
Wales, United Kingdom
Eryri National Park (Snowdonia)
Aug 2017
Eryri National Park, historically known in English as Snowdonia, covers 823 square miles (2,132 square kilometers) of northwestern Wales. Designated on 18…
Isle of Man
Isle of Man Steam Railway
Aug 2017
The Isle of Man Steam Railway preserves the southern section of the island’s Victorian narrow-gauge railway network. Its 3-foot (914-millimeter) line between…
Isle of Man
Isle of Man: Coast, Landscape and Manx Heritage
Aug 2017
The Isle of Man lies in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. Covering 221 square miles (572 square kilometers), it recorded 84,069 residents in the…
Isle of Man
The Great Laxey Wheel and Mines Trail
Aug 2017
The Great Laxey Wheel, also known as Lady Isabella, was completed in 1854 to drain the Glen Mooar section of the Great Laxey Mines. Designed by Manx engineer…

2015

Kulusuk
Kulusuk: A Rocky Island Settlement in East Greenland
Aug 2015
Kulusuk is a small settlement on Kulusuk Island in the Ammassalik region of southeastern Greenland. A permanent settlement was established in 1909, when Danish…
Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq Cemetery
Aug 2015
At the edge of Tasiilaq, beside the route into Flower Valley, rows of simple white wooden crosses extend across the low, rocky ground. Many graves are…
Tasiilaq
Village of Color: Tasiilaq, Greenland
Aug 2015
Tasiilaq stands on Ammassalik Island beside King Oscar Harbour, a sheltered inlet whose narrow entrance gives it the appearance of a lake. The name…
Knud Rasmussen Glacier
Apuseeq (Knud Rasmussen Glacier)
Aug 2015
Apuseeq, also known as Knud Rasmussen Glacier, is a marine-terminating glacier in southeastern Greenland. It ends in a narrow fjord, where ice breaking from…
Bluie East Two Of Ikateq Fjord
Bluie East Two at Ikateq Fjord
Aug 2015
Rusted fuel drums, vehicles, machinery, and collapsed structures mark the remains of Bluie East Two at Ikateq Fjord in East Greenland. The United States…
East Greenland
Qimmit: Greenland’s Working Sled Dogs
Aug 2015
The Greenland Dog (*Canis lupus familiaris*), known in Greenlandic as *qimmeq* and in the plural as *qimmit*, is an Arctic sled dog bred for strength…
East Greenland
Village Life in Kuummiit, Greenland
Aug 2015
These 2015 photographs document Kuummiit, known as Kuummiut in West Greenlandic, a settlement in the Ammassalik region of southeastern Greenland. Founded in…
Tiniteqilaaq
Tiilerilaaq (Tiniteqilaaq): Settlement Life on Sermilik Fjord
Aug 2015
Tiilerilaaq, formerly commonly written as Tiniteqilaaq and often shortened to Tinit, is a small settlement in Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq in East Greenland. It…
East Greenland
Glaciers and Icebergs of East Greenland
Aug 2015
The Greenland Ice Sheet covers about 80 percent of Greenland and exceeds 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) in thickness at its thickest point. Along the mountainous…
Reykjavik
Reykjavík: Settlement History and Urban Art
Aug 2015
Reykjavík is Iceland’s capital and largest city. According to the medieval settlement tradition recorded in *Landnámabók*, Ingólfur Arnarson established a farm…
Madurodam
Madurodam: The Netherlands in Miniature
Aug 2015
Madurodam is a miniature park in The Hague that presents Dutch cities, buildings, waterways, ports, railways, and other infrastructure at a scale of 1:25…
Belfast
Belfast Street Art: North Street and the Cathedral Quarter
Aug 2015
When these photographs were taken in 2015, North Street and the adjoining Cathedral Quarter had become important locations for Belfast’s contemporary…
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast
Aug 2015
At the foot of the Antrim Plateau in County Antrim, the Giant’s Causeway comprises approximately 40,000 basalt columns extending from the cliffs toward the…
Borgarfjordur
Borgarfjörður: Volcanic and Glacial Landscapes
Aug 2015
Borgarfjörður is a fjord in western Iceland, and the name is also used for the surrounding region. The town of Borgarnes stands near the fjord, while the…

2013

Maine
Hillside Cemetery in Boothbay, Maine
Aug 2013
Boothbay’s permanent colonial resettlement began in 1730, when Colonel David Dunbar established a community called Townsend with Scots-Irish settlers from…
Maine
St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery, Kennebunk
Aug 2013
St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery stands on the western bank of the Kennebunk River in Kennebunk, Maine. The property was developed as Fairfields, a…

