Launching hopes and prayers

Launching hopes and prayers

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand (© Suttipong Sutiratanachai/Getty Images)

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8 Nov 2023Llyn Padarn, Snowdonia, Wales
8 Nov 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
8 Nov 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States

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10 Jan 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee, Zermatt, Switzerland
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8 Nov 2023Llyn Padarn, Snowdonia, Wales
9 Apr 2024Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
A legendary islet
21 Mar 2025Happy International Day of Forests!
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Celebrating the tropics
23 Oct 2024Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire, United States
23 May 2025World Turtle Day
24 Nov 2025Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India
15 May 2024The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
7 Apr 2025Happy International Beaver Day!
9 Dec 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA
14 May 2025Porto Flavia, Sulcis-Iglesiente, Sardinia, Italy
An endless stretch of sky
11 Jan 2024Eurasian lynx
21 Nov 2025World Hello Day
Rugged rocks and ancient history
14 Feb 2025Happy Valentines Day!
Sunset on Santorini
21 Apr 2025International Dark Sky Week
In a world of their own
13 Jul 2025International Rock Day
Giants of the Southern Ocean
Bewitched by the fairy flower
4 Apr 2026Discover National Parks Fortnight