Kerala, India

Laborers go to work at tea plantations in Kerala, India.

Svartifoss, Iceland

Lava-formed columns surround Svartifoss, or "The Black Fall," in Iceland's Skaftafell National Park.

Bagan, Myanmar

A Buddhist monk prays by candlelight in a temple in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma).

Shiretoko, Japan

A scuba diver explores an underwater environment as sea ice floats above in Japan's Shiretoko Peninsula.

Kauai, Hawaii

An aerial view of Tunnels Beach on the island of Kauai.

Portland, Oregon

A Japanese maple reveals autumn colors in the Portland Japanese Garden.

Sardina

Soft dusk cloaks pastel-hued Castelsardo, a fortified hilltown on the northwest coast of Sardinia. Still little known by most Americans, Sardinia’s northern coast is a corner of the Mediterranean adored by Italians and in-the-know Europeans.