2008

Illinois
Blue Angels at the 2008 Chicago Air and Water Show
Aug 2008
These photographs document the Blue Angels during the 50th-anniversary Chicago Air and Water Show in August 2008. Established in 1946, the Blue Angels are the…

2006

Viseisei Village
Viseisei Village and Pandanus Mat Weaving
Aug 2006
Viseisei is an iTaukei village near Vuda Point on the western coast of Viti Levu, between Nadi and Lautoka. According to local oral tradition, Vuda was the…
Suva
Indo-Fijian Wedding Henna
Aug 2006
Fiji is home to several cultural communities, including iTaukei, Indo-Fijian, and Rotuman communities. Indo-Fijians are largely descended from approximately…

2004

Bangalore
Bengaluru’s Informal Settlements: Portraits from Bangalore, 2004
Aug 2004
Bengaluru, officially known as Bangalore when these photographs were taken in 2004, is the capital of Karnataka in southern India. The city stands on the…
Sivakasi
Child Labor in Sivakasi, India
Aug 2004
Bread&Water operated from 1998 to 2005 as an independent not-for-profit organization focused on poverty alleviation. In 2004, Amanda Fornal traveled to…
Elephanta Island
Elephanta Island
Aug 2004
Elephanta Island, also known as Gharapuri, lies in Mumbai Harbour approximately 11 kilometers northeast of Apollo Bunder. The island is best known for the…
Peru
Butterfly Mud-Puddling in the Peruvian Amazon
Aug 2004
The Peruvian Amazon supports an exceptionally diverse butterfly community. These photographs, taken in 2004, document groups of butterflies gathering on…

In September, across 5 years, The Orange Explorer was in India, the USA, and Italy.

2015

Berlin
Graffiti and Street Art in Berlin
Sep 2015
Berlin joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City of Design in 2005. The designation reflects the city’s broader design culture and creative…
Belgrade
Belgrade Street Art: The Colorful White City
Sep 2015
Belgrade, Serbia’s capital and largest city, stands at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. Its Serbian name, *Beograd*, means “White City,” a name…
Novi Sad
Novi Sad and Petrovaradin Fortressa
Sep 2015
Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city and the administrative center of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, stands on the Danube. Petrovaradin Fortress…
Sessa Aurunca
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Sessa Aurunca
Sep 2015
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul stands in Sessa Aurunca, a historic town in the Campania region of Italy. The building dates from the early 12th…
Sessa Aurunca
Roman Theater of Sessa Aurunca
Sep 2015
The Roman theater at Sessa Aurunca belonged to ancient Suessa Aurunca, a Latin colony established following Rome’s conquest of the Aurunci in 313 BCE. The…
San Martino
San Martino and the Roccamonfina Volcanic Landscape
Sep 2015
San Martino is a rural hamlet of Sessa Aurunca in the Province of Caserta, Campania. It lies within the agricultural landscape southwest of the extinct…
Sessa Aurunca
Sessa Aurunca: Ancient Suessa and the Historic Center
Sep 2015
Sessa Aurunca lies in northern Campania near the extinct Roccamonfina volcanic complex. The modern town occupies part of ancient Suessa, within a territory…
Ceschetto
Ceschetto: A Hill Hamlet of Sessa Aurunca
Sep 2015
Photographed in 2015, Ceschetto is a small *frazione* of Sessa Aurunca in the Province of Caserta, Campania. The settlement lies at approximately 1,611 feet…
Rome
Rome: The Eternal City
Sep 2015
Rome, the capital of Italy, developed from settlements along the Tiber and became the center of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. In the late first century…
San Marino
The Three Towers of Mount Titano
Sep 2015
The City of San Marino is crowned by Guaita, Cesta and Montale, three medieval fortifications positioned along the summits of Mount Titano. Together with the…

