23 Classic Nat Geo Images, From a Flamboyance of Flamingos to the Northern Lights

Swampy trapped air bubbles. A burst of color in the Nebraska night sky. A baby seal's first dip in the ocean. Check out some of the pictures featured in our Photo of the Day.

Photography · Photo of the Day · By Yasmine Maggio · Photographs by National Geographic's Photography Department · Published September 8, 2026 · 1 min read

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Swampy trapped air bubbles. A burst of color in the Nebraska night sky. A baby seal's first dip in the ocean. Check out some of the pictures featured in our Photo of the Day.

Walker Guinnee and Annie George curated this selection of images for Photo of the Day, where we highlight one extraordinary photograph every day. Yasmine Maggio wrote and researched the captions. Check out today's photo here.