2013

Arizona
Butterflies and Moths at Butterfly Wonderland
Sep 2013
Photographed in 2013, the year Butterfly Wonderland opened in Scottsdale, Arizona, this collection documents tropical butterflies and moths within the…
Arizona
Powered Parachutes
Sep 2013
A powered parachute is an aircraft with a flexible or semi-rigid wing connected to a wheeled fuselage containing the engine, propeller, and seats. During…
Arizona
Out of Africa Wildlife Park & Sanctuary
Sep 2013
Out of Africa Wildlife Park was founded in Fountain Hills, Arizona, in 1988 by Dean and Prayeri Harrison. It later moved to a 104-acre property in Camp Verde…
Arizona
The Grand Canyon
Sep 2013
The Grand Canyon extends approximately 278 river miles (447 kilometers) through northern Arizona. It reaches up to 18 miles (29 kilometers) across and…
Arizona
Gray Wolves
Sep 2013
The gray wolf (*Canis lupus*) is the largest living wild canid. Despite its name, its coat may be white, gray, brown, black, or a mixture of these colors…
Arizona
American Black Bears at Bearizona Wildlife Park
Sep 2013
These American black bears (*Ursus americanus*) were photographed in 2013 at Bearizona Wildlife Park near Williams in northern Arizona. The approximately…
Arizona
Harvest Moon over Sedona, Arizona
Sep 2013
The Harvest Moon is the full Moon closest to the Northern Hemisphere’s September equinox. It usually occurs in September, although it can fall in October. In…
Arizona
Sedona, Arizona
Sep 2013
Sedona lies in north-central Arizona, straddling Coconino and Yavapai counties and surrounded by the Coconino National Forest. Cliffs, buttes, mesas…
Arizona
Western Raku Pottery Firing
Sep 2013
Raku ware originated in Japan during the late 16th century, when the potter Chōjirō created hand-formed tea bowls under the guidance of tea master Sen no…

2007

Connecticut
Bumblebees
Sep 2007
Bumblebees are robust, densely haired bees in the genus *Bombus*. Nearly 300 species are recognized, and the group is especially diverse in cool temperate and…

2006

Vava'u
Humpback Whales of Tonga
Sep 2006
Each austral winter, humpback whales (*Megaptera novaeangliae*) migrate from feeding areas in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters to tropical breeding grounds…
Samoa
Malu: Traditional Samoan Tatau for Women
Sep 2006
The *malu* is the principal form of traditional Samoan *tatau* associated with women. Its open, finely spaced patterns usually extend from the upper thighs to…
Samoa
Samoan Peʻa: Traditional Male Tatau
Sep 2006
The **peʻa**, also known as **malofie**, is the extensive traditional tatau created for Samoan men. Its dense, largely symmetrical composition extends from the…
Savaii
Savaiʻi: Volcanic Landscapes and Village Life
Sep 2006
Savaiʻi, also known in formal Samoan usage as Salafai, is the largest and highest island in Samoa. The mountainous island is a shield volcano covering…
Yasawa Islands
Volcanic Landscapes of the Yasawa Islands
Sep 2006
The Yasawa Islands form a chain of approximately 20 islands northwest of Viti Levu, Fiji’s largest island. Most are volcanic in origin, with steep ridges…
Vatukacevaceva Village
Vatukacevaceva Village and the Sacred Nakauvadra Range
Sep 2006
Vatukacevaceva is an iTaukei village in Ra Province, near the northern foothills of the Nakauvadra Range on Viti Levu. Photographed in 2006, the village was…

2004

Gujarat
Indian Wild Ass of the Little Rann of Kutch
Sep 2004
The Indian wild ass, or khur (*Equus hemionus khur*), is a subspecies of the Asiatic wild ass and a member of the horse family, Equidae. Its historical range…
Gujarat
Women of Gujarat: Textiles and Tattoos
Sep 2004
Photographs taken in a village near Zainabad, Gujarat, show women wearing traditional clothing and displaying tattoos on their faces, necks, arms, and hands…
Gujarat
India: Traditional Sari
Sep 2004
The sari is an unstitched length of cloth worn in India and elsewhere in South Asia. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word *śāṭī*, meaning a strip of…
Rajasthan Thar Desert
Rajasthan: Thar Desert
Sep 2004
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, extends across northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan. Most of the desert lies in the Indian…
India
Tilaka & Piercings
Sep 2004
Forehead marks in India may express religious affiliation, participation in ritual, blessing, cultural identity, or personal adornment. A **tilaka**, also…
Varanasi
Varanasi
Sep 2004
Varanasi, also known as Kashi, Banaras, and Benares, stands beside the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh, India. Archaeological and historical evidence documents…
Agra
Agra 2004
Sep 2004
Agra stands on the Yamuna River in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Although the settlement predates the Mughal period, its rise as an important…
Yamuna
Open-Air Laundry Along the Yamuna River, Agra, 2004
Sep 2004
The Yamuna is a major tributary of the Ganges and one of northern India’s most important river systems. Its headwaters rise in the western Himalaya near…
Agra
Taj Mahal and Parchin Kari: Marble Inlay in Agra
Sep 2004
The Taj Mahal stands on the right bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the mausoleum after his wife, Mumtaz…
Polem Beach
Polem Beach: Fishing Life on Goa’s Southern Coast
Sep 2004
Polem Beach, also written as Pollem Beach, lies in the Loliem-Polem area of Canacona near the Goa–Karnataka border. It is commonly identified as the…
Mysuru
Kumkuma
Sep 2004
**Kumkuma**, also written as **kumkum**, is a colored powder used in Hindu worship, blessings, ceremonies, and personal adornment. It is most commonly…
Mysuru
Mysore (Mysuru)
Sep 2004
Mysuru is a city in southern Karnataka at the foot of the Chamundi Hills. Its name is traditionally associated with Mahishasura, a figure in Hindu mythology…
Munnar
Munnar: Bonnet Macaque & Tufted Gray Langur
Sep 2004
Photographed in 2004, these images document two species of Old World monkey found in the southern Indian landscape surrounding Munnar: the bonnet macaque…
Munnar
Munnar: Nilgiri Tahr
Sep 2004
The Nilgiri tahr (*Nilgiritragus hylocrius*) is an Endangered mountain ungulate found only in the southern Western Ghats of India. Its remaining wild…
Munnar
Tea Harvesting in Munnar
Sep 2004
Munnar is located in the Idukki district of Kerala within the Western Ghats of southern India. The town stands at approximately 5,250 feet (1,600 meters) above…

In October, across 5 years, The Orange Explorer was in Chile, Ethiopia, and Rapa Nui.

2014

New York
NYC Urban Tattoo Convention, Brooklyn
Oct 2014
The fifth annual **NYC Urban Tattoo Convention** was held at Industry City in Brooklyn from June 27 to 29, 2014. Approximately 150 local and international…

2013

Connecticut
Bun Lai’s 2013 Periodical Cicada Dinner
Oct 2013
These photographs document one of the private dinners organized by chef Bun Lai during Connecticut’s 2013 emergence of Brood II periodical cicadas. Lai used…

2010

Ethiopia
Awassa Fish Market
Oct 2010
Hawassa, historically also written as Awassa, stands on the eastern shore of Lake Hawassa in Ethiopia’s Main Rift Valley. It is the capital of the Sidama…
Ethiopia
Abijatta-Shalla Lakes National Park
Oct 2010
Abijatta-Shalla Lakes National Park lies in Ethiopia’s Central Rift Valley, approximately 200 kilometers south of Addis Ababa. Covering about 887 square…
Addis Ababa
Holy Trinity, Addis Ababa
Oct 2010
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa preserves Ethiopia’s Orthodox, imperial, and anti-fascist history through its architecture, artwork, tombs, and memorials.
Ethiopia
Medical Field Visit in Ethiopia
Oct 2010
These photographs were taken during a medical field visit in Ethiopia in October 2010. At the time, Ethiopia had a population of approximately 90.5 million…

2006

Moorea
Moʻorea: Volcanic Peaks and Ancient Marae
Oct 2006
Moʻorea is a volcanic high island in the Windward Islands of French Polynesia, approximately 17 kilometers northwest of Tahiti. Its name is commonly translated…
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui Tattooing: Tradition and Cultural Identity
Oct 2006
Tattooing formed part of the visual culture of the Indigenous Rapa Nui people of Rapa Nui, also widely known as Easter Island. European visitors recorded…
Rapa Nui
Orongo: Ceremonial Village of the Birdman Tradition
Oct 2006
Orongo is a Rapa Nui ceremonial village built on the narrow rim of Rano Kau, between the volcano’s crater and cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Its 54 low…
Rapa Nui
Moai of Rapa Nui
Oct 2006
The moai are monumental human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people, principally between approximately 1100 and 1600 CE. More than 900 are known across the…
Rapa Nui
Kari Kari Cultural Ballet of Rapa Nui
Oct 2006
Kari Kari Cultural Ballet is a Rapa Nui performing-arts group based in Hanga Roa. Its productions combine dance, singing, live music, body ornamentation, and…
Aitutaki
Red-tailed Tropicbirds of Aitutaki
Oct 2006
Red-tailed tropicbirds (*Phaethon rubricauda*) were photographed nesting among the low vegetation of Aitutaki’s lagoon islets in 2006. Known in the Cook…
Rarotonga
Woodcarving and Figurative Sculpture in Rarotonga
Oct 2006
Carving has long been an important form of material culture in Rarotonga and elsewhere in the Cook Islands. Craftspeople produced practical objects such as…

2004

Connecticut
Blood Moon over Connecticut: The 2004 Total Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2004
These photographs document the total lunar eclipse visible from Connecticut during the night of October 27–28, 2004. The eclipse was visible across the…
Amsterdam
Gerbera Daisies in Groningen
Oct 2004
Photographed in Groningen in 2004, these cultivated gerberas were displayed as cut flowers. Groningen is the capital of the province of the same name in the…
Iceland
Outdoor Drying of Fish Heads in Iceland
Oct 2004
These photographs, taken in 2004, document fish heads suspended from wooden outdoor drying racks. Circulating air gradually removes moisture, preserving the…

In November, across 4 years, The Orange Explorer was in Solomon Islands, the USA, and France.

2017

Connecticut
B.F. Clyde’s Steam-Powered Cider Mill
Nov 2017
B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill in Old Mystic, Connecticut, began with Benjamin F. Clyde’s cider business in 1881. Clyde initially used local mills before purchasing…

2013

Florida
The American Alligator
Nov 2013
The American alligator (*Alligator mississippiensis*) is a large crocodilian native to the southeastern United States. Its range extends from coastal North…

2007

Puerto Rico
Old San Juan: A Fortified Caribbean City
Nov 2007
Old San Juan is the historic core of Puerto Rico’s capital, occupying the western end of the Isleta de San Juan at the entrance to San Juan Bay. Juan Ponce de…
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: History and Biodiversity
Nov 2007
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean archipelago and an unincorporated territory of the United States. Officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, it has its own…
Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory: The 305-Meter Radio Telescope
Nov 2007
Photographed in 2007, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was then home to one of the world’s most important radio telescopes. Its 1,000-foot-wide (305 m)…

2006

Rennell And Bellona Province
Traditional Tattoos of Rennell and Bellona
Nov 2006
Rennell and Bellona are raised coral islands in the Solomon Islands. Their inhabitants speak a Polynesian language and are recognized as a Polynesian Outlier…
Solomon Islands
Blond Hair in the Solomon Islands
Nov 2006
Naturally blond hair occurs in approximately 5–10 percent of the Indigenous population of the Solomon Islands. The trait is especially noticeable among…
Malaita
Life and Canoes in Langa Langa Lagoon
Nov 2006
Langa Langa Lagoon lies along the western coast of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Communities live along the mainland shore and on small artificial islands…
Solomon Islands
Traditional Tattoos of Ontong Java Atoll
Nov 2006
Ontong Java Atoll is a remote Polynesian outlier in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands. The atoll is also known as Luangiua, although Luangiua more precisely…
Langa Langa Lagoon
Facial Scarification in Langa Langa Lagoon
Nov 2006
Facial marking through controlled scraping or incision was traditionally practiced in parts of Malaita. In Langa Langa Lagoon, permanent facial designs could…
Langa Langa Lagoon
Shell Money Making in Langa Langa Lagoon
Nov 2006
Shell money remains an important part of cultural and economic life in Langa Langa Lagoon on the western coast of Malaita. Rather than functioning simply as a…
Langa Langa Lagoon
Traditional Tattoos of Langa Langa Lagoon
Nov 2006
Langa Langa Lagoon, also called Akwalaafu, lies on the western coast of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Communities established settlements on small artificial…
Japan
Shige: Japanese Tattooing at Tattoonesia 2006
Nov 2006
At the 2006 Tattoonesia festival in Tahiti, Japanese tattoo artist Shigenori Iwasaki, known professionally as Shige, was photographed tattooing and presenting…
Tahiti
Tattoonesia 2006: Polynesian Tattooing in Tahiti
Nov 2006
Polynesia encompasses many distinct Indigenous peoples and cultural traditions, including those of the Marquesas Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, the Cook Islands…
Marquesas Hiva Oa
Calvaire Cemetery on Hiva Oa
Nov 2006
Hiva Oa is the second-largest island in the Marquesas Islands and the largest in the southern Marquesas group. French and Southern Marquesan, known locally as…
French Polynesia
Cultivating Tahitian Pearls in French Polynesia
Nov 2006
French Polynesia’s cultured-pearl industry developed during the 1960s. Experimental grafting of local pearl oysters began in 1963 under the territory’s…

In December, across 7 years, The Orange Explorer was in Bhutan, the United Kingdom, and France.

2017

Guadeloupe
Deshaies on Guadeloupe’s Leeward Coast
Dec 2017
Deshaies is a commune on the northwestern coast of Basse-Terre Island, along Guadeloupe’s leeward coast. European colonists established a permanent settlement…
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: A French Caribbean Archipelago
Dec 2017
Guadeloupe is an archipelago in the Lesser Antilles, positioned between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. It is both an overseas department and region of…
Guadeloupe
Tiled Tombs of Pointe-Noire Cemetery
Dec 2017
The cemetery in Pointe-Noire, on the western coast of Basse-Terre, adjoins the Church of Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption. Narrow lanes pass between concrete tombs…
Guadeloupe
Morne-à-l’Eau Cemetery: Black-and-White Tiled Tombs
Dec 2017
The Morne-à-l’Eau Cemetery occupies a hillside in the town of Morne-à-l’Eau on Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe. Established in 1847, its family burial vaults are…
Guadeloupe
La Grande Soufrière: Guadeloupe’s Active Volcano
Dec 2017
La Grande Soufrière rises 4,813 feet (1,467 meters) above Basse-Terre and is the highest point in Guadeloupe and the Lesser Antilles. The active andesitic…
Sainte Anne
Kiteboarding in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
Dec 2017
Along the southern coast of Grande-Terre, Sainte-Anne has reef-fringed coastal waters exposed to Guadeloupe’s prevailing easterly winds. These conditions…

2015

World
Love is…: A Global Interview Project
Dec 2015
*Love is…* is a global interview project examining how people define and value love. The archive comprises 612 in-person interviews with participants from more…
Saba
Saba: The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean
Dec 2015
Saba is a 5-square-mile (13-square-kilometer) volcanic island in the northeastern Caribbean and the smallest by land area of the three special municipalities…

2010

Sikkim
Sikkim: Biodiversity, Sacred Landscapes and Organic Farming
Dec 2010
Sikkim is a small state in the eastern Himalayas of northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and northeast, Bhutan to…
India
Dubdi Monastery: Sikkim’s Oldest Monastery
Dec 2010
Dubdi Monastery stands on a forested hill above Yuksom in the Indian state of Sikkim. Established in 1701, it is recognized by the Archaeological Survey of…
India
Khecheopalri Lake: A Sacred Wetland of Sikkim
Dec 2010
Khecheopalri Lake lies near Khecheopalri village in Gyalshing District, western Sikkim, in northeastern India. The lake is known through several spellings and…
Darjeeling
Mirik: Tea Gardens and Himalayan Community Life
Dec 2010
Mirik is a hill town and municipality in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. The town is centered around Sumendu Lake, also known as Mirik Lake, and…
India
Dalai Lama at Salugara, West Bengal, 2010
Dec 2010
The Dalai Lama is a title held by a lineage of spiritual leaders within Tibetan Buddhism, particularly the Gelug tradition. It does not refer to the leader of…
Paro Taktsang
Paro Taktsang: Bhutan’s Tiger’s Nest Monastery
Dec 2010
Paro Taktsang, also known as Taktsang Palphug Monastery and Tiger’s Nest, is a sacred Vajrayana Buddhist temple and monastic complex built into a cliff above…
Thimphu
Thimphu Centenary Farmers Market
Dec 2010
Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital and largest city, was home to a busy weekend market on the west bank of the Wang Chhu. Photographed in December 2010, the Centenary…
Bhutan
Tsa Tsa: Miniature Buddhist Votive Objects
Dec 2010
Tsa tsa are small molded votive objects used in Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist traditions. Usually made by pressing clay into a mold, they may take the form of…
Bhutan
Khuru and Archery in Bhutan
Dec 2010
Both khuru and archery are commonly played sports in Bhutan.
Bhutan
Bhutan National Day
Dec 2010
Bhutan celebrates National Day each year on 17 December, commemorating the establishment of the country’s hereditary monarchy. On 17 December 1907, Ugyen…
Nubding
Gangtey Monastery and the Phobjikha Valley
Dec 2010
Commonly called Gangtey Monastery, Gangteng Sangngak Chöling stands on a ridge above Bhutan’s Phobjikha Valley. It is a major monastery of the Nyingma school…
Dochula Pass
Dochula Pass and the Druk Wangyal Chortens
Dec 2010
Dochula Pass lies on the road between Thimphu and Punakha at approximately 10,200 feet (3,100 meters) above sea level. In clear weather, the pass provides…
Punakha
Punakha Dzong
Dec 2010
Punakha Dzong stands at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu, commonly translated as the Father and Mother rivers. Also known as Pungthang Dewachen…
Thimphu
Motithang Takin Preserve
Dec 2010
The Motithang Takin Preserve in Thimphu began as a small zoo. Bhutan’s fourth king ordered the animals released because keeping them confined was considered…
Thimphu
Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu
Dec 2010
Tashichho Dzong stands on the western bank of the Wang Chhu at the northern edge of Thimphu. Its name is commonly translated as the “Fortress of the Glorious…
Thimphu
Traditional Bhutanese Papermaking
Dec 2010
Traditional Bhutanese papermaking, known as *dezo*, is one of the country’s thirteen traditional arts and crafts, or *zorig chusum*. The finished paper…
Bhutan
Bhutanese Prayer Flags: Lungta and Darchor
Dec 2010
Bhutan’s prayer flags are rectangular cloths imprinted with sacred Buddhist mantras. Prayer flags are hoisted high because Buddhists believe that the wind…
Drukgyel Dzong
Drukgyel Dzong: Fortress of Victory
Dec 2010
Drukgyel Dzong stands on a ridge in the upper Paro Valley. Built in 1649 during the rule of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, its construction is attributed to Tenzin…
Bhutan
Prayer Wheels at Bhutan’s National Memorial Chorten
Dec 2010
Prayer wheels are cylindrical devotional objects used in Vajrayana Buddhist practice. Each cylinder rotates around a central axle and typically contains a…
Paro
Paro, Bhutan
Dec 2010
Paro lies along the Paro Chhu in western Bhutan at approximately 7,380 feet (2,250 meters) above sea level. Paro International Airport, located a few…

2009

Florida
Florida Waterbirds: Brown Pelicans, White Ibises, and Egrets
Dec 2009
Photographed in Florida in 2009, this series documents four waterbird species: Brown Pelicans (*Pelecanus occidentalis*), White Ibises (*Eudocimus albus*)…

2008

Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic
Antarctica
Dec 2008
Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost and fifth-largest continent, covering approximately 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square kilometers). Beneath its…
Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic
Blue-Eyed Shag
Dec 2008
The Antarctic shag is a black-and-white marine bird found around the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. It belongs to a closely related group…
Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic
Southern Giant Petrel
Dec 2008
The southern giant petrel (*Macronectes giganteus*) is one of the largest members of the petrel family. Its wingspan can reach approximately 6.9 feet (2.1 m)…
Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic
Adélie Penguins
Dec 2008
The Adélie penguin (*Pygoscelis adeliae*) breeds on ice-free coastal ground around Antarctica and on nearby islands where exposed rock is available. Adults…
Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic
Chinstrap Penguins
Dec 2008
The chinstrap penguin (*Pygoscelis antarcticus*) is named for the narrow band of black feathers extending beneath its chin from one side of the head to the…
Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic
Gentoo Penguins
Dec 2008
Gentoo penguins breed on the Antarctic Peninsula and numerous sub-Antarctic islands, including the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the South Shetland and…
South Georgia Island
Southern Elephant Seals
Dec 2008
The southern elephant seal (*Mirounga leonina*) is the world’s largest living pinniped. It has a circumpolar distribution across the Southern Ocean and breeds…
South Georgia Island
Antarctic Fur Seals
Dec 2008
The Antarctic fur seal, *Arctocephalus gazella*, is an eared seal found throughout the Southern Ocean. Despite its name, most breeding colonies are located on…
South Georgia Island
King Penguins
Dec 2008
The king penguin, *Aptenodytes patagonicus*, is the second-largest penguin species, surpassed only by the emperor penguin. Adults stand approximately 33–37…
South Georgia Island
Macaroni Penguins
Dec 2008
The macaroni penguin, *Eudyptes chrysolophus*, is a crested penguin recognized by the long yellow-orange feathers extending backward from its forehead. Adults…
Falkland Islands
Black-Browed Albatross
Dec 2008
The black-browed albatross, *Thalassarche melanophris*, is a large seabird named for the dark band of feathers extending above each eye. Adults measure…
Falkland Islands
Falkland Skuas
Dec 2008
The Falkland skua is commonly classified as the Falkland subspecies of the brown skua, *Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus*. Southern skua taxonomy has…
Falkland Islands
Magellanic Penguins
Dec 2008
Magellanic penguin, *Spheniscus magellanicus* breed along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of southern South America, including Argentina, Chile, Cape Horn, and…
Falkland Islands
Southern Rockhoppers
Dec 2008
Southern rockhopper penguins, *Eudyptes chrysocome* are among the smallest crested penguins, adults measure approximately 18 to 22 inches (45 to 55 cm) and…
Falkland Islands
Striated Caracaras
Dec 2008
The striated caracara, *Daptrius australis*, is a member of the falcon family found primarily on the Falkland Islands and on islands off the southernmost…

2007

Saint Barthélemy
Gustaf III Airport: The Saint-Barthélemy Approach
Dec 2007
When these photographs were taken in 2007, the airport at Saint-Jean was known as Gustaf III Airport. The name referred to King Gustav III of Sweden, under…

2006

South Pacific
Cultural Marks of the South Pacific
Dec 2006
From August through December 2006, Amanda Fornal traveled through twenty islands in the South Pacific to study the history and cultural significance of body…
Ambae
Traditional Mat Weaving on Ambae
Dec 2006
Pandanus mats are important forms of material culture on Ambae and elsewhere in Vanuatu. They may be used as clothing, household furnishings, ceremonial…
Ambae
Traditional Women’s Tattoos of Ambae
Dec 2006
Traditional tattooing on Ambae once communicated women’s status, family relationships, and place within the island’s customary social system. High-ranking…
Ambae
Women’s Kastom Dance on Ambae
Dec 2006
Traditional songs and dances remain important forms of cultural expression in Vanuatu, with particular performances associated with community gatherings…
Mota Lava
Traditional Tattoos of Mota Lava
Dec 2006
Mota Lava, also written Motalava and locally known as **Mwotlap**, is an island in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu. Mwotlap is also the name of the…

2018

Graffiti and Street Art in Dresden

Kunsthofpassage: Courtyard of the Elements

2015

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, Singapore

2011

The Indian Sundarbans: Mangrove Forests and Tidal Islands

Kolkata Street Dogs: Community Care and the Indian Native Dog

Kolkata Blind School

Darjeeling: Tea Landscapes and Himalayan Wildlife

2009

Galápagos Giant Tortoises

Galápagos Marine Iguana

Galápagos Fur Seals

Sally Lightfoot Crabs of the Galápagos

Bartolomé Island

Darwin’s Arch Before Its 2021 Collapse

Green Iguana

2006

New Year’s Eve in Reykjavík

2004

American Green Treefrog

Perique Tobacco: Pressure Fermentation in Louisiana

2003

Making Fresh Rice Noodles in Vietnam

Rượu Thuốc: Medicinal Liquor in Vietnam

Cà Cuống: Vietnam’s Giant Water Bug

2017

Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University

White Memorial Fountain at Stanford University

2015

Charleston Tea Garden

Philadelphia Alley, Charleston

Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve, Edisto Island

St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins

Hunting Island State Park and Lighthouse

North Carolina’s Outer Banks

2010

Bridge of Freedom at Imjingak

Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix

World Championship Hoop Dance Contest, 2010

2008

Cabo San Lucas: Marine Wildlife at Land’s End

2018

Gyroplane Flight: How Autorotation Works

2017

Northern Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park

2015

Gateway Arch in St. Louis

Savannah Georgia

2017

Mandarin Ducks in Sanssouci Park

2016

Pashupatinath Temple

Phewa Lake and Tal Barahi Temple

Wildlife in Chitwan National Park

Rebuilding the City of Beauty - Lalitpur, Nepal

Swayambhunath Stupa and Sacred Complex

The Taj Mahal and the Living City, Agra 2016

Textile Production and Hand Block Printing in Meerut, India

Dharamshala: Wheat Fields

Dharamshala and McLeod Ganj

Dharamshala: Tea Fields

Attari–Wagah Border Ceremony

Punjab, In and Around Amritsar

Sri Harmandir Sahib: The Golden Temple of Amritsar

2015

Bali, Indonesia: Temples, Rice Fields, and Markets

2009

St Mary the Virgin Church, Turville

Turville, Buckinghamshire

Sabi Sand Game Reserve

African Elephants: Okavango Delta

Painted Dogs: Okavango Delta

South African Giraffes: Okavango Delta

Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hyenas: Okavango Delta

Leopards and Lions: Okavango Delta

2008

Israel: Dead Sea